Certification: Helicopter Underwater Escape Training Program (HUET)
2925 Richmond Ave Suite 1200 Houston, TX 77098
The OPITO approved Helicopter Underwater Escape (HUET) Training Programs with Emergency Breathing System (EBS) or with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) are designed for personnel travelling to offshore installations/vessels via helicopter when issued with an Emergency Breathing System (EBS) or with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS). The HUET program is also known as Helicopter Underwater Egress Training.
The aim of the HUET (with EBS or CA-EBS) program is to prepare delegates that intend to travel to and from offshore oil and gas installations and vessels by helicopter by providing specific training in pre-flight and in-flight requirements and to equip delegates with the basic emergency response knowledge and skills required in the event of a helicopter emergency - with specific focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching.
The aim of the HUET (with EBS or CA-EBS) program is to prepare delegates that intend to travel to and from offshore oil and gas installations and vessels by helicopter by providing specific training in pre-flight and in-flight requirements and to equip delegates with the basic emergency response knowledge and skills required in the event of a helicopter emergency - with specific focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching.
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
- Renewal Required?
- Every 4 Year(s)
- Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
- No
- Renew through Re-Examination?
- Yes
- Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
- No
- Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
- No
Core
- The certification does not have a minimum education level or has an education level below a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree and the certification does not have a minimum requirement for work experience or requires two or less years of work experience.
- The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher, but has a work experience requirement of less than 2 years of work experience.
- The certification has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years but does not require a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree.
- This certification is related to the Job Corps training program.