OPITO — Offshore Petroleum Training Organization.

Offshore

ALL OUR OPERATORS HAVE FREQUENTED A SPECIFIC COURSE THAT ENABLES TO OPERATE ON OFFSHORE PLATFORM, ON THE foreign AND ITALIAN countries

PURPOSE

Provide students with a basic degree of preparation such as to allow the understanding and safety awareness and take appropriate action in case of emergency on off-shore installations.

Structure

Theoretical and practical lessons including survival and rescue skills at sea, notions of First Aid, basic notions of fire and evacuation, survival in the sea and spill from the Helicopter in an emergency, as defined in the OPITO standards.The course is in Italian and, on request, in English.

Durations

3 Days

Contents

  • Offshore security: offshore safety and security.

Life on board (work permit, PPE, alcohol and narcotics, fire and accident notification procedures, Border Physician role).

  • Helicopter safety: on-board safety, on-board and off-shore, emergency actions. Use and practical demonstration of the emergency breathing system. Theoretical lessons and practical demonstration of emergency exit from the helicopter even during a dump.
  • Survival at sea: theoretical and practical lessons related to survival and rescue techniques at sea. Behavior to be kept in case of evacuation: collection point, embarkation and launch of the lifeboat. Emergency first aid and CPR.
  • Fire and evacuation: nature and causes of fire. Use of portable extinguishers and nose. Environmental escape techniques with reduced or absent visibility and use of antifouling caps.

Certificate

Upon passing all tests, the BASIC OFFSHORE SAFETY INDUCTION & EMERGENCY TRAINING certificate is approved, including HUET and EBS (BOSIET) approved OPITO.