Study of operational risk due to impact with birds and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in offshore aerial operations in the Campeche probe, Mexico

Abstract

Within aerial operations with helicopters, we find those called Offshore, which are those that are carried out on the high seas, mainly to and from marine platforms without forgetting those rescue or surveillance missions offshore or along the coasts.
In relation to air safety, this type of Offshore flights in the Campeche probe, Mexico, are vulnerable to the presence of birds and unmanned aerial vehicles, so it is necessary to have an in-depth operational risk study that reveals its occurrence and causality for organizational decision making as a preventive measure.
Under an analysis of the current conditions in the area, the phenomenon is addressed through a quantitative and qualitative research process taking as reference the main actors of the danger detected, which is why, with the collaboration of a Mexican airline with Offshore operations, it has been agreed keep your company name confidential to have a degree of objectivity of the data obtained and to be able to suggest effective alternative solutions.
Throughout the study, data is offered that has been obtained both from the operator and by the Mexican State through its national civil aviation authority, and the analysis of the data collected allows us to measure the danger posed by unmanned aerial vehicles, to often unknown by traditional paradigms of the national industry; However, from the information obtained, it is also deduced that it is the presence of birds that represents the greatest risk due to impact on Offshore air operations in the Campeche probe, Mexico, with a certain degree of applicability to other areas with the same characteristics. and environmental conditions.