MANAGING HELICOPTER RISK

2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 657 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Simulator Training ◽  
Flight Crew ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Aviation Policy ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Technical Failures

Annually, a million hours are flown by helicopters for the international petroleum industry. About 90% of this flying is offshore, and involves around 10 million passengers. Each year some 25–35 accidents are recorded, an average of 22 passengers and crew lose their lives, and a higher number are injured. Some 45% of these accidents stem from technical causes, a similar number are pilot related, and the remainder are linked to other causes. Helicopter accident rates are 10 times higher than those of airline travel.Strategies to tackle both technical failures and pilot related accidents have emerged, although application of these strategies around the world is inconsistent.One way in which helicopter technical issues have been addressed is by the introduction of Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS) equipment. To tackle the pilot related accidents, lessons have been drawn from the airline industry’s use of Flight Data Management (FDM) programs, which allow pilots to learn from deviations from pre-defined normal parameters during routine flying. The helicopter version of FDM is the Helicopter Operations Monitoring Program (HOMP). Another important training tool is flight simulator training to allow simulated emergencies to be flown and practiced.Petroleum companies have the opportunity through their own aviation policy and standards to stipulate flight crew experience and training, the technical specifications for their contracted helicopters and the application of advanced safety programs, such as HUMS, and HOMP. Compliance and continuous improvement in line with these standards can be verified and facilitated through operational and technical audit. Only with such active involvement can helicopter risk be managed downwards.

scholarly journals Flight crew diagnostic using aviation simulator training data

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-137
Author(s):  
L.S. Kuravsky ◽  
P.A. Marmalyuk ◽  
G.A. Yuryev ◽  
O.B. Belyaeva ◽  
O.Yu. Prokopieva
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Time ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Simulator Training ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Flight Crew ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Goodness Of Fit Tests ◽  
Flight Simulators ◽  
Discrete States

This paper describes a new concept of flight crew assessment based on flight simulators training result. It is based on representation of pilot gaze movement with the aid of continuous-time Markov processes with discrete states. Considered are both the procedure of model parameters identification provided with goodness-of-fit tests in use and the classifier-building technique, which makes it possible to estimate degree of correspondence between the observed gaze motion distribution under study and reference distributions identified for different diagnosed groups. The final assessing criterion is formed on the basis of integrated diagnostic parameters, which are determined by the parameters of the identified models. The article provides a description of the experiment, illustrations, and results of studies aimed at assessing the reliability of the developed models and criteria, as well as conclusions about the applicability of the approach, its advantages and disadvantages.

The Application of Probabilistic Safety Assessment in the Preliminary Reactor Design Stage: Challenges and Insights

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim A. Alrammah
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Human Reliability Analysis ◽  
Probabilistic Safety Assessment ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
And Control ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Probabilistic Safety

This paper discusses some technical issues related to applying Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) to a novel Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) design. These aspects include: initiating events, passive systems modeling, reliability and common-cause failure (CCF) data, modeling of novel design features, modeling of preventive maintenance and technical specifications, human reliability analysis (HRA), modeling of instrumentation and control (I&C), external hazards, PSA supporting studies and interpretation of PSA results for new plants.

scholarly journals Extra Credit

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (11) ◽  
pp. 32-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Winters
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Simulator Training ◽  
Brand Associations ◽  
Youth Movement ◽  
The Past ◽  
Petroleum Engineer ◽  
Positive Impression ◽  
Run Up

This article focuses on petroleum industry that is on the cusp of an incredible youth movement. It is because of the steep run-up in oil prices in the past few years, which has created a demand for engineers who can tap into the increasingly hard-to-reach fields. Halliburton has invested in simulator training facilities and creating a space on the Internet for workers in the field to share best practices. The goal is to have a consistent level of quality through the organization. With the average petroleum engineer closing in on retirement age, the students in Camp Bevo are going to be decision makers very early in their careers. Forming a positive impression now could reap enormous benefits for Halliburton down the line. It is a strategy that consumer products companies have long known—early brand associations can be the most enduring.

scholarly journals Oil as Solution to the Problems of Oil

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-65
Author(s):  
Kyle Conway ◽  
Manjulika E. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Public Support ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
School Program ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Oil Boom ◽  
The Us ◽  
Technical Issues

Abstract In North America, one factor shaping petromodernity is the idea that oil offers a solution to the very problems it causes. This article examines that paradox, focusing on the 1950s. It analyzes a set of pamphlets from the Petroleum Industry School Program that were distributed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), the trade organization that promotes the US oil industry. It first describes the evolution of support for and opposition to the oil industry as well as that of the ideas of freedom that the industry sought to mobilize to gain public support. Next it describes the content of the pamphlets, which employed a series of binary pairs, such as success/failure and risk/reward. API used these pairs to craft stories that acknowledged problems inherent in the oil industry, invoked their inverse, and showed how oil solved them. This article concludes by describing the real-world consequences of API’s efforts as they were manifest in processes of policy formation in North Dakota during its 1951–54 oil boom. Through its efforts to frame discussions about oil, API made it possible for political leaders to make decisions about technical issues from which the oil industry stood to benefit.

