About Course
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE),30 CFR Part 250 Subpart S, Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS II) program became effective on June 4, 2013. The Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill highlighted potential faults in the existing OCS safety culture and the need for an improved SEMS.
The BSEE SEMS II rule is primarily a performance-based standard that details requirements and provides guidance for offshore operators to reduce the likelihood of another event like the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. The rule also exits to make sure that operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) are conducted:
- Safely by well-trained personnel
- using technology, precautions, and techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood of:
- blowouts, loss of well control, fires, or spillage, physical obstruction to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed
- occurrences that may cause damage to the environment or to property
- occurrences that endanger life or health
This course was developed as a source of information and practical training tool for offshore rig safety personnel and workers to develop and maintain an effective Safety and Environmental Management System specifically for off-shore drilling rigs. The course covers each of the sections within the SEMS II rule as they appear in the regulation. Additional guidance related to each of the topics is also included in the course.
Note: The use of the term “must” in the source document for this training has been replaced with the term “should” because the content of this training is guidance only and does not replace or serve as a substitute for the mandatory regulatory requirements of the source document.
