GWO Sea Survival

GWO stands for ‘Global Wind Organisation’. It is a non-profit organisation and has provided the Basic Safety Training standards for the wind industry since 2012.

To maintain the original certification date, a certificate or training record can be renewed up to two months prior to expiry. It is still possible to join a refresher course outside of the two months of expiry. In this case, the certificate must carry the new date of certification. A participant is only allowed to attend a refresher course in the specific training module prior to the date of expiry on the current certificate or training records. The validity period is automatically calculated in WINDA by entering the course completion date.

Throughout this course, the delegate will be taught how to react in dangerous and risky situations at sea, how to bring themselves and their colleagues to safety, the dangers of drowning and hypothermia, providing first aid in case of a man overboard and much more. The GWO Sea Survival Training Course is also part of the GWO Basic Safety Training course.

The GWO Sea Survival Training course consists of a theoretical and practical part. Some of the practical training will take place in the swimming pool on location to get a realistic sense of the situations you may be exposed to.

WINDA is the name of the Global Wind Industry Training Records Database. It maintains data on the certification status of GWO Certified Training Providers as well as the status of delegates that have attended courses. The delegate is required to create an account for WINDA, as a sticker and registration are added in WINDA upon succesful completion of a course.

Click here to create an account in WINDA. Upon succesful registration, the user receives a WINDA ID. The WINDA ID is required for us to add the GWO Course to the account of a delegate, including the Basic Training Course.

The employer also has the option of creating an account, allowing them to verify the training status of their (potential) employees.

For more information about the organisation account, click here.

For more information about the delegate account, click here.

Training takes place between 7:30 and 16:00 (7:30 AM and 4:00 PM). Anyone participating is required to be present at the training centre at 7:30. When you arrive late you have to make up for lost time and will be charged for this. The client will be notified.

Lunch is provided by FMTC. You can choose from freshly made sandwiches, snacks, soup and fruit. Tea and coffee are also available.

If you have a Personal Safety Logbook and/or Seaman book, you must bring them in order to have them updated. You will also need swimming trunks for underneath the survival gear, as well as an extra set of dry clothes and towel. The required safety materials are provided for by FMTC.

Note that you will be notified of all required materials in the confirmation e-mail when booking the course.

All our courses are taught in English. When the group only consist of Dutch participants the course will be held in Dutch.

All the green dates on the calendar on the course page are available. This is a real-time display of the available dates.

We advise you to book your flight 2 hours after the end of the course, at a minimum.

GWO courses do not require an examination.

When a physical examination is required, this can be noted on the same booking form. If the course has already been booked, you can send an e-mail to info@fmtcsafety.com or call +31 (0) 85 130 74 61 so we can help you further.

After the booking, you will receive a confirmation. In the meantime a request will be sent to the doctor. The doctor will plan the physical examination. On the following work day at the latest you will receive the confirmation of your appointment with date, time and location.

When you want to book a hotel this can be indicated in the booking form. If the course has already been booked you can send an e-mail to info@fmtcsafety.com or call +31 (0) 85 130 74 61 so we can help you further.

After successfully completing GWO Sea Survival, the participant will be awarded the following certificate(s): GWO Module Sea Survival including Boat Transfer.