Who’s the course for?

·        The Offshore Emergency Response Team Member training programme is for personnel who are appointed to, or to be appointed to, the role of an Offshore Emergency Response Team Member. 

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

·        To equip the learner with the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to perform the role of Offshore Emergency Response Team Member effectively.

COURSE CONTENT:

·        Teamwork and Communications.  

·        Offshore Emergency Response Arrangements.

·        Selection and Operation of Firefighting Equipment Element.

·        Working Duration Breathing Apparatus Element.

·        Incident Response Element.

·        Search and Rescue Element.

·        Casualty Recovery.

·        Practical fire and non-fire related incidents.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Learner must be able to know and understand:

·        The role and key responsibilities of the Offshore Emergency Response Team Member (OERTM).

·         Factors which may affect the safety of the OER team and individual team members.

·        Typical communication hierarchy and processes used during an incident.

·        Typical communication methods and their limitations.

·        Typical offshore emergency response arrangements.

·        Hazards, hazard recognition and mitigation associated with typical fire and non-fire incidents.

·        The key elements of incident planning and progress monitoring.

·        The purpose, operation, performance and limitations of typical fixed fire-fighting systems used offshore.

·        Typical OER team mobilisation procedures.

·        The key elements included in an incident brief 

Learner must be able to demonstrate:  

·        How to select and operate the correct firefighting equipment and media to extinguish different types of fires.

·        Breathing apparatus control board procedures.

·        How to identify and don the appropriate emergency response PPE required for the OER team member.

·        The operation, donning and wearer checks of working duration breathing apparatus.

·        Participation in an incident brief.

·        Participation as an OER team member in a specified range of fire and non-fire related incidents under the direction of the Offshore Emergency Response Team Leader (OERTL) following safe working practices and procedures.

·        Selection and use of correct portable fire-fighting equipment.

·        Selection, operation and flushing of foam firefighting equipment.

·        Extinguishing of different types of fire and securing the area.

·        Effective communication with OERTL and OER team members during an incident.

·        The key considerations and actions whilst entering and working in the incident area.

·        Correct search and rescue procedures and techniques.

·        The correct steps involved in initial casualty assessment and recovery.

·        Participation in a post-incident debrief.