Helideck Emergency Response Team Member

 

 

 

(Reflective of OPITO course requirements and content)

 

 

Course Overview

The aim of the course is to equip Offshore Helideck Assistants with the knowledge, understanding, and skills required to perform an emergency response team member role in offshore helideck and helicopter emergencies.

 

Throughout the training, all delegates are individually assessed against a laid out set of standards and a report provided on the assessment outcome.

 

Course Structure

Delegates are given the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the role and responsibilities of an HDA Helideck Emergency Response Team Member and practice responding to a variety of helideck firefighting and non-firefighting emergency scenarios utilizing the range of equipment found in the helideck environment.

 

Course Content

• Helicopter design & Construction

• Emergency Response Preparedness

• Helideck emergency response pre-planning

  • Firefighting equipment

  • Foam types, systems, and application

  • Breathing Apparatus

  • Ventilation techniques (creating survivable conditions)

• Helideck and helicopter emergency systems and controls

• NUI (Normally Un-manned Installations) 

• NUI emergency response requirements

• Helideck Emergency Response Team Member (HERTM)

• ER practical scenario exercises

 

• Additional on request - Helicopter refuelling systems (Best practices)

 

This course is of a physical nature and does incorporate practical exercises.

 

Course Duration

3 to 4 days

 

Prerequisites

None.

 

Target Audience

Personnel who are currently involved with or are appointed as Helideck Assistants (HDA's) or those required to undertake a certified course in emergency response training in helideck and helicopter emergencies as part of their overall competence requirement.

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"Safety is never a compromise"