GCAA grants SBM Offshore helideck licence for Prosperity FPSO

GCAA Director General Egbert Field (left) handing over the certification to Adrian Bassier (Department of Public Information photo)

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted SBM Offshore a licence for the operation of its helideck onboard the Prosperity, the country’s third floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel which is expected to begin producing oil later this year.

This is the first FPSO helideck to have been certified by a Guyanese inspector.

The helideck is a platform on the vessels that supports the landing and takeoff of helicopters that are used mainly to transport personnel and some categories of materials.