PMAOHS214A - Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)

Surf Life Saving Queensland provides world class HUET and aquatic rescue and survival skills to its helicopter rescue crews. This training is now available to the community for general aviation, military and corporate flight crews, passengers and anyone who flies in a helicopter to equip them with advanced survival skills that are relied on by our rescue crews when they undertake the most dangerous missions.

As we operate helicopters more and more over water there is an increased need for aquatic rescue and survival training for both flight crews and passengers. Should the unthinkable happen and you are faced with a life threatening situation following a ditching into water you need to be equipped with the best possible training and skills to help you survive.

Training is focused on both the practical and theoretical issues to equip you with skills to help you survive an in water emergency.

DESIGNED FOR

Personnel who are required to travel by helicopter to a platform that may have to exit the aircraft under abnormal conditions.

DURATION

1 day

PRE-REQUISITES

Nil

COURSE FEES

Provided upon request

COURSE CONTENT

·Offshore helicopter operations and general safety

·Psychology and physiology of sea survival

·Personal protective and emergency equipment deployment techniques, lifejacket use and operation

·Helicopter abandonment procedures – surface and inverted

·Individual and group survival techniques

·Life raft operation and deployment techniques

·Water entry, swimming and towing, cargo nets and helicopter winching.

·PMAOHS214A/01 - Prepare for flight

·PMAOHS214A/02 - Board the helicopter

·PMAOHS214A/03 - Prepare for helicopter ditching

·PMAOHS214A/04 - Undertake evacuation from the helicopter

·PMAOHS214A/05 - Facilitate recovery process

·PMAOHS214A/06 - Control hazards

ASSESSMENT

Trainees will demonstrate their level of knowledge, skills and understanding through oral and written questioning, as well as practical activities. Assessment for this unit will involve helicopter ditching simulations.

ELEMENT OF COMPETENCY

Upon successfully completing the course, trainees will be issued with a Statement of Attainment in PMAOHS214A - Undertake Helicopter Safety and Escape.

DELIVERY METHOD

Theoretical aspects of the course are presented during the morning and are followed by a comprehensive series of exercises involving simulated helicopter abandonment and survival at sea.

MEDICAL CLEARANCE

Participants will be required to supply a medical clearance form from a medical practitioner prior to attending training.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES / TO BOOK A COURSE

Please contact Surf Life Saving Queensland Westpac Helicopter Services directly on 07 5596 1755 for more information.