OPITO TROPICAL HELICOPTER UNDERWATER ESCAPE TRAINING (T-HUET)

TARGET GROUP

This training programme is designed to meet offshore safety and emergency response requirements for personnel who are new to (or returning to) the offshore oil and gas industry in a tropical environment.

PREREQUISITES

Training activities within this programme may include physically demanding and potentially stressful elements. All learners must be capable of fully participating in practical exercises.

In accordance with OPITO minimum requirements, prior to participating in practical exercises, the OPITO-approved training centre must ensure that suitable and sufficient risk assessments are in place. Learners must meet one of the following medical requirements:

(a) Hold a valid, current offshore medical certificate; OR

(b) Hold an employing company-approved medical certificate equivalent to an offshore medical certificate; OR

(c) Hold a valid, unexpired certificate of medical fitness to work at sea; OR

(d) Hold a valid and current certificate of medical fitness for diving at work; OR

(e) Complete an appropriate medical screening form provided by the OPITO-approved centre.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The aim of the Tropical HUET course is to prepare learners who intend to travel to and from offshore oil and gas installations by helicopter in a tropical environment.

The course provides training in pre-flight and in-flight requirements, along with the essential emergency response knowledge and skills required in the event of a helicopter emergency, with particular focus on:

• Escaping from a helicopter following ditching

• Sea survival techniques

COURSE CONTENT

UNIT OIS-81: Helicopter Safety and Escape – Tropical

Outcome 1: Helicopter Travel
Outcome 2: Helicopter Emergencies
Outcome 3: Practical Helicopter Escape Techniques

UNIT OIS-83: Sea Survival – THUET

Outcome 1: Evacuation Methods and Procedures
Outcome 2: Muster and Actions Upon Boarding a TEMPSC and Marine Liferaft
Outcome 3: Sea Survival and Emergency In-Water Actions

DURATION

08 hours

OPITO Code: 5195

ASSESSMENT

Learners will be assessed against the specified learning outcomes using:

Verbal questioning for:

• UNIT OIS-81 (Outcomes 1–2)

• UNIT OIS-83 (Outcome 1)

Direct observation of practical exercises for:

• UNIT OIS-81 (Outcome 3)

• UNIT OIS-83 (Outcomes 2–3)

To successfully achieve T-HUET certification, learners must:

• Complete both mandatory units

• Correctly answer all required verbal questions

• Successfully complete all required practical exercises

VALIDITY

4 years from the date of successful course completion.