Manually Moving S92 Into Rig Deck Parking Area

Conduct Pre-Task Job Planning and Risk Assessment Meeting

• Establish Person In Charge / Tow Captain: The aircraft PIC will be theTow Captain overseeing the operation of repositioning the helicopterinto the parking area.

• PIC / Tow Captain will also communicate to the pilot or mechanic inside the helicopter as to when to apply the brakes. Preferred method will be by voice communication over radio, followed by verbal commands and hand signals from outside if radio communication is not available.

• All personnel involved must know who the PIC / Tow Captain is.

• PIC / Tow Captain is responsible to review all of the followinginformation in a pre task briefing with all personnel involved.

Conduct Pre-Task Job Planning and Risk Assessment Meeting

• Establish spotters: Spotters will need to be established and strategically positioned to forewarn the PIC / Tow Captain of obstacles such as; radio antennas, structures, and give feedback on clearance areas during helicopter movement.

• Establish personnel required for manually pushing the helicopter.

• Establish verbal and non verbal commands for personnel to follow.

• Establish personnel required for emergency chocking of the landing gear wheels. (RH & LH side if possible)

Conduct Pre-Task Job Planning and Risk Assessment Meeting

• Establish personnel required for steering helicopter nose wheel with a tow bar.

• Scout out and agree upon intended path of helicopter movement.

• Define exact final parking location of helicopter.

• Define helicopter securing points within the parking area.

Conduct Pre-Task Job Planning and Risk Assessment Meeting

• Review where spotters will be positioned during the aircraft movement.

• Clear area and path including antennas in the intended path for movement of the helicopter. Confirm heights and dimensions for main rotor blade clearances.

• Ensure final parking location is in an area where the crane can effectively offer support to the maintenance to be completed. Ensure room for equipment, materials, and personnel as needed. Consult deck crew and helicopter mechanics.

• Review “Stop Work” expectations.

Position Personnel in Key Areas to Move The Helicopter.

• Tie down straps may be required to be installed at the aft aircraft tie down shackles. These straps provide personnel additional means of pulling power to move helicopter if required.

• If possible do not use the fwd tie down shackles and straps for moving the helicopter. If these tie down straps are required, use extreme caution to ensure that personnel on the tow bar and fwd sponson areas are not affected in their roles.

• Position spotters; One for each blade, one on the tail, and one for the nose of aircraft.

Position Personnel in Key Areas to Move The Helicopter.

• Position two people on each side of steering Tow Bar.

• Position personnel designated for emergency chocking of main landing gear wheels. If more than one set of chocks are available, position one person at the LH and RH landing gear.

• Position personnel at locations located in the following slides for manually pushing the helicopter in forward or aft direction.

NOTE: Ensure all personnel involved have been briefed and understand what their roles and responsibilities include.

Position Personnel in Key Areas to Move The Helicopter Aft.

• Use proper force with knees to prevent back strain.

• Ensure lower crew door is closed as pictured for safety.

• Position personnel at FWD RH sponson location.

• Position personnel at aft tie down strap.

• Proper location of personnel with chocks for emergency stopping.

Position Personnel in Key Areas to Move The Helicopter Aft.

• Do not push on helicopter nose radome. Helicopter damage and personal injury will occur.

• Use proper force with knees to prevent back strain.

• Position personnel at FWD LH sponson location, and aft tie down strap for manually moving helicopter.

• Proper location of personnel with chocks for emergency stopping on LH side.

Position Personnel in Key Areas to Move The Helicopter Fwd.

• Position personnel at LH sponson, tie down straps, and ramp area locations ONLY for manually pushing helicopter forward.

• Do not push helicopter forward from RH aft side of sponson. This will prevent injury and helicopter damage.

• Use proper force with knees to prevent back strain.

Prepare to Move Helicopter

• A pilot or mechanic will board the helicopter and maintain helicopter brakes during movement.

