You can check the validity and expiration date of your OPITO certificate on the OPITO website.

OPITO operates a standard dispensation scheme separate from COVID-19. If you are performing your work offshore and your OPITO certificate expires exactly during that period, you can make a so-called "Request Dispensation OPITO." This is the only valid reason for working offshore with an invalid OPITO certificate.

The Personal Safety Logbook (PSL) is a personal booklet in which you can collect all your diplomas, skills and possibly medical data. It is not mandatory to have a safety passport, but it is a useful document in which you can keep all the above information together.

Yes, this is generally required. It may also happen, depending on the area and the client where and for whom you will be working, that a MIST certificate is required. (Minimum Industry Safety Standard). A MIST training is the UK variant of the SCC training. VCA is also often accepted, but the certificate may not be older than 4 years.

A NOGEPA offshore medical examination is often required to be able to work offshore. In the UK this is an OGUK medical certificate (Oil and Gas UK). In the UK a NOGEPA offshore medical examination is accepted.

This depends on the area in which you will be working, the work that you will be doing and the client for which you will be working. In general, an OPITO BOSIET / FOET certificate is required as a minimum and is accepted all over the world. There is sometimes an additional requirement for a MIST or VCA certificate. An H2S or S-Cape certificate may also be required by the client. This must be checked with the client in advance. If you want to know more for your specific case, please contact us or your principal.

If your NOGEPA certificate has expired, it is not possible to follow a NOGEPA refresher course and you will have to follow the relevant basic training again. If the certificate has expired because the student was offshore, a request for a NOGEPA repeat training can be submitted. The employer must do this for the employee. Please contact us for more information. Curious about our NOGEPA training courses? Do not hesitate and book now!

If your OPITO certificate has expired, it is not possible to follow an OPITO refresher course and you must follow the relevant basic training again. If the certificate has expired because the student was offshore, an exception to repeat training may be requested from OPITO. This must be done by the employer for the employee. Please contact us for this. We have listed all our OPITO training courses for you.