OPITO Combined OERTM and HERTM

Duration 5 Days
Cost £4017.60pp (inc VAT)
Locations Scotland - Aberdeen, England - VFS Durham

Course Overview

This combined OPITO HERTM and OERTM training course is an intensive offshore firefighting and emergency response package including a wide variety of emergency scenarios.

The training provides the knowledge, understanding and skills to perform the role of a HERTM and OERTM safely and effectively.

Delegates will gain hands-on experience of emergency situations which could occur offshore including helideck and helicopter emergencies.

Prerequisites

- A valid and in-date OPITO HOIT or Offshore Helideck Assistant (HDA) or Offshore Helicopter Landing Officer (HLA)
- A valid and in-date OGUK Medical or Operator Approved Medical

Course Content

By the end of the course delegates will be able to;
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the HDA HERTM and OERTM
- Understand and identify different types of potential offshore emergencies and their hazards
- Understand firefighting equipment and fixed systems found on the installation and helideck
- Effectively respond to non-fire emergencies on both the installation and helideck
- Understand the general firefighting and safety goals and objectives during an emergency
- Understand helicopter construction and potential hazards around the helideck in emergency situations
- Effectively carry out firefighting techniques and tactics for different types of emergencies
- Effectively respond to directions from HLO or Team Leaders in emergency situations
- Understand and identify helicopter emergency systems and controls
- Effectively execute a rescue of casualties from a helicopter on its side
- Correctly select and operate a variety of portable firefighting equipment during an emergency incident
- Extinguish different types of fires using a variety of firefighting techniques
- Understand emergency response limitations on Normally Unmanned Installations
- Understand and identify human factors that could affect team members in installation and helideck emergencies
- Gain entry into the incident area safely to carry out search and rescue techniques during installation and helicopter emergencies
- Use Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus safely during an emergency incident
- Safely manage air consumption while wearing Breathing Apparatus for a safe egress from the incident area
- Extract casualties from hazardous areas using a variety of correct handling techniques

Target Audience

Emergency response personnel within an offshore environment.

Certification

An OPITO certificate will be issued upon successful course completion.

Revalidation

The course must be revalidated every 2 years.

Venue

Items To Bring

Government Issued Photographic ID eg Driver Licence or Passport.

Health Prerequisites

Due to certain aspects of the course being potentially physically demanding and/or stressful, delegates will be required to confirm their medical fitness & physical ability to participate on this course by completing our centre medical self-screening form prior to course commencement