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2025 REFRESHER HELIDECK EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER (HERTM RF)


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REFRESHER HELIDECK EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER (HERTM RF)

REFRESHER HELIDECK EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER (HERTM RF) COURSE PROFILE

HERTM RF ONLINE course - AUD$600*

Aim and Objectives

The aim of the HERTM Refresher Course is to reinforce the knowledge, understanding, and practical response skills required to perform the role of a Helideck Emergency Response Team Member (HERTM) effectively and safely in an offshore environment.

This refresher training ensures that personnel acting as Helideck Assistants (HDAs) maintain ongoing competence in helideck emergency response, hazard recognition, equipment handling, and coordinated action during helicopter-related incidents on both attended and Normally Unattended Installations (NUIs).

Who Should Enrol in This Course?

This course is designed for personnel currently acting as Helideck Assistants (HDAs) who:

  • Hold a valid Helideck Operations Initial Training (HOIT) certificate, and

  • Possess an existing HERTM certificate that is due to expire.

This OPITO-equivalent refresher course provides a recognised method of renewing HERTM certification without the need to undertake the full HERTM course again.

What Are the Benefits for Attendees?

  • A cost-effective and time-efficient option for maintaining HERTM certification

  • Reinforcement of key responsibilities, helideck operations, and emergency roles

  • Familiarisation with the latest amendments to UKCAA CAP 437 and current Industry Best Practice

  • Ongoing compliance with operator and regulatory certification requirements

  • Ensures safety assurance for operating companies through continual crew competence

  • Accessible online delivery allows for flexible scheduling and minimal disruption to roster cycles

What Does the Course Cover?

This online refresher course, aligned with OPITO-equivalent standards, provides the acting HDA with a practical and updated overview of offshore helideck emergency response roles. It focuses on real-world application, teamwork, and system knowledge necessary for safe helicopter operations on offshore installations.

More specifically, the course includes but is not limited to:

  • Rescue and fire-fighting systems and their effective deployment

  • Identification and control of potential helideck and helicopter hazards

  • Helideck crew roles, including coordinated emergency duties and responsibilities

  • Emergency response requirements for operations on Normally Unattended Installations (NUIs)

  • Communication protocols and structured team response procedures

  • Introduction to breathing apparatus and PPE expectations in emergency settings

  • Refresher on rescue techniques, SAR practices, and basic casualty handling

*PAYMENT NOTES:

If, due to some country specific security restrictions, you are unable to pay by Credit Card please contact office@flightsafety.com.au or call +61 (0) 7 54482788 and we will send through an invoice with a direct payment option.

Once you have paid the Invoice, re-enrol and choose the Purchase Order Payment Option.
Then add your Receipt Number and we will verify your payment so you can begin the course.

 

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS FOR FINAL CERTIFICATE 

This course requires 100% pass rate for each quiz at the end of each module.

After each quiz, check your score to ensure all answers are correct. If not, click the "previous" tab to revert back to the beginning of the module. Go through the module again and then take the quiz again. Once you have correctly answered all the questions, click the "continue" tab to move to the next module.

The final certificate will only be generated if 100% pass rate has been achieved for each module.

 

Here is the course outline:

1. HELIDECK EMERGENCY RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS

This module focuses on establishing a solid foundation for understanding the roles, responsibilities, and planning necessary for effective helideck emergency response.

16 sections
Introduction
MODULE 1: HELIDECK EMERGENCY RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS
ELEMENT 1.1: Helicopter Emergency Response Preplanning
1.1.2 The Requirement for Helicopter Emergency Response Pre-Planning
1.1.3 The Main Elements of a Helicopter Emergency Response Plan
1.1.4 Examples of Emergency Scenarios Involving Helicopter Operations and Typical Response
1.1.5 Events that May Severely Impact on Flight Safety
1.1.6 Helideck General Firefighting Safety Goals and Objectives and How to Achieve Them
1.1.7 Offshore and Onshore Helicopter Emergency Response Practice
Quiz 1 - Refresher HERTM Helideck Emergency Response Preparedness
ELEMENT 1.2 Helideck and helicopter emergency systems and controls
1.2.2 Deck Integrated Firefighting Systems (DIFFS)
1.2.3 Typical Helideck Mobile Firefighting Equipment and Systems
1.2.4 Typical Helideck Rescue Equipment
1.2.5 Helicopter Emergency Systems and Controls
Quiz 2 - Refresher HERTM Helideck Emergency Response Preparedness

2. NUI EMERGENCY RESPONSE

This module covers pre-planning for emergencies, communication protocols, and the use of automated systems. Delegates will also gain practical skills in supporting rescue and firefighting operations in these remote environments.

9 sections
MODULE 2: NUI EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ELEMENT 2.1: NUI Emergency Response Requirements
2.1.2 NUI Rescue, Firefighting Equipment, and Extinguishant Media Requirements
2.1.3 Typical Limited NUI Accommodation
2.1.4 First Aid Arrangements on NUI
2.1.5 Evacuation from NUI if No Helicopter is Available
2.1.6 Importance of Understanding and Following Individual Company Procedures Relating to NUI
2.1.7 Emergency Response Requirements
Quiz - Refresher NUI Emergency Response

3. HELIDECK EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER (HERTM)

This module focuses on the practical application of skills required for managing helideck and helicopter emergencies. The module emphasises teamwork, communication, and executing emergency response tasks under the direction of the HERTL. By the end of this module, participants will be confident in their ability to respond effectively to fires, helicopter incidents, medical emergencies, and evacuations on offshore helidecks.

13 sections
MODULE 3: Helideck Emergency Response Team Member (HERTM)
3.1.1 Human Factors During Emergency Response
3.1.2 Potential Aircraft Hazards During the Emergency Response
3.1.3 Emergency Response PPE requirements for HERTM
3.1.4 How Different Helicopter Types Can Affect the Emergency Response
3.1.5 Emergency Response Arrangements
3.1.6 Breathing Apparatus Operation and Control Procedures
3.1.7 Search and Rescue (SAR) Principles and Techniques
3.1.8 Relevant Equipment and Controls - Helideck and Helicopter
3.1.9 Firefighting Equipment: Guidance on When and Where to Use Various Media
3.1.10 Monitoring of Environmental Conditions and How They May Impact on the Emergency Response
3.1.11 Awareness and Understanding of Back-Up Crew During Protracted Incident
Quiz - Refresher Helideck Emergency Response Team Member (HERTM)

4. COURSE FEEDBACK

Please complete these 5 questions to submit your feedback on this course.

1 section
Course Feedback

5. COURSE COMPLETION

Thank you for completing the Aeronautical Enterprises Pty Ltd HERTM Course.

1 section
Course Completion

Completion

The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:

HERTM Refresher Certificate of Completion AE
HDA Revalidated Certification of Completion
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