This course aims to fulfil the additional offshore safety and emergency response training requirements for personnel working in the offshore oil and gas industry who will be issued a rebreather-type Emergency Breathing System (EBS) for use during offshore helicopter transportation.

Requirement: 

• 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 must hold a valid certificate in one of the following: BOSIET (with EBS), BOSIET (with CA-EBS), TBOSIET, FOET (with EBS), FOET (with CA-EBS), or TFOET.

• Demonstrate competence in using safety equipment and following helicopter emergency preparedness and response procedures, with particular emphasis on escaping from a helicopter after a forced ditching.
• Demonstrate effective use of basic firefighting equipment and practise self-rescue techniques in conditions of restricted or zero visibility, including smoke-filled compartments.
• Correctly apply basic first aid techniques.
   

• OIS-73 Refresher Training in Helicopter Underwater Escape (HUET) with EBS.
• OIS-74 Refresher Training in Firefighting and Self-Rescue.
• OIS-75 Refresher Training in First Aid.
   

The course is delivered over a period of 1 day.

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