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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).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 396
Reference: Recommendation 75

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.

Source

Report The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster 12 Nov 1990
Recommendation made 35.9 years ago