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who did 20 in Coast Guard, including Alaska, says no.  Most demanding he found was offshore for, then, Cougar off Newfoundland.  Claimed he'd have a drawer full of DFCs if his flying with them had been with CG.  Tend to agree very much so.  Our offshore vis limit was 600'.  At that you'd better be properly positioned and dead nuts on closure to be successful to a helideck, floater at that.  White knuckles?  Was for me but faster thinkers with more talent were ok with it all.

Wail away.