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Managemen t

Facilit y ' • T r.'PA i ;L' ! . 3 U S Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E --;• > -y 1 3 3 2^0 3 Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor,Roo mWl2-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Attn : Aircraf

t Certificatio n Service /

Offic e o f th e Directo r 0 8 March , 201 2 Ref : Reques t for exemption : Emergenc y Evacuatio n Crewmembe r Greetings , Halliburto n Energ y Service s ha s maintaine dacorporat e flight departmen t

sinc e th e earl y 1920's . W e hav e operate dGulfstrea mcorporat e aircraf t continuousl y t o this da y sinc e th e 195 9 purchas e o f aGulfstreamI turbo-pro p aircraft . A secon dGulfstreamI aircraf t wa s adde di

n 1963 . Th e firs t GulfstreamI I aircraf

t operate db y th e company wen t int o servic e i n 197 9 an dwa s operate dunti l bein g phase dou t

o f servic e i n 2011 . Tw o additiona l Gulfstrea mII aircraf t wer e als o operate d betwee n 198 5 an d2006 . Ou r presen t fleet consist s o f

thre e aircraft , aGulfstreamV aircraft , S/ N 616 , (adde dt o th e fleet

i n 2003) , aGulfstrea mIV aircraft , S/ N 1387 , (adde di n 2006) , an daG

55 0 aircraft , S/

N 508 5 place di n servic e i n 2011 . Th e Halliburto n Energ y Service s flight departmen t

i s base da

t Atlanti c Aviatio n a

t Housto n Intercontinenta l Airport

i n Houston , Texas . W e currentl y emplo y on e Chie f Pilot , eleve n lin e pilots , fou r maintenanc e technicians , on e maintenanc e assistant , an dtw o administrativ e support personnel . Ou r

maintenanc e personne l hav e acombine deighty-tw o year s o f Gulfstrea m experienc e an dcomplet e recurren t trainin g an dadvance dmaintenanc e courses . A maintenanc e technician , operatin g a s aflight enginee r / Emergenc y Evacuatio n Crewmember , wil l generall y accompan y ou r

aircraf t o n internationa l trips . Ou r pilot s ar e typ e rate di n both th e G-IV an dG

V/55 0 aircraf

t an datten dyearl y recurren t training . Ou r

excellen t operatin g recor di s th e direc t resul t o f th e abov e experience , training , an dstric t adherenc e t o ou r

polic y an dprocedure s manual . Th e Halliburto n Energ y Service s flight departmen t

i s aFA RPar

t 9 1 operation . W e regularl y trave l to destination s world-wide . Ou r passenger s consis t

o f to p compan y executives , t o includ e bu t no t limite dto , th e member s o f th e Boardo f

Directors , C.E.O. , Presidents , Vice-Presidents , Directors , Managers , etc. , an dthei r invite dguests . Ou r

passenger' s var y th e us e o f eac h aircraf

t base do n th e missio n profil e an daircraf t availabilit y an dar e no t

assigne dto , no r

d o the y exclusivel y use , aparticular aircraft . At th e tim e th e G V wa s certifie di n 1997 , th e fou

r emergenc y exit s wer e considere db y th e FAA t o b e equivalen t

t o tw o large r

Typ e II I exits . Th e FAA , however , aske dGulfstreamt o redesig n th e G550' s emergenc y exi t syste mt o includ e th e requiremen t for aTyp e II I exit . A n Equivalen t Leve l o f Safety , (ELOS) , wa s grante dwhic h allowe dth e G55 0 t o b e certifie dwithou t th eadditio n o f aTyp e H I exit , bu t

require s a n "Emergenc y Evacuatio n Crewmembe r " o n al l flights wit h (10 ) o r

mor e passengers . Fo r

flights wit h les s tha n 1 0 passengers , th e FA A restrictio n doe s no t exist , an dther e i s n o requiremen t fo r a n evacuatio n crewmember . Thi s FA A requiremen t exist s fo r N registere daircraf

t only . Th e G-55 0 Operafin g Manua l Supplement , G550-OMS- 1 detail s th e crewmembe r trainin g requirements . G550~OMS-0 1 Revisio n 2 , Pag e 2 . EVACUATIO N CREWMEMBE RTRAININ G REQUIREMENT S date dNovembe r 20 , 200 8 States : EVACUATIO N CREWMEMBE RTRAININ G Genera l NOTE : I t

i s no t require dtha t

th e evacuatio n crewmembe r b e traine di n an y othe r flight attendan t

function s othe r

tha n thos e liste di n thi s supplement . 1 . A crewmembe r

traine di n evacuatio n i s a n additiona l require dcrewmembe r fo r al l flights havin g 1 0 o r

