Survival Offshore is dependent on a number of things, to start with knowledge and experience in these matters beforehand is a major bonus. To work offshore in almost all parts of the world you have to of completed an Offshore Survival Course. From here you will of been exposed to likely situations involving Offshore Survival.

These include -

Offshore Platform Overview and Evacuation.

Life Boat / Raft Deployment and use.

Helicopter Ditching & Rollover.

Offshore Evacuation

This section will focus more on the evacuation side of an offshore platform. For an overview of Offshore Platforms click on the link above.

There are roughly three ways off an offshore platform in an emergency. Starting with the most desirable.

Helicopter Evacuation. While it can take some time for the initial scramble and flight-time to a platform