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In offshore emergencies, fast and qualified help is equally important. Offshore wind farms are located up to 150 kilometers from the mainland – in emergencies, every minute counts more than usual. To ensure short approach times to the wind farms in the North Sea, an offshore rescue helicopter from NHC Northern Helicopter is on standby around the clock at the airfield in Sankt Peter-Ording. In an emergency, it guarantees rapid assistance for the German Exclusive Economic Zone in the German Bight. In Norden-Norddeich, we operate an offshore ambulance helicopter. We use it to transport non-time-critical patients from the wind farms to hospitals on the mainland.
Our offshore rescue helicopter at Güttin airfield on the Island of Rugia is responsible 24/7 for the rescue and medical care of wind farm workers off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

We fly the air rescue for the offshore wind industry with helicopters model type H155 from the manufacturer Airbus Helicopters. These machines are designed for flight over the open sea and are equipped with a rescue hoist. By hoist, our crew can rescue patients even where a landing is not possible, e.g. from the wind turbines or from ships.
NHC helicopters are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology for patient monitoring, such as ventilators, mobile ultrasound and monitoring, among others. Our medical equipment goes far beyond the required equipment standard DIN EN 13 7 18.
The medical crew consists of an experienced emergency paramedic and a highly qualified emergency physician. Both are trained in special rescue from heights and depths in offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind turbines can now be more than 150 meters high, and as a result there are emergency situations in which the injured must be rescued from the narrow turbines. Our medical crew, trained in Special Rescue from Heights and Depths (SRHT), and the equipment specially kept for rescue from heights in offshore wind turbines, enable safe rescue from varying heights and depths. The emergency paramedics on board the helicopter are additionally trained in water rescue so that patients can also be rescued from the water at sea. From the scene of the incident, to handover, to rescue services or hospital personnel, patients can receive optimal care in our offshore rescue helicopters.