OPITO Product 5700
Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training with Emergency Breathing System
(BOSIET - EBS)
Initial offshore safety and emergency-response training for personnel who are new to, or returning to, the offshore oil and gas industry and will be supplied with a rebreather Emergency Breathing System during offshore helicopter travel.
Develop the knowledge and practical competence required to understand offshore hazards and safety systems, helicopter travel, rebreather EBS operation, HUET and underwater escape, sea survival, emergency first aid, firefighting and self-rescue.
3 Days
4
EBS
4 Year
21 Guided learning hours
Mandatory units
Rebreather EBS Pathway
Validity
Validity
4 years
Product Type
OPITO Approved Course
Trainers
OPITO Certified and years of experience
Progression
Further Offshore Emeregency Training
Build the Response Before You Need It
01 — Read the Offshore Environment
Develop awareness of the hazards specific to offshore oil and gas installations, understand the risks they can create and recognise the controls used to reduce them.
02 — Prepare Before the Ditching
Become familiar with offshore helicopter safety equipment and emergency procedures, including the role of the rebreather EBS, before progressing into simulated helicopter escape exercises.
03 — Continue Beyond the Exit
Practise sea-survival and emergency first-aid techniques so the response does not stop once the helicopter or installation has been evacuated.
04 — Move When Visibility Disappears
Use basic firefighting equipment and practise self-rescue techniques in restricted-visibility and simulated smoke-filled environments.
The Safety Induction is delivered as theory while OPITO indicates an approximate 40% theory / 60% practical balance for the remaining unit
Practical Training Environment
The training environment supports the complete emergency sequence.
Product 5700 is capable of allowing learners to practise:
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Dry helicopter evacuation
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Partial-submersion escape
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Capsized helicopter escape
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Push-out-window operation
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Aviation transit-suit use
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Aviation lifejacket and EBS use
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Aviation liferaft evacuation
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EBS pool familiarisation
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Marine liferaft boarding
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Helicopter rescue
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In-water survival
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TEMPSC
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Portable firefighting
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and Smoke-obscured self rescue.
IS 5700 Right For you?
Initial offshore training for personnel travelling by helicopter with a rebreather EBS.
Product 5700 is intended for personnel who are new to, or returning to, the offshore oil and gas industry and who will be supplied with a rebreather Emergency Breathing System during offshore helicopter travel.
The Product combines the wider BOSIET safety foundation with the additional helicopter emergency competence required to understand, deploy and operate an EBS during offshore aviation emergency training.
It is designed for personnel who need initial training in:
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Offshore hazards and risk controls
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Offshore safety-management principles
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Helicopter travel and emergency preparation
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Rebreather EBS use
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HUET and underwater escape
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Aviation liferaft evacuation
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Sea survival and rescue
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Emergency first aid
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Firefighting
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Self-rescue
Training requirements can vary by operator, region and aviation arrangement.
Before booking, confirm your requirement with your employer, operator or mobilisation team.
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
Four mandatory units combine offshore safety induction, helicopter emergency escape with EBS, sea survival and first aid, and firefighting with self-rescue—creating a complete foundation for offshore emergency preparedness and response.
01
OIS-01
3 H 20 M
Safety Induction
Understand offshore operations, recognise the hazards and learn how offshore risk is controlled.
The Safety Induction introduces the offshore oil and gas environment, including hydrocarbon production, major offshore installations and vessels, and key hazards such as pressure, machinery, H₂S, electricity, work at height and confined spaces. Learners also develop awareness of how offshore risks are controlled through the multiple-barrier model, Safe Systems of Work, hierarchy of control, isolation, PPE, Permit to Work, toolbox talks, drills, Safety Case principles, ALARP, incident reporting and personal responsibility for safety.
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02
OIS-02
4 H 20 M
Helicopter Safety & Escape — EBS
Prepare for offshore helicopter travel and develop practical competence for emergency evacuation and underwater escape.
OIS-02 prepares learners for offshore helicopter travel, emergency evacuation and underwater escape. Training covers pre-flight procedures, boarding, aviation transit-suit awareness and safe passenger behaviour, before progressing to helicopter emergencies such as fire, smoke, fuel leaks, ditching and emergency landing. Learners also understand seatbelt and lifejacket use, aircraft flotation, escape routes, EBS principles and duration, flotation dynamics and, where applicable, Personal Locator Beacon awareness.
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03
OIS-03
6 H 20 M
Sea Survival and First Aid
Move from offshore evacuation into survival craft, in-water survival, rescue and immediate first aid.
