Permit to Work PTW System Training
Duration: Half Day
Fee: ₹10,000
The largest search from Doha. A half-day course for supervisors, permit issuers and contractors at industrial cities. iMost issues its own certificate.
View course →Flight to KochiAbout 4-4.5 h, direct (DOH to COK)
Time differenceIndia is 2 h 30 min ahead of Qatar
Airport to campusAbout 40-45 km by road
Most asked-for coursePermit to Work, half day
Ras Laffan to DohaAbout one hour by road
Plan your visit from Doha
Planning around home leave
Qatar is 2 hours 30 minutes behind India. A three-day course plus travel adds up to five or six days. If a half-day course is all you need, a short stay of two to three days may work, since you can arrive the day before and fly back after.
Visa and entry
Indian passport holders do not need a visa for India. Foreign nationals usually need an e-Visa or a regular visa. The official portal lists short non-structured courses among permitted purposes for the e-Tourist category, but eligibility depends on nationality, so check which e-Visa category applies before applying.
Costs and payment
Fees are quoted in INR per person. Payment from Qatar is normally by international transfer. Confirm the currency and payment method with our team before booking, and check bank charges on your side.
Courses recommended for Doha
Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training with EBS (BOSIET with EBS)
OPITO code: 5700
Duration: 3 Days
Fee: ₹35,000
Many international operators and some helicopter providers working in Qatar's offshore ask for the standard BOSIET with EBS.
View course →Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET)
OPITO code: 5501
Duration: 3 Days
Fee: ₹35,000
Warm-water operations typically accept the tropical version. Confirm with your employer that 5501 is accepted.
View course →Basic H2S Training
OPITO code: 9014
Duration: Half Day
Fee: ₹12,500
Sour gas at Ras Laffan, Mesaieed and Dukhan means H2S training is commonly required. The OPITO certificate is valid for 2 years.
View course →For Qatar HSE managers and training coordinators
Training in Qatar is bought by EPC and maintenance contractors working in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, offshore drilling and marine contractors, industrial service companies, and manning agencies. Buyers are usually working to a QatarEnergy-linked contract, whose HSE terms set the training a contractor must show before mobilising.
Standards that shape training in Qatar
QatarEnergy contractor HSE documentsBidders and contractors are asked to follow the latest versions of Corp-HSE-Std-080 (Managing HSE in Contracts), Corp-HSE-Prc-080 and Corp-Saf-Prc-006.
Contractor HSE management systemQatarEnergy's standard expects each contractor to maintain its own HSE management system that meets or exceeds QatarEnergy's requirements.
Qatar Labour Law and OSH policyLaw No. 14 of 2004 sets employer duties on safe workplaces. A National OSH Policy was published in October 2020 by the labour and public health ministries with ILO support.
OPITO standardsBOSIET, FOET and HUET are OPITO's standard versions; T-BOSIET (5501), T-FOET (5614) and T-HUET (5195) are tropical versions.
What employers commonly ask for
| Course | Requirement note |
|---|---|
| Permit to Work PTW System Training | Commonly asked of contractor supervisors and permit receivers on industrial-city sites. Check the contract; iMost issues its own certificate. |
| Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training with EBS (BOSIET with EBS) | Many international operators ask offshore crew for the standard BOSIET. The operator's wording decides. |
| Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET) | Tropical-water operations typically accept the tropical version if the client confirms it. |
| Basic H2S Training | Sour-gas work means H2S training is commonly required. The OPITO certificate is valid for 2 years. |
Planning a group booking
- Register at portal.imostacademy.in/register to get team logins, contract rate-card pricing and group bookings.
- Fees are quoted in INR. Confirm invoice currency and international transfer arrangements with our team before the first booking.
- Send a list of names and the required course for each person so batches can be planned around your turnaround or rotation.
- The portal tracks certificate and renewal dates for your staff, which helps when Permit to Work and H2S certificates expire on different cycles.
