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We have been contributing to safety in the offshore industry for more than a decade. We are proud not only of our long experience, but also of our growth.
2024 - Helicopter Simulator on the Campus in Elsfleth
The Johanniter have introduced a new helicopter simulator for their offshore rescue teams in Elsfleth. For the first time in the world, an Airbus EuroCopter EC H155 helicopter was converted into a simulator. It provides realistic training for rescue workers and improves their efficiency and safety during operations. In this way, capabilities and reaction times can be optimized for emergencies.
2023 - Cooperation with SeaRenergy
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe and SeaRenergy Offshore Holding have concluded a framework agreement to support offshore wind projects. The cooperation, which began on January 1st, includes a comprehensive rescue concept, including the provision of emergency paramedics for projects in the North and Baltic Seas
2023 - Exercise on the Mittelplate
Six actors portraying injured workers as well as employees from Wintershall-DEA, the Cuxhaven fire department and the federal police took part in the exercise. They practiced providing first aid to the injured and alerting forces by helicopter. Dr. Rüdiger Franz described the exercise as “very successful”. Emergency paramedic Sarah Bleidistel led the care. The Bremen rescue control center supported the dispatch. Image: © Wintershall Dea
2023 - SRHT Symposium in Mosbach
SRHT stands for “Spezielle Rettung aus Höhen und Tiefen” (height rescue). Kai Laube and Vito Berger from the offshore rescue department of the Stedingen local branch of the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe traveled to Mosbach and spoke to numerous interested listeners about the current and planned expansion of offshore wind energy, operational strategies for rescuing offshore wind turbines and about the medical material and supply concept used in rescue.
2022 – Offshore at Interschutz
On Tuesday, June 21, offshore rescue experts will talk about the special requirements for occupational safety on the high seas as well as rescue from great heights and provide ideas for safety considerations in industry and business rescue.
2022 – Assessment Center for Doctors
Rescue at sea presents doctors with special challenges, says Jan Gartemann from Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe. Therefore, the country's only assessment center took place on the Elsfleth campus of the Johanniter Academy Lower Saxony/Bremen to demonstrate offshore-specific skills under realistic conditions. The aim was to test the suitability for helicopter and offshore rescue.
2022 – Training of Additional Rescue Workers
Kai Laube and Jan Gartemann from the Offshore Rescue and Medical Services department of the Stedingen local association and offshore trainers at the Johanniter Campus Elsfleth are in Greece under the direction of the Johanniter Academy Lower Saxony/Bremen to train young Greek and German rescue workers in Thessaloniki together with colleagues from Hanover and at the same time gain new experiences themselves.
2021 – 600,000 Working Hours
With 460,000 hours of work at sea alone and a total of more than 600,000 hours on platforms, on crew transfer vessels (CTVs), in the control center and in air rescue, the next milestone was celebrated in 2021.
2021 – Help in the Ahr Valley
In Erftstadt, as a member of the crew (HEMS crew) of Northern Helikopter's offshore rescue helicopter, Gartemann was one of the first external rescuers on site during the flood disaster and rescued people from roofs using the winch system.
2020 – Covid Testing and More
We have also been carrying out on-site testing (Covid19) of staff on the wind farm platforms since 2020. This can ensure the safest possible working environment in which evacuations due to an outbreak of the disease rarely occur. In addition, tests are also carried out before the start of offshore operations in order to be able to act at an early stage.
2019 – 300,000 Working Hours
In 2019, the record from the previous year was exceeded with a total of 300,000 hours of work on the North and Baltic Seas since the company was founded. Including the work of the control center and air rescue employees, over 420,000 hours are spent rescuing people at sea.
2018 – Medical Leader in the Offshore Wind Industry
In 2018, the largest wind farm operators in the North and Baltic Seas chose Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe for the medical care of their employees. As a result, the offshore rescuers from the Stedingen local association exceeded 200,000 hours of operations at sea, which corresponds to more than 22 years of work around the clock. The ongoing commitment and dedication of the employees made Johanniter Offshore Rescue officially the market leader in 2018.
2018 – Water Rescue and Rescue Helicopter for the Baltic Sea
Since 2018, the offshore rescue helicopter for the Baltic Sea has been manned on the island of Rügen, also in cooperation with Northern Helicopter (NHC). Water rescue has also been part of our expertise and offerings since 2018.
2017 – Sales and Rentals
The department is offering material sales and rentals since 2017. The offshore control center has also developed further, with three full-time employees who receive support from the flight service and work closely with the MRCC Bremen (the DGzRS maritime emergency management). At the end of 2017, we moved from Berne to Bremen, where we support each other with medical and nautical questions.
2017 – Psychosocial Emergency Care at Sea
Four members of the PSNV team from Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe in Oldenburg are now qualified for operations in offshore wind farms on the North Sea. Application scenarios include accidents on converter platforms or wind turbines. They were trained by specialist lecturers from the Stedingen local association, which provides rescue service personnel for offshore rescue helicopters and medical stations on platforms.
2016 – 100,000 Working Hours
In 2016, the first major milestone was reached and a total of 100,000 working hours were recorded on platforms and Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV). But the department has also continued to grow on the mainland: For example, four years after the department was founded, the offshore control center was moved to the DGzRS Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Bremen.
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2015 – Training on Campus
In recent years, the training of offshore workers has become increasingly important. For example, the “First Aid Wind Energy” course has been offered on our own campus since 2015. Emergency medical classes also visit the Wesermarsch to gain insights into offshore work. Our own employees complete around 100 hours of training every year in order to maintain their skills at a high level.
2015 – Joining the WINDEAcare Network
The offshore rescue department joined the WINDEAcare network in 2015 and is therefore part of a team with great expertise in offshore rescue. With these expansions, the work on the North and Baltic Seas also became more and more extensive.
2014 – On Board the Offshore Rescue Helicopters
At the beginning, the Johanniter provided the medical crew of the Northern Helicopter (NHC) offshore rescue helicopter at the Emden location. After a short time at the beginning of 2014, the location moved from Emden to Helgoland and then on to St. Peter-Ording. From here, over 200 missions are flown in the North Sea area every year. Photo: Bert Feikens
2014 – Staff on Site at the Wind Farms
The first requests for medical staff in wind farms came in 2014. A medical professional was deployed on a substation, resulting in increased exposure and new business. Today the company is the market leader in medical care for employees on platforms and ships in offshore wind farms off the German coast.
2013 – Central Emergency Service Provider Offshore
Since its founding, the offshore department of the Stedingen local association has been able to continually expand. The initial staff of eight employees has now increased more than fivefold and the premises have also grown. The Weser-Ems regional association has been a central emergency service provider for offshore wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas since 2013.
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Organizing & Conducting Evaluations of Existing Concepts
We fully organize rescue drills for our clients to assess existing concepts. We develop the scenario, provide realistic accident victims (referred to as "RUDs," as shown in the image), and, upon request, supply experts in the fields of medicine, technical rescue, and occupational safety. We also provide the necessary documentation templates, such as checklists, as well as the final report.