OPITO Banksman and Slinger Initial Training

What this card covers

This is an offshore or energy-sector certification. Access to the installation depends on a valid certificate plus a current offshore medical and survival training.

The initial OPITO Banksman and Slinger certificate confirms training only; full competence follows workplace experience and the competence assessment.

Coverage

Country or region

International

Industry

Construction

Card type

Trade card

Registry sector

Offshore lifting, rope access & scaffolding

Recognised on offshore installations and energy sites that accept the issuing body's standard.

Who it applies to

• Workers mobilising to offshore installations, vessels or wind farms.
• Onshore staff visiting an installation for inspection or commissioning.
• Employers arranging medicals, survival training and travel approvals.

Eligibility and evidence

• A current offshore medical accepted by the destination region.
• Survival and emergency training valid on the day of travel.
• Trade or discipline competence evidence relevant to the work scope.
• Client-specific inductions completed before mobilisation.

Acceptance caveats

• Access is refused if the medical or survival training expires before the trip ends.
• Regional standards differ — a certificate accepted in one basin may not be accepted in another.
• Client-specific inductions must be repeated for each operator.

Related requirements

• Offshore medicalRequired before mobilisation and checked at travel.

Renewal

Offshore certificates and medicals are usually valid for two years or less.

Card validity

36 months

Start renewal

90 days before expiry

Revalidation assessment with the certifying body.

How VARENTO records it

VARENTO stores this card as a dated competence on the worker profile, with its evidence document, verification status and expiry. Core cards drive the compliance score; every other scheme is recorded as an additional competence.