Offshore Survival, Fire and Safety

Fleetwood Offshore Survival Centre (FOSC) is a leading provider of safety, survival and fire training to the maritime, offshore oil and gas and renewables industries. We also offer first aid and emergency first aid training.

FOSC's broad portfolio of accredited courses is delivered by expert staff and supported by outstanding facilities. Our team of teaching staff are highly qualified with first-hand experience of the offshore, renewables, maritime and safety industries.

Discover how Fleetwood Offshore Survival Centre can help you begin or advance your career in the offshore, maritime and safety industries. Click the text on the boxes below to find out more.

Contact us on 01253 504 800 or offshore@blackpool.ac.uk.

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Our courses

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OPITO Oil and Gas
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STCW Maritime
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GWO Renewables
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Qualsafe First Aid
Ladder training
Marine Pilot Ladder Safety Training
Industrial Firefighting
Industrial Firefighting for ER Teams

Our packages


GWO Basic Safety Training Offshore Initial Package

Includes

GWO First Aid Initial

GWO Fire Awareness

GWO Manual Handling

GWO Survival

GWO Working at Height

£1100
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GWO Basic Safety Training Offshore Refresher Package

Includes

GWO First Aid Refresher

GWO Fire Awareness

GWO Manual Handling

GWO Survival Refresher

GWO Working at Height (Refresher – 1 day)

£815
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STCW Basic Training for Seafarers Package

Includes

STCW Personal Survival Techniques

STCW Elementary First Aid

STCW Fire Prevention Fire Fighting

STCW Personal Safety & Social Responsibility

£925
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What our customers and staff say


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"First class facilities and instructors - I will recommend to my colleagues."
Adam Armstrong, Coxswains Training
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"Humbled and overwhelmed by the care and understanding of all the staff."
Martin Jones, HUET with EBS
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"Outstanding course and the expertise of staff was evident; really approachable for additional questions."
Jennifer Higham, BOSIET
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"Interesting and useful courses while fulfilling the requirements of the MCA."
John Birch, STCW
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"I thoroughly enjoyed the course – the whole class has commented on the fantastic tuition and how well the course was delivered."
Alexander Rodgers, STCW PSC and RB

Why choose Fleetwood Offshore Survival Centre?



125+ Years

125+ years' experience

125+ years’ experience of delivering maritime industry education and training

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Training facilities

Cutting edge training facilities that simulate the industry environment

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Expert Tutors

Highly qualified tutors with lots of industry experience

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Professional development

Embedded professional development, including an exciting programme of adventure-based training

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Support

Lots of individual support


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Contact Us


If you're not sure which course to choose, see the qualifications and study programmes we offer.

And if you want to chat with one of our experts, we're here Monday to Friday:




Enquiries
01253 504800

Offshore
offshore@blackpool.ac.uk

Address
Broadwater
Fleetwood
FY7 8JZ



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