When Good Has No Land Routes

https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandg...fall-lifeboat-to-be-deployed-at-oil-platform/


Good afternoon all,

Above per ...

This electric lifeboat I believe is now SOLAS-compliant.

Soon enough the technical aspects will filter down to smaller, less sophisticated craft and thus less costly.

 

Good morning TMT Tactical,

A couple of times here at forum I mentioned I took a course on helicopter evac during a water crash. I only took the classroom portion; could not participate in the actual water evac portion of class. The medical doctor said I was too old with too many injuries ... actually pre-existing conditions ... to evac a submerging helo after impact.

Everyone can't safely work on an oil rig when time comes vacate premises.

 

I imagine they would be strapped in rear-facing cushioned seats that would absorb the impact.

 

Dropping lifeboat from that height is not a new thing. This design and drop are not new...they have been around for years.
The only difference here is the method of propulsion.

If you are on a ship/SHTF and needing to quickly evacuate, you are not going to be debating whether you can survive the drop. You are going to gratefully take what you can get.....when it gets that bad..and an oil rig is no different.

Seen plenty of commercial boats entering this shipyard for repairs and with this design and drop in their lifeboats.


My non Ishmaelite .02,
Watcherchris

 

Here's a view of the pilot's seats and a video of the drop from inside:



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tower-brace-nose-dives-water-safety-test.html

 

Good afternoon Snyper,

Thank you.

It's interesting re "low G-force".

I took note that no crash helmets worn by crew.

 

This is state of the art in lifeboats. You can see one deployed in "Captain Phillips".
https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Phil...-video&sprefix=Tom+,instant-video,246&sr=1-36

 

This may sound counter intuitive and borderline suicidal for you. But if your choice is to either took the drop in the liferaft and risking serious injury or staying behind, the alternative option would be to use personal inflatable raft and jump into the water (yes I'm aware about the height of an oil platform). Although if I were you, I rather took the risk in the liferaft rather than jumping into the water.

 

Good morning Varuna,

The key word is "safely". It is the pre-conditions that are involved - well prior to planning to work on an oil rig.

Making difficult choices omits much of safety matters.

Serious injury can frequently be better than painful death.

It is not counter-intuitive; I do agree with you and have made these types of decisions.