Objective

The aim of TBOSIET is to introduce delegates to the specific safety issues and regimes relevant to offshore installations, and to equip them with the basic emergency response knowledge and skills for travelling to and from offshore installations by helicopter in a tropical environment.

The objectives of the additional EBS training delivered in conjunction with the T-BOSIET programme are to:

• Ensure delegates are familiar with the use of the Emergency Breathing System (EBS)
• Ensure that delegates understand their basic emergency response actions during a helicopter emergency using the EBS

Target Group

This training programme is designed to meet the initial offshore safety and emergency response training requirements for personnel new (or returning) to the offshore oil and gas industry in a tropical environment.Personnel travelling to an offshore oil and gas installation by helicopter (in a warm water tropical environment) who require additional training in the Emergency Breathing System (EBS).

Prerequisites

No pre-requisite is required.

Examination

Delegates will be assessed using direct observation and oral and/or written questions as appropriate.

Course Contents

This course consists of practical and theoretical training and knowledge of:

• Industry and Installation Overview
• Offshore Hazards
• Managing Offshore Safety
• Controlling Offshore Hazards
• Regulating Offshore Safety
• Living and Working Offshore
• Helicopter Travel
• Helicopter Emergencies
• Evacuation
• Emergency First Aid
• Firefighting Offshore
• Self-Rescue
• Use of Emergency Breathing System (EBS)
• Practical helicopter escape techniques