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1.
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I
have reviewed this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q of Bristow Group
Inc.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with
respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included
in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the
periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant’s other certifying
officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-(f)) for the registrant
and have:
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(a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls
and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the
period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
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Designed
such internal control
over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls
and procedures, as
of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed
in this report any
change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the
registrants internal control over financial reporting;
and
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5.
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The
registrant’s other certifying
officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing equivalent
functions):
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(a)
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All
significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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(b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have
a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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Dated: February
5, 2008
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/s/
Perry L.
Elders
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Perry
L.
Elders
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Executive
Vice President and Chief
Financial
Officer
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