חלוצי ההצלה המוצנחת שפיתחו אימון בטיחות ימי נייד לתעשיית הנפט והגז השיקו מערכת אימון בטיחות חדשה ומתקדמת “INSITU”
ריק פאריש,
המייסד והיו"ר לשעבר של Marine & Offshore Group (M&O Group) - החברה שחוללה מהפכה באימוני
בטיחות ימיים ניידים עבור תעשיות הנפט והגז בשנות ה-1990 - הודיע היום כי חברתו Aquarius Global השיקה מערכת אימון בטיחות
ניידת חדשה. מערכת זו אמורה שוב לקבוע סטנדרטים ולהגביה את הרף לאימון בטיחות בים
ברחבי העולם.
DEVELOPED MOBILE OFFSHORE SAFETY TRAINING FOR OIL & GAS INDUSTRY LAUNCH
ADVANCED NEW SAFETY TRAINING SYSTEM “INSITU”
AQUARIUS GLOBAL CONTINUES TO
RAISE AND SET STANDARDS WITH WORLD CLASS SAFETY TRAINING
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Abu Dhabi, UAE | 31/08/2022, News Direct: Mobile Offshore Safety
Training (MOST) – a
subsidiary of Parish’s investment and holding company Aquarius Global – has
developed the “INSITU” system, which will once again redefine the nature of
offshore safety training using the latest technology and simulations with
state-of-the-art equipment, advanced techniques and procedures, coupled with
world class safety training instruction.
The new INSITU mobile
safety training system prepares all personnel operating on oil platforms, oil
rigs and drilling decks for a wide range of emergency safety training whilst
offshore and onshore. Critically, it also provides valuable safety training
while personnel are being transported between the offshore and onshore
installations, preparing for a range of emergency scenarios, ranging from
helicopters ditching, survival mode in the sea, to emergency life raft deployment
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The specialist modular training platform means that any configuration can be constructed to the clients’ specific requirements, from a basic training facility to a more advanced full-scale option. The training planforms can also include dedicated classroom facilities if required with any combination of training scenarios delivered to the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO) standard. The standard training
centre resource includes: ·
A 10-metre heated pool complete with a
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) system and heli-winch simulator ·
Totally Enclosed Motor
Propelled Survival Craft (TEMPSC) emergency lifeboat training module
including a separate pool with boarding platforms ·
Fire extinguisher and
self-rescue module including smokehouse ·
Equipment servicing
facilities ·
Pool pumps, heaters and
filtration equipment Available options are ·
Smokehouse and
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) rescue module ·
Advanced fire fighting
module ·
Confined space training and
rescue module ·
Helideck emergency response
module ·
Paramedic training module ·
Working at heights module INSITU’s modular system
allows it to be assembled and disassembled for rapid deployment with
specialist training teams anywhere in the world. The new system comes
pre-loaded with more than 200 safety training courses developed by one of the
world’s largest offshore training companies.
It can be delivered and operational within three months (subject to
operational requirements) anywhere in the world, unlike fixed-structure
safety training centres, which take an average of 24 months to develop and
build. The modular system allows it to be fully scalable from a small system
of three pods up to a more advanced option of 10 pods, catering for every
emergency scenario on an offshore oil platform or drilling rig. Personnel receive the very
highest standards of safety training delivered from a team of highly
experienced instructors with over 27 years specialist expertise to become
qualified at a global standard and, depending on the clients’ requirements
for it to be OPITO-approved. Commenting on the new
safety training system, Chairman of Aquarius Global Rick Parish said: “‘Train, learn, rehearse.
