O.I.M. Controlling Emergencies Assessment (OPITO Approved)

This assessment program is designed for Offshore Installation Managers (OIM), Superintendents and Persons In Charge (PIC) who are designated as Incident Managers in Controlling Emergencies on Offshore Installations.

Attendees should hold the position of Offshore Installation Manager, Deputy Offshore Installation Manager or designated to hold these positions dependant on assessment outcome and prior learning achievements. It is preferred that all attendees have attended an introduction to Management of Major Emergency course previously. Sufficient additional personnel need to attend to facilitate the make-up of the other key members of the control room. Proficiency in written and spoken English is a must.

To review documentary evidence sufficient for the OPITO standard in: Element 1.1- Maintain a State of Readiness To assess through practical simulation the OPITO standard in: Element 1.2- Assess Situation and Take Effective Action Element 1.3- Maintain Communications Element 1.4- Delegate Authority to Act Element 1.5- Manage Individual and Team Performance Element 1.6- Deal with Stress in Self and Others

Exercise Scenarios for the assessment will be taken from the following generic list:- Well control incident Explosion and fire Accommodation fire Helicopter incident Pipeline incident Collision or wave damage causing structural collapse Loss of stability (floating installations) Each of the exercises will have a level of difficulty, assessors will observe the exercises and gather raw evidence on the candidates performance, this evidence will then be converted into specific comments, recommendations and ratings against each performance criteria, and the exercise as a whole.