Guides

Offshore Platform Windsocks: Helideck and Proce...

Offshore helideck operations sit at the intersection of two demanding regulatory environments. Aviation compliance is governed by the Civil Aviation Authority publication CAP 437 (Standards for Offshore Helicopter Landing Areas),...

Helipad Windsock Requirements: Hospital, Offsho...

Helipads are unforgiving environments. A pilot approaching a rooftop hospital deck, an offshore platform in the North Sea, or a private estate pad has seconds to read wind direction and...

ICAO vs FAA vs CAA: How International Windsock ...

A windsock looks like a simple product. A textile cone, a frame, a mounting pole. In regulatory terms it is anything but simple. Three primary bodies set the specification: the...

Windsock Maintenance Guide: Inspection, Cleanin...

A degraded windsock gives false readings. False readings put aircraft, crane operators and site personnel at risk. That is why CAA CAP 168 (Licensing of Aerodromes), ICAO Annex 14 (Aerodromes)...

Crane Wind Monitoring under BS 7121: How a Wind...

Lifting supervisors do not guess at wind. They measure it, log it, and act on it. BS 7121, the British Standard code of practice for the safe use of cranes,...

Industrial Windsocks for COMAH and Chemical Sit...

If you operate an upper or lower tier site under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (HSE COMAH), you already know wind direction is not a comfort indicator....