Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V19 02052025
Section 12.3 Instructor qualification pre -requisites added:
A competent GWO BST Sea Survival module instructor must adhere to the instructor qualifications as per the Requirements for GWO Training as well as holding a valid GWO Working at Height training certificate
Section 12.5 Note added: The local training site emergency response plan may call for a further number of qualified safety and rescue personnel
Time 12 -5 adjusted according to changes in lessons and elements
Lesson 3, Cold water immersion: mitigate hypothermia is changed to minimize the risk of hypothermia
Element 3.3 b) “tPA” corrected to TPA
Element 3.3 added: Instructor shall: Present examples of individual and collective actions to minimize the risk of hypothermia while in the water (“HELP” – Heat Escape Lessening Positions)
Lesson 5 – “SAR and GMDSS” unfolded: SeARch and rescue and Global Maritime Distress & Safety Systems
Element 5.3 Physical actions to detection
– learning objective: participants can recognise and name
relevant distress signals and actions to enhance detection (Knowledge, basic level)
Lesson 6, Practical Sea Survival Duration changed to 140 min
New learning objective: Take responsibility of performing safe evacuation from a WTG transition piece (Ability, intermediate level)
Element 6.1 – Correct donning and use of LAS and PPE
– new instructor activity added: Observe
participants practicing the donning of LSA and PPE as well as performing buddy constructive feedback on the participants’ efforts on donning and buddy
check, and provide
checking
New participants action added: Decide how to apply the instructor’s feedback to the following exercises Element 6.2 Risks related to evacuation into water – adjusted learning objective: participants understand and can discuss sea survival techniques in rel ation to evacuation into water
(Knowledge, intermediate level)
Element 6.2 Instructor shall explain and demonstrate:
Controlled entry form not more than 1 m height
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Evacuation by helicopter sling
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• collective techniques to minimize the risk of hypothermia, including Heat Escape Lessening Posture (‘HELP’)
Furthermore, feedback is deleted and a discussion added instead: Facilitate discussions on risks related to evacuation into water and prepare participants for the practical exercise
Participants actions: Discuss risks and options concerning:
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