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The role of the assessor and verifier

Members of the Competence & Training Core Committee have compiled the following information on the definition and role of the assessor and the verifier in competence assurance and assessment. Assessors […]

| Information Note number 1468 | Original reference(s) IMCA C 01/20

Competence: Transferability, validity and accreditation

Transferability of competence between contractorsIMCA’s competence assurance and assessment guidelines were developed to provide offshore contractors with a framework to produce their own competence schemes.The various contractor competence schemes do not have to be identical but may be based on the IMCA framework.  Contractor companies will have processes in place

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| Information Note number 1412


BOSIET/HUET/FOET changes – 26 March 2018

Some of our members will have recently received a letter from Oil and Gas UK advising of forthcoming changes to the OPITO BOSIET / FOET / HUET training course. It has been noted that these forthcoming changes may cause specific issues for a proportion of your marine personnel. A copy

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| Information Note number 1396

UK BOSIET/FOET/HUET update

Following engagement with industry, regulators, training providers and workforce representatives through 2015, the UK interim BOSIET/FOET/HUET Compressed Air – Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) standard has been introduced across the UK as from 15 February 2016. It will involve dry CA-EBS training with in-water HUET breath hold. Developed as a result

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| Information Note number 1298 | Original reference(s) IMCA C 01/16

Competence validity periods

The issue of validity periods for competence assurance assessments has been revisited by the Competence & Training (C&T) core committee following feedback from member companies who now have established in-house competence assurance and assessment schemes in place. This information note supersedes the information notes on the same topic issued in

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| Information Note number 1243 | Original reference(s) IMCA C 09/14












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