Offshore Wind Farm Helicopter Search and Rescue Trials Undertaken at the North Hoyle Wind Farm
This work was carried out by the MCA, with funding from Shipping Policy Division of the Department for Transport, in co-operation with C Flight, 22 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
List of contents
| Section | |
| Executive Summary | |
| List of Figures | |
| Abbreviations | |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Radar cross section of turbines |
| 3 | Report of the original trials |
| 4 | Helicopter search and rescue trials |
| 5 | The aircraft’s SAR systems |
| 6 | General details |
| 7 | Vessels used in trials |
| 8 | Report of the Officer Commanding C Flight, 22 Squadron |
| 9 | Rescue by surface vessels in conjunction with helicopters |
| 10 | Training of lifeboat crews |
| 11 | Thermal imaging within the wind farm |
| 12 | Rotor control during SAR operations close to a turbine |
| 13 | Shore radar observations of the helicopter trials |
| 14 | Results of the radar observations |
| 15 | Configurations of wind farm layouts |
| References | |
| Annex | Annex 4 of Marine Guidance Note 275 (M) “ Proposed UK Offshore Renewable Energy Installations – Guidance on Navigational Safety Issues”, MCA July 2004 |
This report was compiled and written under contract MSA 10/6/239 by : Captain Colin Brown, RAF report by: Sqdn
Ldr J.M.
Stanley, |  |
Requests for further information should be sought from :
Captain J.P. Collins,
Head, Navigation Safety Branch,
The
Maritime and Coastguard Agency,
Spring Place,
105 Commercial Road,
Southampton,
Hampshire
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United Kingdom
Copyright © MCA and RAF proprietary 2005
Cover photo
by Colin Brown