Offshore Africa Training Centre is the first South African training centre to achieve OPITO approval.
We specialise in Rigging and Lifting operations and currently offer several OPITO courses that will either support you as you embark on a career in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry, or ensure that you maintain your ongoing competence in Rigging / BanksMan if you are already in the industry.
Based in Cape Town, South Africa, our training centre is conveniently located close to Cape Town International Airport and has several hotels and guest houses within close proximity.
All instructors have extensive industry experience and hold recognised OPITO assessor qualifications. This wealth of first-hand knowledge provides added value to the delegates overall training experience.
As new fields are found, new drill ships and FPSOs are coming south to drill wells and process oil, these will demand skills that are internationally approved as this guarantees that employees are trained according to internationally approved safety standards – and a work life offshore is all about safety first.
This is a 3 day course and the purpose of this training is to provide delegates with a series of explanations and practical demonstrations which will identify what they are expected to know when performing rigging operations.
This is a 2 day assessment and is strictly, no training involved, an assessment to see if you have the competency to become an approved level 3 rigger, meaning you can draw up plans, carry out complicated and complex lifting operations without supervision.
2 day course The oil & gas industry operates in some of the most dangerous environments in the world. Hazards are expected in this setting and must be controlled.
This is a 3 day course that gives you the basic knowledge of crane operations and movements. This course is aimed at training delegates on their skills and communications.
The stage 3 banksman slinger assessment is a 1 day assessment to ensure that are competent in the role of the banksman as well as the slinger. There is no training involved, you will be required to perform various lifts in the role of the banksman and also as a slinger.
2 day course The oil & gas industry operates in some of the most dangerous environments in the world. Hazards are expected in this setting and must be controlled.
This course allows delegates to complete both courses in 5 days, cutting down the course by 1 day should they be done separately. The courses combine both aspects of the stage 1 courses. 2 certificates will be given on successful completion of this course