IRATA rope-access technician inspecting a North Sea platform structure

Access difficult places

Rope access

The strongest rope access profiles pair a current level and logbook with a productive secondary trade such as NDT, mechanical, electrical or fabric maintenance.

What the work can involve

Typical duties

  • Plan and perform controlled rope access tasks
  • Inspect equipment and maintain exclusion zones
  • Complete trade tasks while on ropes
  • Record hours and maintain logbook evidence

Typical evidence

  • Current IRATA qualification
  • Verified logbook
  • Offshore medical and survival training
  • Secondary trade certificate

Profile fields

  • IRATA level and expiry
  • Logged hours
  • Secondary trade
  • Rescue experience

Progression

IRATA L1 → L2 → L3 supervisor/specialist lead.

Training routes

  • 3t IRATA training
  • OEG IRATA courses