Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 50
Transit by helicopter 50 (1) The information and instruction that every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(1)(a) of the Act, ensure is provided to each of the employees and other passengers being transported on a helicopter to or from any of its workplaces includes (a) an overview of the helicopter’s layout and features, including the location of emergency exits and equipment, including life rafts; (b) instruction on precautionary measures to be taken when embarking and disembarking and while en route; (c) the role of passengers during emergencies, including the means by which passengers may communicate directly with the pilot to alert them of an emergency; (d) a demonstration of the donning and doffing of the helicopter passenger transportation suit systems provided in accordance with subsection (3) and instruction on the use of the emergency underwater breathing apparatus provided in accordance with that subsection; and (e) instruction on escape and abandonment procedures, including the use of the life rafts referred to in paragraph (2)(b). Equipment (2) The equipment and devices with which every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(2)(b) of the Act, ensure that any helicopter going to or from any of its workplaces is equipped includes (a) equipment that permits the helicopter’s flight path to be tracked at all times; and (b) life rafts, each of which is equipped with two position indicating devices, in sufficient numbers to accommodate all passengers on board, having regard to the passengers’ space requirements and weight while wearing helicopter passenger transportation suit systems. Personal protective equipment (3) The personal protective equipment that every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(3)(a) of the Act, ensure is provided to each of the employees and other passengers on a helicopter going to or from any of its workplaces includes (a) a helicopter passenger transportation suit system and life preserver that conform to the Airworthiness Manual published by the Department of Transport; and (b) an emergency underwater breathing apparatus (EUBA) that conforms to the Canadian Aviation Regulations . Training (4) The training that every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(3)(b) of the Act, ensure is provided to each of the employees and other passengers on a helicopter going to or from any of its workplaces includes (a) practice in donning and doffing the helicopter passenger transportation suit system that is provided to them; and (b) the training referred to in paragraph 602.66(1)(c) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations in respect of the emergency underwater breathing apparatus that is provided to them. Exception (5) The requirements to provide or wear a helicopter passenger transportation suit system or emergency underwater breathing apparatus or to provide training in their use do not apply in respect of any passenger in respect of whom there is an exemption, under subsection 5.9(2) of the Aeronautics Act , from the requirements under the Canadian Aviation Regulations respecting the wearing of a helicopter passenger transportation suit system or the use of an emergency underwater breathing apparatus.