IAGSA INTERNATIONAL AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS SAFETY ASSOCIATION February 23

IAGSA INTERNATIONAL AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS SAFETY ASSOCIATION February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHO IS IAGSA? The International Airborne Geophysics Safety Association (IAGSA) was created over fifteen years ago after a particularly high number of accident prone years. In 1995 - 5 aircraft were lost with 10 fatalities reported. IAGSA was formed by a number of geophysical airborne contractors in conjunction with major client companies to address and reduce the high risk associated with airborne geophysical operation and flying. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHAT IS THE IAGSA MISSION? Ø The primary function of IAGSA is to promote and enhance the safe operation of helicopter and fixedwing aircraft on airborne geophysical surveys. Ø Develop standards, policies and recommended safety practices for airborne survey operations. Ø Support member companies in conducting low-level survey flying operations, with a commitment to safe aircraft operation and overall safety for industry personnel, companies, clients and the environment. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

AVIATION TYPES – FIXED WING February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

AVIATION TYPES – HELICOPTER February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHAT DOES IAGSA DO? Ø IAGSA develops standards and recommended safety practices for survey operation. Ø IAGSA serves as a center for the exchange of safety information between member companies. Ø IAGSA is a repository for specialized statistics. Ø IAGSA has compiled a SAFETY MANUAL for the airborne geophysical survey industry, collated from combined member co-operation and the developed standards and recommendations. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHAT DOES IAGSA DO? Ø The SAFETY MANUAL is an ongoing development with continued input and review from all member companies - with the prime purpose of promoting a safer working environment within the industry. Ø IAGSA collates accident and activity data for statistical analysis. Ø IAGSA gathers safety advisories and safety information relevant to the industry for sharing amongst members. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHAT DOES IAGSA DO? Ø IAGSA works in liaison with exploration companies to include developed standards, recommendations and industry specific safety requirements into exploration contracts. Ø IAGSA develops recommendations and standards in conjunction with not only member company safety requirements, but also with sub-industry safety and operational standards (ie. Oil & Gas Producers [OGP] Standards etc. ) February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHAT HAS IAGSA ACHIEVED? Ø IAGSA has developed “Standards” and “Recommended Practices” for the industry; published in a Safety Policy Manual. Ø IAGSA has developed a “Recommended Contract Annex” based on the Safety Policy Manual for clients to add to their project requirements. Ø IAGSA has gathered accident and activity data. Ø IAGSA has gathered safety advisories for sharing among industry members. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHAT HAS IAGSA ACHIEVED? Ø Implemented an accreditation program to review Active Member compliance with IAGSA policies. Ø Funded a special project to develop risk analysis tools for high elevation helicopter auto rotations. Ø Established a standard for Competency Based Training. Ø Established website where much of the above information may be obtained www. iagsa. ca February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

STANDARDS EXAMPLE - HOURS IAGSA has developed a prescribed standard for pilot flight and duty times as follows: q q 40 hours in any 7 consecutive day period. 70 hours in any 14 day consecutive period. 120 hours in any 30 day consecutive period. 1200 hours in any calendar year. These standards are not intended to override or negate the authoritive laws and regulations laid down by civil aviation authorities in any of the countries of operation. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

STANDARDS EXAMPLE – A/C TRACKING IAGSA recommends that all aircraft be fitted with Satellite Tracking beacons in addition to aircraft ELT’s and personal EPIRBS: ü Further to this the aircraft tracking should be set to two (2) minute updates. This allows the head office and field crews to access a web based system for immediate updates of all operational aircraft at any time. Recent statistics have shown that aircraft ELT’s in a recent majority of aircraft incidents have failed. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

STANDARDS EXAMPLE – RISK ANALYSIS IAGSA has also developed standard formats for Job Risk Analysis (JSA) for: ü Fixed wing aircraft operations. ü Helicopter aircraft operations. Each document (and form) specifically designed to deal with the individual aircraft, terrain, flying heights, hazards environmental factors, etc; on a project by project basis. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

STANDARDS - GENERAL The examples noted above are only a few of the standards addressed by IAGSA. Other issues (but not limited to) include: o Personal Protection Equipment. o Environment specific safety equipment. o Night surveying standards. o Training. o Specific flying procedures (ie. turning at low level and minimum safe survey speeds, etc; ) o Minimum fuel standard/s. o Fuel storage. o Flight following. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

