Terramar

What Terramar does

Terramar Ltd is a privately held UK company founded in 1993 in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, specialising in ongoing competency training for marine rescue personnel serving the UK offshore oil and gas sector. The company is an OPITO approved training provider and its core product is the Ongoing Onboard Development and Training Programme (OODTP), a structured system that replaces traditional onshore refresher courses with continuous, documented, workplace-based exercises and audit trails for crews on Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs). The OODTP is deployed on over 100 rescue vessels and is used on the vast majority of ERRVs operating in UK waters; a proprietary scenario generator underpins OPITO approved Command and Control training for ERRV Masters and Mates, and an ARRC variant supports BP's Jigsaw project. A web-based OODTP portal provides companies, vessels, and seamen access to training records, exercise returns, and document ordering.

Terramar generates revenue through three streams: licensing the OODTP system to ERRV operators and other OPITO approved training providers on a recurring basis, paid marine rescue consultancy (facilities, operations, equipment, training system design, expert opinion for litigation, and auditing), and online portal access for registered companies, vessels, and seamen. The company sells primarily through direct enterprise relationships to UK offshore oil and gas ERRV operators, with the Managing Director (Michael Macey, who acquired the firm outright in 1996) engaged directly with enterprise buyers. The firm is founder-owned and operated, with 1-10 employees and no disclosed external investors, M&A, or geographic expansion beyond the UK.

Name

Terramar

Legal name

Terramar Ltd

Website

https://terramarltd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Terramar is an OPITO approved UK training provider founded in 1993 that delivers the OODTP ongoing competency programme for ERRV crews and masters in the UK offshore oil and gas sector, deployed on over 100 rescue vessels, alongside command and control training, marine rescue consultancy, and an online training records portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Rescue Training Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Naval Training, Simulation & Shore-Based Support Systems (IMABAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine & Offshore Energy O&M (Offshore Wind, Platforms, Subsea Assets) (EUAEAGAO), Offshore Support & Marine Logistics Vessel Operators (PSV/AHTS) (TLADABAL)

Keywords

• Marine rescue training
• Offshore oil and gas safety
• ERRV crew training
• OPITO approved training
• Incident response training

Headquarters

HQ city

Scotland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. OODTP Training Services: Ongoing onboard development and training programme for ERRV crews and masters, with the system deployed across over 100 rescue vessels. Revenue generated through licensing the OODTP system to vessel operators and training providers.
2. Consultancy Services: Marine rescue consultancy services including facilities, operations and equipment advisory, training systems design, exercises and assessment, operational procedures, expert opinion for litigation, and monitoring/auditing services.
3. Online Platform Access: Online OODTP portal providing companies, vessels, and seamen access to training records, documents, and ordering services for record books and inserts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Terramar designs and delivers the Ongoing Onboard Development and Training Programme (OODTP), an OPITO approved workplace-based competency maintenance system for ERRV crews and masters in the UK offshore oil and gas sector, replacing traditional onshore refresher courses. The company also provides OPITO approved Command and Control training via a proprietary scenario generator, marine rescue consultancy services, and an online portal for managing training records, exercise returns, and document ordering.

Product overview

Terramar offers a portfolio of marine rescue training and consultancy services to the UK offshore oil and gas industry. The core offering is the Ongoing, Onboard Development and Training Programme (OODTP), a structured ongoing training system for ERRV (Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel) crews that replaces traditional refresher courses. The portfolio also includes a Command and Control training system with scenario generation capabilities, marine rescue consultancy services, and an online OODTP portal for companies, vessels, and seamen to access training records and documentation. All core training programs are OPITO approved.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ongoing Onboard Development and Training Programme (OODTP) OPITO approved workplace-based competency maintenance system for ERRV crew members and masters, replacing traditional onshore refresher courses with documented, objective training exercises and full audit trails. Designed for ERRV operators in the UK offshore oil and gas sector.
• Command and Control Training System OPITO approved Command and Control training for ERRV Masters and Mates, built on a proprietary scenario generator for offshore emergencies.
• Marine Rescue Consultancy Services Expert consultancy in marine rescue facilities, operations, equipment, training systems, exercises, assessment, operational procedures, expert opinion for litigation, and monitoring/auditing services. Targeted at marine rescue organisations and legal teams.
• OODTP Online Portal Web-based portal providing registered companies, vessels, and seamen with online access to OODTP documents, training records, exercise unit returns, and document ordering capabilities, including dedicated Company, Seaman, and Vessel login/registration interfaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Employed on over 100 rescue vessels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Stream Marine Training: UK-based offshore training and crew management company offering OPITO-approved courses including emergency response and vessel-related training. Comparable as a UK-headquartered provider of OPITO-aligned offshore safety training services.
• RelyOn Nutec: Global provider of safety and emergency response training for the offshore, maritime, and wind energy industries. Comparable to Terramar in delivering OPITO and equivalent offshore safety standards, but operating across multiple geographies and disciplines.
• Maersk Training: Provides offshore and maritime safety training including OPITO-aligned courses for the offshore oil and gas sector. Highly comparable to Terramar as both serve the same regulatory training ecosystem for offshore crews, but at materially larger scale and with international reach.
• Petans: UK-based training provider delivering OPITO-approved offshore safety and emergency response courses, including ERRV-related programs. Closely comparable to Terramar as a regional UK OPITO competitor in the same offshore competency domain.
• Falck Safety Services (Survitec): Offshore safety and survival training provider (now part of Survitec) offering OPITO-approved courses for the oil and gas industry. Directly comparable to Terramar as both compete for the same OPITO-aligned training mandates, though Falck operates broader survival and fire-fighting training.

Broad incumbents

• Kongsberg Maritime: Large maritime technology group providing vessel systems and training simulators including command and control simulation. Comparable to Terramar at the technology-overlap level (scenario-based training and vessel simulation) but operates as a broad incumbent rather than an ERRV specialist.
• Viking Life-Saving Equipment: Global maritime safety equipment and service provider that also delivers offshore and marine safety training. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering marine safety training alongside equipment, but covering a much wider portfolio than Terramar's specialist ERRV training focus.

Others

• OPITO: The UK-based standards body and skills organisation for the offshore oil and gas industry. Not a competitor but the regulator and accreditation body whose approval underwrites Terramar's commercial position; comparable only insofar as their standards directly shape Terramar's product design.

Regional players

• Survival Systems Training (SST): Offshore safety and survival training provider with strong North America and North Sea footprint. Comparable in delivering OPITO-style emergency response and marine rescue training, but primarily serving a different geography than Terramar's UK-centric ERRV focus.

Emerging players

• Seagull Maritime: Provider of maritime and offshore competency training solutions including e-learning and onboard training systems. Comparable to Terramar's OODTP as both deliver documented, ongoing competency maintenance for seafarers, but Seagull operates at broader maritime scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/terramar-limited

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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