Natural Resources committee  It could. I think this occupational health and safety act is a good act and I would like to see it passed; it would benefit everybody. But it doesn't necessarily address the questions that even some of the present regulators may have to address, or an offshore safety regulator. I

Natural Resources committee  No, I think Mr. Barnes is the best person to deal with that.

Natural Resources committee  Well, if I were writing the report today, I'd write the same thing. I believe that's the way to go. But when you consider something like the run-dry, you have to bear in mind that aircraft are certified by the United States, Canadian, and European regulators. If, say, Bombardier

Natural Resources committee  The S stands for Sikorsky, of course, but the S-61 was a real workhorse of the industry. It began development in 1961. It pretty well takes 10 years for one of these modern heavy-lift helicopters to be developed. It had the 30-minute run-dry. For some reason, the S-92 didn't, but

Natural Resources committee  No. The Ocean Ranger issue was that there should be a dedicated helicopter.

Natural Resources committee  What's going through my mind is that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This would be, as I see it, a starting point. This is Canada's only offshore in the east—Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. There could be a start. As things grow, as the north is developed

Natural Resources committee  That's something I can't answer because I don't know what the reasoning is. This is the first time I have ever discussed this in—would I call this a public forum? I suppose it is. I really don't know what the thinking is or what the reasons are. Nobody's said anything to me, ever

Natural Resources committee  The Ocean Ranger inquiry didn't recommend a separate safety regulator.

Natural Resources committee  I don't know where I am for the moment.

Natural Resources committee  The point I think is that we know a helicopter can fly as well at night, for instance, as it can in the day, but if something goes wrong and you're down in the sea.... What's sea state six?

Natural Resources committee  It's six metre waves. That's 20 foot waves. If I were on the deck of an installation and there were 20 foot waves, I would be reluctant to get on a helicopter, especially if I thought something might go wrong, or there was fog, or whatever. That's the danger, I think. Scheduled f

Natural Resources committee  The regulators have to be accountable. I don't want to knock the regulators, as they're good people.

Natural Resources committee  Unless there is some reason, such as proprietary information or something like that, which would prohibit it from being made public, I think you can't legislate certain.... Well, you can legislate whatever you wish. However, it's unwise to legislate things that require a discre

Natural Resources committee  They do what they feel is the best thing. I felt that an independent safety authority was the best choice, but life doesn't give us everything we ask for. The considerations that the federal government has, I don't really know. I'm not privy to their thinking. They're intelligent

Natural Resources committee  Were you over the North Atlantic?