On Friday half our team went through helicopter underwater escape training. Hopefully we'll never need it, but we do spend a lot of time flying over water so it's an important skill for us to have! Video:Jake Osborne | Kākāpō Recovery

In underwater helicopter egress training, Marines are submerged in a simulated helicopter body and flipped upside down. They must stay calm and act quickly to accomplish a variety of escape scenarios. As our Nation’s most trusted amphibious force, this training is crucial for Marines to be prepared to win battles in any clime and place. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Angela Wilcox & Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez) | Marine Corps Recruiting

The instructional technique for Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)* prepares students step by step for their final goal of safely escaping a simulated aircraft ditching into water. Here is a sped up version of our recent students from Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA as they conduct an escape procedure. *Toll Helicopters (RTO ID 41569) AVIF0038 Undertake aircraft underwater escape and survival and AVIF0039 Utilise emergency breathing system | ACE Training Centre

This is not your everyday training and definitely not for the faint-hearted! Five specialist rappel dispatchers from the Ovens and Heyfield fire districts and Melbourne recently completed Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET). Attendees’ skills and knowledge were put to the test in a life-like simulation of a helicopter in-water landing, where they were required to safely exit the simulator when it was fully inverted. This training equips our people with the skills they need in the event