This course has been designed for staff working on offshore oil and gas facilities to familiarise them with safety issues and how to respond in the event of an emergency. 

Requirements:

Possess a valid and current offshore medical certificate or possess an employing company-approved medical certificate or medical fitness to work at sea or medical fitness for diving at work or for recreational diving. 

Trainees shall be introduced to the specific and relevant safety aspects related to offshore facilities, providing them with the knowledge and skills required in the event of an emergency, and during transfers to and from offshore facilities by helicopter.

The course includes a theoretical part, demonstrations by the instructors, and practical exercises that trainees must perform in order to achieve the goals set out.

All the practical training will be performed in a safe and controlled environment supervised by qualified instructors.

Module 1: Safety induction.
Module 2: Abandoning a helicopter. 
Module 3: Survival and first aid.
Module 4: Fire-fighting and self-rescue.

The course is delivered over a period of 3 days.

Centro Jovellanos will send the official OPITO certificate to participants who successfully complete the training.
Valid for 4 years.
If refresh training is completed within 3 months prior to the expiry date of the certificate being renewed, the previous validity date of that certificate will be retained