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Course Aim

To provide participants with the knowledge and skills to function effectively and safely as a Helicopter Landing Officer on an Offshore Installation in accordance with current Industry Standards.

Course Content

    • HLO Responsibilities and Duties
    • Helideck Designs
    • Helideck Equipment
    • Helideck and Equipment Checks
    • Helicopter Communications
    • Meteorology
    • Helicopter Operations
    • Helicopter Loading
    • Dangerous Goods
    • Helicopter Identification
    • Helicopter refuel operations

 

DAY 1

08h00 – 11h30

1- Course Registration

2- Safety induction

3- Course Introduction (Aims, Content)

4- Role of Helicopter

5- Common Offshore Aircraft

6- Safety Emergency Procedures

7- General Helicopter Features

8- Aircraft Limitations

9- Primary Hazards Helicopters

10- Helicopter safety

11- Helicopter Emergency

12- Dont’s Around Helicopters

13- Do’s Around Helicopters

14- Pilot Authority

15- Helideck Specifications

16- Helideck Designs

17- Helideck Features

18- Emergency equipment

19- Fire Fighting Equipment

20- Rescue Equipment

21- HLO Qualifications

22- Routine Checks

23- Equipment check

24- HLO duties

25- Helideck Team

11h30’ – 13h00’

Break time, Lunch

13h00’ – 16h00’

26- Communication and Signal

27- Radio Communication

28- Phonetic Table

29- Emergency Transmissions

30- Hand And Light Signals

31- Meteorology

32- Weather Report

33- Safety Briefing

34- 30 minute check

35- 10 minute check

36- 05 minute check

37- Aircraft landing – engine no shutdown

38- Aircraft landing – engine shutdown

39- Helicopter Start-Up

40- Handling of Passengers & Freight

41- Safety Duties

42- Routine Precautions

43- Loading

44- Dangerous goods

45- Hand signals

 

DAY 2

08h00’ – 09h45

Helicopter Refueling:

    • Course Purpose and Objective
    • Basic First Aid
    • Fuel installation component
    • Bonding Cable
    • Static Electricity
    • Quality Control
    • Fuel Sampling
    • Water detection paste
    • Hot refueling procedures
    • Cold refueling procedures

09h45’ – 10h00’

Break Time

10h00’ – 11h00’

Knowledge test

13h30’ – 16h00’

Practical in the HLO simulator.