Thanks to all who helped and assisted us through this evolution. Before I started this egress I was ignorant and if anything happened in the water I would have died, but now I am confident enough to survive and also save other people’s lives. Thanks to all the instructors.
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HUET - Cold Water Environment
SS-C-019 HUET - Cold Water Environment (CWHUET)
AIM
This program is designed to provide a Shell accepted course for all personnel working or traveling on, or over cold water, associated with oil exploration/production platforms with the knowledge and skills necessary to react appropriately to an aircraft ditching emergency an conduct an underwater egress utilizing Shark Survival’s Air Pocket Plus™ breathing system. This course is based on the OPITO (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization) standards.
CONTENT
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Hazards and emergencies associated with aircraft over cold water operations
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Hazards and emergencies associated with oil exploration and production platforms
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Safety and survival equipment requirements and utilization (Vessel/Platform/Helicopter)
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Introduction to hypothermia mitigation cold environs hazards, and sea and land survival techniques
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Coping with physical, physiological, and psychological stress
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Personal rescue techniques and use of life rafts, signaling devices, and other survival equipment
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Characteristics of immersion suits, personal floatation devices, and aviation jackets
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Introduction to search and rescue resources, equipment, and use of helicopter lifting strop with simulated rescue
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Oil platform, vessel and helicopter emergency evacuation, routes, exit operation, and procedures
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Life raft righting, boarding, and survival patterns (Practical)
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Air Pocket Plus ™ emergency breathing systems utilization
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Preparation for emergency landing and ditching situations
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Donning of immersion suits, permanent buoyancy life jackets, and aviation life jackets (Practical)
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Immersion suit and aircraft transit survival suit group formation and survival techniques (Practical)
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Evacuation and escape training utilizing the Modular Egress Training Simulator (METS™)
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Dry evacuation through an emergency exit to an aviation life raft
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From ditched aircraft on surface of the water
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Performing vital primary and secondary actions
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Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) while wearing a survival suit
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Partially submerged helicopter escape through and underwater escape exit
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Capsized helicopter escape utilizing the Air Pocket Plus ™, followed by inflation of an aviation lifejacket after reaching the surface
DURATION
16 Hours
PREREQUISITES
* A statement of health form (completed on first day of course)
* Trainees are expected to be in a good state of health and physically capable of taking part in all course activities. Those trainees in noncompliance will be refused and billed for the full course.
CERTIFICATION
All persons who successfully complete the program based on performance standards will receive a Survival Systems certificate of completion and laminated wallet card.
REGISTRATION
Our course is offered through the Groton Training Center located at 144 Tower Avenue in Groton, Connecticut 06340. For scheduling please contact us at 860-405-0002, Toll-free: 888-386-5371, Fax: 860-405-0006, or email us at registrar@survivalsystemsinc.com.
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