§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what statutory provisions cover the insuring of oil field workers carried to rigs by helicopters.
§ Mr. McLoughlinNone. However any helicopter operator serving United Kingdom oil and gas fields on the North sea requires an air transport licence from the Civil Aviation Authority. In deciding whether to grant such a licence the authority takes into account the financial arrangements of the operator, including the insurance arrangements which have been made.