OPITO Product 5605
Travel Safely by Boat — Initial Training (TSbB)
Initial offshore boat-travel and personnel-transfer training for personnel travelling or transferring by boat to offshore installations.
OPITO Product 5605 — Travel Safely by Boat Initial Training is designed for new entrants and personnel who currently travel or transfer by boat to offshore installations. The Product develops awareness of the risks associated with boat travel and offshore transfer, the safety rules that apply, the correct use of personal safety equipment and the practical actions required during normal transfer and emergency situations.
The course combines safe boat-travel procedures, transfer techniques, flotation equipment, emergency response, abandonment, marine-liferaft procedures and in-water survival within one focused training pathway.
1 DAY
1
4 Year
2 Guided learning hours
Mandatory units
Validity
Validity
2 years
Product Type
OPITO Approved Course
Trainers
OPITO Certified and years of experience
Category
Oil and Gas / Basic Emergency Response
Build Confidence Before the Offshore Boat Transfer
01 — Understand Safe Boat Travel
Recognise the procedures for pre-boarding, boarding, travelling onboard, personnel transfer and safe disembarkation during offshore boat operations.
02 — Prepare for Personnel Transfer
Understand transfer hazards, correctly use the required flotation device and prepare for swing-rope transfer between a vessel and offshore installation.
03 — Demonstrate the Transfer
Check the swing rope, support your body weight and complete the transfer using both hands while applying the correct luggage-handling procedure.
04 — Prepare to Survive an Emergency
Practise marine-lifejacket use, controlled water entry, liferaft boarding and individual and group survival techniques following abandonment.
One Mandatory Unit
What Does Product 5605 Develop?
The Product is designed to ensure that personnel travelling and transferring by boat understand both the risks and the required response.
The programme aims to develop: awareness of boat-travel and transfer risks, understanding of essential safety rules, appropriate response during emergencies, personal responsibility for safety, correct use of personal safety equipment and the correct method of boat transfer using simulated boat and installation decks.
01 — UNDERSTAND SAFE BOAT TRAVEL
Develop awareness of pre-boarding, boarding, onboard conduct, disembarkation and the hazards associated with offshore boat transfers.
02 — USE TRANSFER EQUIPMENT CORRECTLY
Practise the correct use of flotation devices, swing ropes and luggage-transfer techniques during simulated personnel transfers.
03 — PREPARE FOR BOAT EMERGENCIES
Understand emergency equipment, marine lifejacket use, abandonment procedures and the actions required when a boat emergency develops.
04 — SURVIVE AFTER ABANDONMENT
Develop practical competence in water entry, marine liferaft boarding and individual and group in-water survival techniques.
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OIS-351
2 H 00 M
Travel Safely by Boat - Initial
Develop the knowledge and practical skills to travel, transfer and respond safely during offshore boat operations.
OIS-351 combines theoretical learning with practical boat-transfer and sea-survival exercises. Learners develop competence in safe boat travel, flotation-device use, swing-rope transfer, emergency preparation and abandonment, including awareness of transfer hazards, correct luggage handling and the safe use of marine lifejackets.
The practical element extends into controlled water entry, liferaft boarding and post-abandonment survival, including initial liferaft actions and individual and group survival techniques such as HELP, towing, huddle and circle formations. The objective is to prepare personnel for both the normal boat-transfer sequence and the actions required if the journey develops into an emergency.
IS 5605 Right For you?
Personnel travelling or transferring offshore by boat.
Product 5605 is intended for: new entrants and personnel currently travelling or transferring by boat to offshore installations.
The programme is particularly relevant where personnel may be required to move between a vessel and an offshore installation using a swing-rope transfer arrangement or other recognised transfer system.
It establishes the initial boat-transfer competence before personnel progress into further or supplementary training where required.
There are no prerequisites for TSbB Training.
Before booking, confirm your requirement with your employer, operator or mobilisation team.
PREPARE
Transfer
Respond
Survive
Why TSbB Initial?
Build safe-transfer competence before travelling offshore by boat.
Offshore personnel transfer by boat places the learner between two operating environments: a moving vessel and an offshore installation. Product 5605 is designed to develop the knowledge, practical skills and emergency-survival capability required to manage that transition safely.
The programme goes beyond simply learning how to board a vessel. It develops competence across the complete journey: pre-boarding, boarding, travelling onboard, transferring to or from the installation, responding to emergencies, abandoning the vessel and surviving in the water.
Understand the Complete Boat-Travel Sequence
Safe offshore transfer begins before the learner reaches the swing rope. TSbB Initial develops understanding of the procedures associated with:
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Pre-boarding
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Safe boarding
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Travel while onboard
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Personnel transfer
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Safe disembarkation.
This creates a structured understanding of boat travel as one continuous operational sequence rather than a single transfer movement.
Recognise Transfer Hazards
Boat transfers involve relative movement between the vessel and the offshore structure. Learners develop awareness of hazards including:
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Changing vessel-to-platform distance
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Entrapment
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Boat fenders
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Timing of movement
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Incorrect positioning during transfer.
The Product also requires learners to see footage of real-world boat transfers so that they can understand how vessel movement affects the transfer environment.
Develop Correct Flotation-Device Use
Personal flotation equipment forms part of the transfer-control system. Learners practise correctly donning the flotation device used during personnel transfer and understand the role of marine lifejackets during emergency and abandonment situations.
This distinction is important because the equipment worn during normal transfer may differ from the equipment required when preparing to abandon the vessel.
