TSBB Initial 5605 - Travel Safely by Boat

The Travel Safely by Boat – Initial training is to meet the initial onshore safety and emergency response training for new entrants and all personnel currently travelling and transferring by boat to an offshore installation.

Learners who are in possession of a current BOSIET(with EBS), FOET(with EBS), HUET (with EBS), Tropical BOSIET, Tropical FOET, Tropical HUET, BOSIET (with CA-EBS), HUET (with CA-EBS) or FOET (with CA-EBS) are not required to participate in practical life raft and in-water sea survival exercises. No training prerequisites are required, however medical entry requirements must be met. Training activities contained within this Product may include physically demanding and potentially stressful elements. All personnel who participate in such activities must be capable of participating fully. Trainees will undergo a medical screening by completing an appropriate medical declaration form at center.

The objectives of the TSbB - Initial training are that learners will be able to achieve the following: a) Understand the awareness of the risks to which they are exposed and how they are managed. b) Have an understanding of the essential safety rules with which they must comply and how to act in an emergency. c) Understand an increase in their personal commitment to safety. d) Know the effective use of personal safety equipment. e) Practice and demonstrate the correct method of boat transfers (simulated boat deck and installation).

This course covers the following contents: 1.Safe Boat Travel principles and practice. 2.Types of boat emergencies and actions to take. 3.Donning a flotation device and methods of transfer. 4.Actions in preparation for a boat emergency. 5.Actions in the event of an abandonment. 6.Survival techniques following an abandonment.