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BOSIET, H2S and rigging certificates: who issues which
When an employer asks for "a certificate", it usually means a specific standard. Which ones only an OPITO-approved centre can issue, and which any training centre can.
OPITO standards
OPITO is the international body that writes training standards for the oil and gas industry. A certificate to one of its standards can only be issued by a centre OPITO has approved. The ones asked for most:
- BOSIET: the basic course for people going offshore for the first time, valid for 4 years; the refresher is FOET, 1 day
- HUET and CA-EBS: helicopter underwater escape and the compressed-air emergency breathing system
- MIST: minimum industry safety training for offshore work, 2 days
- OPITO Basic H2S (theory and practical) and Banksman & Slinger
Courses with the centre’s own certificate
H2S awareness, working at height, rigging, confined space, fire watch and first aid courses are also run by centres outside OPITO, which issue their own certificates. For first aid the common international practice is First Aid at Work in 3 days (18 hours) and Emergency First Aid in 1 day (6 hours), both valid for 3 years.
Before you start a job
Ask the client in writing which standard it requires. Some operators accept only OPITO certificates, others the centres they have approved. Our training centre is not OPITO-approved and issues its own certificates; we send our offshore crews to an OPITO-approved centre for BOSIET and FOET.
The details are as of the article’s date.
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