GWO BST Sea Survival: Full / Refresher

Target audience:

Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields, and will have their duties in a wind turbine environment, usually in physical contact with a wind turbine or an offshore wind structure.

Personnel that perform job functions that have been risk assessed by their employer or their workplace duty holder as a function, where training according to safety course GWO BST standard may mitigate of the identified risks.

The aim of the course:

The aim of this BST Sea Survival course is, through theoretical and practical training, to give the participants the basic knowledge and skills to act safely. BST SS offshore training also teaches to take the correct preventive actions in all aspects of offshore operations from shore to installation vessel or WTG and vice versa. These skills are useful during normal operation as well as in an emergency in an offshore wind energy environment.

Course content:

• Dangers and symptoms related to hypothermia and drowning
• The advantages and limitations of the different Life Saving Appliances (LSA), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Personal Fall Protective Equipment (PFPE) commonly used in the offshore wind energy industry and ability to wear and use them accordingly
• Risks related to transfers (dynamic/static – static/dynamic)
• Safe transfer from vessel to dock and vessel to foundation
• Emergency and safety procedures on installations, vessels and WTG
• Search and Rescue (SAR) and Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
• Recovery and First Aid treatment of a “man over board”
• Evacuation from a mock WTG to the water by means of rescue device
• Individual and collective survival techniques at sea

Certificate validity: 

24 months