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Apply offshore facility abandonment and sea survival procedures and practices

Apply offshore facility abandonment and sea survival procedures and practices

Unit of competency
National Code
PMAWHS215
State Code
AXM24
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
02/06/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/08/2016
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
05/08/2016
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to abandon an offshore facility due to an on-site emergency and then survive at sea.This unit of competency applies to personnel who are required to prepare for evacuation, select and deploy the appropriate safety equipment, launch available sea-going survival craft, assist in the survival of other persons, and activate location beacons or homing devices.Offshore facilities include:offshore rig or platformfloating facility (e.g. floating storage and offloading (FSO), floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO), and floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG)).This unit of competency applies to an individual working alone or as part of a team or group and working in liaison with other shift team members and the control room operator, as appropriate.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Prepare for abandonment of the offshore facility
  • 1.1 Acknowledge alarm systems and proceed to muster and/or evacuation area
  • 1.2 Make evacuation area safe to ensure likelihood of personal injury or equipment damage is minimised
  • 1.3 Select and apply appropriate personal flotation device (life jacket) and other equipment
  • 1.4 Prepare for evacuation by applying appropriate methods and means of evacuation
2 Abandon the offshore facility
  • 2.1 Deploy safety/rescue equipment in a safe and controlled manner before commencing abandonment
  • 2.2 Abandon the facility in accordance with relevant safety requirements and procedures
  • 2.3 Enter life raft or other survival craft
  • 2.4 Depart promptly from the facility using agreed techniques and in a safe and controlled manner
  • 2.5 Utilise safe water entry procedures
3 Manage the survival process
  • 3.1 Identify and act upon potential hazards to minimise injury to personnel or damage to equipment
  • 3.2 Manage use of life raft by applying knowledge of life raft operation and requirements
  • 3.3 Apply suitable swimming techniques (whilst wearing life jacket) in the water in order to aid movement and boarding of the deployed life raft
  • 3.4 Rescue and recover persons in the water, minimising further potential for injury through the appropriate raft boarding and righting techniques
  • 3.5 Employ suitable techniques, both in the life raft (or other survival craft) and in the water, in order to delay the onset of hypothermia
  • 3.6 Assess and treat hypothermia as required
4 Facilitate the recovery process
  • 4.1 Deploy position indicating devices and use signalling devices to facilitate the location of personnel by air-sea rescue group
  • 4.2 Use emergency supplies and equipment to ensure that available supplies are maximised and are able to meet the nature and extent of the emergency
  • 4.3 Apply helicopter/vessel rescue techniques to the recovery process
5 Control hazards
  • 5.1 Identify hazards relevant to the abandonment process
  • 5.2 Assess the risks arising from those hazards
  • 5.3 Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures and duty of care
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W8828 PMAOHS215B Apply offshore facility abandonment and sea survival procedures and practices Unit of competency