Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET)

Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET)

MSTC in conjunction with Petrofac Training
Introduce the OPITO, (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization) certified
Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) Course

LEARNING OUTCOMES

During the BOSIET programme Participants will gain a basic level of understanding and an awareness of safety and emergency response on the offshore installations.

They will be required to demonstrate their skills and the level of knowledge and understanding of the following key areas.

SAFETY INDUCTION

Participants will explain/identify: (testing knowledge)
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 SAFETY & ESCAPE

Participants will demonstrate practically: (testing skills and knowledge)
Donning a transit type survival suit, aviation lifejacket and Emergency Breathing System Equipment (EBS).
Operation and use of Emergency Breathing System Equipment (EBS) during pool exercises.
Actions in preparation for a helicopter ditching and an emergency landing
Actions following:
a controlled emergency descent to a dry landing (without deploying EBS)
a controlled ditching on water (including deployment of EBS equipment)
a partial submersion of an aircraft (without deploying EBS equipment)
a partial submersion of an aircraft (deploy & operate EBS equipment)
Actions following an aircraft capsize in water (including deployment of EBS equipment on surface prior to capsize).

SEA SURVIVAL

Participants will demonstrate practically: (testing skills and knowledge)
Donning of a permanent buoyancy lifejacket prior to use in an emergency
Actions when mustering and boarding a survival craft (TEMPSC) as a passenger during launching operations
Fitting of a helicopter strop and correct body posture during winching

FIREFIGHTING AND SELF RESCUE

Participants will demonstrate practically: (testing skills and knowledge)
Use of appropriate hand held portable fire extinguisher
Use of a small bore fire hose reel or a fire blanket
Appropriate self rescue techniques using a smoke hood and an escape type breathing apparatus