Innovation and technology in marine science: AIMS' North West Shoals to Shore Research Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miles J. G. Parsons ◽  
Mark G. Meekan ◽  
Karen J. Miller ◽  
Michele Thums ◽  
James P. Gilmour
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Genetic Connectivity ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
North West ◽  
Adaptive Monitoring

The North West Shoals to Shore Research Program began in July 2017 and encompasses four themes, each of which addresses major gaps in scientific knowledge relevant to the environmental management of the offshore petroleum industry in north-west Australia. The themes are: 1. Marine Noise Monitoring and Impacts: investigate selected potential impacts of exposure to a seismic survey on demersal fishes and infauna across different spatial and temporal scales. 2. Benthic Habitats and Demersal Biodiversity: understand physical and biological characteristics of the Ancient Coastline Key Ecological Feature (125 m) and the ecological processes that maintain benthic communities from the ancient to contemporary coastlines, focusing on the distribution and genetic connectivity of pearl oysters. 3. Protected and Iconic Species Movement, Distribution and Threats: determine biologically important areas for pygmy blue whales and hawksbill and green turtles. This will lead to better quantification and mitigation of the risks to megafauna posed by vessel movements, industrial infrastructure and activities. 4. Spatial Dynamics of Isolated Coral Reef Atolls: developing a bio-physical model for benthic and fish communities at the Rowley Shoals and an adaptive monitoring program that quantifies and predicts their spatial dynamics. In this talk, we will discuss planning and progress of the program achieved to date, including innovative and technological approaches used to address scientific uncertainty currently faced by industry.

Developing an Ultrasonography Simulator Training Tool

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Sokolowski ◽  
Catherine M. Banks ◽  
Hector M. Garcia ◽  
William T. Richards
Keyword(s):  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Software Visualization ◽  
Simulator Training ◽  
Image Capture ◽  
Time Dynamic ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Dynamic Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Simulator

This paper presents the development of an Ultrasonography Simulator Training Tool. Ultrasonography is a user-dependent technology; operators must possess both physical and cognitive ultrasonography capability to include mechanical manipulation of the probe, image capture, and interpretation of pathology. There are three major challenges in developing a simulator training tool that provides both the physical (hardware) and cognitive (software-visualization) learning experience: 1) graphical user interface design, 2) hardware utilization and interface, and 3) the integration of software for simulating volume of ultrasound beams and visualization of images (imagery data). This tool is being being developed with educator input from conceptual design to final product validation. The initial output of this effort is a prototype real-time, dynamic ultrasound simulator training tool specific for cardiac interrogation. The tool has been crafted to accommodate a dedicated teaching component that is extendable with additional anatomical imagery and teaching materials to include instructor observation capability.

Low Cost Hexacopter Autonomous Platform for Testing and Developing Photogrammetry Technologies and Intelligent Navigation Systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Burdziakowski
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Process System ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Remote Sensing Applications ◽  
Aerial Platforms ◽  
Open Source Hardware

Low-cost solutions for autonomous aerial platforms are being intensively developed and used within geodetic community. Unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming very popular and widely used for photogrammetry and remote sensing applications. Today’s market offers an affordable price components for unmanned solution with significant quality and accuracy growth. Every year market offers a new solutions for autonomous platforms with better technical specifications. Commercial drones for amateurs are widely offered and presents a quality and accuracy not available in past few years. In this paper an autonomous open source low cost haxacopter system for photogrammetry and intelligent navigation technologies evaluation is being presented. The system was designed and assembled for technologies testing and for educational purposes. The drone is based only on open source hardware and software. All components are based on open source and commercial of the shelf products. That approach to the drones construction provides a many capabilities to test, implement and execute new algorithms, solutions and tasks. Providing basic configuration tools system enables students to safely perform elementary setup and testing. An advanced configurations system tool and open source structure enables to execute advanced scientific test and research. Paper presents results of designed process, system configuration and specification, technical issues that was being solved during test flights and practical research results.

scholarly journals Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator: Training tool for surgical trainee in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ian Chik ◽  
HauChun Khoo ◽  
Azlanudin Azman ◽  
Zamri Zuhdi ◽  
Hanafiah Harunarashid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Simulator Training ◽  
Surgical Trainee ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Laparoscopic Simulator

scholarly journals 572 Basic Botany On-Line: A Training Tool for the Oregon State Univ. Master Gardener Program

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 494E-495
Author(s):  
Ann Marie VanDerZanden ◽  
Bob Rost ◽  
Rick Eckel
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Discussion Group ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Computer Lab ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Home Computers ◽  
On Line ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Web Designers

At Oregon State Univ. (OSU), a team of educators and web designers developed a noncredit, on-line training module for the OSU Master Gardener program. The on-line module consists of the botany component of the annual Master Gardener training. It is comprised of text from the botany chapter in the Master Gardener handbook, an on-line discussion group, on-line quizzes for each section, a clickable glossary, links to additional educational resources on the web, a few animations, and numerous photographs and line drawings. To evaluate the effectiveness of this learning tool a group of 24 Master Gardeners (all graduates of the Master Gardener training program from previous years) tested the module via their home computers. Additionally usability testing was completed with a group of eight Master Gardener volunteers. These participants navigated through the course in a computer lab setting while they were observed by the development team. Participants from both groups completed an evaluation regarding technical issues, organization and presentation of the module, navigation throughout the module, and content as well as user satisfaction. Overall participants felt this was a useful training tool for the Master Gardener program and that it would be a useful addition to the annual training. They also noted that features such as the on-line discussion group and accessibility of e-mail made them feel connected to the other on-line learners as well as to the course instructor. This module will be used as the primary training tool for the botany component of the annual training for over 75 new trainees in 2000.

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