Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) Initial Deployment Training (OPITO Approved)

This course is aimed at personnel that are issued with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) whilst travelling to work by helicopter and may be required to use a CA-EBS in the event of an emergency.

Delegates must possess a valid BOSIET/FOET certificate prior to attending the OPITO Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS Initial Deployment Training programme.

During the course delegates gain the required knowledge and understanding of the particular hazards and properties of a Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) and appropriate practical emergency response actions to take should the requirement for emergency deployment arise.

Rationale for using a compressed air emergency breathing system (CA-EBS) The advantages of a CAT A EBS The disadvantages of a compressed air EBS The hazards associated with compressed air EBS The components and elements of the CA-EBS The operation of the compressed air EBS equipment in conjunction with other survival equipment The operation of the life jacket The pre-donning checks on the life jacket and compressed air EBS How to don the life jacket complete with compressed air EBS Deployment of CA-EBS out of water and when submerged in water