OIS-03 develops the learner’s understanding of offshore evacuation, survival and recovery, including station bills, escape routes, temporary refuge, muster and abandonment points, helideck access and tertiary escape. Learners also develop awareness of search-and-rescue arrangements, helicopter recovery and survival craft, including standby vessels, FRCs, MRRDs, nets, baskets and ladders, together with TEMPSC configurations, passenger procedures, onboard equipment and lowering/release arrangements.
04
OIS-04
3 H 00 M
Firefighting and Self Rescue
Recognise the fire, raise the alarm, use the correct equipment and escape when visibility is lost.
OIS-04 develops the learner’s understanding of offshore fire hazards, fire behaviour and initial firefighting response. Training covers common fire causes, the triangle of combustion, heat transfer through conduction, convection and radiation, and firefighting media including water, dry chemical, dry powder, foam and CO₂. Learners also understand the purpose of fixed fire and gas-detection systems, deluge and gaseous suppression systems, together with the precautions required when operating around them.
Why the Rebreather EBS Pathway Matters
Train for the breathing system you may actually use offshore.
Product 5700 is built around the rebreather EBS pathway. Learners develop an understanding of the system, its operating duration, flotation dynamics and correct donning and operation before integrating EBS into helicopter emergency and underwater escape exercises.
System
Understanding
Operating
Duration
Flotation
Dynamics
Integrated
Egress
EBS Technical Focus
Understand the system before you depend on it.
The EBS element develops an understanding of:
EBS operating principles
How the system provides emergency breathing capability.
Duration
Why the available breathing period must be understood.
Flotation Dynamics
How body orientation and the equipment interact in water.
Donning & Operation
How the EBS is correctly fitted, checked and operated.
The learner then progresses into practical use.
Experience how EBS behaves in the water.
Learners deploy, operate and breathe from the EBS in a controlled pool environment.The exercise specifically requires the learner to experience the positive and negative pressure effects created by body orientation in water.
This establishes familiarity before EBS is integrated into more demanding underwater helicopter escape exercises.
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Know the system and how it works.
Understand
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Wear it correctly and Securely.
Don
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Complete allpre-use checks.
Check
04
Deploy in the exercise.
Deploy
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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.
Product 5700 requires a HUET capable of reproducing representative offshore-helicopter escape conditions.
The training provides at least four learner seats plus space for an instructor, a push-out window for each learner, representative window dimensions, controlled lowering onto and below the water, and the ability to rotate at least 180° in a controlled manner. It also include an emergency stop or brake, rapid retrieval capability, representative helicopter seating and restraints, emergency learner-release arrangements and a nominated helicopter-style exit.
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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 5700 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
Partial
Submersion
Escape without EBS.
04
Capsize
Escape from the inverted helicopter.
02
Partial
Submersion + EBS
Deploy, operate and breathe from EBS during escape.
05
Capsize + EBS
Breathe correctly and stay calm.
03
Partial Submersion + EBS + Push-Out Window
Integrate breathing-system operation with exit removal.
06
Capsize + EBS + Push-Out Window
Escape safely and follow instructions.
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.
Marine Liferaft
The emergency continues after leaving the cabin.
Product 5700 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
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.
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 medical screening by the OPITO-approved centre.
The learner and/or sponsoring company is responsible for declaring known medical conditions that could adversely affect participation. Where fitness is uncertain, the Centre should refer the learner to a medical professional familiar with the demands of the training.
Why Suraksha Marine
Train the complete offshore emergency-response sequence.
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Rebreather EBS Familiarisation: Understand, don, inspect, deploy and breathe from the EBS before integrating it into helicopter emergency exercises.
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Progressive HUET Training: Move from dry evacuation through partial submersion to full capsize and push-out-window escape.
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Aviation Survival Integration: Train the combined use of transit suit, aviation lifejacket, EBS and liferaft.
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Post-Egress Survival: Continue beyond helicopter escape into liferafts, TEMPSC, water-survival and offshore rescue.
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Fire & Self Rescue: Practise basic extinguisher use and controlled evacuation from smoke-obscured environments.
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Competence-Based Assessment: Move from theoretical understanding into directly observed practical performance.
Build the Offshore Foundation. Train the EBS. Rehearse the Escape.
Product 5700 connects initial offshore safety knowledge with the practical aviation and emergency-response skills required for personnel travelling offshore with a rebreather Emergency Breathing System.
UNDERSTAND. BREATHE. ORIENT. ESCAPE. SURVIVE
Real Equipment.
Controlled Simulation.
Demonstrated competence.
Corporate workforce mobilisation?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
