What it Will Cost to Get a Job Offshore?
If amongst other options you are seriously considering getting a job offshore on an oil rig or a offshore marine job on a standby or supply vessel then you have to look at these as a basic guide to just get started. Firstly you need to obtain proper offshore survival training, Basic Safety Induction & Emergency Training (BOSIET). This is a breakdown of what’s involved for work in Europe. Although I have worked throughout the world the compulsory training I have done in Scotland has been sufficient if not more stringent than what’s legally required for work elsewhere in the world. Below is a breakdown of the (BOSIET). 1) A briefing about the offshore industry 2) Helicopter escape training 3) Personal survival training 4) The use of Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft or lifeboats (TEMPSCs) and liferafts 5) Post escape first aid 6) Fire fighting (the use of basic extinguishers and self-rescue breathing apparatus) 7) Permit to work system 8) Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) T
