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<p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulates all UK aircraft operators to ensure
they comply with relevant international safety standards including European-wide safety
regulations set by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).</p><p> </p><p>Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors visit offshore installations on a regular basis
to inspect all aspects of health and safety, including helidecks and helideck operations.
The split of responsibilities between HSE and CAA is explained in the HSE Guidance
Document <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg219.pdf" target="_blank">INDG219</a>,
which is published with the HSE Offshore <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/marineaviation.htm"
target="_blank">Marine and Aviation</a> safety guidance.</p><p> </p><p>HSE also has
a Memorandum of Understanding with the CAA which describes how the two organisations
work with one another, and which is published on the <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/airtransport/hse-and-caa.htm"
target="_blank">HSE MoU web pages</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HSE directs any queries on the
regulation of the airworthiness and operational safety of an aircraft or its passengers
to the CAA and its website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The CAA published a review
of accidents operations directly associated with offshore oil and gas activities during
the period 1976-2002 in its publication <a href="http://www.caa.co.uk/cap1145" target="_blank">CAP1145
– Safety review of offshore public transport helicopter operations in support of the
exploitation of oil and gas</a>.</p>
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