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Validation of EGNOS Helicopter Approach Procedures to North Sea Oil Platforms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2009

J. Valner  and
S. J. Leighton
J. Valner*
Affiliation:
(Helios, Farnborough)
S. J. Leighton
Affiliation:
(Helios, Farnborough)
*
(Email: james.valner@askhelios.com)
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Abstract

A version of this paper was first presented at the Royal Institute of Navigation NAV 08 Conference held at Church House, Westminster, London in October 2008.

The North Sea oil platforms are reliant on regular and reliable helicopter operations for the movement of staff and supplies. The environment is challenging and there have been six fatal accidents incurring the loss of 79 lives since the mid-1970s. The need for accurate and reliable helicopter approach procedures has been identified and this paper reports the results of a feasibility study into the use of EGNOS-based approaches to oil platforms in the North Sea.

Keywords

EGNOSHelicopter operationsNorth Sea Oil platforms
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 189 - 201
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2009

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