Objective

The course is designed to meet the further offshore safety and emergency response training requirements for personnel working in the offshore oil and gas industry. To attend this training you must have a valid BOSIET or NOGPA 0.5B, FOET certificate. In this training you will refresh your skills on the subjects helicopter safety and escape, basic firefighting and emergency first aid according to OPITO standards.

The aim is to provide the delegates with the opportunity to practise and demonstrate emergency response skills which are not possible to practise during drills, exercises and emergency training offshore.

The objectives are that delegates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate, in a simulated environment, that they can use the safety equipment and follow procedures in preparing for and during helicopter emergencies with particular focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching.
2. Demonstrate that they can use basic firefighting equipment effectively, and use self-rescue techniques in low visibility and completely obscured visibility situations e.g. smoke filled areas.
3. Demonstrate that they can perform basic first aid.

Also included in this course is in accordance to Norwegian O&G requirements
the escape chute (skyscape techniques)and in occordance to NOGEPA
requirements the S-Cape (personal descending device)

Target Group

This NOGEPA, OPITO approval and Norwegian Oil&Gas acceptance training programme is intended for personnel traveling to/from and performing activities on an offshore installation and is designed to refresh and update the delegates knowledge and ability in order to protect his/her safety in an emergency situation.

Prerequisites

The delegate should be in possession of a valid Oil & Gas UK / NOGEPA offshore medical certificate with an statement that the delegate is fit for in water Ca-EBS training. The delegate should have done an longfunctiontest or Spirometry test. The medical certificate should be send to our customer service prior the date of the training.
At the start of the training the delegate should be:
- In possession of a valid ID (passport or drivers licence)
- In possession of a valid NOGEPA 0.5A or 0.5B or a OPITO BOSIET (with CAEBS), BOSIET(with EBS), T-BOSIET, FOET (with CA-EBS), FOET(with EBS) or T-FOET certificate.
- In possession of a valid Oil & Gas UK / NOGEPA offshore medical certificate with an statement to undertake in water Ca-EBS training.
- In possession of a Personal Safety Logbook, when applicable.
- Physically fit to attend the course.

Examination

Delegates will be judged against the learning outcomes specified in OPITO/NOGEPA Approved Standard.
On successful completion of the course the delegates will receive the OPITO, NOGEPA and OLF certificate.

Course Contents

Further Helicopter Safety and Escape CA-EBS
Outcome 1: Use of Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CAEBS)
Outcome 2: Use of Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CAEBS)
Outcome 3: Practical Helicopter Escape Techniques
Outcome 4: Additional CA-EBS Training (In-Water)

Further Firefighting and Self Rescue
Outcome 1: Raising the alarm and operation of hand-held extinguishers
Outcome 2: Self-Rescue Techniques

Further Emergency First Aid
Outcome 1: Emergency First Aid
Outcome 2: Immediate first aid techniques