Offshore Lifeboat Coxswain Supplementary Fall Training (Twin Fall)

This Product is for existing certificated coxswains who are required to be competent in more than one type of fall system.

The programme may be undertaken concurrently or consecutively with initial or further practise programmes or at any time during the validity period of the current certificate, however, it is not designed to replace the further practise programmes and must not be used as such.

This Product aims to supplement the requirements for existing certificated coxswains who are required to be competent in more than one type of fall system.

Attendance on this programme is open to learners who are in possession of a valid Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (BOSIET) with Emergency Breathing System (EBS) certificate, Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) certificate, TBOSIET (Tropical BOSIET) certificate, Further Offshore Emergency Training (with Emergency Breathing System) certificate, Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) certificate or TFOET (Tropical FOET) certificate.

And

A valid Offshore Lifeboat Coxswain Initial Training Certificate or a valid Offshore Lifeboat Coxswain Further Training Certificate.

Medical entry requirements

Training/assessment 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.

Therefore, OPITO-approved training centres are required, as a minimum, to ensure that prior to participating in practical exercises the learner is declared fit, in that they

a)Possess a valid, current offshore medical certificate or

b)Possess an operator approved medical certificate,or

c)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 learners’ declaration(s) 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 delegate/candidate 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 current or pre-existing medical conditions that could have adverse effects to the individual’s state of health while undertaking the training and/or assessment activities lies with the learner and/or company sponsoring the learner. Where doubt exists regarding the fitness of any learner, the OPITO-approved Centre must direct the individual to consult a medical officer familiar with the nature and extent of the training.

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

To achieve the Offshore Lifeboat Coxswain Supplementary Fall Training (Twin Fall)  the learner will need to complete the 1 mandatory unit.

4 hours

It is suggested that the ratio of 5% theory to 95% practical is appropriate

The programme may be undertaken concurrently or consecutively with initial or further practise programmes or at any time during the validity period of the current certificate, however, it is not designed to replace the further practise programmes and must not be used as such.

Certificates issued to learners must include the supplementary training, stating the types of fall to which the certificate relates (i.e. single fall or twinfall). The expiry of this certificate must coincide with the expiry of the certificate relating to the original fall type.

Please note: If the expiry date on the learners previous certificate is within 3 months 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.