Experienced offshore supervisor guiding a new worker on a North Sea platform deck

Start offshore

Greenhands & entry-level

A practical route into safety-critical offshore work. Profiles focus on transferable skills, verified training and realistic first-role options—not promises of immediate deployment.

What the work can involve

Typical duties

  • Support supervised deck and logistics tasks
  • Maintain tidy, controlled work areas
  • Follow permits, toolbox talks and stop-work procedures
  • Build task evidence under experienced supervision

Typical evidence

  • Offshore medical fitness evidence
  • BOSIET/FOET or GWO pathway appropriate to the role
  • MIST where required
  • Manual handling and basic first aid

Profile fields

  • Transferable trade skills
  • Safety-critical experience
  • Preferred offshore pathway
  • Current availability

Progression

Greenhand → competent deck/maintenance support → trade or specialist pathway.

Training routes

  • 3t OPITO pathways
  • OEG GWO pathways