Helideck Refuelling Skids: Clean Fuel for Every Offshore Flight

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At a glance. Offshore platforms and vessels refuel helicopters on the deck, far from any airport fuel farm. The fuel has to be clean, dry and measured every time. The Tech Inc. Helideck Refuelling Skid packages the pump, filter water separator, meter and hose reel in one lifting frame. It is one of the best upgrades a platform's aviation team can ask for.

What is inside

A fuel pump sized to the refuelling rate.
A filter water separator that removes water and solids from the fuel.
A fuel meter with register, and a sample point after the filter for daily checks.
A hose reel with refuelling hose, nozzle and static earth reel.
An emergency stop and deadman control.
A lifting frame with drip tray, lifted into place by the platform crane.

Versions

Version	Use
Delivery skid	Refuelling from existing storage
Delivery and transfer skid	Adds a pump for filling storage tanks
With recovery tank	Daily sample and recovery of checked fuel

Why it is one of the best things to happen to helideck operations

Clean, dry fuel. Water and solids are removed before every refuelling.
One tested lift. Pumping, filtration and metering are tested together before shipment.
Easy daily checks. Sample points and gauges sit where the fuel crew can reach them.
Filter know-how. Built around the same filter water separators we make for fuel farms.

Where it is used

Production platforms, drilling rigs, FPSOs, accommodation vessels and coastal helipads. Onshore, the same filtration goes into our fuel farm filtration skids.