RENEWABLEUK MARINE SURVIVAL TRAINING (MST)
Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA) a part of Southampton Solent University’s Faculty of Maritime & Technology provides first class training, consultancy and research to the international shipping and offshore industries.
Over the years, WMA has been successfully providing OPITO approved Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (BOSIET), Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) and Helicopter Underwater Training (HUET) in addition to a full range of MCA approved Maritime Safety courses. The Academy also delivers bespoke training packages for both the Offshore as well as Maritime clients.
The UK wind farm industry is a rapidly expanding sector with specific maritime safety considerations. Recognising this, the RenewableUK recommends Marine Safety Training (MST) for all personnel transiting and transferring to and from offshore wind farm structures by vessels. MST will address the most significant health, safety and emergency response training issues as they relate to vessel transit and transfer. The course entails the following topics and requires a refresher training at least every 2 years:
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Wind farm industry overview.
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Offshore environment & hazards.
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Organisation for safety when transiting and transferring to and from offshore wind farms including
practical boat transfers.
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Law & enforcement.
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Offshore operations & emergencies.
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Marine survival, including practical wet drills.
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Basic First Aid.
It is anticipated that this course will become a requirement for the UK wind farm work force in the near future. This will apply to both the technicians, surveyors and other staff travelling on vessels to/from the offshore wind farms.
By utilising its expertise (and to make this training available to wind farm personnel located in South of England) WMA intends to seek RenewableUK approval to operate its Marine Survival Training and Refresher Marine Survival Training.
As a result, WMA is conducting a survey to establish demand for running these courses. It will help us if you could spare a few minutes of your time to complete the attached survey and send it back by 3rd June 2011 to take an early action. Your input is important as it will enable us to ascertain if there is enough interest for provision of this training.
To download the PDF questionnaire please click here|. Once you have completed the questionnaire, please click "submit" and then send so we can capture the data. Any private information will be kept confidential. If you have any queries, please contact Principal Lecturer, Abdul Khalique on +44 (0) 1489 556226 or email abdul.khalique@solent.ac.uk|
Download the Windfarm MST Questionnaire |