Objective

Update and maintain skills, knowledge and attitudes towards the emergency response function related to search and rescue teams, and HLO. Transfer of skills between heli-guard and HLO.

Target Group

Persons with tasks in, or related to, search and rescue teams and HLO.
The course satisfies the demands set by Offshore Norway for repetition and maintenance of basic skills.

Prerequisites

Search and Rescue Basic Course and HLO Basic Course.
Personnel working as smoke divers in a search and rescue team need to produce valid documentation on passed medical examination and physical tests (test of strength/ fitness test). Ref. Offshore Norway guidelines.

Examination

Written exam on Awareness Training, Dangerous Cargo.

Upon completion, delegates will receive one certificate for each course.

Passed exam is valid for 24 months.

Course Contents

The course contains theoretical preparatory work on e-learning, which must be completed before attending the course centre.

The course mainly consists of practical exercises where briefing and de-briefing are central elements.

The course covers the following topics:
- Tactical teamwork.
- Smoke diving.
- Techniques for extinguishing fires.
- Work on helidecks.
- Awareness Training, Dangerous Cargo.