BOSIET stands for 'Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training', a course created to assist in meeting the initial offshore

safety training Occupational safety and health (OSH) or occupational health and safety (OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work (i.e., while performing duties required by one's occupation). OSH is rela ...

emergency response Emergency services and rescue services are organizations that ensure public safety, security, and health by addressing and resolving different emergencies. Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while oth ...

training and

assessment Assessment may refer to: Healthcare * Health assessment, identifies needs of the patient and how those needs will be addressed *Nursing assessment, gathering information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual ...

requirements for personnel new to the offshore,

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and

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industries. Included in the course is helicopter survival, emergency first aid, sea survival, fire fighting, self rescue and Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft

TEMPSC TEMPSC is an acronym for "Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft", which was originally designed for offshore oil and gas platforms in 1968. The first-ever TEMPSC was spherical in shape, had a flat bottom, a single hook, with a total pas ...

(lifeboat) training. The helicopter survival training (

HUET Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (also known as Helicopter Underwater Escape Training ); often abbreviated as HUET, pronounced ''hue-wet'', ''hue-way'' or ''you-way'') is training provided to helicopter flight crews, offshore drilling, offsho ...

) is often the hardest part. To undertake the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) course, participants must meet the established medical prerequisites. A valid

medical certificate A medical certificate or doctor's certificate is a written statement from a physician or another medically qualified health care provider which attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient. It can serve as a sick note ( UK: fit no ...

confirming their fitness for offshore work is required. Additionally, the 'Fit To Train' (FTT) assessment is mandatory to ensure compliance with all requirements for training that involves CA-EBS exercises in a water environment. Upon completion of the program, the delegate will have an awareness of the generic hazards and associated risks encountered when working on offshore installations and the generic safety regimes and safety management systems in place to control and mitigate risks associated with hazards.

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