mor e passengers . 2 . Th e require dpilo t

an dco-pilo t

canno t ser\> e thi s fiinction. 3 . Th e evacuatio n crewmembe r mus t b e traine di n th e recommende dmethod s fr)r evacuatin g throug h th e Gulfstrea melliptica l exits . 4 . Th e evacuatio n crewmembe r mus t b e traine di n th e procedure s fo r directin g passenge r flow t o th e availabl e exit s t o preven t someon e wh o ma y no t fit through , o r

ma y hav e othe r persona l disabilitie s whic h ma y preclud e the mfro musin g th e elliptica l exit , fro m blockin g i t

s o tha t other s ma y utiliz e th e exit . Th e sourc e o f

th e dat ause di n thi s supplemen t i s th e FAA-approve dGulfstrea m Engineerin g Repor t

numbe r GVSP~GER-6111 , GV-S P Evacuatio n Crewmembe r Trainin g Requirements , Revisio n C , date dNovembe r 19 , 2008 . Th e Halliburto n Aviatio n Departmen t believe s tha t

base do n th e reason s state dbelow , tha t a n Equivalen t

Leve l o f

Safet y exist s t o justif

y operation s withou t

th e require dEmergenc y Evacuatio n Crewmembe r a s mandate db y G-55 0 Operatin g Manua l Supplement , G550-OMS-1 , Applicabl e Regulations : FA R25.807(a ) (3) : 25.807(g ) (2) . an d(3) ; an d25.807(1 ) (2) . Emergenc y Exit s an dFA R25.80 7 a t Amendmen t

25-98 , Descriptio n o f

compensatin g desig n feature s o r

alternativ e standard s whic h allo w th e grantin g o f th e ELO S (includin g desig n changes , limitation s o r

equipmen t

neede dfo r

equivalency) . W e ar e askin g fo r

afijll exemptio n fro mth e requiremen t o f a n Emergenc y Evacuatio n Crewmembe r

a s require db y th e abov e liste ddocuments , base do n th e followin g reasons : 1) . Th e excellen t

histor y an doperatin g recor do f th e Halliburto n Energ y Service s flight department . 2) . Halliburto n Energ y Service s compan y aircraf t an dth e aircraf

t safet y equipmen t

ar e strictl y maintaine di n accordanc e wit h th e manufacturer s CMP , (Computerize dMaintenanc e Program) , system .3) . Ou r

G- V an dG-55 0 aircraf

t hav e identica l interio r

seatin g arrangement s an dal l thre e o f ou r aircraf t hav e identica l evacuatio n exit s an ddoors . Sinc e ou r passenger s utiliz e al l o f

th e aircraft , the y ar c mor e familia

r with th e layou t

an dth e evacuatio n procedure s du e t o repetition , thu s providin g bette r

egres s abilit y fi'omth e G55 0 a s wel l a s th e othe r aircraft . I

n comparison , n o actua l fligh t

tim e requirement s exis t

for a n Emergenc y Evacuatio n Crewmember . A perso n ma y theoreticall y b e ftilly traine di n accordanc e with G550-OMS- 1 an dfianction a s th e require d crewmembe r

havin g neve r

flown i n a n aircraft , hav e limite dtim e i n th e aircraft , o r can serv e i n th e require dcapacit y u p t o on e year fi'omthei r

las t trainin g date . 4) . Halliburto n Energ y Service s flight crew s ar e consisten t

i n th e us e o f

thoroug h safety briefing s give n t o th e passenger s prior t o eac h flight. Verba l an d/ o r electroni c safety briefing s ar e give n to th e passenger s for

eac h flight

an dinclude , bu t

ar e no t limite dto , briefing s for

take-off , landin g an dextende doverwate r

flight. Thes e safety briefing s includ e th e require dinformatio n fo r operatio n o f

th e emergenc y exits , (corporat e an dcommercia l passenger s ar e give n th e responsibilit y for

th e operatio n o f

th e emergenc y exit s o n thousand s o f flights daily) , us e o f emergenc y safet

y equipmen t

andth e evacuatio n fromth e aircraft . Passenge r safet y briefm g card s ar e locate di n al l o f

ou r aircraf t an dar e customize dfor

eac h aircraft . 5) . A s state dabov e i n th e EVACUATIO N CREWMEMBE RTRAININ

G REQUIREMENT S lin e 4 , '''The evacuatio n crewmembe r mus t b e traine di n th e procedure s fo r directin g passenge r

flow t o th e availabl e exit s t o preven t someon e wh o may notfl t through , o r

