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EMERGENCY RESPONSE! CHALLENGING WATERS
The arrival of two new emergency Fast Rescue Craft at Stonehaven Harbour, Scotland signals the imminent restart of a wide range of Maersk Training programmes at the newly opened Maritime Training Academy, which is owned by their Aberdeen-based partners, Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI).
10 YEAR AGREEMENT
The two companies have entered into a ten year agreement, aimed at establishing the facility as a world-leader in the training of Boatmen and Coxswains in the use of Fast Rescue Craft. The two craft arrived on June 22nd. This is a significant investment by Maersk Training, coupled with the investment made in the recruitment of additional instructors for the facility. An Open Day to showcase the Academy and to learn more about the courses on offer will be held on August 27th.
Stuart Cameron, UK Managing Director for Maersk Training, a global training company involved in oil and gas, maritime and wind training, said: “Companies in these sectors can be assured the Academy offers first rate training facilities and, more critically, that the challenging waters of the North Sea around the Stonehaven coastline - with its coves and inlets - provides the sternest test of any facility in the UK for fast rescue training. The industry has been aware for some time of our plans and there is a tremendous level of interest already generated. Indeed, we believe that in the first year a high number of delegates will be trained at the facility with demand increasing as new vessels come online by 2015 and grow from there on.”
LEADING PROVIDER
Maersk Training, as a leading provider of OPITO related training ranging from survival to firefighting to boat training, will offer a wide range of courses from the Academy including Fast Rescue Craft Boatman, Fast Rescue Craft Coxswain, Daughter Craft Coxswain, Twin Fall Lifeboat Coxswain and technical training associated medical courses ITSO and AMA, alongside technical training. With all of its emergency response facilities located within a ten to fifteen minute drive of each other, Maersk Training is the only training provider in Aberdeen able to offer these courses in such close proximity.
NEW FACILITY
Following extensive storm damage to the previous facility, with tremendous support from Stonehaven Harbour Board and Aberdeenshire Council, SCI has invested a substantial six figure sum in building the new facility and equipment, so as to train its own customers in its emergency marine evacuation systems. The Stonehaven site includes the main building, offices, classrooms and workshop on the harbour front and an additional building which will be used as a training room.
Stuart continued: “The industry will be well aware that prior to the storm damage
PROCEDURES
On average, the team deal with, in excess of, 20 large UXO items offshore per annum, along with 1000’s of smaller munitions and pyrotechnics discovered on shore. Each large UXO item (bomb or mine), depending on the situation, can be relocated away from any critical infrastructure, such as monopiles or pipelines and safely destroyed within a 6 hour window.
an unexpected discovery and, as such, will impact on project timelines. As a result, the system, personnel and operating procedures are configured to ensure expedient removal of any UXO hazard whilst ensuring appropriate levels of safety are maintained at all times.
APPROACHING UXO RISKS Operators and contractors must balance a number of factors when determining how to approach the UXO risks and one area requiring clear understanding is that of the marine permits which give
SCI has more than 22 year experience in the manufacture, supply and maintenance of lifeboats, davits, liferafts and fast rescue craft and the Academy – which complements SCI’s established training school at Findon – will enhance the skills and competence of those personnel who use, install and service lifesaving equipment.
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Maersk had successfully operated training courses from the Maritime Rescue Institute and the loss of the facility was a great blow to the town. With all the fresh investment that has now taken place we are returning with great confidence and vigour in the knowledge that out of that sad period we have seen the development of a world class facility for the Oil and Gas sector and one that the community of Stonehaven can be extremely proud of.”
approval for the physical underwater activities however, specifically, the permits required to undertake EOD work offshore. Dependent upon the arrangements in place, these permissions can take up to 6 weeks to obtain, somewhat defeating the ‘Emergency Response’ definition.
Whilst its evident that good project planning, alongside effective risk mitigation and survey strategies, is crucial in determining the risk from and presence of UXO items, the need for an Emergency Response solution remains for the unexpected discoveries.
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