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News
26 October 2010Helideck safety standards a priority in offshore oil and gas exploration
Alex Knight the GM of the HCA (Helideck Certification Agency) in Aberdeen is coming out for the inaugural Australian Offshore Helideck Technical Committee meeting being held at Bristow Helicopters Australia Head Office on the 8th November 2010. The HCA is a 50/50 joint venture holding between Bristow and CHC Global. Read on: 1 Sep 2010
Training Courses - invitation to register
Flight Safety Helideck Certification Pty Ltd is inviting expressions of interest in two courses. The Helideck Inspection Awareness Training and the Accident Investigation Course will be held later in 2010 at our traditional venue at the Hyatt Regency Coolum on the Sunshine Coast. 13 Jan 2010
Air safety concerns remain at three years after Yogyakarta crash
Indonesian prosecutors are appealing a court decision which overturned the conviction of a Garuda pilot who crashed a passenger jet killing 21 people. The appeal comes a month after the High Court quashed an earlier two year prison sentence against pilot Marwoto Komar, who was flying the plane that crashed on landing at Yogyakarta airport in 2007. Stephanie March of Radio Australia spoke to Caroline Mellish, sister of crash victim Morgan Mellish, and Colin Weir, chief executive officer, Flight Safety Pty Ltd. Listen and transcript: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201001/s2791274.htm
2009 News Archive
18 Sep 2009PNG crash investigators release interim report
The interim report into the plane crash in Papua New Guinea which killed 13 people has been released, but so far there is no indication about what caused the accident. ABC radio spoke to Colin Weir about whether enough is being done to fix PNG's unsafe skies. Read on: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/18/2690578.htm Listen: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2009/s2690397.htm 10 Sep 2009
Flight Safety Seminar declared a "great success"
This year's seminar brought together 22 delegates from various aspects of aviation: resource sector clients; service providers, regulators, the global non-profit Flight Safety Foundation, training organisations, and of course auditors; many delegates shared their perspectives with informative presentations. Areas covered included: organisational accident analysis, helideck safety management, emergency response training, and the weighted, scored audit result. In addition, Flight Safety personnel from around Australia converged to receive specific training and exchange experience. Brad Ogden, representing Woodside Energy Limited, said afterwards: "...thanks again for inviting me to participate in this year's seminar, which I believe was a great success." Flight Safety would like to sincerely thank all those who took time to attend the seminar, thereby contributing to its success. Visit our Gallery page to see the official photos... 7 Sep 2009
Australian aviation industry benefits from local safety seminar
Flight Safety Pty Ltd, specialising in aviation safety external audits and risk assessment, will be holding its annual Flight Safety Seminar from Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th September. Conducted at the Hyatt Regency Coolum, the event combines External Audit Development Strategies, Helideck Inspection Procedures and specific Flight Safety training for all personnel. The Flight Safety Seminar will showcase delegates from HCA, the Australian Flight Safety Foundation, Avise, Naverus, Helicopters New Zealand, ERGT Australia, Woodside Energy Limited and representatives of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Download the full press release: FS_News Release_25082009.pdf 18 Aug 2009
Colin Weir re-interviewed for Foreign Correspondent
A year ago Foreign Correspondent flew into the scandalously unsafe skies over PNG to examine why the nation's aviation industry sustains so many fatal accidents and dangerous incidents then struggles to examine those crashes and near misses and fails to apply stricter safety standards. Go to the program page and view the video: PNG Return to the Fatal Sky 11 June 2009
Announcing long term contract with Helideck Certification Agency (HCA)
Flight Safety Helideck Certification Pty Ltd an associate company of the long term established Lloyds Register ISO 9001:2008 Certified aviation safety audit and risk management company - Flight Safety Pty Ltd. takes great pleasure in announcing that they have entered into a long term contract with the Aberdeen-based Helideck Certification Agency (HCA) - a Scottish company that inspects and certifies helicopter landing areas. The HCA is responsible for the inspection and certification of all helidecks on oil-related offshore vessels and installations operating in UK and Norwegian waters – over 700 in total. The alliance forged will see the HCA enter the Australian and south-east Asia offshore markets for the first time and will see its international expertise deployed across Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Download the full media release: FSHC_HCA_News Release_11062009_Final.pdf 12 Feb 2009
Apocalypse Now lesson for bushfire survival
Just as the complex failures of a delayed national emergency warning system hit the headlines about Black Saturday, a startlingly simple suggestion, the Apocalypse Now proposal, has been made by an aviation authority. Colin Weir, the managing director of the auditing service Flight Safety, says emergency services helicopters should be fitted with loudspeakers easily heard on the ground. Read on at Crikey.com.au...
2008 News Archive
28 Oct 2008Flight Safety Seminar
Flight Safety Pty Ltd held its inaugural "Flight Safety Seminar" in October 2008. Conducted at the Hyatt Regency Coolum, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, the event combined Helideck Certification Agency (HCA) certification and specific Flight Safety Pty Ltd training for all personnel. Renowned international speakers, including executive coach Don Power and John Monaghan of HCA, and staff from across the country came together for 4 days to share their knowledge and expertise. See the gallery page for event photos... The original media release is archived below: Flight Safety_News Release_20102008.pdf 19 Aug 2008
PNG - The Fatal Sky
The CEO of Flight Safety Pty Ltd, Colin Weir, recently appeared on ABC's Foreign Correspondent. Colin was featured in a story regarding aviation safety issues in Papua New Guinea. See the Foreign Correspondent website for program synopsis. 4 Aug 2008
ISO 9001:2000
In August 2008, Flight Safety Pty Ltd gained Lloyd’s Register AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 certification, the first aviation auditing company in Australia to achieve such an accolade.
