Offshore Client's Representative | Project Manager | survey | marine geology & geotechnical | EU, UK, USA & Asia
Question! I've had the surgery that allows me to resume my role worldwide. But I have to renew my safety certification first. Asking specifically the suppliers and the clients - which safety certificate is the one worth getting for ship-borne seabed survey? Of the three incredibly similar, but mutually exclusive, certs that are out there. What do the call-outs actually, really, require? Is there any tolerance in the call-outs for crossover at all? I'm not going to be collecting all three of them like badges. Four-fifths of each course is transferable to the other. The other fifth is unique but irrelevant to project crew on seabed survey - I've named them below. A) BOSIET (every four years) - helicopter crew change survival B) GWO (every two years) - working at height C) STCW-BST (every five years) - marine crew firefighting with BA #BOSIET #GWO #gwotraining #offshorewind #cables #HUET #offshorejobs
As I held a British Seamens Card I got the STCW95, just to show I was happy to hold that rare document and it was accepted everywhere, though I had to show STCW95 course content was to a couple of orgainasions so they could understand it was the same but slightly different to a GWO/BOSIET.
Andrew, a great question, and it's frustrating to say the least. We have found that the GWO is generally accepted in most cases, often a requirement over the BOSIET due to the boat-to-boat transfer aspect of the course, whereas BOSIET includes the helicopter. There is loose commentary that GWO=wind, and BOSIET=O&G; however, unfortunately, it's not the case every time.
Colin Jacobs
1y
I have always had STCW (and once took an additional helicopter escape course. I've never flown in a helicopter for business). I would have thought that the STCW must be accepted by everyone or all contractors would have to dismiss their marine crews?
Drew Rance
1y
Unfortunately it’s never that straightforward Andrew. I have also seen, OPITO Survival, CA-EBS, Shoulder Measurement, MIST. It varies from region to region client to client. I have Seaman’s book, the 4 mentioned above and STCW. I have also worked on five windfarm sites where I needed full GWO’s although I never leave the vessel I transit out on or set foot on a turbine! It’s a disgrace and putting people off trying to work in the Energy sector.
GWO, Huet with EBS. (If using choppers), Offshore medical (OGUK or Renewable UK with ECG Chester step if climbing)
GWO/BOSIET.... either is fine to work with us
Darryl Marks
1y
Thinking that GWO is becoming the most required these days Andrew 🤔
Senior Engineer, Contract Construction Representative for Trenchless Crossings on Strategic Pipeline Alliance project
1yDepends what you do. BOSIET is definitely required for Oil and gas sector because it includes helicopter survival. Oil and gas survey will sometimes accept GWO unless the Client's standard conditions exclude it, but both HUET and GWO may be dictated by the client. Oil and gas are rarely concerned with Working at Heights - there is no BOSIET equivalent. Local requirements apply. I had to do a local H2S course for the Danish Sector in 2019, I had a OPITO one from RoK which was accepted by the Client but not the Contractor. Marine crew are a different issue because they don't usually change by helicopter, with offshore rigs being the main exception. STCW is basically for marine crew, although I did do it at one time (local requirements again)