"A united industry, in co-operation with the authorities, is the driving force behind the network currently working to obtain an overview of the total number of freefall lifeboats on the shelf, a review of prototype test requirements, the regulatory requirements and any need for improvements that might exist," the PSA said.
The PSA still argues that skid-launching of lifeboats is the safest means of quick emergency evacuation from offshore installations, even after the scandal involving lifeboats from Umoe Schat-Harding, which failed freefall tests from Statoil's Veslefrikk and Kristin platforms.
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