A petition to remove the EC225 Super Puma helicopter from services, started by an oil worker following the crash, has now been signed by more than 7,000 people – some of them relatives killed in other incidents.

The petition calls on the CAA to “revoke the air worthiness certificates for this aircraft”, claiming that failure to do this could result in “more needless deaths”.

Commenting on the petition, the mother of 27-year-old oil rig worker Stuart Wood who died in a Super Puma crash in 2009, said all versions of the helicopter should be withdrawn.

Audrey Wood, from Newmacher, Aberdeenshire, said: “Seven years on and my life has stood still. Wouldn’t wish this heartache on my worst enemy.

“All variants of Puma should be removed from the oil industry, men should feel safe travelling to work not fear if they will ever see their loved ones at home again.”

The change.org petition says:

“This petition is for all North Sea Offshore Oil Workers and their families, and the public at large, to finally say enough is enough with the Super Puma airframe. In signing this petition you are asking for the Airbus 225 Super Puma to be permanently removed from service as its been involved in one incident too many, where yet again fatalities have occurred, and you wish to express a vote of no-confidence in the safety of this airframe. We call on the CAA to put the lives of Offshore Oil Workers and the pilots before vested interests, and revoke the airworthiness certificates for this aircraft. Failure to do this will result in more needless deaths”