Train, learn, rehearse.’ Those vital words can make all the difference in
offshore safety training, and which one day could save many lives. The oil
and gas industry by its very nature is extremely dangerous and hazardous
because the work environment is a floating structure in the sea with
explosive and flammable substances and machinery under pressure. When a serious incident
such as a fire, explosion or emergency occurs, the space in which to tackle
that incident is also dynamic and fast
changing. The safety training provided needs to reflect that dynamic and
prepare the workforce for all eventualities and outcomes.” The impact on human life
and the environment resulting from an accident on an oil rig or drilling
platform also cannot be ignored. We only have to look back in history at
incidents such as the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster in the North Sea
which killed 167 people, the Alexander L Kielland disaster in the
North Sea where the platform tilted 30 degrees, eventually capsizing and of
the 212 workers on board only 89 survived. In more recent times the Deepwater
Horizon tragedy not only resulted in a tragic loss of life but was
associated with one of the biggest environmental disasters of the last 50
years that has cost in excess of $65 Billion to clean-up. This catastrophic
accident had a significant bearing on the lives of all people who lived
around the shores of the Gulf, and not only those who worked in the Energy
Sector. Parish continued. “M&O Group has played a
pivotal and leading role in the development of the mobile offshore safety
training systems for the last three decades in the oil and gas sectors. These
tragic events serve as a reminder to us of the vital necessity that all
offshore personnel receive the very highest level of safety training with
regular refresher programs. “The new INSITU safety
training system provides clients with a truly versatile mobile safety
training system that is futureproofed for offshore safety training and
provides rapid capability. It has been conceived and designed against a
backdrop of our extensive 27 years’ experience and knowledge of the oil and gas industry and as innovators
and providers of world class safety training. Efficiency and effectiveness
are at the forefront of everything we do. The INSITU modular system
can be deployed anywhere in the world and can be configured to a client’s
unique requirements with a three-month lead time to operational readiness.
This minimises capital costs considerably, provides rapid training for
personnel and allows for the system to be relocated to other locations
globally, providing a cost-effective mobile solution. We combine the latest technology, safety
and emergency training techniques with real-life simulations and world-class
safety training instructors.” When Parish sold M&O
Group to the Wood Group (Aberdeen Scotland) for $25 million, at the time it was the second largest
provider of offshore safety training in the world with operations in 13 countries. It
revolutionised the oil and gas industry by making the safety training systems
mobile and transportable, allowing for the first “plug and play” systems to
be quickly dismantled and loaded onto a helicopter to be transported anywhere
in the world. But what also makes Parish
and his MOST team unique to other offshore safety training providers is the
exceptional training provided by their directing staff of world class
instructors who are amongst the best in the world. Entrepreneur and veteran
Parish, who served in the Australian special forces and Australian
para-rescue services, pooled his extensive military and para-rescue training
knowledge to develop a system that was portable and could be taught by a
small but highly qualified and effective two-to-three-man team, with a rapid
deployment capability anywhere in the world. The model drew on the same
principles of special forces training. The Principals of the
business completed their own HUET training way back in 1984. M&O
commenced training on the original “orange two-seater” portable HUET trainer
in 1995, having recognised that an unfilled gap existed in the industry. Up
until this point all the offshore safety training was being conducted in Aberdeen,
Scotland, and a handful of other major regional cities. Portable on-site
training was an extremely attractive and sought after
solution, for companies who operated in the remote areas of emerging markets. The uniqueness of the 1st
generation HUET Trainers (Ditchers)
meant training could be carried
out both onshore and offshore sites and was even set up and used in local
swimming pools. It provided safe and extremely realistic helicopter escape training that would
prepare oil and gas industry personnel to cope with any range of emergency
scenarios. M&O singlehandedly
raised the standards and the bar for industry safety training with this
development. For the first time it gave the oil and gas industry the ability
to provide high quality, realistic and simulated training to its workforce, that was commercially
focussed, and which ultimately would help save lives. M&O provided
emergency training in locations that up until then had not received any of
this type of ditcher training previously. In 2000, this was then followed by the
development of the 2nd generation MOST variant, as the next phase
of global operations. This was to meet the growing demand for OPITO approved
training in emerging markets, the training involved higher student numbers
and more complex and advanced programs were being sought by its clients. As
part of these requirements, M&O then expanded its training centre
capability by developing bespoke training centres in 13 countries. Parish added: “When I formed M&O
Group, we set out to pioneer the very highest standards of offshore safety
training for the oil and gas industry. I am glad to say that 27 years later,
we are still defining and shaping the very high standards and excellence –
not just in offshore safety training systems, but also onshore, led by our
highly experienced COO Mark Peck and
his team.
For more information on
INSITU and MOST Training please go to www.aquariusglobal.com |
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