The Helo dunker refresher course aims at keeping the knowledge of rescue equipment use, sea survival techniques, people rescue and emergency management after ditching.

Theoretical/Practical Aspects

SURVIVAL AT SEA

• Entry into water from a 3-meter-high platform
• Life jacket underwater activation
• Survival swimming
• Help position
• Huddle position
• Survival circle
• Self-inflating raft reaching
• Self-inflating raft boarding
• On-board positioning
• How to help others get on the self-inflating raft
• Self-inflating raft leaving
• Collective simulation consisting in leaving the self-inflating raft in night environment with waves and rain.
• Straightening of the self-inflating raft
• Recovery of man overboard with rescue line
• Recovery of man overboard through winch

Escape from helicopter (simulator “HELO-DUNKER”)

APT certification

The “Helo Dunker” course must have been attended and completed

To provide all the delegates with an appropriate refresher training about on-board life-saving equipment, sea survival techniques, recovery operations, emergencies management after ditching

Multi-year experience instructors

Theoretical and Practical Aspects

General principles and sea survival techniques

Emergency equipment present on board

Victims recovery and rescue

Use of life-saving appliances

Actions to be executed in case of:

• Controlled emergency landing on water
• ditching
• ditching and helicopter capsizing

Rescue techniques in case of personnel trapped inside the craft