ma y hav e othe r

persona l disabilitie s whic h ma

y preclud e themfro musin g th e elliptica l exit , fro mblockin g i t s o tha t other s ma y utiliz e th e exit" . Th e concern o f a n exi t bein g blocke di s obviousl y aconcern i n an y Gulfstreamaircraf

t fi-omth e G- I throug h th e G-55 0 whethe r ther e i s mor e than o r

les s than 1 0 passengers , ye t

ther e i s n o requiremen t

for an y aircraf

t othe r tha n th e GV-S P /

G50 0 / G550 . T o dispe l this concern , a

n analysi s /

revie w o f

al l accident s an dincident s involvin g Gulfstream corporat e aircraft , (G- I throug h G550) , usin g F.A.A. , N.T.S.B. , Ai r Safet y Network

website s an d interne t searche s wa s don e an drevealedth e following : Seventy-si x record s wer e found . O f thes e onl y thirty-fiv e appeare dt o b e accident s o r incident s i n whic h ther e was , o r possibl y was , som e typ e o f evacuation . Fo r

th e purpos e o f this analysis , th e ter

mevacuatio n shal l include , bu t no t b e limite dto , passenger s and/ o r cre w exitin g th e aircraf

t b y an y exi t

whil e th e aircraf

t wa s a t alocatio n othe r

tha n a designate daircraf

t parkin g ramp , (i.e . E.M.A.S . area , runway , taxiway , of f airport , etc.) . O f thes e thirty-fiv e record s ther e wer e onl y seve n accident s / inciden t record s foun di

n whic h ther e wer e (10 ) o r

mor e passenger s aboar dth e aircraft . Al l involve dGulfstreamI turbo-pro p aircraft . O f

thes e seven , onl y on e acciden t resulte di n afatality t o apassenger . 1990 : A U.S . registere dGulfstrea mI operate db y Rowan Drillin g Co , crashe do n take-of f i n Houston , Texas . Th e (2 ) pilot s an d(1 ) o f (13 ) passenger s receive dfata l injuries . However , i n this acciden t th e passenge r

wa s actuall y anon-compan y employee , acommercia l pilot , wh o wa s "hitchhiking " aboar dth e aircraf t t o return t o hi s hom e town . H e wa s locate di n th e cockpi t jum p seat

a t th e tim e o f

th e cras h andkille dinstanfl y wit

h th e pilo t

andco-pilot . Al l (12 ) passenger s i n th e cabi n survived .Ther e wer e sixtee n record s foun dtha t involve daircraf

t with (1 ) t o (9 ) passenger s aboard . O f thes e accident s /

incidents , four

involve dGulfstreamI aircraft ; five involve dGulfstrea mI I aircraft ; on e involve daGulfstreamII I aircraft ; four involve dGulfstrea mIV aircraft ; on e involve daGulfstreamV aircraft ; an don e involve daGulfstrea mVS P aircraft . O f thes e sixteen , onl y thre e resulte di n fatalities . The y are : 1974 ; A non-U.S . registere dGulfstrea mI f operate db y th e Tog aGovernment , crashe do n approac h t o Lome , Toga . (3 ) crewmember s receive dfata l injurie s an d al l (3 ) passenger s survive dafter evacuatin g th e aircraft . 2003 : A non-U.S . registere dGulfstreamI operate db y Afiica n Commute r Service s an dlease db y th e Kenya n Government , struc k powe r line s an dcrashe di n Busia , Keny aafter

a n attempte doverweigh t

takeoff . (2 ) o f (3 ) crewmember s an d(1 ) o f (9 ) passenger s receive dfata

l injuries . (I ) crewmembe r an d(8 ) passenger s evacuate d th e aircraft . A photograp h o f th e cras h show s that

i n al l probabilit y th e cre w an d passenge r receive dfata

l injurie s an dwer e incapacitate db y th e cras h sequenc e and no t du e t o th e inabilit y t o exi t th e aircraft . 2012 : A U.S . registere dGulfstreamIV , operate db y th e Cong o Government , ove r ran th e runwa y i

n Bukavu , D.R . o f

Congo , an dcrashed . (2 ) crewmember s an d(2 ) o f (9 ) passenger s receivedfata l injuries . (7 ) passenger s evacuate dth e aircraft . Photograph s o f

th e cras h indicat e that

th e emergenc y exit s wer e opene dfi:omth e insid e b y th e passengers . Photograph s o f th e cras h als o sho w that

i n al l probabilit y th e (2 ) passenger s that

receivedfatal injurie s wer e incapacitate db y th e cras h sequenc e an dno t

du e t o th e inabilit y t o exi t th e aircraft . (2 ) farmer s o n th e groun d als o receive dfata

l injurie s fi'omth e aircraft . Twelv e record s wer e foun dinvolvin g accident s / incident s involvin g n o passenger s o r a n unknow n numbe r

