Tropical Further Offshore Emergency Training (TFOET)

This program is designed to meet the further offshore safety and emergency response training requirements for personnel working in the offshore oil and gas industry in a tropical environment.

1. A valid (in-date) OPITO-approved BOSIET, TBOSIET, BOSIET (with CA-EBS), FOET, TFOET or FOET (with CAEBS) certificate 2. A valid Offshore Energies UK Medical or an industry equivalent

This Product introduces learners with the opportunity to practise and demonstrate emergency response skills that are not possible to practise during drills, exercises and emergency training offshore. The objectives of the T-FOET are that learners will be able to: a) Demonstrate, in a simulated environment, that they can use the safety equipment and follow procedures in preparing for and during helicopter emergencies – with particular focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching. b) Demonstrate that they can use basic firefighting equipment effectively and use self-rescue technique s in low visibility and completely obscured visibility situations e.g. smoke-filled areas. c) Demonstrate that they can perform basic first aid.

Assessments are carried out against the OPITO standard Tropical Further Offshore Emergency Training; OPITO Standard Code: 5614 During these assessments candidates must demonstrate competence across the following modules: Further Helicopter Safety and Escape – Tropical Further Fire Fighting and Self Rescue Further Emergency First Aid During the training programme, learners will be required to demonstrate their knowledge and skills following key areas: Further Helicopter Safety and Escape – Tropical Knowledge - The learner will understand: Outcome 1: Helicopter safety and escape techniques Outcome 2: Practical Helicopter Escape Techniques Further Firefighting and Self Rescue Skills - The learner will perform: Outcome 1: Raising the alarm and operation of hand-held extinguishers Outcome 2: Self-Rescue Techniques Further Emergency First Aid Knowledge - The learner will understand: Outcome 1: Emergency First Aid Skills - The learner will perform: Outcome 2: Immediate first aid techniques