Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) PMAOHS214B

The course is essential for any pilots, rescue crew or medical crews who work on helicopters particularly if your area of operations includes a body of water. It is also important for medical students who intend to undertake electives with NGOs or in regions where they may work on a helicopter. It teaches students the knowledge and skills to egress from a helicopter when ditched in water and how to survive whilst awaiting rescue. The course is taught in both Auckland and on Queenslands Gold Coast throughout the year.

course components

Aircraft safety procedures
impact procedures
underwater escape (practical)
sea survival techniques
use of safety equipment,
life rafts, flares, radios.

HUET certification is a requirement of Ambulance New Zealand and The Aviation Industry of New Zealand for all aeromedical crew and should be considered essential crew training for all Air Rescue servce providers.