Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) Firefighting Day 2 Course : Safety Management Systems, LLC

Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) Firefighting Day 2

Overview: The Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) Firefighting Day 2 course prepares the student on duties and responsibilities in the event of a helicopter accident while on an offshore oil installation and to prepare the student on maintaining readiness before arrival and during departure of a helicopter. This course is designed to meet the initial training requirements for HLO Firefighting for Offshore Helicopter Landing Officers. Successful completion enables the candidate to work offshore after receiving site-specific training.

Course Length: 1 day | Course Required By: Employer-specific

Course Objectives: Upon completion of Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) Firefighting Day 2 training, the student will be able to:

Identify

Helicopter operational hazards
Possible ignition sources
Appropriate firefighting equipment

Discuss the importance of regular emergency drills
Recognize common emergency vessel and platform alarms
Donning of appropriate firefighting protection gear, to include SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus)
Develop and implement hazard awareness while entering the incident area

Demonstrate movement strategies during an incident on a helideck
Discuss the importance of having an escape route during rescue operations
Discuss your role in the emergency response plan while responding to an incident

Conduct search and rescue of missing persons

Determine identity of missing persons using a POB (Person On Board) and passenger flight manifest list
Discuss the importance of Point Last Seen (PLS) before initiating a hasty search
Discuss use of the fire and emergency alarm to allow for a complete muster of crew members on board
Discuss general principles of accessing and removing trapped passengers in a helicopter
Demonstrate moving injured personnel to a safe location using a stretcher, backboard, and other available litters
Demonstrate moving injured personnel to a safe location using emergency carries to include a one person assist, two person assist, clothes drag, extremity drag, and blanket drag

Discuss the different firefighting principles, as they pertain to helicopter operations
Describe procedures for cleaning up helicopter fuel spills

Prerequisites: None required

Written Exam: Written and hands-on competency will be evaluated at the end of each course. Incorrectly answered questions will be reviewed with student to ensure understanding before completion of course.

Retraining: Every 3 years.

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