helicopter landing officer

Testing of fire equipment.

fire fighting, equipment, fire monitor, high pressure water, jet, helideck, landing pad, offshore, north sea, oil and gas industry, Photo by Lee Ramsden

Along with practicing emergency exercises, an oil and gas platform regularly tests its emergency equipment. Today we see the helideck fire fighting equipment being tested. 

davie jess, david jess, offshore, north sea, oil and gas, deck forman, HLO, helicopter landing officer, on the phone, photo by Lee Ramsden

Tannoy being given, to warn all personnel of cascading water and that fire pumps are about to start. 

John McQuaid, cape, offshore, north sea, deck crew, industrial worker, offshore, oil and gas industry, photo by Lee Ramsden

Technician remote starting pumps from different panels.