Location

Institute of Maritime Safety

Objectives

• To provide air crew with the necessary to coordinate the evacuation and egress from a ditched helicopter.

Outcomes

Trainee will understand the following:• Helicopter ditching review• Methods of escape• Post crash Fires• Safety triangle• Critical phases of flight• Underwater disorientation• Cause of death in survivable accidents• Safety survival equipment• Ditching with / without warning

Course Contents

Introduction:• Hazards of overwater operations• Safety and survival equipment preparation for ditching• Upright evacuation proceduresExercised• Inverted procedures brief• Underwater escape training session• Exercise final examination.