Sasless and I have discussed the military IFTO technique flown from the ground or the low hover which is still not included in civil training or tests - this technique prepares you for those tricky 'on instruments before V minI' situations.
I don’t know exactly what an IFTO technique is but I suspect that it will be very similar to an offshore helipad/helideck departure. These are flown regularly by AW139 crews so, yes, they are included in ‘civil training or tests’.
Unfortunately, the LPAL crew were never trained to do it.