Offshore Crane Operator, Lifting Operations, and Hydraulics Training Programs in Aberdeen, Houma and Houston, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, and Macae
With worldwide offices, Sparrows Offshore Group is a global provider of engineered products and services to the energy industry and supply engineered products and services to a variety of industry applications and delivers structured and bespoke solutions in the safety critical areas of lifting and mechanical handling, cable and pipe lay, and fluid power.
With over 1,650 employees worldwide and over 40 years’ experience working in the energy industry, Sparrows is the only company in the world to offer onshore coaching in a real offshore pedestal crane and a crane Simulator.
The programs enable and ensure students reach Sparrows Group’s exacting and industry-leading standards. Training programs are accredited to ISO 9001, OPITO and NFPC in the UK and API RP2D in the US.
Sparrows Group offer the industry leading training at its worldwide training center locations in Aberdeen (UK), Houma and Houston (US), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Singapore, Luanda (Angola), and Macae (Brazil).
They have the capability to deliver bespoke and standard training at locations both onshore and offshore. All the centers have portable crane simulators that can be easily deployed to any location and have state of the art main frame simulators in Aberdeen and Houma.
Training Programs
OPITO Approved Training
- OPITO approved Banksman & Slinger initial training
- OPITO approved banksman & Slinger competence assessment / re-assessment
- OPITO approved LOLER competent person assessment / re-assessment
- OPITO approved rigger initial training
- OPITO approved rigger competence assessment / re-assessment
Offshore Crane Operator Standard Training
- Sparrows offshore crane operator standard stage 1 training
- Sparrows offshore crane operator standard combined stage 1 & 2 training
- Sparrows offshore crane operator standard stage 2 training & assessment
- Sparrows offshore crane operator standard stage 2 re-assessment
- Sparrows offshore crane operator standard stage 3 assessment
- Sparrows offshore crane operator standard stage 3 re-assessment
- Crane inspector training
- Knuckleboom crane simulator training
- Simulator training offshore crane development stage 2
- Simulator training offshore crane development stage 3
- Offshore crane appreciation
- Emergency crane operations training
- Overhead gantry crane training
- Reaction & awareness crane training / development
Lifting Operations Training
- IRATA rope access training
- Lift plan risk assessment
- Lifting appreciation
- Lifting operations training
- LOLER competent person revision course
- Rigging loft management / lifting equipment inspection
- Wire rope inspection
- Working at Height
BFPA Accredited Hydraulics Training
- H1 hydraulic competence assessment
- Level 1 hydraulics training programme
- Level 2 hydraulics training programme
- Electrics for hydraulic engineers and proportional control