Course Overview
The OPITO Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) 5850 is a 1-day refresher course for offshore oil and gas workers who already hold valid OPITO-approved certification. This training reinforces critical emergency response skills, including helicopter evacuation, sea survival, firefighting, and first aid, while ensuring safe use of CA-EBS equipment in both warm and cold-water environments.
Delivered at ERGT’s specialised safety training centres, this course is designed as a practical refresher, using realistic, hands-on emergency scenarios that build on learners’ existing offshore knowledge and experience to reinforce critical emergency response and survival skills.
Learners must meet the physical demands of the course, including water-based activities, evacuation drills, and emergency response scenarios. A current industry-approved or HUET medical is required for this course.
HUET medicals must be provided to ERGT Australia as soon as possible after enrolling, and no later than 48 hours prior to course commencement. Medicals can be submitted via Learner Onboarding in aXcelerate or emailed to info@ergt.com.au.
Key details
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate, in a simulated environment, that they can use the safety equipment and follow procedures in preparing for and during helicopter emergencies – with particular focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching
- Demonstrate competent use of compressed air emergency breathing systems in water-based activities
- Demonstrate that they can effectively use basic firefighting equipment and practise self-rescue techniques in low-visibility situations, to include smoke-filled areas
- Demonstrate basic first aid and casualty care techniques in offshore emergency situations
- Demonstrate sea survival and use of lifesaving appliances
Prior Skills & Knowledge
Training PreRequisite:
A valid (in-date) OPITO-approved BOSIET (with CA-EBS), BOSIET, TBOSIET, FOET (with CA-EBS), FOET or TFOET certificate or valid non OPITO industry approved equivalent certificate
Medical Requirements:
This training is physically demanding and includes extensive in-water activities. A current industry-approved or HUET medical is required for participation. Please refer to this link for more information: HUET Medical
Medicals must be provided to ERGT Australia as soon as possible after enrolling, but no later than 48 hours prior to your course commencing. Your medical can be submitted through your Learner Onboarding in aXcelerate or emailed to info@ergt.com.au
What to expect
Learner Support
Learner wellbeing for this course is supported through measures that recognise the physical, cognitive and psychological demands of offshore emergency refresher training in a simulated high-risk marine environment. As the course involves water immersion and submersion, helicopter underwater escape training, extended use of personal protective equipment and emergency breathing system, basic firefighting in low-visibility environments, and participation in realistic emergency response scenarios across a 1-day program, ERGT implements support strategies that prioritise learner safety, confidence and readiness. This ensures learners can safely participate in all practical components without compromising their wellbeing or safety.
Physical Wellbeing Support
- Trainers continuously monitor learners during water-based activities for signs of fatigue, cold stress, disorientation, heat stress or physical discomfort while wearing PPE and emergency breathing systems.
- Practical activities are introduced progressively, with scheduled rest and recovery periods incorporated between water-based exercises, helicopter training and firefighting drills to support fatigue management during the single-day program.
- Emergency breathing systems seal and comfort are checked before and throughout practical sessions, with trainer support for adjustment where required.
- Learners are encouraged to disclose any physical concerns (e.g. fatigue, discomfort in water, difficulty with breath control, heat stress, or any physical limitations) so adjustments can be made to participation.
Psychological & Emotional Wellbeing Support
- Trainers provide clear pre-activity briefings to prepare learners for water immersion, submersion, helicopter underwater escape training, and firefighting activities, including what to expect and safety controls in place.
- Learners experiencing discomfort or anxiety when participating in water-based, helicopter emergency or firefighting activities are supported through gradual exposure, additional guidance or alternative sequencing of activities where appropriate.
- Post-activity debriefs are conducted to reinforce learning, address concerns and build confidence in safe offshore emergency response and survival practices.
Cognitive Support for Safety-Critical Tasks
- Structured delivery of offshore safety regulations, hazard identification, helicopter emergency procedures and sea survival strategies prior to practical application.
- Step-by-step demonstrations of helicopter escape sequences (brace position, reference points, escape routes, liferaft deployment, sea survival techniques, firefighting procedures, and CA-EBS operation and use.
- Use of consistent language, demonstrations and reinforcement of key steps to support memory retention and recall during practical activities.
- Practical activities are sequenced to build confidence progressively.
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