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Dr Bercha's painting of an
offshore EER emergency. |
The
Seascape System was studied. A Seascape TEMPSC is shown
here. |
Subjects
descend the Skyscape (timed trials, November 2000). |
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Dr Bercha toured the
freefall test rig at USH in Rosendal, Norway (2000). |
USH lifeboat trials were
carried out |
Dr Bercha in USH freefall
lifeboat seat |
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ARKTOS amphibious evacuation
safety craft |
Trainees inside helicopter
ditching simulator (October 2002) |
Dr Bercha ready to board the
Survival Systems helicopter simulator |
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All aboard and ready for
submersion into the training tank |
The cabin lists and fills
with water |
The trainees escape |
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Two thumbs up! |
EER presentation at OTC in
Houston, Texas (May 2000) |
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Survival Systems' training
facility in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Site of EER timed
trials, November 2000. |
Donning survival suits |
Internal walkway trials |
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External stair trials |
Skyscape trials |
Exiting the Skyscape |
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Trials to assess the effects
of winter weather (February 2001), also at Survival
Systems. |
External walkways (Feb 2001) |
The performance of subjects
during TEMPSC embarkation was evaluated(February 2001). |
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EER Task Force members:
Frank Bercha, Chris Brooks, and Fred Leafloor |
EER Stakeholder Information
Workshop (March 2003) |
EER Task Force members took
part in an offshore survival course at Survival Systems
(October 2002). |
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PROD boom |
Seascape System at Portugal
Cove, Newfoundland (2004) |
Global Santa Fe's Galaxy II
jackup rig, site of EER trials (January 2004). |
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Evacuation order given,
subjects don survival suits aboard Galaxy II. |
Subjects were timed on
stairs and walkways. |
To the TEMPSC. |
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Boarding the TEMPSC |
All aboard! |
Safely lowered to sea level,
and ready to clear the installation. |