Offshore Industry: Helicopters
(asked on 4th May 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the safety of helicopter operations in the UK offshore oil and gas sector.
This question was answered on 10th May 2016
No such discussions have taken place. Helicopter operations in support of the offshore oil and gas sector are regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority and must comply with the safety requirements established by the European Aviation Safety Agency.