Description of the course

Target group

Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields and will have their duties in a wind turbine environment, usually in physical contact with a wind turbine or an offshore wind structure. Personnel that perform job functions that have been risk assessed by their employer or their workplace duty holder as a function, where training according to one or more modules of the BST standard may mitigate of the identified risks

Objectives of the course

  • To recognize the hazards and risks of transfer and take the correct preventive measures into account by following procedures and use the available Life Saving Appliances and Personal Protective Equipment in a correct and safe manner;
  • Demonstrate the needed knowledge related to GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems) and SAR (Search and Rescue);
  • Demonstrate the needed skills individually and collective to enhance the chance of survival in an emergency at sea;
  • Demonstrate the needed skills to conduct safe transfer of themselves and equipment between dock and vessel and WTG and vessel. Furthermore, skills to assist in MOB situations;
  • Detect the symptoms of hypothermia and demonstrate correct First Aid;
  • Describe how to detect the symptoms of hypothermia and demonstrate correct First Aid;
  • Demonstrate the needed skills to survive an emergency at sea both by own means and in cooperation with others to prevent hypothermia.

Approval

 
The GWO BST First Aid Module module is approved by Global Wind Organisation (GWO).

Course contents

The Sea Survival training course covers the following topics:
  • Introduction;
  • Legislation;
  • Exposure, Cold Shock, Hypothermia and Drowning;
  • Life Saving Appliances and PPE;
  • SAR and GMDSS;
  • Practical Sea Survival;
  • Safe transfer;
  • Installations, vessels and WTGS;
  • Transfer Practical;
  • Evaluation.

Course limitations

The maximum number of participants – 12 persons.
 

Duration of the training course

1 day
 

Certificate validity

Certificate is valid 2 years.

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