WHO’S THE COURSE FOR?

The target group for the OERTL Further Training are existing offshore emergency team leaders that are required to revalidate their OPITO OERTL certification by completing training scenarios which they are unable undertake offshore.   

COURSE AIMS AND BENEFITS:

To allow Offshore Emergency Response Team Leader learners to practise and be assessed on live fire exercises which they would not be able to conduct in the workplace.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

To successfully complete this programme, learners must able to demonstrate (in the role of Offshore Emergency Response Team Leader (OERTL):

·        Delegating tasks to the OERT effectively.

·        Communicating effectively with relevant emergency response personnel.

·        Giving clear and concise instructions to the OERT members during the emergency.

·        Leading the OERT in a clear and confident manner.

·        When safe to do so, directing the OERT members into the incident area – continually assessing how the changes in the emergency could impact on the safety of the OERT members.

·        Conducting dynamic risk assessments throughout the incident.

·        Looking for and responding accordingly to signs of stress in individual ERT members during the emergency.

·        Effectively monitoring breathing apparatus (BA) control.

·        Leading the OERT during non-fire incidents effectively.

·        Leading the OERT during firefighting operations effectively.

·        Conducting missing persons and casualty management effectively during the emergency.

To successfully complete this programme, learners must able to demonstrate (in the role of Offshore Emergency Response Team Member (OERTM) during exercises where they are not performing the role of OERTL):   

·        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