Oil Platform Work Course

Lesson 1 • Types of Offshore Platforms

Covers fixed, floating, and subsea platform categories and their operational contexts. Establishes the structural vocabulary used throughout the course.

Lesson 2 • Operational Lifecycle of a Platform

Traces exploration, development, production, and decommissioning phases. Contextualises where individual job roles fit within the broader project timeline.

Lesson 3 • Industry Roles and Workforce Structure

Maps the organisational hierarchy from operator to contractor and service personnel. Clarifies reporting lines and accountability relevant to daily work.

Lesson 1 • Emergency Muster and Evacuation Procedures

Covers alarm signals, muster station duties, and evacuation routes specific to offshore platforms. Ensures workers can respond correctly during drills and real emergencies.

Lesson 2 • Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Teaches systematic hazard identification and risk-ranking methods used offshore. Prepares workers to contribute to job safety analyses before starting tasks.

Lesson 3 • Personal Protective Equipment

Covers selection, inspection, and correct use of PPE required on offshore installations. Reinforces that PPE is the last line of defence in the hierarchy of controls.

Lesson 4 • Regulatory Framework and Safety Culture

Introduces international and flag-state safety obligations and the concept of safety culture. Connects regulatory compliance to personal and team behaviour.

Lesson 1 • Offshore First Aid and Medical Response

Covers primary survey, CPR, and trauma management adapted for remote offshore settings. Prepares workers to stabilise casualties until medic or medevac support arrives.

Lesson 2 • Sea Survival Techniques

Teaches actions after entering the sea, including heat retention, signalling, and group survival. Builds confidence for scenarios where evacuation craft are unavailable.

Lesson 3 • Firefighting Fundamentals Offshore

Introduces fire behaviour, extinguisher classes, and initial attack procedures for offshore fires. Connects to the platform's fixed firefighting systems covered in later chapters.

Lesson 1 • Drill Floor Safety and Procedures

Addresses specific hazards on the drill floor and the procedures that mitigate them. Reinforces safety fundamentals from earlier chapters in a drilling-specific context.

Lesson 2 • Rotary Drilling System Components

Identifies the hoisting, rotating, and circulating systems that make up a rotary drilling rig. Provides the equipment literacy required for safe work around the drill floor.

Lesson 3 • Well Control Principles

Covers kick detection, shut-in procedures, and the kill methods used to regain well control. Establishes the critical safety knowledge required before working near a wellbore.

Lesson 4 • Casing, Cementing, and Wellbore Integrity

Describes casing programmes, cementing objectives, and integrity testing methods. Connects wellbore construction quality to long-term production and safety outcomes.

Lesson 1 • Process Safety Management Principles

Introduces barrier-based process safety, bow-tie analysis, and management of change. Links process design integrity to the prevention of major accident hazards.

Lesson 2 • Oil and Gas Separation Processes

Covers two-phase and three-phase separation, vessel internals, and operating parameters. Establishes the process knowledge base for all downstream production tasks.

Lesson 3 • Production Monitoring and Optimisation

Teaches use of control room systems, production logging, and basic optimisation techniques. Prepares operators to sustain production targets while managing equipment constraints.

Lesson 4 • Pressure Relief and Flare Systems

Explains pressure relief valve sizing, flare header design, and safe disposal of hydrocarbons. Connects relief system integrity to process safety barrier effectiveness.

Lesson 1 • Rotating Equipment Maintenance

Covers inspection, alignment, and overhaul procedures for pumps, compressors, and turbines. Builds hands-on competency for the most common offshore rotating equipment tasks.

Lesson 2 • Planned Maintenance Systems

Introduces computerised maintenance management systems, work order workflows, and maintenance scheduling. Connects planned maintenance to equipment reliability and safety performance.

Lesson 3 • Electrical Systems and Safe Isolation

Explains offshore electrical distribution, hazardous area classification, and safe electrical isolation. Prepares workers to work safely on or near energised and de-energised systems.

Lesson 4 • Valve and Piping System Maintenance

Addresses isolation, disassembly, and testing of valves and piping components. Reinforces permit-to-work and isolation procedures in a maintenance execution context.

Lesson 1 • Supply Vessel Operations and Deck Safety

Explains vessel approach, mooring, and cargo transfer procedures between supply boats and platforms. Addresses the specific hazards of working on an offshore deck during marine operations.

Lesson 2 • Helicopter Operations and Helideck Safety

Addresses helideck standards, passenger handling, and emergency procedures for offshore helicopter operations. Ensures workers can move safely in the helideck environment.

Lesson 3 • Crane Operations and Lifting Safety

Covers offshore crane types, lift planning, and rigging inspection for safe lifting operations. Connects lifting safety to dropped object prevention and structural load limits.

Lesson 1 • Structural Integrity and Fatigue Management

Addresses offshore structural inspection, fatigue analysis, and repair assessment for jackets and topsides. Prepares workers to identify and report structural anomalies correctly.

Lesson 2 • Corrosion and Inspection Techniques

Introduces corrosion mechanisms, inspection methods, and corrosion management strategies for offshore structures and pipework. Links inspection findings to maintenance and integrity decisions.

Lesson 3 • Asset Performance and Reliability Strategy

Introduces reliability-centred maintenance, performance benchmarking, and life extension planning. Connects individual maintenance actions to platform-wide asset performance goals.

Lesson 4 • Well Integrity and Barrier Management

Covers well barrier philosophy, annulus monitoring, and integrity testing for producing wells. Builds on drilling fundamentals to address long-term well integrity assurance.