Offshore Industry: Helicopters

(asked on 4th March 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the global supply chain on the (a) repair and (b) maintenance of helicopter models licensed to provide public transport in the offshore oil and gas industry.


Answered by
Anthony Browne Portrait
Anthony Browne
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 11th March 2024

Spares and material shortages are not considered a direct safety issue to the operation of the aircraft but may reduce aircraft availability and increase maintenance activity to maintain operational flying of available aircraft. It is recommended that all operators carry out a safety case for their operation within their Safety Management System to identify specific risks and mitigations

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