The UAE is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India, and the flight is about four hours. For a three-day course, plan five to six days door to door: a day to arrive, the course, and a day to travel back. If you are already travelling to Kerala on leave, fitting the course into that trip saves a separate flight.
Indian passport holders do not need a visa to enter India. If you hold another passport, you will usually need an Indian e-Visa or a regular visa. The government portal lists short non-structured courses among the permitted purposes for the e-Tourist category, but categories and eligibility change, so check which e-Visa category applies to your nationality and plan before you apply.
Our fees are quoted in Indian rupees, per person. Payment from the UAE is usually by international transfer, so confirm the currency and payment method with our team before you book. Check any bank charges and the exchange rate on your side too.
OPITO code: 5700
Duration: 3 Days
Fee: ₹35,000
The most searched course from Dubai. Many international operators and helicopter providers ask for the standard BOSIET with EBS, so confirm with your client whether they accept the tropical version.
View course →OPITO code: 5501
Duration: 3 Days
Fee: ₹35,000
Written for warm-water regions, which includes the Arabian Gulf. A good fit when your employer works only in tropical waters and has confirmed 5501 is accepted.
View course →OPITO code: 5507
Duration: 1 Day (online + practical)
Fee: ₹35,000
The theory is done online before you fly, leaving one practical day in Kochi. Useful when your leave from a Dubai rotation is short.
View course →Duration: Half Day
Fee: ₹10,000
A frequent request from Dubai-based contractors and plant crews. It is a half-day non-OPITO course that can be added to a visit.
View course →OPITO code: 9014
Duration: Half Day
Fee: ₹12,500
Gulf gas and condensate work means H2S awareness is commonly asked for. The OPITO certificate is valid for 2 years, shorter than the 4 years of survival courses.
View course →Buyers of offshore safety training in Dubai are mostly marine and offshore contractors, free-zone service companies, vessel operators and manning agencies that send crews across the Gulf. A Dubai-based HSE manager often books for staff who will rotate to Abu Dhabi or Qatar projects, so the course code the end client names matters more than where the crew lives.
| Course | Requirement note |
|---|---|
| Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training with EBS (BOSIET with EBS) | Many international operators and helicopter providers working from the Gulf ask for the standard BOSIET with EBS. Check your client's wording. |
| Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET) | Tropical-water operations typically accept the tropical version, but it is the client who confirms whether 5501 is enough. |
| Permit to Work PTW System Training | Permit to Work awareness is commonly asked of contractors on oil, gas and plant sites. iMost issues its own certificate for this half-day course. |
| Basic H2S Training | Sour and gas-condensate work means H2S training is commonly required. The OPITO certificate is valid for 2 years. |
Operators and clients set their own requirements; confirm with your contract or HSE department.
Cochin International Airport (COK) is served directly from both Dubai (DXB) and Sharjah (SHJ), and the flight takes about four hours. The campus is on Vypin island in Njarakkal, around 40 to 45 km from the airport by road.
Emirates, flydubai, IndiGo, Air India Express and SpiceJet are listed on this route, and timetables vary by season. Direct flights take about 4 hours to 4 hours 15 minutes, so check the airline for the current schedule.
Air Arabia and Air India Express fly direct, in about 4 hours. If you live in Sharjah, Ajman or the northern emirates this saves the drive to Dubai.
A prepaid taxi or app cab is the simplest option. The route crosses the Goshree bridges from the mainland onto Vypin island. Allow well over an hour at normal traffic and use a map app for the live time.
Dubai has its own offshore oil. Dubai Petroleum operates the Fateh, South-West Fateh, Falah and Rashid fields, with the smaller Jalilah field, about 60 miles offshore in the Arabian Gulf, and it runs its supply base from Jebel Ali. Crews, supply vessel staff and logistics contractors working that chain are the group most likely to be asked for a current BOSIET or T-BOSIET certificate before a helicopter or boat transfer.
A second group sits in the yards and service companies. Dubai Maritime City handles dry-berth repair for offshore vessels and other commercial craft, and crews who join those vessels may be asked for sea survival and fire fighting certificates alongside their trade tickets. Free-zone contractors and manning agencies supply people to clients across the Gulf, so one agency can send staff to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar projects in the same year.
Sharjah adds onshore gas. The Sajaa gas plant, run by Sharjah National Oil Corporation, processes gas and condensate from fields in the emirate, with export terminals at Hamriyah. Plant operators, maintenance technicians and contractors there are more likely to be asked for H2S awareness and Permit to Work training than for helicopter survival courses.
Fateh, South-West Fateh, Falah, Rashid and Jalilah, about 60 miles offshore and supplied from Jebel Ali.
The shore base Dubai Petroleum uses for its offshore fields, and a common starting point for marine logistics contractors.
Ship repair hub where offshore vessels up to 150 metres make up much of recent dry-berth growth, according to DP World.
Onshore processing complex operated by SNOC, with condensate and LPG export through Hamriyah.
Port and free zone in Sharjah where the Sajaa condensate and LPG export terminals are located.
Get the OPITO code in writing: 5700 BOSIET with EBS or 5501 T-BOSIET, and whether a separate EBS certificate is also needed. The operator or client contract decides.
Batches run regularly. Check upcoming dates with our team and count the course days plus a day on each end for travel and rest.
Send your name as it appears on your passport, the course and your preferred dates. If your company is paying, add the company details so the invoice goes to the right party.
Fly into COK on a direct service and plan your stay near Vypin. Keep the flight flexible if possible, since batches can move.
Bring swimwear, a towel, comfortable clothing and a valid photo ID. If you wear spectacles, bring a retaining strap, and tell us about any medication before you start.
OPITO certificates are valid for 4 years, Basic H2S for 2. Note the expiry date and schedule your refresher before it lapses.
