The logistics of boarding offshore installations tend to be exciting for journalists who only make such trips infrequently.My few excursions offshore involved helicopter rides. Other OGJ editors rode baskets in which they stepped onto a flotation ring and hung onto a collapsible rope net.Industry uses various types of crane-assisted devices for personnel transfers from a crew supply boat. A crane lifts the device off a boat, swings it over the water, and hoists it onto an installation. Some of the latest models have seats or quick-release clips for riders.In recent years, personnel transfer equipment has evolved while industry has emphasized standardized safety procedures, said Paul Liber...