• Dress appropriately for the prevailing weather conditions.
• Inform your pilot of your baggage weight, and any relevant medical conditions. Take a reserve of any special medications to allow for unexpected delays. (possibly even overnight)
• Don’t smoke in or around the helicopter.
• Listen carefully to the safety brief provided to you.
• Stay well outside the helipad area when the helicopter is departing or arriving
• Secure your headgear and clothing against rotor winds. DO NOT retrieve any item blown from your person. Our staff will retrieve it for you.
• Protect your eyes from blowing dust and particles.
• Never approach or depart from the helicopter until given the ‘all clear’ from the pilot to do so.
• Approach and leave the helicopter to the side or forward, and in a ‘crouched’ position.
• Never depart the helicopter to the rear
• Never raise arms in the vicinity of the helicopter.
• Carry your gear firmly by your side, never on your shoulder or over your head.
• Always approach and leave a helicopter on the down slope side, to avoid ‘climbing’ into the rotor.
• Never throw items at or from a helicopter.
• No items are to be carried ‘loose’ in the aircraft. All personal items must be stowed in the baggage compartments, or secured to your person. Handbags, cameras etc must be secured to your person.(around your neck / shoulder / wrist)
  

• Keep seat belts securely fastened at all times during the flight.
  - Use helmets / headsets if provided.
• Do not smoke.
• Do not distract the pilot during takeoff, landing, or manouvering near the ground
• Read instructions on the operation of doors, emergency exits and the location of the ELB (Emergency Locator Beacon).
• Never touch any controls or switches.

• Listen for and follow instructions. Your pilot has been trained to handle emergencies.
• Do not distract the pilot.
• Check that any loose gear in the cabin is stowed / secured.
• Remove glasses and put them in your pocket…you may need them later.
• Remove any sharp objects from your person such as pens / pencils.
• Tighten seat belt and assume the brace position as follows;
• With shoulder straps, sit upright, knees together, arms folded across chest.
• Without shoulder straps, bend forward so your chest is on your lap, head on knees and arms folded under your thighs.

• Wait for instructions to exit / until rotor stops turning, unless a greater emergency exists.(fire)
• Assist others to evacuate, keep low and assemble upwind, well away from the aircraft.
• After any threat of fire has passed, remove first aid kit.
• Administer first aid as required.
• Remove ELB, read instructions and activate.
• Use mobile phones call ‘000’ for assistance.
• Stay near the aircraft. Do not leave the site unless it is obvious to you that help is close at hand.

5. FLIGHTS OVER WATER.

• Listen carefully to your pilots over water pre flight briefing.
• Wear a lifejacket and understand how it is deployed.
• Know by feel how to loosen and release your seatbelt.
• Know the operation of the doors / exits.
• Know the location of the ELB

6. EMERGENCIES DURING FLIGHT OVER WATER

• In the event of an inflight emergency over water, follow the instructions as outlined in section 3. After the aircraft has landed in the water,
• Wait for instruction to exit / until rotor stops turning, unless a greater emergency exists (fire).
• Establish a reference position. (helicopter may not be level)
• Release seatbelt and exit aircraft if required. (Helicopter may have floatation system)
• Inflate lifejacket when clear of helicopter.