Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)

Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) Course Overview & Training Details

The Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) at Elite Offshore Pvt Ltd is to prepare participants for emergency situations involving helicopter ditching at sea. This hands-on course teaches essential survival skills, including the use of breathing apparatus, underwater escape techniques, and safety procedures during a helicopter evacuation. Through realistic simulations, participants gain confidence and competence to handle potential emergencies effectively, ensuring their safety and readiness in offshore operations. This training is crucial for anyone traveling to offshore installations by helicopter.

Course Code: 207
Category: Offshore Oil & Gas

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Course overview

This Course is meant to prepare learners who intend to travel to and from offshore oil and gas installations and vessels by helicopter by providing specific training in pre-flight and in-flight requirements and equipping learners with the basic emergency response knowledge and skills required in the event of a helicopter emergency – with a specific focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching. 

This product is designed to prepare individuals planning to travel to and from offshore oil and gas installations and vessels via helicopter. It offers comprehensive training on both pre-flight and in-flight requirements, ensuring learners are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills for safe helicopter travel.

What will I learn?

  • 1. Donning an aviation transit suit, aviation lifejacket and EBS and conducting EBS integrity checks.
  • 2. Actions to take in preparation for a helicopter ditching and an emergency landing.
  • 3. Actions following a controlled emergency descent to a dry landing with evacuation via a nominated exit.
  • 4. Deployment, operation and breathing from EBS in a pool utilising personal air prior to HUET exercises (delegate to experience positive and negative pressure created by the body orientation in water).
  • 5. Actions following a controlled ditching on water (including deploying EBS and, on instruction from aircrew, operation of a push out window) and evacuate through a nominated exit to an aviation liferaft.
  • 6. Assist others where possible in carrying out initial actions on boarding the aviation liferaft, to include mooring lines, deploying the sea anchor, raising the canopy and raft maintenance.
  • 7. Escaping through a window opening which is underwater, from a partially submerged helicopter (without deploying EBS or operation of a push out window).
  • 8. Escaping through a window opening which is underwater, from a partially submerged helicopter (deploying, operating and breathing from EBS equipment but without operation of a push out window).
  • 9. Escaping through a window opening which is underwater, from a partially submerged helicopter (deploying, operating and breathing from EBS equipment and operation of a push out window).
  • 10. Escaping through a window opening which is underwater, from a capsized helicopter (without deployment of EBS or operation of a push out window).
  • 11. Escaping through a window opening which is underwater, from a capsized helicopter (deploying and operating EBS on the surface prior to capsize but without operation of a push out window).
  • 12. Inflating an aviation lifejacket and deploying a spray visor in water
  • 13. Boarding an aviation liferaft from water.
Requirements
  • Personnel working in Offsshore Oil and Gas Industry
FAQs
  • 1. What is HUET training?
    HUET stands for Helicopter Underwater Escape Training. It teaches offshore personnel how to respond to a helicopter emergency and escape safely after a water landing or ditching.

  • 2. Who needs HUET training?
    HUET is mainly for personnel who travel by helicopter to and from offshore oil and gas installations, vessels or other offshore workplaces.

  • 3. What is taught in a HUET course?
    The training covers helicopter emergency procedures, lifejacket use, EBS operation, underwater escape techniques, emergency evacuation and basic aviation liferaft procedures.

  • 4. How long does a HUET course take?
    The Elite Offshore HUET course is an 8-hour practical training programme conducted offline, with hands-on helicopter escape and emergency exercises.

  • 5. Is HUET training practical or online?
    HUET is practical training. At Elite Offshore, participants carry out hands-on exercises involving underwater escape, EBS use and simulated helicopter emergency situations.

  • 6. Do I need HUET if I already have BOSIET?
    HUET is included as the helicopter safety and escape component of BOSIET. If you already hold the required BOSIET/other recognised training, the need for a separate HUET course depends on your employer and offshore travel requirements.

  • 7. Can non-swimmers attend HUET training?
    Swimming ability requirements can vary according to the applicable training standard and centre requirements. HUET focuses on controlled emergency escape skills rather than swimming as a sport.

  • 8. What is EBS in HUET training?
    EBS means Emergency Breathing System. During HUET, participants learn how to deploy, operate and breathe from the system while carrying out underwater helicopter escape exercises.

  • 9. Is HUET required for offshore jobs?
    For jobs that involve regular helicopter travel to offshore installations, HUET or an accepted helicopter-escape qualification may be required by the employer or operator before travelling offshore.

  • 10. Where can I take HUET training in India?
    Elite Offshore Pvt Ltd conducts Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, for personnel preparing for offshore helicopter travel and emergency situations.

Curriculum for this course
1 Lessons 08:00:00 Hours
Helicopter Safety and Escape
1 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours
  • Module 1
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  • Duration: 08:00:00 Hours
  • Offline
  • Conducted in accordance with publicly available guidelines for the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry
  • Certificate Validity: 4 Years