DETERMINATION of STANDARDS Determination of the prescribed IAGSA standards, policies and recommendations is as follows: IAGSA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (Member company Operational/Technical & Aviation Personnel) ** Suggestion, discussion, testing and recommendation ** IAGSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Member company Executive Managers) ** Review, discussion, determination and implementation** February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

TANGIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS Ø Introduction of aircraft tracking systems and procedures as an IAGSA standard. Ø Statistically lives have been saved with the implementation of IAGSA prescribed standards and recommended procedures (drop in incidents/accidents). Ø Support to companies in selection of aircraft type to task (ie. requirement flying heights, terrain clearances, requirement aircraft speeds, environmental scenarios, etc; ) February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

HAS IAGSA IMPROVED INDUSTRY SAFETY? YES Ø Both the accident rate and number of fatalities have decreased since the start of IAGSA Ø IAGSA has become a forum to exchange ideas and information leading to improved safety. Ø The IAGSA Safety Manual is often used as a guideline within the industry and is a measurable standard. Ø Safety has become a priority factor in the industry. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

ACCIDENT RATE REVIEW Ø IAGSA collects accident and activity data to develop meaningful accident statistics. Ø Each Active Member provides annual activity data (i. e. flying hours) for each category of aircraft. Ø In addition, the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents are compiled. Ø These data are used to calculate accident rates normalized to 100, 000 flying hours – (conventional to aviation accident statistics throughout the world). February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

ACCIDENT RATE REVIEW (Three year rolling average) February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

ACCIDENT RATE REVIEW Ø The Airborne Geophysics Survey Industry overall accident rate (fixed and rotary wing) has decreased from 11. 8 in 1998 to 3. 9 in 2011. Ø The fatality rate over the same period has decreased from 6. 3 to 1. 68 per 100, 000 hours. Ø The North American / European / Australian nonscheduled commercial air services (fixed and rotary) rates are approximately 10 (total) and 1 (fatality) per 100, 000 hours, respectively. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

ACCIDENT RATE OBSERVATIONS Ø Since IAGSA inception, the accident rates have trended in the right direction – ‘DOWNWARDS’. Ø One in two survey accidents results in a fatality compared with one in ten for non airline commercial aviation. Ø Analysis of survey accidents has shown: § the inability to clear high terrain while flying survey lines has been a major contributing factor. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

WHAT DOES IAGSA NEED? Ø Continued support from current and active IAGSA members. Ø More member client based companies within the industry to become members. Ø More importantly continued support and co-operation from the industry client base in structuring contracts with IAGSA recommended safety practices and recommendations. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

LIKE TO LEARN MORE? Ø Two Technical Committee meetings and safety Forums per year. One in Canada in March associated with PDAC and the second in Australia at the end of August. Ø Next meeting 6 th and 7 th March at Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. February 23, 2012 www. iagsa. ca

IAGSA ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP - - Aeroquest International Airborne Petroleum Geophysics ARKex Ltd Bell Geospace Inc Brucelandair International CAE Aviation EON Geosciences Firefly Aviation Ltd Fugro Airborne Surveys Geo Data Solutions Geophysique GPR International Geotech Ltd GPX Surveys Pty Ltd Goldak Airborne Surveys Helica SRL Microsurvey Aerogeofisica February 23, 2012 - www. iagsa. ca MPX Geophysics Ltd New Resolution Geophysics NOVATEM Inc New-Sense Geophysics Ltd Prospectors A. S P. T. Surtech Utama Indonesia Rampart Aviation Sander Geophysics Sky. TEM Ap. S Spectrem Air Terraquest Ltd Texas Air Services Thomson Aviation UTS Aeroquest Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics

IAGSA ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP - Air Safety Navigators Air Walser Srl air. Wing Aviation Consultants Allianz Global Risks Anglo American Anglo. Gold Ashanti Limited Aries Aviation Services Ltd Barrick Gold of Australia BHP Billiton BP Dr Bob Dannatt (Safety Consultant) Wild Dog Helicopters Exxon. Mobil Exploration Group GEDEX Technologies Inc Geoscience Australia Gryphon Aero February 23, 2012 - www. iagsa. ca Hart Aviation Services HELIWEST Himalayan Heli Services INAER Helicopters - Chile KASI Aviation Services Newmont Mining Ontario Geological Survey Questral Helicopters Rio Tinto Servicios Aereos Helicopters Shell Tech Resources United Aero Helicopters Vale Wild Dog Helicopters