Guidance

Section 1 - Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training Qualification

Published 11 March 2024

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The Red Ensign Group (REG) Yacht Code requires all crew assigned duties within the helideck area to have completed safety training through an ‘appropriate training provider’.

The mandatory requirements for crew training are described in the REG Large Yacht Code Common Annex H3.

The qualification of Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training comprises of 4 modules:

  • Helideck Procedures & Emergency Response;
  • Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO);
  • Helideck Fire Fighting and;
  • Helicopter Refuelling.

The training may be delivered either as:

  • A combined course including multiple modules. In this case, a single programme of training to meet all the outcomes can be designed and delivered in an integrated way; or,
  • Standalone courses, based on the requirements of the candidate for the performance of their duties.

Certificates for the completion of training must include the titles of each module completed.

The table below indicates which modules must be completed to meet the requirements to perform the assigned duties.

Module HDA Refuelling duties[footnote 1] HLO HLO (Refuelling)
Helideck Procedures & Emergency Response x   x x
Helicopter Landing Officer     x x
Helideck Fire Fighting x   x x
Helicopter Refuelling   x   x

Certificate Renewal

Certificates will have a maximum validity of 2 years from date of completion of training

  1. Required if yacht equipped with fuelling or de-fuelling facility ↩

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