Personnel working in the offshore oil and gas industry who will be supplied with a compressed air emergency breathing system (CA-EBS) during offshore helicopter travel.
Entry 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 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, in a simulated environment, that the trainees will be able to: 

• Use the safety equipment and follow procedures in preparing for and during helicopter emergencies – with particular focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching. 
• Demonstrate that they can use basic firefighting equipment effectively, and use self-rescue techniques in low visibility and completely obscured visibility situations e.g. smoke-filled areas. 
• Demonstrate that they can perform basic first aid. 

The delivery of the course includes a theoretical presentation, demonstrations by the instructors and practical exercises developed by the learners with a view to achieving the learning outcomes.

In order to obtain the certificate, the learner must fulfil the attendance requirements (100 %), take an active part and complete all the practicals set out in the programme. Participants will be assessed during the course according to the assessment guide for each unit to ensure the learning outcomes.

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