ENERGY industry training provider, Petrofac has taken delivery of its second freefall lifeboat for its Marine Training Centre in Aberdeen.
The company has invested £200,000 in the new model to meet increased demand for its industry-accredited marine training courses.
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Petrofac said it’s the only company in the UK with a freefall boat for oil and gas industry training, and earlier this year launched its current freefall for the 3,000th time in five years.
The training facility, which has direct access to Aberdeen harbour, provides delegates with a safe and ‘real life’ training environment.
George Masson, Petrofac’s Safety and Survival team lead, said: “With the addition of the new freefall, we now have a total of 15 vessels which we use to deliver a full range of marine-specific training.
“Investing in this new model shows our continued commitment to delivering high-quality training to our clients in the UK energy industry.
“Nothing beats launching and maneuvering a freefall boat in real sea conditions and so the experience our delegates get with our freefalls is as close to real life as it can be.
“That said, we also have our fast rescue craft which we use in our training pool, allowing us to create specific emergency evacuation scenarios.
“By being able to offer customers both, we can provide a really robust, comprehensive and lifelike training experience.”
Mr Masson also explained how the additional freefall would help with current social distancing practices in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He continued: “Previously we would have been able to train six delegates with one freefall, but that number has now been reduced to three. With two models, both of which can be operated at the same time, we can still run courses with similar numbers as before.”
