Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) Digital Delivery

Course Content

The course focuses on:

Safety Induction

• Offshore hazards.
• Waste disposal/environment awareness.
• Role of the HSE/offshore safety regulations.
• Permit to work.
• Procedures for prescribed medicines offshore.
• Alcohol and substance abuse policy.
• PPE requirements.
• Procedure for reporting incidents, accidents and near misses.
• Role of the medic.

Helicopter Underwater Escape Training CA-EBS

• Donning immersion suit, lifejacket and CA-EBS.
• Conducting equipment checks (inc buddy checks).
• Deploying CA-EBS (left and right hand) and breathe at atmospheric pressure in dry conditions.
• Actions in preparing for helicopter emergency landing.
• Locating CA-EBS equipment and evacuating from helicopter using nominated exit, following controlled emergency descent to dry land.
• Actions to be taken in preparing for an in-water ditching (incl exit location, deploying, breathing from CA-EBS at atmospheric pressure in dry conditions).
• Dry evacuation, using a nominated exit, to an aviation life raft from a helicopter ditched on water (including operation of a push out window), assisting others where possible and carrying out initial actions on boarding life raft.
• Escape underwater, from partially submerged helicopter (firstly with no window, then with)
• Escape underwater from a capsized helicopter (no window).
• Inflation of lifejacket, deploy spray visor and board aviation life raft from water.

Use of CA-EBS (dry wearing)

• Pre-donning checks on life jacket and CA- EBS.
• Donning life jacket complete with CA-EBS.
• Deployment of CA-EBS.

Additional CA-EBS Training (in-water)

• Deploy above water surface; breathe face down in shallow water.
• Deploy below water surface, face down in shallow water; clear mouthpiece by exhaling under water.
• Deploy below water surface, face down in shallow water, using opposite hand to previous exercise); clear with purge button under water surface.
• Deploy above water surface; breathe underwater in a vertical position.
• Deploy underwater; breathe in vertical position.
• Deploy underwater; breathe; move along horizontal rail (30sec), including change in direction.

Firefighting and Self Rescue

• Use of appropriate hand held portable fire extinguishers.
• Use of a small bore fire hose reel and a fire blanket (instructor demonstration only).
• Appropriate individual and small group self-rescue techniques using a smoke hood.

Sea Survival and First Aid

• Stepping off a 1metre.
• Actions when mustering and boarding a survival craft (TEMPSC) as a passenger during launching operations.
• Individual and group in-water survival techniques.
• Boarding a marine life raft from the water then carrying out initial actions.
• Fitting of a helicopter strop and body posture during winching.
• First Aid – Basic.

Course structure

The theory component is undertaken online prior to attendance at our centre where students will undertake formal theory assessments followed by practical demonstrations. Students are assessed continuously during the course.  If a student is deemed not competent, the process for reassessment will be advised by the instructor.

Course prerequisites

Digital online learning must be completed in full before students attend the practical day. (Practical must be undertaken within 90 days of completing all online elements)

Medical requirements

All students participating in this course which has physically demanding and potentially stressful elements must be physically and mentally capable of participating fully.

 Prior to undertaking the course we must be provided with a copy of one of the following:

1. a) a Wood Training OPITO Medical Declaration and Screening form – with a sign off from a General Practitioner, OR
2. b) a Wood Training OPITO Medical Declaration and Screening  form – with a current OEUK (formerly OGUK) medical (for going offshore), OR
3. c) a Wood Training OPITO Medical Declaration and Screening form – with a current and approved equivalent of an offshore medical (organisation specific).

We must receive these documents no later than 48 hours before course commencement. If not received within this timeframe you may be declined entry to the course. This decision will be taken on a case by case basis.

Note: On the date you undertake shallow-water CA-EBS training, and prior to entering the water in which this takes place, each student must read and sign a statement, that to the best of their knowledge and belief, they have no (current/past) medical condition which makes them unfit to participate in the training.

Revalidation

Valid for four years. Must be renewed prior to expiry date by attending a FOET course otherwise a full BOSIET is required.

Items to bring

• Photo ID (government issued).
• Appropriate streetwear can be worn.
• Safety boots required to enter Port Taranaki for TEMPSC activity.
• Swimming attire and towel.
• Thermal top to wear under dry suit (optional).
• Personal toiletries (for shower).
• Water bottle.

Post Training Warning

There is an increased risk of decompression sickness if you fly at altitude after breathing compressed air underwater. The Divers Alert Network (DAN) published Revised Flying After Diving Guidelines for Recreational Diving – May 2002, recommends a minimum pre-flight surface interval of 12 hours. Students should take this into consideration when arranging for travel after course completion and refer to their company HSE department for advice.