Guidance

HM Coastguard offshore energy courses

Details of the offshore search and rescue courses for the energy industries provided by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

Documents

Oil and Gas OSARM Course summary

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Renewables Course summary

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Details

The offshore search and rescue management courses are provided to the energy industries by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in order for relevant personnel to be trained and made aware of the correct procedures and processes to be followed in search and rescue (SAR) situations and other emergencies. These bespoke courses, one for oil and gas and one for renewables, are extremely valuable and attendance is highly recommended by the emergency services and past delegates.

Course dates and venues

OSARM for the oil and gas industry

Price £650 per delegate (no VAT)

These courses are a day and a half long.

Date Location
27 to 28 September 2022 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
25 to 26 October 2022 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
29 to 30 November 2022 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
24 to 25 January 2023 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
21 to 22 February 2023 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
28 to 29 March 2023 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
25 to 26 April 2023 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
23 to 24 May 2023 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC
27 to 28 June 2023 Aberdeen - Exact venue TBC

OSARM-R for the renewables industry

Price £750 per delegate (no VAT)

These courses are two days long.

Date Location
30 to 31 August 2022 Venue TBC
15 to 16 November 2022 Venue TBC
7 to 8 March 2023 Venue TBC

Dates and venues for the renewables OSARM are being considered at this time and will be released in due course.

It may be possible, for renewables, to organise a bespoke course at a company premises assuming personnel from other organisations are able to attend. For more information on this and to enquire on availability, please contact oelo@mcga.gov.uk.

Search and Rescue Awareness (SARA)

This half day virtual course is being reviewed, with no further dates planned at this stage.

Please check back to this page regularly for updates on future courses.

Contact information

OSARM courses

Contact technical.trainingadmin@mcga.gov.uk to check availability and to book delegates on to these courses. Terms and Conditions will be provided along with the required booking form.

Contact HM Coastguard’s offshore energy team on oelo@mcga.gov.uk for technical questions or information on course content.

SARA courses

Contact HM Coastguard’s offshore energy team on oelo@mcga.gov.uk for any information relating to these courses.

Published 6 February 2019
Last updated 17 June 2022 + show all updates
  1. Offshore search and rescue course dates updated for remainder of 2022 and early 2023.

  2. Updating information regarding the impact of the COVID pandemic on our courses and updating the predicted dates of upcoming courses for 2021/2022.

  3. Course information has been updated.

  4. Removed all course dates for 2020 as they have been cancelled.

  5. Added a message regarding course cancellations due to COVID-19.

  6. Course dates updated with the latest information, correct as at 20/03/2020.

  7. Updated to provide the latest course dates for 2020 and to remove the 2019 dates. Also to explain the possibility of bespoke renewables courses.

  8. Updated course date information

  9. First published.