BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training)

BOSIET & HUET offshore survival training is targeted at personnel new to the offshore oil and gas industry or employed on an Offshore Installation.

Delegates will gain a basic level of understanding and awareness of the hazards encountered when working on offshore installations, and of the safety regime and safety management systems in place to control and mitigate those hazards. HUET course is by default included in BOSIET and forms a part of BOSIET. However candidates can also do only HUET course separately.

Target Audience

All personnel desirous of working in offshore oil & gas and energy industry have to go through BOSIET or HUET course.

Safety Induction

•  Identify the main offshore hazards and hazard effects/consequences; explain their associated risks, and how they are controlled.
• Explain the potential environmental impact of offshore installation operations.
• Identify key offshore installation safety regulations and explain the basic concept of these regulations.
• Explain the principles of managing safety on offshore installations.
• State the procedure for prescribed medicines offshore.
• Explain the concept of alcohol and substance abuse policy.
• Explain PPE requirements of working on an offshore installation.
• Explain how to report incidents, accidents and near misses on an offshore installation.
• Explain the role of the Offshore Medic
• Immediate first aid actions, including checking airways, breathing and industry recognized first aid practice

Firefighting And Self Rescue

• Correct use of hand held portable fire extinguishers and which ones to use for different classes of fires.
• Self-rescue techniques with a smoke hood from areas where visibility is reduced due to smoke.
• Self-rescue techniques with a smoke hood from areas where visibility is completely obscured.
• Small group escape techniques with a smoke hood from areas where visibility is completely obscured.

Sea Survival

• Donning of a permanent buoyancy lifejacket prior to use in an emergency.
• The correct 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.
• Individual and group sea survival techniques, to include: swimming, getting into Heat Escape Lessening Position (HELP), wave-slap protection, towing, chain, huddle and circle.
• Water entry (stepping off poolside, maximum height 1 meter) and the precautions to be taken when entering the water practice
• Boarding a marine lifer aft from the water.
• Immediate first aid actions, to include: ABC