GWO Sea Survival Refresher (SSR) Training

The aims of this module are, by theoretical and practical training, to allow participants to refresh their ability to act safely and responsibly, and to take the correct preventive actions in all aspects of offshore operations from shore to installation vessel or WTG and vice versa, both during normal operation and in an emergency in an offshore wind energy environment.

Target Audience

Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields and will have their duties in a wind turbine environment, usually in physical contact with a wind turbine or an offshore wind structure.
Personnel that perform job functions that have been risk assessed by their employer or their workplace duty holder as a function, where training according to one or more modules of the BST standard may mitigate of the identified risks.

Prerequisites

All personnel participating in this training shall be medically fit and capable of fully participating. Participants’ signatures testifying to their medical fitness will be collected prior to the start of the module. Delegates shall possess valid BST/ BSTR certificates or training records in WINDA for the relevant Modules prior to attending BSTR training. The Delegates shall also have a personal Delegate profile in WINDA and provide their own WINDA ID prior to completing the BSTR training.

For more details about course prerequisites please contact our administration desk.

Module Content

• Safety culture and legacy
• Cold water immersion
• Lifesaving appliances and PPE
• SAR and GMDSS
• Practical sea survival
• Safe travel and transfer (theory)
• Installations, vessels and WTGs
• Transfer practical