Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) with Emergency Breathing System (EBS)

This Product is to meet the offshore safety and emergency response training requirements for personnel new (or returning) to the offshore energy industry who will be supplied with a rebreather emergency breathing system (EBS) during offshore helicopter travel.

This Product is to prepare learners that intend to travel to and from offshore installations and vessels by helicopter by providing specific training in pre-flight and in-flight requirements and to equip learners with the basic emergency response knowledge and skills required in the event of a helicopter emergency – with a specific focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching.

The objectives of the HUET (with EBS) Training are that learners will be able to:

(a) Demonstrate, in a simulated environment, that they can use the safety equipment, and follow procedures in preparing for, and during helicopter emergencies – with particular focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching.

Medical Entry Requirements

Training activities contained within this Product may include physically demanding and potentially stressful elements. All personnel who participate in such activities must be capable of participating fully. OPITO-approved Centres are therefore required, as a minimum, to ensure that prior to participating in practical exercises, suitable and sufficient risk assessments are in place and that the learners must either:

(a) Possess a valid, current offshore medical certificate OR,

(b) Possess an employing company approved medical certificate equivalent to an offshore medical certificate OR,

(c) Possess a valid, unexpired, medical certificate of fitness to work at sea, OR,

(d) Possess a valid and current certificate of medical fitness for diving at work. OR,

(e) Undergo medical screening by completing an appropriate medical screening form provided by the OPITO-approved centre

The OPITO-approved Centre shall keep a record of the learner’s declaration of fitness in accordance with their document control policy(s) or procedures.

This information, along with summary details of the type of physical activities the learner will be asked to perform, will be given to learners by the OPITO-approved Centre and, if applicable, to their sponsoring company as part of the joining instructions. The responsibility for declaring any known current or pre-existing medical conditions that could have adverse effects to the individual’s state of health while undertaking the training activities lies with the learner and/or company sponsoring the learner.

Where doubt exists regarding the fitness of any learner, the OPITO-approved Centre should direct the individual to consult a medical officer familiar with the nature and extent of the training.

Practical exercises must be designed and delivered solely to meet this Product, and must not place on the learner any demands other than those required to meet the Product.

To achieve the Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) Training the learner will need to complete the mandatory unit.

6 hours 40 minutes

4 years

Please note: If the expiry date on the learners previous certificate is within 90 days prior of the course enrolment date then the date of the new certificate should correspond with the expiry date of the existing/previous certificate unless stated otherwise by the Duty Holder or Asset Owner or Operator.