Junior officers and ratings moving from ships to offshore support or rig jobs
Their STCW safety training covers survival and fire at sea. The helicopter is the new element, and one day of escape training targets it.
Course snapshot
CourseTropical Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (T-HUET)
OPITO code5195
Duration1 Day
Fee₹25,000
Validity4 Years
CourseT-HUET, OPITO code 5195
Length and fee1 day, ₹25,000
CertificateOPITO, valid 4 years
Vashi to Juhu by roadAbout 25 km
NMI to KochiAkasa Air and IndiGo list it
PracticePool with escape simulator
Across the creek from the helicopters
Pawan Hans, which uses Juhu aerodrome as its hub, carries ONGC personnel from there to the Bombay High platforms. A Navi Mumbai resident who boards one of those flights starts the day with a long drive: routing data puts Vashi about 25 km from Juhu by road and CBD Belapur about 31 km. Navi Mumbai's own airport, which opened for commercial flights on 25 December 2025, lies roughly 35 km from the older Mumbai airport and is described as having a planned heliport, but we found nothing to say that offshore crew transfers fly from it. The practical point is that the people who need T-HUET here do not work at the heliport. They are posted to it by an employer elsewhere.
Who they are is shaped by what Navi Mumbai is. It has a government maritime university campus at Nerul and the Belapur and Vashi belt of crewing agencies, so the city produces mariners who already hold sea-going safety certificates. Seafarers normally complete the STCW basic safety package, which includes personal survival and fire-fighting elements with a five-yearly refresher, as the IMO notes. For such a person the missing piece before a rig or platform posting is often the helicopter, not the whole induction.
Uran and the port belt supply the other group. ONGC's plant at Uran is where Mumbai High production comes ashore, and the neighbouring port and power plant employ operators, inspectors and technicians who are not offshore workers. Occasionally a work order covers a shutdown at the terminal and an inspection on a platform. That worker may need a helicopter seat for two days a year, which raises the question of whether a three-day induction makes sense.
T-HUET is built for exactly these people. OPITO describes it for personnel who are new, or returning, and who will travel to and from offshore installations by helicopter in a tropical environment. Delegates show they can use the safety equipment, follow the procedures for helicopter emergencies and escape after ditching, and demonstrate sea survival techniques. Whether your employer treats it as enough, or still asks for the full T-BOSIET, is the single most important question to settle before you book.
Juhu aerodrome
Pawan Hans's hub and the base for Mumbai's helicopter operations; ONGC personnel are flown from there to Bombay High.
Navi Mumbai International Airport
Commercial flights began on 25 December 2025; about 35 km from the older airport, with Akasa Air and IndiGo serving Kochi.
Indian Maritime University, Nerul
The university's Navi Mumbai campus trains nautical cadets who build sea-going safety certificates before any offshore move.
OPITO T-HUET (5195)
A four-year certificate resting on two mandatory units and 8 hours 20 minutes of guided learning.
Navi Mumbai profiles that fit a one-day helicopter course
Terminal inspectors and engineers from the Uran area
Most of their work is onshore. A platform visit once or twice a year is better matched by a one-day course than by an induction they rarely use in full.
Marine surveyors and auditors in Belapur and Vashi offices
They fly out for a day to inspect, sign off or audit. They need to be able to leave a ditched helicopter, and little else offshore.
Returning offshore workers whose helicopter training has lapsed
A lapsed certificate means starting again. Check whether you also need the rest of the induction before choosing the one-day option.
Technicians from port and chemical estates who join occasional offshore campaigns
Short campaigns pay for a helicopter seat and rarely for a full course. The employer must say which certificate it needs.
T-HUET, T-BOSIET, HUET with EBS or T-FOET
Ask the work order two questions: where is the field, and what does the contract name? For a warm-water field such as the western offshore, T-HUET is the tropical helicopter-only course, one day at ₹25,000, and T-BOSIET adds the safety induction, fire-fighting, self-rescue and first aid over three days for ₹35,000. The extra ₹10,000 buys the broader induction. If the contract names HUET with EBS, you need the standard version with the emergency breathing system, not the tropical one. If you already hold a valid T-BOSIET or T-FOET, your helicopter training is already covered and you do not need T-HUET.
Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET) →
The contract names it, or you are new to offshore work and will stay on platforms. It runs three days at ₹35,000 (OPITO 5501) and lasts four years.
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training with EBS (HUET with EBS) →
The client is outside the tropical regions or asks for the standard version with a breathing system. OPITO 5095, one day, ₹25,000.
Tropical Further Offshore Emergency Training (T-FOET) →
You already hold a valid T-BOSIET or T-FOET and the certificate is nearing its four-year end. OPITO 5614, one day, ₹25,000.
Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training with EBS (BOSIET with EBS) →
International or North Sea work, where the standard induction is commonly named. OPITO 5700, three days, ₹35,000.
The one-day programme, tied to Mumbai High flying
Theory comes first, then supervised practice. Helicopter escape and sea survival are rehearsed in an indoor pool, using a Modular Egress Training Simulator, and instructors judge each exercise as it happens against the OPITO standard.
- 01
Aviation life jackets and aircrew instructions
How to put on and inflate the jacket, and why you follow the crew's briefing exactly. On a flight to a western offshore platform, you sit through a safety brief that is the same every time, so we teach what it is for.
- 02
Controlled and dry-land evacuation
Leaving the aircraft quickly and calmly in an emergency on land or on a deck. Many offshore flights involve helideck landings, so this is the realistic case.
- 03
Water ditching and underwater escape
Brace positions, waiting for motion to stop, then escape from a partially submerged or capsized cabin using push-out windows. The simulator is turned over in the pool so you meet the disorientation under controlled conditions.
- 04
Sea survival techniques
Getting into an aviation life raft, keeping it in working order and helping other survivors until rescue arrives. In warm Arabian Sea conditions the issues are exposure to sun and fatigue, not cold.
- 05
Safety equipment use
Spray visor and managing emergency gear before, during and after ditching. Spectacle wearers learn why a retaining strap matters.
For Uran contractors, marine firms and manning agents
Buyers include contractors at the Uran and port belt, marine survey and inspection firms, ship managers and manning agents in Belapur and Vashi, and the HSE teams of firms whose people occasionally fly offshore. A one-day course is easy to fit around a duty roster.
Standards that shape training in Maharashtra
OPITO T-HUET standard (5195)A standard built on two mandatory units and just over eight hours of guided learning. The certificate lasts four years.
Medical entry requirementEntry needs medical evidence: any one of an offshore medical, an employer-approved equivalent, a seafarer's fitness certificate, a diving-at-work certificate or a form screened at the centre.
Renewal windowA certificate that expires within 90 days before a new enrolment can carry on from the old expiry date, unless the operator specifies otherwise.
Operator and helicopter-company rulesThe operator or the helicopter company sets the final condition for boarding. Ask your client which certificate name appears in the contract.
What employers commonly ask for
| Course | Requirement note |
|---|---|
| Tropical Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (T-HUET) | For personnel who need helicopter escape and sea survival only. Confirm with the client that this alone meets the contract. |
| Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET) | Often the certificate named for warm-water offshore work, since it includes tropical helicopter escape and the other induction elements. |
| Helicopter Underwater Escape Training with EBS (HUET with EBS) | For clients that name the standard version with the emergency breathing system. |
Planning a group booking
- List each person's destination field, flight base and existing certificates in a single sheet before you enquire. It makes the T-HUET or T-BOSIET decision a matter of minutes.
- Because the course is one day, a firm can send people in pairs and keep rosters intact. Ask our team for batches that suit a rotation.
- Team accounts on portal.imostacademy.in/register store group bookings, invoices and certificate expiry dates, so you can see renewals approaching.
- Medical evidence should be ready before the pool session; send a copy beforehand if you are unsure whether it meets the entry rule.
Operators and clients set their own requirements; confirm with your contract or HSE department.
Navi Mumbai to Njarakkal, with a night in Kochi
One day of training still needs two travel days, because 1,300 km is a flight, not a drive. The usual plan is an evening flight in, the course the next day, and a flight back that evening or the morning after.
Flights from Navi Mumbai (NMI) to Kochi
Akasa Air and IndiGo list Kochi from the new airport. The airport has an interchange with the Port Line at Targhar and sits on National Highway 348 near Panvel, which makes it a short trip from Ulwe, Kharghar and Panvel.
Flights from Mumbai (BOM)
Kochi is listed by Air India and IndiGo from the older airport. For people in Vashi or Nerul the choice between NMI and BOM comes down to timings and fares, so compare both.
Cochin airport to campus
From Cochin International Airport the campus is about 40 km by road. Pre-book a taxi, and ask our team about places to stay near the campus if you land late.
A two-day trip around one training day
- 1
Settle the certificate name
Ask the client whether T-HUET alone meets the contract. If the answer is unclear, keep the T-BOSIET option open.
- 2
Prepare the medical
Choose one of the accepted evidence routes and keep a copy. If you take regular medication, tell the instructor on arrival.
- 3
Book flights and a batch
Share your name, destination field and certificate expiry date with info@imostacademy.in or on WhatsApp at +91 8075 787307. Batches run regularly.
- 4
Day 1: fly in
Land by evening, eat lightly and rest; the pool session is physical.
- 5
Day 2: classroom, pool and certificate
Brief, then practice in the simulator, then assessment. Return that night if flights allow, or fly out the next morning.