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Figure 18: Average Preventative, Corrective and Deferred Safety-Critical Maintenance Man-Hours in Backlog per Installation

3.5.1. Examining Doctors’ Assessments and Training The OGUK standard for medical fitness to work offshore is recognised as a global standard in the industry. The list of examining doctors on the OGUK register who can carry out such assessments includes practitioners from 75 countries across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Africa 3 . To register, medical professionals must complete the OGUK's “Introduction for OGUK Registered Doctors” training. The training course is designed to acquaint delegates with the nature of life and work offshore so that they better understand the standard of medical fitness required. Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, over 100 new doctors were trained and registered in 2020. OGUK had to adjust the training provision to a digital and online format, which was successful and well received. Despite the success of the remote, virtual doctor training, it was felt that the OGUK Annual Doctor’s Conference would not translate well to a digital forum and so the event was cancelled in 2020.

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3 Find out more about the OGUK Register for Examining Doctors at www.oguk.org.uk/doctors

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