NTSB Safety Recommendations A-07-87 and -88

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations A-07-87 and -88

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

October 19, 2007

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Safety Recommendations A-07-87 and -88

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The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the
Federal Aviation Administration:

Require that all existing and new turbine-powered
helicopters operating in the Gulf of Mexico and certificated
with five or more seats be equipped with externally mounted
liferafts large enough to accommodate all occupants. (A-07-
87)

Require that all offshore helicopter operators in the Gulf
of Mexico provide their flight crews with personal flotation
devices equipped with a waterproof, global-positioning-
system-enabled 406 megahertz personal locator beacon, as
well as one other signaling device, such as a signaling
mirror or a strobe light. (A-07-88)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/A07_87_88.pdf

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