GWO Basic Safety Training (BST)
SS
GWO BST Sea Survival (SS) Training
Offshore preparation covering cold-water immersion, life-saving appliances and safe transfer.
Duration: 7 hours 25 minutes
The Module
Module image
Training overview
Sea Survival prepares offshore personnel for the two risks that define working at sea: getting between a vessel and a structure safely, and surviving if that goes wrong. It covers the physiology of cold-water immersion, the equipment carried for survival, and how rescue at sea is coordinated.
This module forms part of GWO Basic Safety Training (BST).
What this module covers
- Safety culture and safety legacy
- Cold water immersion physiology
- Life-saving appliances and personal protective equipment
- Search and rescue procedures
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS)
- Safe travel and transfer theory
- Motion-compensated gangway (walk-to-work) awareness
- Installations, vessels and turbine environments
Practical training
- Righting a life raft
- Evacuating a crew transfer vessel by entering the water from height
- Transfer practical exercises
- Hands-on operation of life-saving appliances and equipment
Competencies
- Use life-saving appliances and personal protective equipment correctly
- React appropriately to unplanned entry into water
- Transfer safely between vessel and structure
Learning objectives
- Understand the effects of cold-water immersion and survival responses
- Use life-saving appliances and personal protective equipment correctly
- Understand search and rescue procedures and maritime distress systems
- Practise sea survival skills and safe transfer technique