A - MAST
Advanced Marine Aviation and Sea Survival Training
A three-day programme for offshore-going personnel, delivered through practical offshore safety, helicopter emergency, sea-survival and emergency-response training at the ONGC ATI Sea Survival Centre in Goa.
3 Days
Duration
Offshore Personnel
Designed for
Practical Training
Training approach
CORE FOCUS
The Programme Essentials
Advanced training in offshore survival techniques for safety-critical environments.
Fire Fighting &
Self-Rescue
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Advanced HUETwith CA-EBS
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Advaned Sea-Survival & Recovery
First Aid & Emergency Response
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TEMPSC
Operations
Weather
Simulation
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Basic H₂S Gas ER (Initial Training)
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Shallow Water
Deployment CA-EBS
One Integrated Programme for Offshore Emergency Preparedness
A-MAST brings together key offshore safety, aviation emergency, sea-survival and emergency-response disciplines within one structured three-day programme.
Participants move from offshore safety awareness into helicopter emergency preparation, CA-EBS familiarisation and simulated escape, followed by sea survival, evacuation and recovery, emergency first aid, firefighting and self-rescue.
The programme combines structured learning with practical exercises designed to build familiarity with offshore emergency equipment, environments and response situations.
TRAINING STRUCTURE
A-MAST is built around four interconnected areas of offshore emergency preparedness: Safety Induction, Helicopter Safety & Escape, Sea Survival & First Aid, and Firefighting & Self-Rescue and Basic H₂S knowledge and safety.
Together, they establish the knowledge and practical familiarity required to understand the offshore operating environment, recognise hazards, prepare for emergency situations and respond appropriately when normal operating conditions deteriorate.
The curriculum moves progressively from offshore safety awareness and hazard control into aviation emergency preparation, survival, recovery and immediate emergency response.
Helicopter Escape Training combined with in-water CA-EBS deployment
Helicopter Emergency Training forms a major practical component of the programme. Participants first develop familiarity with offshore helicopter travel, emergency procedures and the Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) before progressing into in-water familiarisation and simulated helicopter escape exercises.
Environmental effects can be introduced to increase exercise complexity and require participants to maintain orientation, manage equipment and apply the correct escape sequence under progressively more demanding conditions. The training progression follows a deliberate pathway:
Helicopter Travel → Emergency Preparation → CA-EBS → In-Water Familiarisation → Advanced Simulated Escape.
WHY A-MAST?
A-MAST brings together key offshore safety, aviation emergency, sea-survival and emergency-response disciplines within one structured three-day programme.
Participants move from offshore safety awareness into helicopter emergency preparation, CA-EBS familiarisation and simulated escape, followed by sea survival, evacuation and recovery, Basic H₂S, emergency first aid, firefighting and self-rescue.
The programme combines structured learning with practical exercises designed to build familiarity with offshore emergency equipment, environments and response situations.
Offshore operations can move rapidly from routine activity into complex emergency situations.
Downstream activities are hazardous and need deep understanding of emergency response and real time immediate actions.
A-MAST brings these related emergency competencies together for a learner curating advance escape techniques and emergency response skills.
Recognise
Recognise Understand hazards and changing emergency conditions.
Protect
Use appropriate protective measures and emergency equipment.
Escape
Apply the relevant escape and evacuation response.
Survive
Use survival techniques following evacuation or immersion
Respond
Take appropriate initial action as the emergency develops
ATI Currently Groups A-MAST into
Five Principal Areas.
Safety Induction
Develop an understanding of the offshore operating environment and the principles used to identify, manage and control offshore hazards. The training covers offshore industry and installation awareness, common workplace hazards, safety-management principles, risk controls, regulatory framework, considerations, and the practical realities of living and working offshore.
Advanced Helicopter Safety & escape
Develop familiarity with offshore helicopter travel, helicopter emergencies and the use of the Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS). Training progresses into practical helicopter escape exercises, including simulated environmental conditions and additional in-water CA-EBS familiarisation.
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Advanced Sea Survival Techniques & First aid
Develop familiarity with offshore evacuation, survival and recovery arrangements following an emergency at sea. The programme includes marine survival, liferaft activities, emergency recovery arrangements, heli-hoist rescue and emergency first aid.
Firefighting & Self-Rescue
Develop familiarity with appropriate initial response to offshore fire and smoke emergencies. Training includes fire-extinguisher operation and survival within smoke-affected environments.
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Basic H2S
Awareness
Developing familiarity with Basic H₂S awareness for a broader knowledge on offshore emergencies that are not limited to aviation incidents, fire or survival at sea. Training covers properties of H2s gas emergency response, breathing apparatus and evacuation techniques.
Train in Conditions Designed to Challenge the Response time
Your Offshore
Training Pathway
Theory Sessions
Build understanding of offshore hazards, emergency procedures, equipment use and core safety principles
Demonstration
Observe the correct techniques, equipment handling and response sequence before progressing to practical exercises.
Offshore-Ready Personnel
Bring knowledge, practical skills and equipment familiarity together to strengthen preparedness for offshore operations.
Knownledge Assessment
Confirm understanding through structured questioning, written checks and instructor-led assessment activities.
Practical Training
Apply knowledge through supervised drills, realistic simulations and hands-on emergency-response exercises.
Prepare for the Conditions You Cannot Control. Train the Response You Can.
Develop practical familiarity with offshore hazards, helicopter emergencies, sea survival and emergency response through the three-day A-MAST programme at ONGC ATI, Goa.
Build the knowledge, equipment familiarity and response discipline required when routine operations transition into emergency conditions.
Prepare for Offshore Conditions That Cannot Be Predicted.