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Helicopter and flare on offshore facility


OFFSHORE FLAME DETECTION


Dr Eliot Sizeland presents an innovative flame detection solution for offshore helidecks


T


he Civil Aviation Authority publication CAP 437 ‘Standards for Offshore Helicopter Landing Areas’


has become an accepted worldwide source of reference. The latest edition, 8.2 July 2021[1]


, maintains its position


as one of the go-to documents for helicopter safety offshore. The requirements set out in the


publication relate to fixed and mobile installations, whether they are operating in the oil and gas or renewable energy sectors. CAP


10 www.engineerlive.com A triple IR


detector has three sensors, each sensitive to a different IR wavelength


437 requires new build Normally Unattended Installations (NUIs) be fitted with deck integrated fire fighting systems (DIFFS), and existing NUI’s be retro-fitted with an alternative automatically activated fire fighting system. DIFFS on NUIs should be integrated


with platform safety systems such that pop-up nozzles are activated automatically in the event of an impact of a helicopter on the helideck where a Post-Crash Fire (PCF) is a foreseeable outcome. The overall


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