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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).

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
6 February 2019
Last updated
18 OctoberFebruary 20242025 — See all updates

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HM Coastguard - Offshore SAR Management (OSARM) course

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HM Coastguard - Offshore SAR Management for Renewables (OSARM-R) course

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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**Price £700 plus VAT per delegate (plus VAT)**

These courses are a day and a half long.

Date Location
26 to 27 November 2024 Aberdeen MRCC
28 to 29 January 2025 Aberdeen MRCC
25 to 26 February 2025 Aberdeen MRCC
25 to 26 March 2025 Aberdeen MRCC
29 to 30 April 2025 Aberdeen MRCC
27 to 28 May 2025 Aberdeen MRCC
24 to 25 June 2025 Aberdeen MRCC

OSARM-R for the renewables industry

Price £800 perplus delegateVAT (plusper VAT)delegate

These courses are two days long.

Date Location
18 to 19 February 2025 JRCC
20 to 21 May 2025 Aberdeen MRCC
23 to 24 September 2025 Dover MRCC

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.

Contact information

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.

Updates to this page

Published 6 February 2019
Last updated 18 OctoberFebruary 2024 2025 + show all updates

  1. The costs for both the offshore search and rescue management courses have been updated to clarify that prices exclude VAT.

  2. New 2025 dates added for OSARM-R.

  4. New course dates added for 2024 and 2025 and OSARM-R course programme amended.

  6. Updated the course details and costs for 2024.

  8. Details updated to show planned upcoming courses that have available capacity, and to remove listings for courses that no longer have available capacity or for courses that have concluded. Pricing details updated, including providing notice of upcoming price changes.

  10. Offshore search and rescue course dates updated for remainder of 2022 and early 2023.

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

  14. Course information has been updated.

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

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

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

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

  24. Updated course date information

  26. First published.

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