Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 83: Variety of means of descent to the sea
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
A variety of means of descent to the sea should be provided on all installations. In accordance with recommendation 75 the types, numbers and locations of facilities for this purpose should be specified in the evacuation, escape and rescue analysis; but such facilities should include:- — fixed ladders or stairways — personal devices for controlled descent by rope (paras 20.28-29).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 397
Reference: Recommendation 83
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
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago