Recommendation 75: Specific matters the analysis must cover
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
In particular the analysis should specify:- (i) The formal command structure for the control of an emergency affecting the installation; (ii) The likely availability and capacity of helicopters, whether in-field or otherwise, for the evacuation of personnel; (iii) The types, numbers, locations and accessibility of totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft (TEMPSC) available for the evacuation of personnel from (a) the TSR and (b) other parts of the installation from which access to the TSR is not readily available; (iv) The types, numbers and locations of life rafts and other facilities provided as means of escape to the sea; (v) The specification (including speed, sea capability and accommodation), location and functions of the standby vessel and other vessels available for the rescue of personnel; (vi) The types, numbers, locations and availability of fast rescue craft, whether stationed on the installation or on the standby or other vessels; and (vii) The types, numbers and locations of personal survival and escape equipment. (All in para 20.9).
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.