Training Course

Offshore Crane Operator Stage 3 Assessment for DSV

This programme is acknowledged in the global energy industry as the benchmark in quality for training delivery and competence assurance verification. It is designed and presented giving due consideration to the recommendations contained in S.I. 2307 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, HSE Training Guidance Note No.5 “Selection & Training of Offshore Crane Drivers” and British Standard 7121 Part 11 “Safe Use of Cranes Offshore.” The content of this specific summary incorporates requirements associated with the safe operation of cranes on Diving Support Vessels.

By their very nature, activities associated with lifting operations on Diving Support Vessels can give rise to hazardous situations resulting in serious harm to personnel, damage to plant/ equipment and business loss.

To avoid the potential for such risks it is essential that robust training and competence standards are established and functioning, thus ensuring only fully trained and competent personnel are permitted to carry out crane operations on Diving Support vessels.

Sparrows recommended standard of development through three stages of crane operator training, with final assessment on completion, is detailed below starting from novice through to experienced crane operator. Novice operators cannot complete the programme in one continuous phase - practical experience, under the direct supervision of a fully competent crane operator or instructor is required between each stage of training.

It is accepted that individuals with verifiable evidence of previous experience will enter at an advanced stage.