Offshore Water Survival Training

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Course Description

The Offshore Water Survival Course requires the demonstration of personal skills, safety procedures, and equipment selection and utilization. The course is designed with non -swimmers in mind. The importance of using safety devices instead of relying solely on swimming skills is the major theme throughout this course.

Course Compliance Requirements

Many of the oil companies require that all personnel going offshore be trained in Water Survival.

Course Outline

Part 1 - Classroom

  1. Introduction
  2. Personal Floatation
  3. Survival Floating
  4. Clothing for Floatation
  5. Personal Floatation Devices
  6. Attitudes and Survival
  7. Station Bills
  8. Life Capsules and Lifeboats
  9. Swing Ropes
  10. Personnel Baskets
  11. Helicopter Safety
  12. Hypothermia
  13. Entry From a Height
  14. Man Overboard

Part 2 - Pool Work

  1. Flotation Test
  2. Survival Float
  3. Travel Stroke
  4. Clothing
  5. Personal Floatation Device Drills
  6. Help & Huddle Positions
  7. Life Ring Practices
  8. Helicopter Crash Simulator
  9. Life Raft Drills

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