OPITO Helicopter Underwater Escape Training -Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (HUET CA-EBS)
OPITO – Combined Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System) HUET - (1 Day)
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Description
This Product is to prepare learners that intend to travel to and from offshore oil and gas installations and
vessels by helicopter by providing specific training in pre-flight and in-flight requirements and to equip learners with the basic emergency response knowledge and skills required in the event of a helicopter emergency – with a specific focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching.
Learning Objectives
Learning Outcomes
To successfully complete this module, delegates must be able to understand:
- Helicopter Travel
- Helicopter Emergencies
- Use of Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS)
Delegates must also be able to perform:
- Use of Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS)
- Practical Helicopter Escape Techniques
- Additional CA-EBS Training (In water)
Prerequisites
OPITO-approved training centres are required to ensure that prior to participating in in-water CA-EBS practical exercises the learner: Please see prerequisites below
a) Possesses a valid, unexpired Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) offshore medical certificate confirming the learner’s fitness for offshore work* OR possesses a valid, unexpired offshore medical certificate issued by a body outside of the UK which is recognised as equivalent to the OGUK medical certificate of fitness for offshore work* OR possesses a valid, unexpired, medical certificate of fitness to work at sea*, AND
b) Possesses a certificate of fitness to undertake shallow water CA-EBS training issued by a registered OGUK examining doctor*, OR, where the medical fitness certificate for work at sea includes a restriction or is subject to conditions, possesses a statement from an appropriately registered practitioner that the restriction or condition does not result from a respiratory or ENT condition and there is no absolute contraindication to the shallow water learner’s participation in the training*, AND
c) On the date on which the learner is to undertake shallow water CA-EBS training, and prior to entering the water in which the training takes place, the learner gives to the OPITO-approved Centre a statement, that to the best of the learner’s knowledge and belief, the learner has no (current or past) medical condition which makes the learner unfit to participate in the training. Learners must not participate in Additional CA-EBS Training (In-Water) practical exercises if they are unable to meet the requirements of a) b) and c) above.
Certification
here delegates successfully meet the Learning Outcomes of the course, they will be issued with an OPITO Approved Certificate which is valid for 4 years
Revalidation
4 Years
Who is this course for?
This Product is to meet the initial offshore safety and emergency response training requirements for personnel new (or returning) to the offshore oil and gas industry who will be supplied with a compressed air emergency breathing system (CA-EBS) during offshore helicopter travel
Price
Price On Request
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