Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 77: Helicopter flight following system
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
Operators should adopt a flight following system for determining at short notice the availability and capacity of helicopters in the event of an emergency. This system could be either a system operated by the individual operator or a North Sea-wide system (para 20.11).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 397
Reference: Recommendation 77
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
Inquiry
Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report
The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster
12 Nov 1990
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago