OPITO Product 5752
BOSIET with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS)
(Digital Delivery)
Initial offshore safety and emergency-response training combining online underpinning knowledge with centre-based practical assessment for personnel who will use a Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System during offshore helicopter travel.
The Digital Delivery pathway allows learners to complete the underpinning BOSIET knowledge online before attending an OPITO-approved training centre to demonstrate the required practical and assessment outcomes
1 Day
4
CA-EBS
4 Year
8H Guided learning hours
Mandatory units
Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System
Validity
Validity
4 years
Product Type
OPITO Approved Course
Trainers
OPITO Certified and years of experience
Progression
FOET with
EBS
DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE. PRACTICAL OFFSHORE RESPONSE.
01 — Build the Offshore Knowledge First
Complete the required online learning before centre attendance, developing an understanding of offshore hazards, safety regulations, risk controls and the principles behind the emergency procedures that will later be practised.
02 — Arrive Familiar With the CA-EBS Pathway
Come to practical training already understanding the role of the Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System and how it fits within offshore helicopter emergency preparation.
03 — Turn Digital Learning Into Physical Action
Apply the underpinning knowledge through practical helicopter emergency exercises, safety-equipment use, simulated ditching and escape, sea survival and emergency first aid.
04 — Complete the Offshore Response
Progress into firefighting and self-rescue exercises, bringing the online learning and practical response together into a complete offshore emergency-training pathway.
Why Digital Delivery?
Digital Knowledge. Practical Competence.
Digital Delivery changes where the underpinning knowledge begins. It does not remove the requirement to demonstrate practical offshore emergency competence.
Learners first complete the approved online programme. They then attend an OPITO-approved training centre where understanding is verified and the required practical outcomes are assessed using representative offshore emergency equipment and controlled training environments. The learner must attend the approved centre for formal assessment within 90 days of completing the online elements.
Understand it. Practice it. Perform it.
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ONLINE KNOWLEDGE
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EQUIPMENT FAMILIARISATION
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FORMAL ASSESSMENT
What Does Product 5752 Develop?
The Product is designed to create an initial offshore safety and emergency-response foundation.
Learners must be able to identify offshore hazards and controls, understand key safety regulations and basic safety-management concepts, use helicopter safety equipment, prepare for helicopter emergencies, demonstrate sea-survival and first-aid techniques and use basic firefighting and self-rescue equipment.
IS 5752 Right For you?
Initial offshore training for the CA-EBS pathway.
Product 5752 is intended for personnel who are new to, or returning to, the offshore oil and gas industry and will be supplied with CA-EBS during offshore helicopter travel.
It is particularly relevant to learners choosing to complete the underpinning BOSIET knowledge online before attending an approved centre for practical assessment.
The Product requires the learner to attend the approved centre for formal assessment within 90 days of completing the online elements.
Helicopter Travel
Required for Personnel travelling by Helicopter to offshore installations.
Tropical Environment
Designed for tropical offshore conditions and operating challenges.
New or Returning
Ideal for those new to, or returning to, offshore industry operations.
Foundation for Safety
Build essential offshore safety skills confident and competent travel.
Four Mandatory Units
OPITO Product 5752 is designed for personnel who are new to, or returning to, the offshore oil and gas industry and who are expected to travel offshore using a Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System — CA-EBS.
01
OIS-69
30 M
Safety Induction — Digital Delivery
Build the knowledge foundation required to understand the offshore operating environment before progressing into practical emergency-response training.
Learners explore offshore operations, installation and vessel types, and the challenges of remote, harsh environments. They develop awareness of key hazards—including pressure, machinery, chemicals, H₂S, electrical energy, suspended loads, working at height and confined spaces—and their controls, including Safe Systems of Work, isolation, BOPs, guarding and fall protection. The unit also covers offshore regulations, Safety Cases, safety-critical systems, ALARP, PPE, Permit to Work, toolbox talks, emergency drills, reporting, and health and welfare requirements.
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02
OIS-348
3 H 15 M
Helicopter Safety & Escape — Digital Delivery
Develop helicopter emergency competence around the Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System pathway.
Product 5752 covers helicopter travel and emergency preparation, CA-EBS equipment checks, fitting, deployment and breathing, dry evacuation, and standard HUET exercises involving partial submersion, push-out windows, capsize escape and post-egress survival. Additional CA-EBS training develops shallow-water breathing and underwater escape skills, subject to applicable medical, regulatory and centre requirements. Learners who do not meet the additional medical criteria may complete the Product excluding Outcome 6, while underwater CA-EBS ascents require direct supervision and continuous exhalation.
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03
OIS-71
2 H 30 M
Sea Survival and First Aid — Digital Delivery
Develop practical survival and immediate-response capability following offshore evacuation or helicopter egress.
Learners develop awareness of offshore emergencies, alarms, communications, station bills, escape routes, temporary refuge, muster and abandonment procedures, PPE, and search-and-rescue arrangements involving helicopters, standby vessels, FRCs, MRRDs, rescue devices and TEMPSC. Practical training covers TEMPSC passenger procedures, controlled water entry, helicopter rescue, individual and group survival techniques, marine-liferaft boarding and operation, and emergency first aid for injuries, exposure and casualty recovery in liferafts and TEMPSC.
04
OIS-72
1 H 45 M
Firefighting and Self Rescue — Digital Delivery
Develop the basic firefighting and self-rescue competence required when offshore fire, smoke or heat affects the normal operating environment.
Learners explore common causes of offshore fires, combustion principles, heat transfer, firefighting media and fixed fire-and-gas detection systems. Practical training covers raising the alarm, using water or foam and CO₂ extinguishers on appropriate fire scenarios, and individual and group self-rescue in smoke or restricted visibility, focusing on safe escape, evacuation and mustering.
Why the CA-EBS Pathway Matters
Train for the breathing system you may actually use offshore.
Travelling offshore involves a combination of hazards that many personnel may not encounter in conventional workplaces.
The worker must understand the offshore operating environment, recognise major hazards and controls, know how to respond to alarms and emergency instructions, travel safely by helicopter, use aviation survival equipment correctly and respond appropriately if an aircraft ditches. Product 5752 brings these competencies together within one structured initial-training pathway.
The OPITO-defined objectives include identifying offshore hazards and their controls, understanding offshore safety regulation and safety-management principles, demonstrating correct CA-EBS use, completing simulated helicopter emergency and escape exercises, demonstrating sea-survival and first-aid techniques, and using basic firefighting and self-rescue techniques in reduced-visibility environments.
System
Understanding
Operating
Duration
Flotation
Dynamics
Integrated
Egress
CA-EBS Technical Focus
Understand the system before you depend on it.
Product 5752 develops specific knowledge of:
Equipment Components
Cylinder, demand valve, mouthpiece, hose, pressure indicator and other applicable operating controls.
Equipment Condition
How to conduct pre-use checks and confirm correct operating status.
Donning
How to correctly fit the aviation lifejacket and CA-EBS system.
Deployment
How to deploy the mouthpiece and nose clip using one hand.
Breathing
How to establish an effective mouthpiece seal and breathe through the demand valve.
Recovery
How to clear water and recover from a displaced mouthpiece.
Limitations
Understanding risks such as loss of air, improper purging, running out of air and hazards associated with compressed-air breathing.
The learner then progresses into practical use.
CA-EBS Shallow-Water Familiarisation
Build breathing-system competence progressively.
The Product includes dedicated CA-EBS exercises in shallow water at a maximum depth of 0.7 metres measured at the chest.
Learners practice: Deployment above the water, Deployment below the surface, Clearing the mouthpiece by exhalation, Using the purge function, Deployment using opposite hands, Breathing underwater vertically and Moving underwater while breathing from CA-EBS.
01
Know the system and how it works.
Understand
02
Wear it correctly and Securely.
Don
03
Complete allpre-use checks.
Check
04
Deploy in the exercise.
Deploy
05
Breathe correctly and stay calm.
Breathe
06
Escape safely and follow instructions.
Escape
Suraksha Marine HUET Simulator
Train the escape in a controlled helicopter environment.
At Suraksha Marine, HUET practical training is delivered using a purpose-built helicopter underwater escape simulator designed to support controlled submersion, inversion and emergency egress exercises.
Product 5752 requires HUET systems to include representative helicopter seating and restraints, push-out windows, controlled lowering, at least 180° rotation, emergency stopping capability and rapid retrieval.
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6 Training Positions
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4 Passengers +
2 Cockpit Positions
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Multiple Push-Out Emergency Windows
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Representative Restraint Systems
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Controlled 180° Inversion
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Dedicated Lowering
& Recovery System
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Controlled Environment
Safe, repeateble conditions for effective learning.
