Posted: October 14, 2014
GAC Training and Service Solutions (GTSS) were present at the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice this month. GAC is the official logistics partner of the Extreme Sailing Series.
Act 7 in Nice, France saw the GAC Pindar team finish sixth in the series.
“Despite the tame 4 knot winds, GAC Pindar started the week strongly, finishing in second twice and in third, to end Day 1 in fourth position on the leader board. Consistency was hard to come by in Nice, with all teams enduring mixed fortunes at the hands of the placid conditions.
Summoning the experience of British Olympian Hugh Styles, GAC Pindar put themselves in contention for an overall medal position on Day 3 with two second place finishes in succession, followed by a third place finish in a fine run of form on the French coast.
GAC Pindar ended Act 7 with a second place finish on Day 4, showing signs of promise ahead of the final Act that will see Nathan Wilmot’s crew race in Sydney (11—14 December) as the Extreme Sailing Series reaches its conclusion in the iconic Sydney Harbour.”
Extract from http://sailing.gacpindar.com/gac-pindar-finish-sixth-at-the-extreme-sailing-series-in/
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Posted: August 27, 2014
There has been a very recent update in relation to the delivery of the BOSIET, an additional Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System module will be required by OPITO. For further information on this course please check out our website link at :
http://www.nmci.ie/offshore_courses/courseId/48700181/
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Posted: May 6, 2014
The NMCI featured in episode two of ‘Cork Mega Port’ on Monday May 5th. The episode showed the SEFtec NMCI Offshore (SNO) team delivering a BOSIET course for delegates preparing to work offshore. Underwater cameras were used to give an exciting insight of the helicopter safety and escape training in action in the sea survival pool. Four hour-long episodes have been produced by Goldhawk Media who spent over four months filming at the Port of Cork.
The crew behind the documentary followed all port employees including management, crane drivers, tug operators, pilots, launch crew and maintenance and engineering staff. Informative, engaging and often humorous this documentary focuses not just on the port’s operations but also on the people who make it all possible. Monday’s episode can been seen on TV3 player at http://www.tv3.ie/3player/show/608/0/0/Cork-Mega-Port
‘Cork Mega Port’ airs on TV3, Monday’s at 9pm.
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Posted: April 17, 2014
We are often asked what exactly is involved in a BOSIET course and what should a delegate expect to have learnt having completed the course. To begin with BOSIET stands for Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training and is a course designed to meet the emergency requirements necessary for personnel new to the offshore oil and gas industry.
During the BOSIET course, which is run over a three day period, delegates learn to identify the main offshore hazards and hazard effects/consequences and their associated risks and how they are controlled in the offshore environment.
In a simulated environment delegates learn how to use safety equipment and follow procedures in preparing for and during helicopter emergencies, demonstrate Sea Survival skills and First Aid techniques.
Delegates are also required to demonstrate that they can effectively use basic fire fighting equipment and practise self-rescue techniques in low visibility situations, including smoke filled areas.
Let’s take a look at this week’s training, in pictures.
Delegates performing Techniques using a re-breather in the event of a helicopter ditching.
Delegates performing swimming techniques using a lifejacket.
Delegate above carrying out actions using a fire extinguisher on a Class B fire and below self-Rescue techniques under the watchful eye of Joey Morrison (Instructor), Cillian Horan (Trainee Instructor) & Elizabeth McCooey (Trainee Instructor)
A delegate disembarking the TEMPSC.
Delegates being briefed inside by our Senior Instructor Terry O’Brien
Above the successful candidates who attended the BOSIET course from the 14th April to 16th April 2014 at the NMCI with senior instructor Terry O’Brien (Back Right), Joey Morrison (Back Left) and Elizabeth McCooey (Front Left).
Many thanks to the delegates for their attention and the best of luck in your travels in the future.
For questions on any of our upcoming offshore courses please call +353 (0)21 4335609 or email services@nmci.ie
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Posted: March 4, 2014
Extract from http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/hobbs-turns-his-fire-on-oil-industry-with-campaign-to-maximise-returns-260729.html
“The first phase of Mr Hobbs’s Own Our Oil campaign was the launch of a book yesterday with the same title that aims to change the public’s attitude to Irish oil resources.
The book looks at Ireland’s geology, policy, taxation, history and planning when it comes to the oil industry and is dedicated to former minister Justin Keating who developed a strict taxation regime for Irish resources in the 70s.
The book is the first part of a campaign that is aiming to challenge the oil and gas industry in Ireland. Mr Hobbs warned that if the oil industry attempted to dismiss his campaign he would “take them apart”.
In the book, Mr Hobbs places a lot of emphasis on the difference in regimes between Ireland and Norway. Norway managed to build a sovereign wealth fund three times larger than Ireland’s national debt by effectively managing its natural resources.
However, the chairman of the Irish Offshore Operators’ Association, Fergus Cahill, said comparing the two countries is a fundamental mistake.
“Norway produce two million barrels of oil a day. We produce none. Norway exports natural gas, we import virtually all of ours. To compare the two is a fundamental mistake,” he said.
Mr Hobbs also drew parallels between the oil companies’ behaviour in Norway and Ireland. Mr Hobbs said that in the 1950s Norway was repeatedly told that there was no offshore oil in Norway.
Mr Cahill said that was what the companies believed at the time and it was only with improved technology that the Norweigian industry developed.
Mr Hobbs said they were not interested in trying to unpick any of the licensing options that are in place, but there was a need to try and maximise future returns from potential assets.
Up to a third of Ireland’s marine territory is already under licence from a period between the 1980s and 2007, when exploration terms signed ownership of various assets over to exploration companies, following then minister for energy Ray Burke’s dismantling of the tough taxation regime Justin Keating had put in place.
This means returns from these assets will disproportionately go to company shareholders and not the Irish taxpayer.”
By Vincent Ryan
Business Reporter
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