Summary Report on Helicopter Ditching and Crashworthiness Research (CAA Paper 2005/06)

Abstract

This report summarises the results of research activities undertaken over a period of about twelve years, aimed at improving the safety of offshore helicopter operations, and initiated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in response to recommendations made in the 1984 HARP and 1995 RHOSS reports. A number of associated but hitherto unpublished papers and research reports are attached as appendices to this report.