NTSB Safety Recommendations A-08-83 and -84

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration:

Require operators of turbine-powered helicopters with externally mounted liferafts to install a placard for each external T-handle that clearly identifies the location of and provides activation instructions for the handle. (A-08-83)

Require all operators of turbine-powered helicopters to include, in pilot preflight safety briefings to passengers before each takeoff, information about the location and activation of all flotation equipment, including internal or external liferafts (depending on which system has been installed on the helicopter). (A-08-84)

Fonte: NTSB 22/10/2008.