Reports indicate exports are back above 80% of earlier levels, and vessels that sat idle for months are returning to the field.
So here is the question for every operator, vessel owner, and platform manager: has your helideck been properly recommissioned?
A helideck that has been out of regular use is not the same asset you left. Surface condition, friction, perimeter safety netting, lighting, firefighting systems, and markings all degrade, and certification validity and crew competency can lapse without anyone noticing. The responsibility to demonstrate compliance sits with you, not with the helicopter operator who arrives to find a problem.
The cost of a failed inspection on the day a crew change is due is far higher than the cost of checking beforehand.
At ORYX Aviation Services, we inspect, certify, and support helideck and heliport compliance across the region.
If a deck of yours is returning to service, let's talk before the first flight, not after.