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Launched on 16 February 2026, the app is available globally on the Apple App Store and Google Play. It is free to download and use, and is accessible to all offshore helicopter operators at no cost.
Offshore helicopter operators and their staff
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The offshore helicopter sector is high-risk, safety-critical, and fast-paced. While flight crew wellbeing has gained attention, onshore engineers, mechanics, and logistics staff face hidden pressures, working in harsh conditions with tight deadlines and heavy responsibility for passenger safety. Stress is driven by shift work, fatigue, financial concerns, and job insecurity, compounded by stigma and a culture that discourages help-seeking. HeliOffshore Wellbeing addresses this gap with an industry-endorsed, clinically guided app tailored to these workers. It provides confidential support for mental health, stress, sleep, finances, relationships, and workplace challenges, encouraging early help-seeking and reinforcing a proactive safety culture.
HeliOffshore Wellbeing shifts the industry from reactive crisis management to proactive, preventative support in a safety-critical environment, framing mental health as both an individual and shared responsibility. Developed collaboratively with engineers and sector professionals, content reflects real-world needs, tone, and practicality. The app also guides employers on supporting staff, linking wellbeing with safety performance. Seed funding from an industry partner enabled global, free access for all operators, ensuring equity across organisations. Built on health literacy principles and clinically assured content, it combines scalability with credibility, supporting individuals while contributing to broader conversations on psychological safety, fatigue, retention, and workforce sustainability.
HeliOffshore Wellbeing is a global, clinically led digital health initiative supporting the mental health and wellbeing of offshore helicopter staff, particularly engineers, mechanics, and logistics teams in safety-critical, demanding environments. Co-created with industry partners and workforce input, it addresses pressures such as tight deadlines, harsh conditions, financial stress, and high safety responsibility. Launched on 16 February 2026 and free on iOS and Android, the app provides evidence-based support for mental health, stress, fatigue, sleep, finances, and workplace challenges, with guidance to relevant resources. Designed for scalable implementation, it offers confidential, sector-specific support, promoting early help-seeking, resilience, and a proactive safety and wellbeing culture.
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