POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of William E. Chiles, Chip Earle and Jonathan Baliff the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

        1.      execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
                undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Bristow
                Group Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
                Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
                rules thereunder;

        2.      do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
                undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
                execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and file such form with the
                United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
                exchange or similar authority; and

        3.      take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
                the foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such
                attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
                of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
                that the documents executed by any of such attorney-infact on
                behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
                shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
                conditions as such attorney-in fact may approve in such
                attorney-in fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to the done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and power herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that none of the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Act").

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to any
of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 1st day of August 2012.

                                        /s/ Stephen J. Cannon
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                                        Stephen J. Cannon