- Purchase orders are accepted. Credit terms can be offered after a credit assessment.
Operators and clients set their own requirements; confirm with your contract or HSE department.
From Doha to Njarakkal
Hamad International Airport (DOH) has direct flights to Cochin International Airport (COK), taking roughly four to four and a half hours. From Ras Laffan, Al Khor or Mesaieed, allow about an hour to reach Doha first. The campus is on Vypin island, about 40 to 45 km from the airport.
Doha (DOH) to Kochi (COK)
Air India Express, IndiGo and Qatar Airways are listed on this route. Flight times are quoted as about 4 hours 15 minutes to 4 hours 40 minutes depending on the airline. Check the airline for the current schedule.
Reaching the airport from the industrial cities
Ras Laffan and Mesaieed are each about an hour from Doha by road, in opposite directions. If your shift ends late, plan to stay in Doha the night before.
Kochi airport to the campus
Take a prepaid taxi or app cab across the Goshree bridges onto Vypin island. Use a map app for the live travel time.
Ras Laffan, Mesaieed and the offshore fields
Qatar concentrates its energy industry in three industrial cities that sit about an hour from Doha in different directions. Ras Laffan, around 295 square kilometres, lies to the north and is the onshore base for gas produced offshore in the North Field. Mesaieed, to the south, hosts gas processing, refining, petrochemicals and metals, and receives oil and gas by pipeline from both Ras Laffan and Dukhan. Dukhan, west of Doha, is the onshore concession for crude oil and gas production.
That layout shapes training demand. A large turnaround or construction job at an industrial city runs on permits to work, isolations and gas-test certificates, so contractors there are likely to be asked about Permit to Work first. The sour character of the gas matters too: North Field gas goes through acid gas removal and sulphur recovery at Ras Laffan, and Dukhan produces light sour crude and sour gas, so H2S training is a regular requirement for plant and wellsite crews.
Offshore, QatarEnergy runs oil fields such as Al-Shaheen, now operated by North Oil Company, a joint venture of QatarEnergy (70 per cent) and TotalEnergies (30 per cent). Its next phase includes more than 200 wells, nine remote wellhead platforms and a new central processing complex, with first oil expected in 2027. Halul Island serves as a base for the country's offshore operations. Crews travelling to platforms and the island by helicopter or boat are where BOSIET and T-BOSIET apply.
Ras Laffan Industrial City
About 295 sq km and an hour's drive north of Doha; processes North Field gas and hosts Ras Laffan Port, an LNG export hub.
North Field expansion
Construction began in October 2023 and aims to raise Qatar's LNG capacity from 77.5 to 126 million tonnes a year by 2028.
Mesaieed Industrial City
About an hour south of Doha with gas processing, refining and petrochemicals, fed by pipelines from Ras Laffan and Dukhan.
Al-Shaheen field
Offshore oil field operated by North Oil Company, with a new phase adding wellhead platforms and drilling more than 200 wells.
Halul Island
Offshore island used as a base for QatarEnergy's offshore operations and crude export.
Planning a trip from Qatar
- 1
Check the course the contract names
Ask your employer which certificates the contract or QatarEnergy-related prequalification requires, and which OPITO code. The client or operator decides.
- 2
Pick a batch within your leave
Permit to Work is a half-day course, while BOSIET and T-BOSIET take three days. Batches run regularly, so check upcoming dates with our team.
- 3
Stack courses into one trip
A half-day Permit to Work and a half-day Basic H2S can be taken around a three-day survival course. Ask our team how to schedule them together.
- 4
Book flights and a stay
Fly DOH to COK and stay near Vypin. Keep your return flexible while the course date is being confirmed.
- 5
Bring the right kit
Swimwear, towel, comfortable clothing and a valid photo ID. Spectacle wearers bring a retaining strap, and medication should be declared.
- 6
File the certificate
Send a copy to your employer and note the expiry: 4 years for OPITO survival courses and 2 years for Basic H2S.