Posted: October 5, 2011
We are now taking bookings for the next OPITO Approved Offshore Courses.
- Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) – Oct 17th & 18th
- Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) Oct 19th -21st
- Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) Oct 28th
Our BOSIET comprises of Sea Survival, Fire fighting and Self Rescue. During the BOSIET delegates are also put through their paces on the HUET,(Helicopter Simulator) which is preparation training in the event of that the helicopter is required to ditch.
Our BOSIET is fully approved by the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization (OPITO). OPITO currently operates in 32 countries around the world and brings with it over 30 years of experience in maritime training.
For more information please call us on: 021 497 0609, book online at: www.nmci.ie, or email: info@seftecnmcioffshore.com
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Posted: September 30, 2011
Our Head of Commercial Wet Course Development and Training, Ray Johnston recently appeared in the RTE show “Rescue 115” training the Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue crew.
The Irish Coast Guards regularly simulate lifesaving exercises at the college in preparation for search and rescue operations in some of the most hostile sea environments in the world.
The show takes place over a number of months and is a six part series. It follows the rescue crews at Shannon Helicopter base, as they battle to save lives around the Irish coast.
This week’s episode follows the Irish Coast Guards latest recruit as he has his world turned upside down while completing the Helicopter Underwater Egress Safety Training with Emergency Breathing Systems in the SEFtec configurable HUET.
The show follows his training to become a Winchman in the Shannon Helicopter base which includes interviews, paramedic training and medical, physical and physiological tests. But before he can save lives he has to learn a drill he hopes he never has to use, which is learning how to react in the event of a helicopter ditching.
Click on the image below to watch the show.
Helicopters are top heavy and because of this when a helicopter crashes into the sea it may roll over upside down in the water and in preparation of this event all crew must be trained in exiting the helicopter safely in this unnatural situation.
The HUET training is what will save their lives in the unlikely event of a helicopter ditching, this special course is held here at the National Maritime College in a specially built tank in a replica helicopter cock pit.
Daithí Ó Cearbhalláin, Senior Crewman of Rescue 115 said “Every crew man, every pilot has to complete this every three years so all of crews rotate through this using this facility here.” “It’s a great exercise, absolutely invaluable it teaches the boys what they have to do in regard to action training that in a real emergency you would follow through with these drills without thinking”.
Commenting on his HUET experience, the delegate said “The most surprising thing for me was being inverted, being upside down and trying to get your brain to tell you to breathe when it is telling you not to breathe because you are under water”.
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Posted: August 5, 2011
SEFtec NMCI Offshore Training Ltd, specialists in offshore training, recently visited the E-ON Offshore Wind Farm, the ‘Robin Rigg’. This is located just off the coast of Workington in Cumbria.
E-ON UK is the UK’s leading energy company and they are one of the UK’s leading energy suppliers and the second largest electricity generator in Britain. They are part of E-ON; the world’s largest investor-owned power and gas company, which has its headquarters in Germany.
Caption L to R: Annette Coughlan, Programme Executive (SNO) Sally Shenton, Site Manager, Jason Hall, Business Development UK.
In the UK E-ON’s focus is on wind, both onshore and offshore, dedicated biomass and marine. Currently, they have 18 operational onshore and three offshore wind farms. In 2007 they completed construction on one of the UK’s largest dedicated biomass power stations, the award winning Steven’s Croft in Lockerbie. Robin Rigg, the third and largest offshore wind farm in the UK is located in the Solway Firth and became operational in 2010.
The recent visit to the “Robin Rigg” which was very kindly arranged by Sally Shenton -Site Manager; proved to be quite beneficial and without a doubt will impress upon us what elements of training are most relevant to technicians, engineers etc and those who are tasked to work in such environments.
E-ON Wind Farm
SEFtec NMCI Offshore Training Ltd are specialists in Offshore training as are in the process of achieving Renewable UK’s MST( Marine Safety Training) standard which is a crucial step for the NMCI in 2011. Our ambition is to be a centre of excellence in offshore renewable training for the Irish and the British Isles as a whole.
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Posted: May 27, 2011
SEFtec NMCI Offshore Training Limited are to attend the Renewable UK Offshore Wind 2011 conference on the 29th of June.
We will be joined on the day by over 160 companies, and over 2,500 delegates are expected to attend. Delegates will include senior government officials, investors, financiers, manufacturers, developers and all others with an interest in the latest developments in the offshore wind energy sector. read more…
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Posted: April 13, 2011
SEFtec NMCI Offshore will be celebrating their membership to RenewableUK by attending the Offshore Wind Energy conference in Liverpool on the 29th-30th of June 2011.
SEFtec NMCI Offshore is very proud to be members of RenewableUK, which is the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association, specialising in the wind, wave and tidal stream energy industries. read more…
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Posted: April 8, 2011
There will be a SEFtec NMCI Offshore sponsored fundraiser for Cobh Juvenile GAA held at the Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium on the 6th of May.
Mr. Tom Griffin, Head of Offshore Survival Training at the NMCI, launched the new fundraising drive on the 1st of April at Cobh’s Carrignafoy premises to help raise finance for defibrillator units at the club. read more…
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Posted: March 30, 2011
This video shows the SEFtec Configurable HUET that we use at the National Maritime College of Ireland. This simulator is used in our OPITO approved Helicopter Underwater Egress Safety Training (HUET) course.
In this video our Head of Offshore Survival Training for SEFtec NMCI Offshore, Tom Griffin can be seen with Ray Johnston our Course Coordinator/Wet Instructor for NMCI Services. Mr Griffin and Mr Johnston instruct us on the proper safety procedure that must be followed on the HUET course. read more…
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Posted: March 9, 2011
Position: Wet Area Technician
Role: Technical Support & Aid to Instruction for SNO, NMCIS & CIT Activities at the National Maritime College of Ireland.
Reporting to: Managing Director, SNO Ltd
Location: NMCI, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork
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Posted: March 4, 2011
- “George Lee in the SEFtec Built Helicopter Underwater Egress Trainer (HUET) simulator”
George Lee of RTÉ Radio 1 show “The Business” was down at the National Maritime College of Ireland this week to record a maritime based segment. The show will feature Conor Mowlds, Managing Director SEFtec NMCI Offshore, Val Cummins, Director of MERC3 and Tom Griffin, Head of Offshore Survival Training at SEFtec NMCI Offshore. read more…
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Posted: January 28, 2011
Yet again we had a very successful BOSIET course running at the NMCI this week. This course, along with our MIST, FOET and HUET are run in conjunction with our new joint venture partners SEFtec Global Training Limited.
We are very proud to announce that all of our delegates successfully completed the BOSIET, which is an offshore course that is designed to provide delegates with a basic knowledge of safety and emergency response procedures for working in offshore environments. read more…
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