Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V18 2024-06-24
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-check, and provide constructive feedback on the participants’ efforts on donning and buddy-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 relation to evacuation into water
(Knowledge, intermediate level)
Element 6.2 Instructor shall explain and demonstrate:
• Controlled entry form not more than 1 m height
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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