What color are the lights on a helipad?

The beacon for a land-based civil airport is an alternating white and green light.

What does Cap 437 stand for?

Standards for offshore helicopter landing areas
UK-EU Transition Reference:CAP 437. Title:Standards for offshore helicopter landing areas. Description:This publication provides the criteria applied by the CAA in assessing the standards of offshore helicopter landing areas for worldwide use by helicopters registered in the United Kingdom.

What is the standard size of helipad?

Helipads should be no less than 40 feet by 40 feet, and surrounded by a safety zone no less than 82 ft. x 82 ft. Ground helipads should be made of Portland cement concrete, at least 6 inches thick. Helicopters can sink into asphalt on a hot day.

What is helideck friction test?

Helideck micro GripTester is the world’s first purpose built continuous friction measuring device designed specifically for testing Helidecks and Helicopter Landing Zones. It has been purpose built to cope with harsh offshore environments and for transportation to hard to reach facilities.

What is helicopter D-value?

D-value means the largest dimension of the helicopter used for assessment of the helideck when its rotors are turning. It establishes the required area of foam application.

Why do helipads have an H?

Helipads are usually constructed out of concrete and are marked with a circle and/or a letter “H”, so that rotorcraft can spot them from the air.

Why do helipads have nets?

FEC Helideck Landing Nets When landing in high-risk zones such as rooftop helipads, ships, leisure yachts and offshore it is essential to the prevent the helicopter from skidding. Packaged to allow for easy handling and transportation via road, ship or helicopter.

What are the requirements for a helipad?

A heliport should include at least one Touchdown and Liftoff (TLOF) area centered in a Final Approach and Takeoff (FATO) area, a peripheral safety area and two or more approach and departure paths. The TLOF must be at least as long and wide as the rotor diameter of the largest helicopter to use the heliport.

What do the numbers on a helipad mean?

Rooftop helipads sometimes display a large two-digit number, representing the weight limit (in thousands of pounds) of the pad. In addition, a second number may be present, representing the maximum rotor diameter in feet.

What is the use of helideck?

A purpose-built helicopter landing area located on a ship including all structure, fire-fighting appliances and other equipment necessary for the safe operation of helicopters, (SOLAS).

How big is a helideck?

For a helideck and a purpose-built shipboard heliport with a D-value of 16.0 m or larger the line width shall be at least 1 m. The inner diameter of the touchdown/positioning marking shall be 0.5 D of the largest helicopter the TLOF and/or the helicopter stand is intended to serve.