If you've ever wondered what OPITO HUET training is like, here is a good explainer video by our repeat customers Novikontas Training Centre.

“After decades as a rescue swimmer and SAR professional and having survived a helicopter accident himself Jørn Anders shares his perspective on CA-EBS, emergency preparedness and helicopter underwater escape training.”

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) has installed a Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) system to provide training for offshore workers. The state-of-the-art SEFtec system, including configurable HUET and personnel-rated HUET hoist, is now operational.

RS Sjøredningsskolen, the training school of the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, has taken delivery of a high-fidelity SEFtec HUET. The custom-designed HUET replicates several airframes, including the AgustaWestland AW101, Bell 412 and the SeaHawk MH-60R.

When Relyon Poland wanted to set up a new training facility in Gdansk, they worked with SEFtec to create a complete installation inside an existing warehouse.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) has issued a contract to upgrade their existing natatorium to house a SEFtec HUET system. The SEFtec system will include a Configurable HUET and a personnel-rated HUET hoist.

RS Sjøredningsskolen has announced a deal to buy a customised HUET from SEFtec. The new HUET simulator will be configurable to multiple helicopter types including the AW101, Bell 412 and the Sea Hawk. The delivery is scheduled for the summer of 2026.

The largest maritime and offshore training center in Europe, built by the Romanian Center for the Training and Professional Development of Naval Transport Personnel (or CENRONAV), was opened on Thursday, February 26, in Galați. The center is the result of an investment of over RON 64 million (EUR 12.5 million).

The University of Johannesburg has launched Africa’s first advanced Rescue Simulation Centre, a state-of-the-art facility designed to transform emergency and disaster response training across the continent.

When Kuwait Energy (KEBL) needed a fireground for their oilfield in Basra, Iraq they short-listed SEFtec as a preferred supplier. Rather than shipping all of the large props from Ireland, SEFtec worked with KEBLs chosen contractor to have the props manufactured locally, with the modular fire control systems being shipped from Ireland and connected on-site.

SEFtec has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Polish Navy’s METS 5 HUET dunker and crane. The METS upgrade will include new exit panels and seats to allow training of aircrews on specific aircraft configurations, including the Blackhawk, as well as upgrading the existing crane control system and environmental effects.

This month a SEFtec commissioning team travelled to CFMA (Centro de Formação Marítima de Angola), a company of the Sonangol group. The team commissioned two new pieces of training equipment, a HUET and a TEMPSC.

EU Commissioner Designate, Michael McGrath, has visited SEFtec client EHS International as they opened their new €3 million facility.

SEFtec Fire Control Modules ensure that instructors maintain total control over their firegrounds, and the challenges posed. They allow training to be tuned to the abilities of those being trained, enabling the instructor to develop trainees’ skills whatever their prior experience.

Safety training has one objective; to teach delegates to respond in an appropriate manner to a life-threatening situation they have not encountered before. This requires exposing them to challenges that stretch their abilities. At all times, the well-being of delegates must take priority. The training environment must feel dangerous, but never be dangerous. All equipment must behave exactly as the instructors expect.

Members of the Irish Air Corps have successfully completed the SEFtec Shallow Water Egress Training (SWET) Instructor course. The course was delivered by SEFtec at the Defence Forces Training Pool at the Curragh. They have been instructed on and are competent to deliver Shallow Water Egress Training (SWET).

For the past 9 months SEFtec has been working with Kuwait Energy to develop a state-of-the-art 10,000m2 fire training ground near Basra, Iraq. The project has involved SEFtec consulting on the overall fireground layout, detailing the prop designs, and manufacturing the fire control systems and some of the fire props. The remainder of the props have been produced locally using SEFtec designs.

SEFtec has more HUETs in OPITO-approved centres than any other manufacturer. We offer a range of HUET systems that can meet any requirement.

(In 2018) Petans installed a second firefighting module with Irish supplier SEFtec, followed later in 2018 by a helicopter prop. In 2019, all of its previous kerosene burning modules were replaced by dual burn props.