HELICOPTER SAFETY ADVISORY CONFERENCE

   

 

DATE:                        December 12, 2005

 

TO:                  HSAC Membership

 

SUBJECT:     HSAC Meeting January 18^th and 19^th 2006                                          meeting agenda and location.

 

Attached is the agenda for the January meeting of the Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference (HSAC).

 

Sheraton North Houston

15700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard

Houston, TX 77032

1-800-325-3535 (National Booking) or 281-442-5100 (Local Number)

 

To insure room availability and take advantage of the HSAC reduced rate of $99.00 per night. You need to make your reservations in advance (before January 5, 2006) requesting the group rate for Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference.  Government rates will apply to all government employees.

 

January 18^th                        

 

1300 to 1430                         Gulf of Mexico Work Group,

                                                Continued work on unfinished

                                                action items from Lafayette meeting.       Bob Williams

 

1430 to 1600                         Search and Rescue Discussion               Terry Umfleet

                                               

1500 to 1700                         Steering Committee

 

1700 to 1830                         Bell Hospitality Social for all !!!!!

 

January 19^th    Note (Earlier Start Time)

 

0700 to 0815                         American Eurocopter Breakfast for all members.

0815 to 0830                         Registration

0830 to 1145                         Regular HSAC Membership Meeting as follows:

 

1.                  Introductions, Opening Remarks and Welcomes:        

Chairman                                                                              Casey Lowery

 Present Plaques of Appreciations to

 Tom Workman for years of service

 to HSAC.

                                                                                   

2.                  Safety Topic:  2004 Gulf of Mexico Safety Statistics.    Bob Williams           

Update on action items from Gulf of

Mexico Work Group.

 

3.                  HSAC Committee Reports:

 

Vice Chairman’s Report                                                     Mark Fontenot

Administration (Weather in the Gulf) Update

·         VP Operations HAI                                                  Dave York

 

 

Treasurer’s Report:  ($500 donation will greatly             Joe Gross

be appreciated by HSAC.)                                                 

 

HSAC/FAA Interface:                                                          Travis Allen  

·         FAA Update

·         SEADC                                                                      Jim Hicks

 

Standardization and Safety:                                              Terry Kaufman

·         HSAC Frequency Card

·         Passenger Manifesting (IADC Safety Alert)

·         Near Miss (Shell, PHI and El Paso)                     Travis Allen

 

Government Liaison:                                                          Terry Umfleet

·         Update on Search and Rescue

·         SAR Cougar Helicopters                                        Rick Burt

 

Heliports and Airways: 

·         Results of vote from Lafayette meeting               Ken Kersker

      and go forth information sharing.

·         Update from IADC workshop on MODU.

·         Information sharing on the HSAC  Helideck      Bob Williams

                                    Policy Statement                                                     

·         OGP Helideck Policy Statement                          

·         Information sharing on meeting with OOC         Casey Lowery

 

Industry Liaison:                                                                  Tom Suhrhoff

·         FastFind EPLB                                                         Everett Moss

 

Technical Advisory Liaison:                                               Open

                        (Need a Chairman)

 

4.                  Old Business: 123.025                                                       Open

5.                  New Business:  Vote for Chairman and Treasurer       Ron Domingue

6.                  Closing Comments and the next meeting announcements.

           

 

1200 to 1300             Sikorsky Luncheon for all members.

 

2006 MEETING DATES
May 17th and 18th             Lafayette, LA September 13th and 14th  Houston, TX

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