Aviation Audits

Independent aviation audits covering safety management systems (SMS), flight operations, maintenance and continuing airworthiness, and regulatory compliance. We audit air operators and maintenance organisations against ICAO standards, national civil aviation requirements, and the oil and gas aviation framework — including the IOGP Aircraft Management Guidelines (IOGP 590) and the Oil and Gas Aviation Recommended Practices (IOGP 690 series).

• SMS, safety culture and regulatory compliance audits
• Flight operations and air operator certificate (AOC) compliance
• Maintenance, Part-145 and CAMO continuing-airworthiness audits
• IOGP 590 and IOGP 690 aviation assurance audits
• Pre-contract due diligence and ongoing monitoring audits

Helideck Inspections

Helideck and helicopter landing area inspections to CAP 437 and ICAO Annex 14 Volume II, supported by IOGP Report 697. We assess physical characteristics, markings and lighting, the obstacle environment, surface friction, helideck monitoring systems and firefighting provisions for fixed and floating offshore installations and vessels.

• CAP 437 and ICAO Annex 14 helideck inspections
• Friction testing and surface condition reporting
• Obstacle, lighting and marking surveys
• Helideck monitoring system (HMS) verification
• IOGP 697 offshore helideck compliance

Helideck Coating Oversight

Independent assurance on helideck painting and anti-skid systems, with CAP 437 friction verification on steel and aluminium decks. We oversee the coating campaign from specification and hold-point inspection through to final wet friction testing, so defects are caught while they are still cheap to correct.

• Coating specification review against CAP 437 friction requirements
• Inspection & Test Plan preparation, hold and witness points
• Surface preparation, environmental and DFT verification
• Anti-skid aggregate grade and coverage rate witnessing
• Final full-deck wet friction testing, certificate and coating dossier

Refuelling System Inspections

Aviation refuelling system inspections and fuel quality assurance to ATA 103, JIG standards and the refuelling provisions of CAP 437. We cover storage, filtration, sampling and quality control for fixed wing and helicopter refuelling, on- and offshore.

• ATA 103 storage and handling quality control
• JIG aviation fuel supply-chain quality
• CAP 437 helideck refuelling installations
• Sampling, filtration and microbial monitoring
• Bonding and earthing verification

Aviation Risk Management

Specialist aviation risk management, due diligence and assurance for energy companies and duty-holders. We help organisations select, assure and monitor their air transport providers in line with the IOGP Aircraft Management Guidelines (IOGP 590) and IOGP 690 recommended practices — from pre-contract due diligence and safety case review to ongoing monitoring and bowtie risk analysis.

• Aviation due diligence and contractor selection
• IOGP 590 and IOGP 690 aviation assurance
• Safety cases and bowtie risk analysis
• Ongoing air operator monitoring audits
• Incident investigation support

Training

Bespoke aviation training — from course design to classroom, on-site and offshore delivery — by experienced instructors and examiners. Courses span SMS, human factors, helideck team training, refuelling and airworthiness, built by the specialists who audit these disciplines.