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Robert Training and Conference Center (RTCC) - Offshore Operations & STCW Training


USCG STCW Courses, Offshore and Oil & Gas Operations Training at Robert Training Center (RTC), in Robert, Louisiana

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Founded in 1987, Robert Training Center (RTC) provides skills training, skills development, and technical consulting for the offshore industry. For over two decades, Robert Training Center has taught basic and advanced skills to those on the front lines of oil and gas operations. RTC offers a vast array of training programs ranging from Tropical HUET, BOSIET, Firefighting, HLO, MEM, STCW, Survival Craft Proficiency, Instrumentation, Electrical, Process Production, Subsea, and more. 

Part of the Shell Group, which is a leading oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology and one of America’s leading oil and natural gas producers, gasoline and natural gas marketers and petrochemical manufacturers. 

Each course is a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on experience that gives each student an opportunity to troubleshoot, analyze problems and reach real-time decisions under the watchful eyes of knowledgeable instructors.

The labs are equipped with the same control rooms, electrical panels, instruments, blow out preventers, subsea control system, computer networks, and other drilling and production equipment that the students must deal with on the job. 

The Shell Robert Training & Conference Center is situated on 20 private surrounded by woods in Robert, Louisiana and conveniently located near the intersection of Interstates 12 and 55 between Hammond and Covington, Louisiana. The Center features 20 multi-purpose classrooms and conference facilities ranging in capacity from 8 to 300 and onsite lodging for 144.

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Training Programs

Offshore, Subsea, Oil & Gas Training

  • Advanced Instrumentation
  • AEP2 Assessment
  • AEP3 Assessment
  • Allen Bradley PLC Controllogix 5000
  • Apollo Root Cause Analysis
  • Basic Air Cond/Refrigeration EPA Cert Recvr
  • Basic Electrical & Electronic Systems: Blended (F2F)
  • Basic Electrical and Electronics
  • Basic Electronic Instrumentation
  • Basic Industrial Fire Fighting Incipient
  • Basic Life Support (CPR/AED CERT)
  • Basic Lifeboat Passenger Orientation
  • Basic Marine Fire Fighting USCG
  • Basic Production Safety Systems Test Out
  • Basic Production Safety Systms (T2 Cert)
  • Basic Water Survival
  • BOSIET - 3 Days + HSE0039
  • Commentary Driving
  • Confined Space Entry - ILT
  • Confined Space Entry Competent Person
  • Control Room Op-Major Emergency Mgmt
  • DCS 201 Control Room Ops Yokogawa
  • DCS 211 Technician Yokogawa Troubleshoot
  • DCS 212 Technician FEES - Yokogawa ProSafe
  • DCS 251 Technician Foundation Fieldbus
  • DCS Systems 101
  • DCS Systems 151
  • Designated Signal Person Assessment
  • Electrical 101
  • Electrical Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Electrical Print Reading and Troubleshooting
  • Electrical Safe Work Practices
  • Electrical Safety NFPA 70E HSE0038 ILT
  • Electrical Systems
  • Electronic Safety Shutdown Systems
  • Emergency Medical Responder
  • EPOCH – Engineering, Process, Operations, Competence-Based,
  • Hands-On Program
  • Fall Prevention and Protection Workers
  • Fall Protection and Rescue
  • Fall Protection Competent Person - OSHA
  • Field Instrumentation (MI01) Knowledge Labs
  • Foundation Fieldbus 101
  • Fundamentals of Natural Gas Measurement
  • Fundamentals of Reliable Pump Operation & Pump System
  • Maintenance
  • Funds of Liquid Hydrocarbon Measurement
  • Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET)
  • Gas Flaring & Venting Procedures Staff
  • Gas Measurement
  • General Lifting Appliance & Rigging
  • Glycol Dehydration Practices
  • Hazard Recognition Plus (HRP)
  • Hazardous Material Management US DOT
  • Hazwoper: Awareness
  • HSE Super Safety Course
  • Hydrogen Sulfide Training Requirements IL
  • Industrial Rescue
  • Inland Water Survival
  • Lifeboat Mechanic
  • Lifeboatman
  • Liquid Measurement
  • Local Lifting Focal Point WS - Onshore
  • Local Lifting Focal Point(LLFP)-Offshore
  • Management of Major Emergencies Fixed Leg
  • Management of Major Emergencies Floater
  • Man-riding Hoist Operator
  • Marine Trash & Debris Elimination
  • Medic First Aid CPR AED
  • Medium Voltage Safety
  • Mobile Aerial Platform Operator
  • NORM Survey & Control Certification
  • Offshore Helicopter Ops (HLO & HDA)
  • Offshore Ped Crane Appliance/Rigging
  • Offshore Pedestal Crane & Rigging Cert
  • Offshore Pedestal Crane Operator
  • Offshore Pedestal Crane Rigging
  • Onshore HSE Super Safety Course
  • Onshore Mobile Crane Rigging
  • Onshore Pedestal Crane & Rigging
  • Open Water Rescue NON USCG
  • Original Lifeboatman
  • Personnel Basket Transfer/Swing Rope
  • PLC Controls 101
  • PLC Maintenance and Troubleshooting - 1
  • PLC Maintenance and Troubleshooting - 2
  • PLC Maintenance and Troubleshooting - 3
  • Pneumatic Instrumentation
  • Powered Industrial Truck Operator
  • Powered Overhead Crane Operator
  • Process Operations - Phase 1
  • Process Operations - Phase 2
  • Production 101
  • Risk-Based Asset Management
  • SAEP Assessment
  • SAEP Workshop
  • Safe Trailer Towing Operations
  • Subsea 101
  • Subsea Operations Workshop
  • Subsea Production Operator
  • Surface & Active Unit Stability
  • UAD Marine Load Management
  • USA Defensive Driving Training
  • Waste Management Training
  • Water Survival/HUET HSE0039
  • Worksite Hazard Mgmt-Hazard Recognition

USCG / STCW Courses

  • USCG/STCW Approved Fast Rescue Boat
  • USCG/STCW Approved Survival Craft Proficiency
  • USCG/STCW Basic Training