Helicopter Underwater Egress Training. (HUET) 1/2

Helicopter Underwater Egress Training in the United States, and Helicopter Underwater Escape Training in most other countries, (often abbreviated HUET, pronounced hue-wet, hue-way or you-way) is training provided to offshore oil and gas industry staff and military personnel who are regularly transported to and from facilities by helicopters over water. As the name implies, the purpose is to prepare them for emergency exit in the case of a crash landing over water.

This eight-hour course meets international standards for HUET (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training). By utilizing the METS (Modular Egress Training Simulator) the participant receives the most realistic training available. The course can be customized to meet company needs and simulate specific types of aircraft.

Course Outline:
• Pre-Flight Familiarization
• Safety Equipment
• Helicopter Emergencies
• Emergency Procedures Following Impact
• Hands-On Training
• Helicopter underwater escape
• Brace for impact positions
• Operation of helicopter exits

Practical Exercises
• Controlled ditch into aviation liferaft
• Helicopter sinks straight in, underwater egress
• Helicopter inverts without exit, underwater egress
• Helicopter inverts with exit, jettison exit, underwater egress
• Helicopter inverts, cross cabin to exit, underwater egress
• Surviving without equipment
• Survival Strokes
• Swimming through oil, debris, or fire patches
• Swimming under or surfacing into fire
• Survival float (warm water)
• Clothing inflation
• Surviving with F.A.A. Approved equipment
• Donning inflatable lifejacket
• Lifejacket inflation methods
• Survival Procedures and formations - HELP, Huddle, etc.
• Aviation life raft - righting, boarding, features, and supplies
• Rescue - Surface to surface, Air to surface
• Surviving with USCG approved equipment

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Helicopter
• Underwater
• Egress
• Training
• HUET

[maritimecollegeire]

Helicopter Underwater Egress Training is great fun, we provide that training in Ireland too. There is great videos on our page about it.