TFOET 5614 - Tropical Further Offshore Emergency Training

This Tropical Further Offshore Emergency Training (T-FOET) is 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.

Training entry and medical entry requirements must be met. The Tropical FOET training is open to persons who have a valid (in-date) OPITO-approved BOSIET, BOSIET (with CA-EBS), TBOSIET, FOET, FOET (with CA-EBS) or TFOET certificate. 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.

This Product introduces learners with the opportunity to practice and demonstrate emergency response skills that are not possible to practice 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 techniques in low visibility and completely obscured visibility situations e.g. smoke-filled areas. (c) Demonstrate that they can perform basic first aid.

The topics covered during this training are: 1. Further Helicopter Safety and Escape - Tropical training using a Modular Egress Training Simulator (METS) 2. Further Firefighting and Self Rescue 3. Further Emergency First Aid