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GWO Sea Survival

GWO-SS SEa Survival

Training for Offshore Wind

This GWO module enables participants to take the correct preventive actions in all aspects of offshore safe access and rescue. This module prepares participants for regular operation and emergencies during travel from shore to installation or turbine and while up tower. GWO certified through ENSA.

CONTENT:

  • Safe conduct on installations, vessels, and turbines during normal operations & emergencies
  • Cold shock, hypothermia, & drowning
  • Individual & collective survival techniques at sea
  • Advantages & limitations of personal LSA, PPE & usage
  • GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems) & SAR (Search and Rescue)
  • Transfer of worker & equipment between dock to vessel & vessel to turbine foundation
  • Evacuation from the turbine to water

LOCATION:

  • Groton Training Center, Groton, CT

DURATION:

  • Initial and Refresher: Seven (7) Hours | 1 Day

AGE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Participants must be a minimum of 18 years of age for full participation and certification. Participants under the age of 18 require parental consent.

 

PREREQUISITES:

  • Participants engage in rigorous activity and should be in a good state of health, physically capable of fully taking part in all course exercises. This program includes climbing up a ladder or tower, working at an elevated platform, and egressing from a height using rescue devices.

CERTIFICATION:

  • All participants who complete the full program in accordance with the learning and performance objectives receive a course completion certificate and GWO (WINDA) credit (24-mo expiry).

SCHEDULING:

  • Courses are scheduled on a rolling basis. Training calendar seats are booked on a first come, first serve basis.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

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