HLO - Helicopter Landing Officer

Course Outline

Prerequisites:  This course shall have no formal pre-requisite. 

Course Length – 4 hours - Course length shall vary depending on the number of students. Total course time does not include breaks.

Class Size:  The maximum number of students that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be thirty–five (35) in the classroom session and twenty (20) in the practical session. 

Course Objective
-  Learn personal responsibilities and procedures associated with helicopter safety and transportation.
            - Learn how to properly and safely direct the boarding/exiting a helicopter.
            - Learn the proper in-flight safety practices.
            - Learn required safety/fire fighting equipment and procedures.
-To provide Helicopter Landing Officers with the knowledge, skills and procedures to safely and efficiently coordinate offshore helicopter operations.
– To develop individual competency in attendees to perform the variety of activities and duties associated with being a designated Helicopter Landing Officer.

Course Design

• Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
• Demonstrations
• Practical Simulations

Successful Course Completion

• Requires a minimum score of 70% or better, unless otherwise specified by the student’s employer. 
• Students will have no more than thirty (30) minutes to complete the exam.
• Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions.
• Successful completion of practical sessions is also mandatory.

Course Content Summary

• Classroom
• Practical

Breaks – 5 to 15 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch – Not Applicable

Course Outline

• General Helicopter Safety
  Check-In & Preflight Safety Transport Review
• Safety Video
• Cell Phones
• Smoking Policy
• Approaching the Helicopter
• Baggage Compartment
• Long Items to be transported
• Preparations for Flight
• Emergency Ditching Procedures
• Evacuating the Aircraft
• General Actions in case of an Aircraft Accident
• Emergency Survival Kit Items
• Preparing to Depart the Helicopter after Landing Offshore
• Departing the Helicopter

Helicopter Landing Officer

• Procedures/Equipment necessary to ensure safe operations.
• Heliport deck readiness/preparedness,
• Proper communication procedures.
• Dangerous goods transport procedures.
• Fueling & Emergency Response procedures.
• Chain of Command
• HLO Responsibilities
• HLO Duties & Requirements
• Heliport Deck Equipment
• Firefighting
• Standard Rescue Equipment for Crashes or Fires
• Emergency Shutdown
• Heliport Deck and Requirements
• Heliport Identification & Markings
• Obstacle Marking
• Helideck Lighting
• Lighting of Deck
• Safety Fence or Outer Perimeter Barrier
• Instruction Signs
• Operating Information
• HLO Check List Items
• Hazardous Materials Transport
• Passengers & Fueling
• Communications
• Proper PPE
• Use Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)

Each student is required to pass a written exam (70%) as well as demonstrate practical skills.  The practical skills, outlined above, are taught in classroom session and demonstrated during Practical Training.

Training Center Provided Material

            PPE

Student Requirements

            None

Reference Material / Documents

• API RP 2L.
• 29 CFR 1910.183 (Helicopter Safety).
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 418 Standards for Heliports.
• Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference – Recommended Practice (HSAC-RP)

      http://www.hsac.org & http://www.rotor.com