Marine Stability
Course Overview
Fundamental principles of Stability & Ballast Control for personnel working on MODUs (Mobile Offshore Drilling Units) who require Marine Training and licensing. The course is also a pre-requisite for obtaining a United States Coastguard or Foreign Flag State License as Offshore Installation Manager, Barge Supervisor or Control Operator
Course Content
- Initial Stability Theory
- Moments & Centres of Gravity
- Draft, List & Trim Calculations
- Free Surface Effect
- Jack-up Operations in Elevated and Afloat Conditions
- Introduction and overview
- Hydrostatic Tables, Tank Tables, Load Form Calculations
- Storm Survival Preparations, Load distribution calculations, Leg reaction calculations
- Damage Stability, Damage Control
- Worst Case Scenarios, Self-elevating unit
- Semi-submersible Operations
- Introduction and overview of semi-submersible MODUs
- Hydrostatic Tables, Tank Tables and Piping Systems
- Mooring and Towing
- Effect of weight, ballast & free surface on stability, Ballast Control Operations
- Storm Survival Preparations
- Damage Stability & Damage control
- Worst Case Scenarios, Surface units
Address
Woodhill Office Park, Building 2, Unit 8B, 1st Floor, 53 Phillip Englbrecht Drive
Meyersdal, Gauteng
South Africa
Contact
t: +27 11 028 8551
Contact Person:
Olenca Saunders