WHO’S THE COURSE FOR?
· This Programme is designed for personnel who are appointed to, or to be appointed to, the role of an Offshore Emergency Response Team Leader.
COURSE AIMS AND BENEFITS:
· To equip the learner with the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to perform the role of Offshore Emergency Response Team Leader effectively.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
To successfully complete this training programme, the learner must be able to know and understand:
(The role of the OERTL)
· The role and key responsibilities of the OERTL, to include:
o Ensuring command and control of the ER team is maintained at all times including sub-leadership and deputizing arrangements where necessary.
o Establishing and maintaining effective communications during emergency response (ER), to include communicating to the team and communicating to ER command centre using all available methods.
o Maintaining the safety of the OER team at all times.
o The key principles and types of effective leadership and their application to offshore emergency response teams in different situations.
· How human factors may affect the safety of OER team and individual team members including:
o Effects of heat and humidity.
o Stress affecting decision making.
o Loss of orientation/location.
o Physical limitations.
o Sources of assistance available during emergency.
o Effects and management of stress while leading a team in an emergency.
(The emergency response arrangements)
· Importance of being fully conversant with company/asset specific offshore emergency response arrangements, to include:
o Key legislation relevant to OERTL role in region of operations.
o Emergency alarms and procedures.
o Fixed and mobile firefighting systems and equipment.
o Incident planning and progress monitoring.
o Levels of emergency and response to include: preparedness, response actions, and recovery.
o Emergency management roles (individual and team roles).
o Incident control centres.
o Emergency communication protocols.
o Briefing the installation/vessel Offshore Emergency Response Team.
· Hazards, hazard recognition and mitigation associated with typical fire and non-fire incidents, to include:
Fire:
o Rotating machinery.
o Electrical.
o Pressure-fed.
o Chemical including methanol and oxidising agents.
o Explosives.
o Accommodation, galley and laundry.
o Fire behaviour in relation to backdraft and flashover.
o Hazardous areas including processing, drill floor/well test area and fabrication shop.
Non-fire:
o Unignited gas releases.
o Unignited fuel spillages.
o Chemical spill. 2.2.12 radiation incident.
o Toxic gas release and asphyxiates.
o Cryogenic release (i.e. LNG).
o Electrical incident.
o Confined space incident.
o Working at height incident.
o Medical emergency.
o ERT involvement with the Helideck Team.
(How to lead the response to an incident):
· Mobilisation of the ER team including confirming operational readiness with regards to personnel, PPE, equipment and resources.
· ERTL responsibility to conduct the Incident Brief including the following key elements:
o Location and type of incident.
o Purpose and objectives of entry.
o Safe access and egress.
o Process conditions and associated local hazards.
o Active work sites.
o People in the area.
o Fire protection and detection systems in operation.
o Potential effects of the incident on infrastructure (ie. FRP grating).
o Weather conditions including prevailing wind.
o Communication processes.
o Incident withdrawal arrangements.
o Types and donning of PPE for different incidents i.e. chemical and firefighting PPE.
· Considerations and actions whilst leading the team during the incident, including:
o The importance of key emergency assessment points including dynamic risk assessment of the incident area where safe to do so.
o Optimizing the use of fixed and mobile ER systems.
o Directing the ER team in using appropriate extinguishing media.
o Monitoring the safety of the ER team.
