Don Pedro's Offshore Training and Certificates

Safety and Survival Certificates

BOSIET: "Basic Offshore Safety Instruction and Emergency Training". Includes Safety, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, First Aid and Hypothermia, Helicopter Safety and Escape, and Survival at Sea. Also called "Offshore Survival Certificate" or "Offshore Survival Course". Valid for 4 years.

FOET: "Further Offshore Emergency Training"

HUET: "Helicopter Underwater Escape Training"

STCW-95

classified as a ship

ITF based

Safety and Survival Training Centres

List of UK Offshore Training Courses.

OLF ( Norway ) 5 day basic course similar to BOSIET but required in the North Sea Norwegian sector.

OLF and OPITO approved survival courses in Denmark - Dansk, English, In UK.

3 day North Sea BOSIET training covering UK, Norwegian, Danish, and Dutch sectors and regulations.

Australia ( HUET ), BOSIET

Asia Pacific, Offshore Fire Fighting

Brazil, BOSIET, HUET; Português do Brasil.

France ( BOSIET, HUET ) Français, get information by e-mail: contact"at"ceps-survie.com

South Africa, Cape Town, BOSIET ( including HUET ).

UAE - Abu Dhabi [ Middle East ] ( BOSIET, HUET, FOET ). Indians can choose this. Branch training centre in Egypt

UK ( BOSIET ), HUET Southampton, FOET, Warsash.

USA ( BOSIET, HUET ), LA, by Petrofac [ USCG, OLF, OPITO ]

Pan European Basic Offshore Safety course (UK) covering all European offshore sectors ( BOSIET ).

World wide list of OPITO approved safety and survival courses [PDF] ( BOSIET, HUET, FOET, etc ). Some contact numbers can be somewhat out of date. Note OPITO standards for BOSIET were renewed on April 01, 2007.

World wide list of Internet addresses to BOSIET training centres' websites.

Offshore Technical Skills Training Centres and Schools

Certificate requirements can vary by unit location according to local requirements and regulations. Specific unit requirements to be found in specific job specification and employer's procedures and guidelines. It's therefore necessary to apply only for specific vacancies and exactly specify your certificates.

To work as a Motorhand, Derrickhand, or Driller in (Alberta) Canada after June 2008 you must either be registered as a Rig Tech Apprentice or Hold a Rig Tech Journeyman Certificate. Rig Tech Apprenticeship information.

Pre employment Floorman ( Roughneck ) training, 20 days, in Nova Scotia ( Canada ). Suitable also for Americans from New England.

Offshore Greenhand Courses

These are intended for new inexperienced applicants. A roustabout is an unskilled-inexperienced worker ( trainee or helper ), the position serves also as a common entry level occupation for the oil rig's marine section. To work as a roustabout you must be physically strong and accustomed to heavy manual work - even in bad weather.

The term greenhand comes from the requirement on some installations that newcomers wear a green hard hat to identify them as "new onboard" and may be not familiar with all regulations.

UK, Offshore greenhand courses to prepare beginners / newcomers for offshore industry employment. Duration 5 working days at Aberdeen ( Scotland ).
Petrofac - RGIT 5 day greenhand course for new entrants to the offshore industry (UK).

Crane Operators and Rigger Training
Starting day rate ( salary ) for Crane Operators ( North Sea ) is (Jan. 2008) about UK £ 170. With a rotation of 14 days on / 14 days off you would get about UK £ 2.500 per month (about US $ 5.000 per month).

A rigger [ US legal definition ] is: "anyone who attaches or detaches lifting equipment to loads or lifting devices" on fixed offshore platforms.
- Get Australian Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 (pdf < 1MB)
- Offshore Crane Operator courses ( Tower & Pedestal Offshore Cranes, Derrick Cranes ) and Rigging Courses in Australia and Indonesia ( Batam ). Bahasa Indonesia.
- Offshore and/or land based mobile crane operator's certificate courses in Canada, 26 weeks.
- UK and US Offshore Crane Operator ( "sparrows" stages 1-3 ) training centre and OPITO approved Rigger courses with certificates. Have offices world-wide.
- UK-RGIT ( Petrofac ), OPITO approved courses covering introductory work on rigging & lifting and slinging & lifting ( banksman slinger ), 3 days course to ensure that involved personnel on UK rigs satisfy standard health and safety competencies.
- Crane operations, slinging / rigging, lifting, and Banksman / Slinger courses overview, UK.

Drilling Training
- Offshore oil-gas drilling rig training schools:
  - Aberdeen ( UK )
  - Canada - Nova Scotia
  - Malaga ( Spain ); English - Español.
  - International [ Canada, Middle East, South America, South East Asia, USA, West Africa ].
- Additional drill training and seminars, ( UK ).
ROV ( Underwater ) Training
ROV pilot / technician day rates start from about UK £ 150 per day. With a rotation of 14 days on / 14 days off you would get about 15 x 150 = £ 2.200 per month ( about USD 5.000 per month ) - you are not paid when not working ( 12 hours per day, 7 days per week ).

The Diver Certification Board of Canada is developing certification standards for ROV Pilots / Technicians.
- ROV Pilot / Technician training course (3 weeks) in Subic Bay, close to Manila, Philippines. Internationally credited certificates. Training centre assists with finding employment as trainee pilot technician upon successfully completed course.
- ROV courses: handling, repair, and piloting. In Scotland ( UK ), 7 weeks. Also information in ( Middle East Arabic ).
- ROV training and certificate renewal centre in the English Lake District. Use contact page for enquiries.
Offshore Scaffolder Training
OLF "Recommended Guidelines for Scaffolding Building" (08/2006) with labour requirements.
- Scaffolder courses in Australia ( Perth and Darwin ), Indonesia ( Batam ), and Singapore. Bahasa Indonesia
- Scaffolder (and other) courses in UK.
Dynamic Positioning Training
- Overview of training and certification of Dynamic Positioning ( DP ) personnel. The Nautical Institute's specification and requirements for Dynamic Positioning Operator's certificate [ DPO ], (pdf, 0.9 MB).
- Maritime and Offshore Dynamic Positioning training for Bridge Officers and Technical maintenance personnel at Lowestoft, UK.
- Offshore DP simulator [pdf document] training with Danish Training Institute. Training centres in: Denmark, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and USA.
- Bourbon DP training centre in Manila, Philippines.
- Manufacturer specific ( Kongsberg ) International ( Norway, Brazil, Dubai, Singapore, and USA ) Dynamic Positioning courses, with dates and locations for 2008. The courses are monitored by Nautical Institute.
- DP training in Mumbai, India both on Kongsberg and Alstom equipment, accredited by The Nautical Institute, London. Both basic and advanced training is provided.
When applying for employment as DPO many agents / employers ask you to give your dayrate. Try to figure out a dayrate you can live with at least until you are established with that employer. When calculating your starting dayrate remember you are paid only for the time you are actually working. The actual amount therefore depends on your rotation.

Further you need to check if you will be an employee or "freelance", i.e. self employed / sub-contractor. If you are a sub-contractor you pay yourself your taxes, social security, life & accident insurance, and pension installments, etc. whatever financial security your family needs. Check also who pays for travel between your home and embarkation point to the job location. Check this before you settle on the dayrate amount you quote. May be you need even consult a tax advisor in your country of residence.
Offshore Ballast Control Training
- IADC together with Nautical Institute ( London, UK ) certification guidelines for Offshore Ballast Control Operator ( BCO ), Barge Supervisor, and Offshore Installation Manager ( OIM ) licenses when serving on a MOU, including list of accredited training centres.