Participants learn the critical safety steps required for working in high-risk offshore environments, covering first aid and evacuation procedures for common danger scenarios.
A BOSIET course provides the necessary skills to handle a variety of emergency scenarios working offshore
When working at offshore sites, basic training in how to deal with emergencies is a must. Legally as well as logically. Offshore facilities are often miles away from any means of rescue. Being able to handle yourself in such an environment demands the necessary skillset and know-how. In other words: a BOSIET course.
The Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) course equips participants with essential skills to manage various emergency scenarios in an offshore environment. As a foundational course in offshore survival training, BOSIET serves as a prerequisite for more specialized emergency training programs. Upon completion, individuals are better prepared to handle the demanding conditions and potential hazards of offshore work.
The BOSIET course is designed for both newcomers to the offshore industry and those already working in offshore facilities. It provides participants with fundamental knowledge about life and work in offshore environments, enhancing their ability to respond effectively to emergencies. Whether you are a seasoned offshore worker or new to the field, BOSIET ensures you have the necessary skills to handle dangerous situations safely.
The BOSIET course spans three days, covering key areas such as general safety, emergency evacuation, sea survival, and firefighting. Training in general safety includes essential protocols that offshore workers must follow in high-risk scenarios, focusing on common dangers, first aid, and evacuation procedures. Participants also learn to escape from various confined and irregular locations within an offshore facility, including safety measures related to helicopter boarding and operations.
Participants learn the critical safety steps required for working in high-risk offshore environments, covering first aid and evacuation procedures for common danger scenarios.
The course trains participants to escape from confined and irregular spaces in offshore facilities, including safety protocols for helicopter boarding and operations.
This component teaches vital survival skills for scenarios where individuals must abandon their platform or vessel and survive at sea for extended periods. Hands-on experience with the necessary equipment is provided to ensure participants are well-prepared.
Participants are trained in firefighting techniques specific to the offshore environment, equipping them with the skills needed to combat fires effectively.
To enroll in a BOSIET course, participants must be at least 16 years old and capable of passing both the course assessments and a medical examination. A BOSIET certification is valid for four years, after which individuals must complete the Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) to extend their certification for an additional four years.
For most offshore personnel, obtaining a BOSIET certification is mandatory. This requirement is not only a legal obligation but also a crucial aspect of ensuring the safety and preparedness of individuals working in high-risk offshore environments. Ensuring you have a BOSIET certificate helps safeguard your well-being and that of your colleagues.
A FOET course is short for Further Offshore Emergency Training. During a one-day course, you will update the skills and expertise from BOSIET.
Workers on offshore sites are required to take the FOET course before the BOSIET certificate expires. That way you can take the refresher course which is only a one-day course. If you miss the deadline and fail to refresh the certificate, you will need a new Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training.
This course aims to add to the student's initial safety knowledge and emergency response training and assessment travelling to an offshore facility by helicopter and is issued with a Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS).
An OPITO-approved BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training) with Compressed Air Breathing System (CA-EBS) is a course which provides the students with knowledge relevant to travelling offshore by helicopter and working offshore. The course includes safety assessment, fire safety and basic firefighting, first aid, using a CA-EBS, helicopter safety and escape, and survival at sea.
The CA-EBS add-on course is for personnel who will be issued a compressed air emergency breathing system (CA-EBS) while travelling offshore by helicopter. This course is designed to meet offshore safety and emergency response requirements. It is aimed at new or returning personnel traveling offshore by helicopter. And as part of the helicopter commute it will be supplied with a compressed air emergency breathing system (CA-EBS).
When working in tropical areas, personnel will need specific training related to that setting. This ensures that the challenges working in tropical regions are incorporated in the training and risk scenarios.
The acronym T-BOSIET stands for Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training. The addition “tropical” is what sets this certificate apart from the regular BOSIET. Working in the tropics brings specific challenges when it comes to risk assessment and handling. This course equips personnel to handle risk in tropical regions of the world.
Like the regular BOSIET certificate, this course is for people new to the offshore workplace, for people returning, or who have not taken the refresher course within four years. The difference is that the T-BOSIET is a variation of the BOSIET course, adapted to fulfill the specific requirements of tropical offshore workplaces.
There are differing variants of the BOSIET course: BOSIET with EBS, BOSIET with CAEBS or T-BOSIET. These are all dependent on where you are working as to which breathing system (if any) you are required to fly with. To make sure you choose the correct course please contact your local RelyOn training provider.
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