o f passengers . Ther e wer e n o fatalitie s t o passenger s o r cre w involved . N o recor dcoul db e foun dthat indicate di n an y wa y that acrewmembe r

o r passenge r

wa s unabl e t o exi t

a n aircraf t du e t o a n elliptica l emergenc y exi t bein g blocke db y apassenge r wh o wa s unabl e t o exi t

th e aircraf

t throug h tha

t emergenc y exit . Accident s i

n whic h ther e wa s n o evacuatio n require do r n o evacuatio n possible , (i.e . tax i accident , controlle dflight int o terrain , los s o f

aircraf t contro l - en-route , shoo t down , etc. ) wer e no t include di

n th e analysis . Thre e incidents , al l occurrin g i n 1982 , involvin g G-159 C commute r aircraf t wit h mor e tha n (10 ) passenger s wer e no t

include di

n th e analysis . The y wer e intentionall y omitte da s incomparabl e du e t o additiona l exit s bein g adde dto thes e aircraf t durin g th e lengthenin g proces s o f

th e fuselag e t o accommodat e mor e passengers . I n al l thes e incident s though , ther e wer e n o fatalitie s t o passenger s o r crew .6) . Th e G55 0 aircraf t receivedFA A certificatio n i n Augus t 200 3 andvalidatio n fi'omth e Europea n Aviatio n Safet

y Agenc y (EASA ) i n Marc h 2004 . Th e requiremen t fo r a n emergenc y evacuatio n crewmember , a s previousl y stated , exist s onl y fo r N registere daircraft . Th e requiremen t

doe s no t exis t for aircraf t registere di n Europea n Aviatio n Safet y Agenc y (EASA)/Europea n Unio n (EU ) states , o r b y an y othe r

aviatio n governin g body . 7) . Th e G55 0 i s astat e o f th e ar t aircraft . Th e G55 0 i s th e first civi l aircraf

t t o receiv e aTyp e Certificat e issue db y th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) that include s a

n Enhance d Visio n Syste m(EVS ) a s standar dequipmen t o n a n aircraft . Th e aircraf

t als o containe dth e first cockpi t t o incorporat e PlaneView® , a n integrate davionic s suite featurin g four 14-inc h (3 6 cm ) liqui dcrystal display s i n landscap e format . I n 2004 , Gulfstrea mwa s awarde dth e 200 3 Collie r Troph y for

th e developmen t

o f th e G550 . 8) . Du e t o th e natur e o f

ou r business , w e occasionall y hav e additiona l passenger s adde dt o a flight jus t prio r t o departure . Sinc e w e ar e agloba l operatin g company , w e d o no t always-have—

- th e optio n to ad da

n emergenc y evacuatio n crewmember . Thi s inability i s du e t o th e lac k o f availabilit y o f

suc h acrewmembe r

i n th e locatio n w e ma y b e o r du e t o th e tim e constraint s involved . Thi s woul dpreven t u s fi^omusin g ou r

aircraf t t o it s maximu mpotential . (Thi s i s als o on e reaso n w e ar e askin g fo r afijll exemptio n fromth e requiremen t fo r domesti c and internationa l operations) . T o Summarize : Th e Halliburto n Energ y Service s fliglit departmen t

i s requestin g afiill exemptio n fi"omth e requirement s o f a n "Emergenc y Evacuatio n Crewmembe r " a s require db y FA

R 25.807(a ) (3) : 25.807(g ) (2) . an d(3) ; an d25.807(i ) (2) , Emergenc y Exit s an dFA R25.80 7 a t Amendment

25-98 . Descriptio n o f

compensatin g desig n feature s o r alternativ e standard s whic h allo w th e grantin g o f

th e ELO S (includin g desig n changes , limitation s o r equipmen t

neede dfo r equivalency . W e fee

l th e fact s give n t o support ou r reques t fo r exemptio n clearl y sho w that a n "Equivalen t

Leve l o f Safety " doe s exis t

an dnegate s th e requiremen t for th e additiona l crewmember . Th e requeste dexemption , whe n granted , wil l pertai n t o operation s i n GulfstreamG550 , S/ N 5085 , a s wel l a s any othe r GulfstreamGV-SP , G50 0 an dG55 0 aircraf t operate di n th e future b y th e Halliburto n Energ y Service s flight department . Than k yo u for your consideratio n i n thi s matter . Sincerely , Jos^ h Fletchal l Chie f Pilo t Halliburto n Energ y Service s 1755 5 J.F.K . Blvd. , Suit e 11 0 Houston , Texa s 7703 2 281-871-350 0 Joseph.FletchallfgjHalliburton.co m