• At PIC’s discretion, emergency floats may need to be isolated to prevent accidental deployment.

• Tape life raft handle deployment mechanisms so that personnel do not accidentally deploy raft, as it deploys with great force.

• Inspect tow bar to be used for serviceability. If the tow bar inspection date has expired, complete a thorough conditional inspection of the tow to ensure its serviceability. The tow bar only requires a visual inspection to determine serviceability.

Prepare to Move Helicopter

• Install Tow bar.

• Place Tow Bar head pins into the center of the nose wheel landing gear wheel rims.

• Line up hole for the safety locking pin.

• Tow Captain will verify tow bar installation on nose wheel.

• Install lock pins on all three landing gear down locks.

• Ensure locking pin is completely engaged through tow bar and the locking portion of the pin does not allow the pin to come out.

Prepare to Move Helicopter

• Keep chocks in position until aircraft is ready to be moved.

• While aircraft is in motion, personnel with aircraft chocks will be positioned a safe distance from main landing gear. Chocks will be placed at main landing gear wheels if an emergency stop during aircraft movement is required. CAUTION: Approach main landing gear wheels from the side. Never from the front or aft of the wheels.

• Remove rotor blade tie downs as needed: Consult pilot and PHI mechanics.

• Remove wheel chocks

• PIC / Tow Captain will perform a 360 degree walk around before movement of aircraft.

• CAUTION: Move the helicopter at a slow speed that allows effective and timely communication from the Tow Captain.

Move Helicopter

• PIC/Tow Captain will maintain radio contact with pilot or mechanic in cockpit for braking instructions.

• Personnel on tow bar will steer the helicopter as needed.

• Function testing the brakes may be necessary prior to helicopter gaining momentum.

• Allow helicopter to move back into parking position, allowing enough room for Mechanics, equipment, and materials to safely work on aircraft.

• Periodic stopping may be required to adjust the rotation angle of the rotor blades.

• Constant rotor blade rotation may be necessary to allow for proper clearance in regards to antennas or other ship structures.

Final Parking Position

• Install Chocks at Main Landing Gear wheels.

• Engage parking brake.

• Once helicopter has reached its final position, it will need to be secured to the deck.

• Use the ratchet straps to secure the helicopter to the deck.

• Install main rotor blade tie downs.

Cautions and Warnings

• Uncontrolled movement of helicopter resulting in loss of aircraft or damage to rig.

• Personnel in Line Of Fire (LOF) of moving aircraft. Situational awareness of other operations in the area at all times.

• Poor communications amongst team.

• Brake failure.

• Body strain and Slip/Trip/Fall while pushing.

• Pinch points on push areas.

• Ensure life raft handle are taped to prevent accidental discharge.

• Damage to aircraft or rig by rotor blade contact with antennas or other equipment.

Cautions and Warnings

• Establish a plan to stop uncontrolled movement of the helicopter.

• Designated personnel with chocks ready at all times.

• Maintain steady, controlled momentum that can be stopped easily by the aircraft brakes at very least.

• Maintain awareness of your location in regards to where the helicopter is moving and where you may end up if you slip, trip or fall during the evolution.

• Maintain positive radio or voice contact with pilot / mechanic in cockpit.

• Perform brake check.

• Maintain proper handling techniques, using your legs, not your back, to apply pressure.

Cautions and Warnings

• Use proper foot placement

• Periodic stopping may be required to adjust the rotation angle of the rotor blades or nose wheel.

• Pinch points on ratchet straps

• Secure the aircraft with ratchet straps to proper securing points on the deck.

• Proper hand placement while using ratchet straps

• Identify wind factors. Wind can cause aircraft to move easier than perceived. Also be aware wind creates movement or flapping of rotor blades.

Cautions and Warnings

• Do not move aircraft in weather with high winds, pitching deck, heavy rain, or lighting in area.

• Establish a plan if weather factors are present. Wet decks, wet aircraft surfaces, and slippery areas.