Boat Transfer in accordance with the GWO guidelines

Target group:

Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields, and will carry out their duties in a wind turbine environment, usually in physical contact with a wind turbine or offshore wind structure. Personnel that perform job functions that have been risk assessed by their employer or workplace, where training according to one or more modules of the BST standard may mitigate the identified risks. The practical transfer training is designed as a two-step sequence of practical learning activities: 1) training the procedure for transfer from crew transfer vessel (CTV) to transition piece and back to CTV 2) practicing live transfer from CTV to transition piece and back to CTV This Practical Transfer is part of the GWO BST Sea Survival module, please book the GWO BST Sea Survival module if an official GWO certificate is required.

Prerequisites:

No prior training achievement is required. All personnel participating in the Boat Transfer Module shall be demonstrably medically fit and capable of fully participating. The delegate may not exceed the weight limit of 124kg due to the weight limitations of the equipment which is used during the training. Delegates are requested to bring their own safety shoes.

Objective:

The aim of this lesson is to enable the participants to conduct safe transfer of themselves and equipment between crew transfer vessel and wind turbine generator transition piece and back to vessel.

Contents:

Practical transfer: - Take responsibility for conducting safe transfer for themselves between CTV and WTG TP - The participants can perform transfer between CTV and WTG TP following the relevant procedures - The participants can take responsibility for conducting safe transfer between vessel and WTG applying lanyards and connectors