Helicopter Underwater Egress Training in the United States, and Helicopter Underwater Escape Training in most other countries, (often abbreviated HUET, pronounced hue-wet, hue-way or you-way) is training provided to offshore oil and gas industry staff and military personnel who are regularly transported to and from facilities by helicopters over water. As the name implies, the purpose is to prepare them for emergency exit in the case of a crash landing over water. The training involves simulated sinking in a pool while rotating the training module upside down and focuses students on bracing for impact, identifying primary and secondary exit points, avoiding smoke inhalation, surfacing for air, and head count. The conventional simulators simulate an immersed cabin rotating around single axis, usually lengthwise. Most trainees find that the repetition of predictable submerging and controlled rotation does not offer any additional improvement to their survival skills. While the traditional simulators can only be turned left or right in the horizontal plane, the new generation simulators can turn 360° in both the horizontal and vertical planes.
BOSIET stands for basic offshore safety induction and emergency training,[1] a course created to assist in meeting the initial onshore safety training, emergency response training and assessment requirements for personnel new to the offshore oil and gas industry. Included in the course is helicopter survival, emergency first aid, sea survival, fire fighting, self rescue and TEMPSC (lifeboat) training.
The objective of this course is to provide participants with the theoretical, practical and technical knowledge required to work safely and effectively on an offshore drilling rig. On completion of this activity, participants will be able to demonstrate competence in the technical an practical of the following: Drilling Rig Operations Rigging and Slinging - Introduction Occupational Health & Safety Practices Safe Operations on Deck Safety Inductions Safe Operations with Cranes Hazard Awareness & Management Time Out Program Familiarization with Permission to Work Systems - client specific Manual Handling Skills Safe Use of Forklift Safe Handling of Drill Pipe Tubulars / Air Tugger Correct Use of P.P.E Care, Use & Maintenance of Power Tools Introduction to Confined Space Entry & Use of SCBA Housekeeping & Environmental Awareness