System
Understanding
Operating
Duration
Flotation
Dynamics
Integrated
Egress
Training Philosophy
Establish control before complexity.
TSbB Initial Product 5605 follows a progressive competence-building approach designed to move the learner from understanding offshore boat-travel risks into practical transfer and survival capability. The programme begins with the full travel sequence — pre-boarding, boarding, onboard conduct, personnel transfer and disembarkation — so that practical exercises are understood within the wider operational context rather than treated as isolated tasks.
The training philosophy is based on building competence in stages. Learners first understand the hazards associated with vessel movement, transfer points, boat fenders, entrapment and changing distances between the vessel and installation. They then apply this knowledge through practical use of flotation devices, swing-rope checks, body-weight control, two-handed transfer technique and correct luggage handling.
MOVE WHEN THE TRANSFER IS READY — NOT SIMPLY WHEN THE DESTINATION IS WITHIN REACH.
Build Transfer Competence First
Learners develop the judgement, timing and physical control required to move safely between vessel and installation, including recognising when transfer conditions are unsuitable.
Extend into Emergency Preparedness
Training progresses beyond routine transfer into marine-lifejacket use, controlled water entry, liferaft boarding and the actions required following a boat emergency.
Develop Individual & Group Survival
Learners practise individual techniques such as swimming, HELP and wave-slap protection alongside group survival methods including towing, chain, huddle and circle formations.
Connect the Complete Competence Pathway
Product 5605 brings travel, transfer, emergency response and survival together into one structured progression, with each practical stage building toward controlled and demonstrated performance.
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Safe Pre-Boarding
Understand the procedures required before boarding a vessel for offshore boat travel.
03
Transfer Hazard Awareness
Recognise hazards associated with boat-to-installation transfer, including fenders, entrapment and changing stepping distances.
05
Hold Body Weight
Demonstrate the ability to support body weight on the rope before beginning the swing-rope transfer.
07
Luggage Transfer
Apply the correct method of managing luggage during personnel transfer.
09
Water Entry & Liferaft Boarding
Enter the water safely from a maximum height of 1 metre and board a marine liferaft from the water.
02
Flotation Device
Correctly don the appropriate flotation device used during personnel transfers.
04
Swing-Rope Integrity Check
Apply a sharp pull to the swing rope and confirm its integrity before committing to the transfer.
06
Swing-Rope Transfer
Use both hands and correctly transfer in both directions between a simulated boat deck and fixed installation deck.
08
Emergency Preparation
Correctly don a marine lifejacket and understand the actions required in preparation for a boat emergency.
10
Abandonment & Sea Survival
Carry out liferaft actions and demonstrate individual and group survival techniques including HELP, towing, chain, huddle and circle formations.
Practical Training Environment
The Product requires facilities that allow learners to view, hear and practice representative boat-transfer and emergency-response actions.
For TSbB Initial, these include:
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Donning appropriate flotation devices
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Swing-rope transfer
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Marine-liferaft boarding
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Emergency-response actions
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In-water survival techniques.
Practical personnel-transfer-basket lifting is associated with the Supplementary Training element rather than the core Initial Product.
Marine Liferaft
From Egress to Survival Craft
Product 5605 includes evacuation into an aviation liferaft and liferaft boarding from the water. The Product specifies that these secondary actions need only be explained rather than practically demonstrated.
Learners practise boarding a marine liferaft from the water.Once aboard, the initial actions include:
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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
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Lookout Arrangements
Radio-beacon
activation
First-aid equipment awareness
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.
Medical Requirements
Although there is no training prerequisite, the Product contains practical activities that may be physically demanding or stressful.
Before practical participation, the learner must either:
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hold a valid current offshore medical certificate
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hold an operator-approved medical certificate
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complete appropriate medical screening through the OPITO-approved centre.
Learners are responsible for declaring medical conditions that could adversely affect participation. Where uncertainty exists, the approved centre must direct the learner to an appropriate medical professional familiar with the training demands.
Why Suraksha Marine
Focused offshore boat-travel and personnel-transfer training for personnel travelling or transferring by boat to offshore installations.
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Complete Boat-Travel Preparation: Develop understanding of the full offshore boat-transfer sequence, from pre-boarding and boarding through onboard travel, personnel transfer and safe disembarkation.
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Practical Swing-Rope Transfer: Practice rope checks, body-weight control, two-handed transfer technique and movement between simulated vessel and installation decks.
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Transfer Hazard Awareness: Build recognition of boat-fender hazards, entrapment risks, changing vessel-to-platform distances and the importance of correct timing during personnel transfer.
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Flotation & Emergency Equipment: Develop familiarity with transfer flotation devices, marine lifejackets and the emergency equipment required during offshore boat operations.
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Controlled Abandonment Training: Practise safe water entry from up to 1 metre, marine liferaft boarding and the transition from vessel abandonment into survival activity.
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Individual Sea-Survival Skills: Develop practical capability in swimming, HELP and wave-slap protection while maintaining control in the water.
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Group Survival Techniques: Practise towing, chain, huddle and circle formations to reinforce coordinated survival following abandonment.
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Progressive Competence Development: Move from understanding boat-travel risks into practical transfer, emergency response and post-abandonment survival through a structured training pathway.
Prepare. Transfer. Respond. Survive.
Develop practical competence for safe offshore boat travel, swing-rope transfer, emergency response, abandonment and in-water survival.
Real Equipment. Controlled Simulation. Demonstrated Competence.
Corporate workforce mobilisation?
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