UKCAA CAP 437 HELIDECK CERTIFICATION
OPITO EQUIVALENT CREW TRAINING
IOGP Report 690 (published 2020) now states that offshore training courses should be in accordance with OPITO Standards or may be an equivalent.
Flight Safety Africa has, for many years, followed the OPITO Standards in all their training courses and therefore these courses fully comply with the requirements of IOGP 690 as an equibvalent to OPITO.
BREAKING NEWS
OPITO EQUIVALENT OFFSHORE TRAINING COURSES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!
Desktop practical elements now added to the HERTM and HERTL online training
The following OPITO Equivalent courses are now available online:
- Helideck Operations Initial Training (HOIT)
- Helideck Emergency Response Team Member (HERTM)
- Helideck Emergency Response Team Leader (HERTL)
- Offshore Heli Refuelling
- Helideck Emergency Response Team Member Refresher Training (HERTM Refresher)
- Helideck Inspector Awareness Training (HIAT)
- Offshore Meteorological Weather Interpretation (OMWIT)
- Helipad Landing Site Officer (HLSO)
Latest OPITO standards for HLO's and HDA's require certification in
- Helideck Operations Initial Training (HOIT)
- Helideck Emergency Response Team Member (HDA and HLO)
- Helideck Emergency Response Team Leader (HLO)
Flight Safety Africa offers a 5-day OPITO Equivalent combined HOIT and HERTM/L course The HDA or HLO can now be certified after 5 days of training, having covered all the essential requirements of the HOIT, HERTM and HERTL courses.
Additional courses offered:
- Offshore Heli Refuelling
- Ofshore Meteorological Weather Interpretation (OMWIT)
- Helideck Inspector Awareness Training (HIAT)
These certified courses are equivalent to OPITO standards and requirements, as required by IOGP 690, and are recognised internationally, allowing the candidates to work in these positions for 2 years.
UKCAA CAP 437 (Ed. 8 December 2016 Amendment 02/2021 July 2021)) Inspections: Helideck Certification-Africa has trained inspectors to carry out the helideck inspections in terms of UKCAA CAP 437 requirements, including the required friction test using the Findlay Irvine Micro Grip Friction Tester.
Contact us for more details:
info@helideckcertification.com
info@flightsafetyafrica.com
Tel: +27(0)12 803 1812 or mobile +27(0)83 263 4439