GWO Initial Sea Survival

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Course Info

  • Certification

    On successful completion a GWO Sea Survival certificate will be uploaded to WINDA which remains valid for 2 years

  • Duration

    1.0 Day

  • Assessment

    Theory & Practical

  • Price

    €480 (includes WINDA Registration Fee, lunch & refreshments)

  • Accommodation Options

    For confirmed bookings, customers can avail of discounted rates (from €60 B&B) with our partner hotels. Details will be provided via email once booking confirmed.

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Course Overview

GWO Sea Survival provides participants the basic knowledge and skills to act safely and take the correct preventive actions in all aspects of offshore operations from shore to installation vessel or WTG (Wind Turbine Generator) and vice versa, both during normal operation and in an emergency in an offshore wind energy environment.

At Errigal Training Centre our GWO Sea Survival course takes place within our heated pool deck area using numerous bespoke structures and exercises to provide a realistic training experience.

For further information please refer to Global Wind Organisation (GWO)

Course Content

A GWO Sea Survival training course provides the knowledge and skills to:

  • Safely travel to, from and on offshore wind installations and vessels
  • Use sea survival techniques and possible aids, rescue equipment and methods
  • Safely transfer between vessels and installations
  • Safely evacuate a WTG nacelle to the sea in an emergency
  • Safely evacuate a vessel in the event of an emergency, correctly using LSA’s.

On completion Participants will be able to;

  • Understand the advantages, limitations and correct use Life Saving Appliances (LSA),
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Personal Fall Protective Equipment (PPE) found in the offshore wind energy industry
  • Demonstrate knowledge of risks related to transfer between offshore wind turbines, installations and vessels.
  • Demonstrate safe transfer from vessel to dock and vessel to foundation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of dangers and symptoms related to hypothermia and drowning, of the emergency and safety procedures on installations, vessels and WTG and of Search and Rescue (SAR) and Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
  • Demonstrate recovery and first aid treatment of a “man overboard”.
  • Demonstrate evacuation from a mock WTG to the water by means of rescue device.
  • Demonstrate individual and collective survival techniques at sea.

Prerequisites

To attend the GWO Sea Survival Initial course participants must:

Register for a personal WINDA profile before arriving for the course https://www.globalwindsafety.org/winda/register

Be over 18 years of age, physically and medically fit

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