Dry Dock Training
27-30 April 2021, Online Course
The Dry Dock Training Course provides in-depth technical guidance on the process of dry-docking ships and vessels. The course begins with the basic principles and safety concerns, then progresses through all phases of drydocking; preparation and planning, drydocking, lay period, and undocking. The course ends with a discussion of past accidents. With over 150 years of dry dock experience, DM Consulting brings clarity and organization to an otherwise complex set of drydocking principles.
DM Consulting is the world leader in dry dock training. Past participants included representatives of shipyards, engineering companies, consulting firms, ship owners, and government agencies from six continents. See www.drydocktraining.com for details on the 4-day training course including a list of past attendees and testimonials. DM Consulting's Dry Dock Training Course has accreditation with both The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SNAME) and The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). Both experienced and inexperienced dry dock personnel have benefited from attending the training. Over 75% of all course attendees rate the course as "excellent".
Course Benefits
-Understand the Art and Science of drydocking ships and vessels.
-Understanding different dry dock advantages and disadvantages.
-Introduction to drydocking basics and safety concerns.
-Comprehend universal drydocking and undocking calculations.
-Hands-on course with student participation in projects and practical application exercises.
-Learn from past dry dock accidents and incidents.
Who Should Attend?
This training is targeted for:
-Consultants
-Dock Masters/Docking Officers
-Dry Dock crews
-Engineers -Insurance personnel
-Launch/Load Masters
-Marine Surveyors
-Naval Architects
-On-site Representatives
-Owners Representatives
-Port Engineers
-Program/Project Managers
-Shipyard Management
-Others involved/interested in dry docks, drydocking vessels, launching ships, heavy lift operations, and vessel transfers.
4 Day Dry Dock Training Course Outline
The course will comence from 9 am-5pm UK time
Dry Dock Terminology:
- Symbols
- Abbreviations
- Definitions
Drydocking Overview:
- Types of dry docks:
- Graving docks
- Floating dry docks
- Vertical lifts
- Slipway/railways
- Mobile lifts
- Other
-Drydocking operation
Ship Supports
- Types of blocks
- Removable blocks
- Hauling blocks
- Hinged blocks
Naval Architecture and Stability
- Ship structures
- Hydrostatics
- Ship stability
Collecting Information
- Dry dock data
- Docking plans
- Hydrostatics- Ship condition/loading
Dry Dock Math and Science:
- Decimals and fractions
- Problem solving
- Rates and conversions
- Brow reach
- Standard docking notation
- Linear extrapolation
- Linear interpolation
- Forces and moments
Preparations Phase:
- Block construction
- Block quality checks
- Emergency planning
- Safety precautions
- Drydocking calculations
- Preparations checklist
Drydocking Phase:
- Dry dock inspection
- Personnel organization
- Communications
- Ship handling
- Positioning
- Landing
- Services/support systems- Drydocking checklist
Lay Period Phase:
- Weight Accounting
- Environmental considerations
- Work safety
- Storm preparations
- Undocking calculations
- Lay period checklist
Undocking Phase:
- Dry dock inspection
- Ship watertight integrity
- Refloating
- Final dry dock inspection
- Undocking checklist
Undocking Calculations:
- Weight changes
- List
- Trim
- Draft/Displacement
- Stability - Knuckle/suing reaction - Stability at lift off - Draft at lift off - Operational stops
Dry Dock Maintenance:
- Scheduled maintenance programs
- Material degradation
- Graving docks
- Floating dry docks
- Vertical lifts
- Slipway/railways
- Mobile lifts
- Other dry dock types
Open Questions Session:
- Attendee provided scenarios
- Docking plans
- Unique situations
Drydocking Preparations Practical:
- Drydocking exercises
- Calculation practice
Related Operations:
- Heavy lift operations
- Launchings
Drydocking Situations:
- Unique situations
- Damaged vessels
- Simultaneous drydockings
- Weather
- Unique ships
- Situations exercise
- Modern dry dock systems
Exam:
- Technical knowledge evaluation
Accidents:
- Analysis
- Lessons learned
- Trends
Course Fees
RINA members: £1600+VAT=£1920
Non members: £1700+VAT=£2040
Group (3 delegates or more): £1570+VAT=£1884 per person
*VAT will be added when applicable*
(Please note if you are wishing to take advantage of the group fee discount please contact Fazila Mir at fazilamir@rina.org.uk)
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Course Venue
The Dry Dock Course will be held online using Microsoft Teams https://teams.microsoft.com.
It is not necessary to have a Microsoft Teams account to attend the course, but those attending will be asked to download the Microsoft Teams App if not already downloaded. If you are unable to download, install, or run applications you may join from your browser. However, the course experience from the browser is limited.
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