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As one of the largest oil and gas producers in the world (No. 22 with 833,667 barrels per day according to Wikipedia), Indonesia has one of the largest numbers of workers in the oil and gas sector. The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources mentioned that in 2013 there were 288,442 oil and gas workers throughout Indonesia. During the last 4 years, the number increased drastically.
Meanwhile, the same 2015 data cites upstream workers as 31,742 workers across Indonesia. These numbers come from 2006 data that mention 21,835 people working in the upstream.
Mister. Amien Sunaryadi, director of SKK Migas, while covering AntaraNews.com, mentioned that in the last 10 years, the number of Indonesian workers in the upstream oil and gas industry has increased in line with the increase in operational activities carried out by contractors of PSC. In contrast, the number of foreign workers working in this industry is less likely to increase, despite the fact that many important projects are underway.
This number of people who went out to sea need sea survival training.
About Sea Survival Training
For offshore workers, sea survival training is mandatory for workers who want to work in offshore areas. It is part of the mandatory offshore worker training required by all oil and gas companies and their contractors and subcontractors.
According to MarineInsight.com, every job that requires its workers to spend a specific time in a specific area outside of comfort has workers undergo various tests and courses. These courses are held to ensure that workers can adapt to new circumstances. When it comes to working in offshore areas, an offshore survival course is mandatory for workers who want to work in offshore areas.
Offshore areas, in simple terms, mean high seas and deep ocean areas. Working conditions in these areas are dangerous due to weather conditions such as frequent storms and gales, constantly changing currents and tides, and the dangerous marine ecosystem for humans. Also, since working in offshore areas means working exclusively in the oil drilling process and on oil rigs, it becomes doubly relevant for workers to go through an offshore survival course and offshore survival training.
If the workers do not receive the proper survival training courses, they will not only suffer due to lack of adaptation, but also the oil drilling company will have to change the workers very often, which will lead to a loss of both human and personnel resources. financial investment
The validity of such offshore survival training is for up to a period of four years after which workers must re-grant such certification. It should be noted that the fees for an offshore survival course depend on the course and the company in which the person takes the course. However, the fees are not that expensive and the training period is three to four days.
With so much training and courses provided for the safety and well-being of workers, it can be said that the dangers of offshore oil drilling are greatly minimized due to the awareness and knowledge that is being created.
So yes, just like in other countries, Indonesian offshore workers are required to take sea survival training before going offshore.
About the Sertifikat BNSP / BNSP certificate
The BNSP certification is a competency certification issued by the state through the BNSP.
BNSP is an independent institution in the form of a government based on Law Number 13 Year 2003 on Manpower. The Agency works to ensure the quality of competence and job recognition in all sectors of the professional field in Indonesia through the certification process.
BNSP has also made some Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with other ASEAN countries. These MRAs will ensure that the BNSP certificate is also acceptable in other ASEAN countries.
The BNSP certificate will help Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas workers become more competitive in the ASEAN market. They will also have more opportunities in neighboring countries.
This means that the needs of Sea Survival Sertifikasi BNSP are almost culminated to be the need.
Then,
Hopefully soon there will be a SKKNI (Standar Kompetensi Kerja Nasional Indonesia) for sea survival in oil and gas field with BNSP (Sea Survival Sertifikasi BNSP) certificate. Hopefully many competent people will move to improve Indonesia.