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Progressive Escape Training
Build skills and confidence through structure scenarios
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Operational Realism
Realistic systems and motions that mirror field conditions
What HUET is Really Training
FOUR SKILLS.
One Outcome.
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Reference
Maintain a physical point of orientation
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Orientation
Recognise body and cabin position after movement
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Release
Release restraint at the appropriate stage
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Egress
Locate and pass through the nominated exit
These variations form part of the practical Product 5752 HUET sequence.
HUET Escape Progression
Build the escape sequence progressively.
HUET training increases in complexity as learners develop confidence and competence.
The minimum HUET team includes:
Lead Instructor
Crane/Hoist Operator or Dive Supervisor
OPITO HUET Divers
Pool Safety Person
01
Dry Emergency Landing
Locate the equipment, follow crew instructions and evacuate through
a nominated exit.
04
Partial Submersion + Push-Out Window
Operate the push-out window and complete underwater egress.
07
Post-Egress
Survival
Inflate the aviation lifejacket, deploy the spray visor and board
an aviation liferaft.
02
Ditching Preparation
Identify the exit and integrate CA-EBS deployment into emergency preparation.
05
Capsize
Escape from the inverted helicopter.
03
Partial
Submersion
Escape through an underwater opening.
06
Capsize + Push-
Out Window
Maintain orientation, locate the exit and complete egress
through the nominated push-out opening.
Push-Out Window Competence
Establish the exit skill before the final capsize exercise.
An important assessment detail within the Product Standard is that although push-out windows are fitted for the final capsize exercise, the learner's ability to push out the window is assessed during the partial-submersion exercise.
Demonstrate the exit action before adding the full inversion sequence.
Aviation Liferaft
The emergency continues after leaving the cabin.
Product 5752 includes both dry evacuation into an aviation liferaft and liferaft boarding from the water.
Learners understand the location, operation and use of aviation liferafts.
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Secure mooring lines
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Deploying the sea anchor
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Raising the canopy
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Raft maintenance
Medical Requirements
Be fit for the practical demands of training.
The programme contains physically demanding and potentially stressful activities.
Learners must satisfy an acceptable
medical-entry route, which may include:
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valid offshore medical;
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employer-approved equivalent;
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fitness-to-work-at-sea certificate;
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medical fitness for diving at work;
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or appropriate screening through the OPITO-approved centre.
Additional CA-EBS requirement
The shallow-water CA-EBS exercises have additional medical requirements.
Learners deemed medically unfit for this element must not participate in the additional CA-EBS shallow-water practical exercises.
Medical eligibility should be confirmed before booking.
Swimming Ability
You do not need to hide your swimming ability.
These groups must be clearly
identified during pool exercises.
The standard recognises: swimmers, weak swimmers and designated non-swimmers.
A maximum of two designated non-swimmer learners may participate in any one HUET pool exercise.
Inform Suraksha Marine of your swimming ability before practical training.
Shoulder Breadth Measurement
Where required locally, learners should hold a valid Shoulder Breadth Measurement before offshore helicopter travel.
Shoulder Breadth Measurement may be required depending on the applicable offshore aviation regime. Confirm your mobilisation requirement before booking.
Why Suraksha Marine
Build the response before increasing the demand.
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Advanced HUET Simulation: Develop helicopter escape competence in a purpose-built underwater evacuation environment.
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CA-EBS Specific Training: Move from equipment knowledge and donning into deployment, controlled underwater breathing and emergency integration.
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Progressive Learning: Build competence from dry exercises into shallow water and simulated helicopter escape.
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Structured Safety Systems: HUET activities are supported by defined instructor, dive and pool-safety resources.
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Integrated Offshore Emergency Response: CA-EBS, helicopter escape, survival, rescue, first aid and firefighting are developed as connected competencies.
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Training Pathway Support: Suraksha Marine can help learners and corporate clients distinguish between the EBS and CA-EBS pathways.
Offshore Preparedness Begins Before the Flight
Build the initial offshore safety foundation and develop practical competence across CA-EBS, helicopter escape, HUET, sea survival, first aid, firefighting and self-rescue.
Real Equipment. Controlled Simulation. Demonstrated Competence.
Understand the Environment.
Control the Equipment.
Demonstrate the Response.
Corporate workforce mobilisation?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
