subject: 4 Basic Training Facilities Available On Offshore Drilling Rig Jobs [print this page] Offshore drilling rigs are categorized according to their functions. They may be for basic drilling and subsequent production or just for processing facilities. Then there are certain oil rigs for storage and operating off-loading systems and all these need specialized personnel to handle some very specific jobs. Training for such jobs, therefore, becomes an absolute necessity and most oil companies go to great lengths to provide their employees with this particular facility at their own cost. The training received also acts as an additional qualification for newcomers to the oil rigging business and aids in career advancement in a number of ways.
*Usually advanced training is provided to administrators who supervise safety standards like fire fighting facilities, first aid and accident prevention maneuvers. This sort of specialized training is also given to auxiliary staff like drill floor managers, engineers, operatives of the control room, deck officers, crane operators, fork lift and power plant personnel, medics, surveyors, Communication and IT technicians, maintenance crew, welders, radio officers and painters.
*Specialized training is also provided to supplies personnel on book keeping and stores invoicing and basics of accounting. Survival training is given to helicopter pilots, the crew of supply ships, emergency handling staff, rescue and search staff as also fire fighting personnel.
*New recruits are given compulsory training in risk and disaster management by recruiting agencies or the company directly when they are hired but before they are sent out to the rigs.
*Then there is also offshore survival training as also for equipment maintenance and repair to electricians and mechanics through classroom sessions and hands on training courses. This works as an additional advantage to those who have undertaken these courses as against those freshers who haven't and puts them on the course for quicker promotions and career growth.
Certificates are given out on successful completion of these courses and these are usually from accredited and recognized institutes that are globally known for their training programs and packages. Most of these institutes are ISO certified and maintain very high standards of educating oil rig professionals on the hazards of working in the rig and preparing them to handle emergencies that are so common in these hostile environments.
Red hat, for instance, is one such globally known organization that regularly works with the major oil companies to impart training on safety standards for oil rigs. The organization is also known to conduct courses in fire fighting and first aid.
