Course Description
Dry Dock Planning and Management is designed to provide participants with the essential knowledge and skills needed to enhance and build their knowledge of dry dock planning and management. Participants will learn vital dry docking knowledge for effective preparation, planning, operations, and evaluation of ship repair, maintenance, and conversion.
In addition, this Dry Dock Planning, Execution And Supervision course will demonstrate how these skills can save both time and money. This Dry Dock Planning, Execution And Supervision program is designed as an Instructor-Led Live course.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Providing an introduction to the rationale behind dry docking, and its drivers.
- Describing and explains the need for a fully-detailed specification for the work involved and to be quoted for.
- Describing the basics of project management in the context of dry docking.
- Exploring the level of detail needed to go into the planning process and looks at manpower planning, company supplies, and the various inspections needed by the company and the shipyard.
- How you plan for the docking
- Understanding Risk Management
- Producing a Repair Specification and Tendering
- Exploring the operational side of the dry-docking process
- Describing the stages of the undocking procedure, including the flooding and ballasting.
Who Should Attend?
- Consultants
- Dock Masters/Docking Officers
- Dry Dock crews
- Engineers
- Marine Surveyors
- Naval Architects
- Port Engineers
- Program/Project Managers
- Shipyard Management
- Others involved/interested in dry docks, drydocking operations.
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One: Background And Introduction To Dry Docking
- Introduction To Dry Docks
- Dry-Dock Terminology
- Dry-Docking Drivers: Surveys/repairs/maintenance/upgrades
- Types Of Dry Docks
- Relevant Rules/regulations
- Extended Dry-Docking Intervals
- Phases Of A Docking Project
- Key Success Factors
Section Two: Project Management & Planning
- Project Management Basics
- Project Requirements
- Stakeholder And Owner Buy-In
- Planning
- The Rationale For An Effective Dry Dock Plan
- Schedule
- Critical Path
- Cost Management
- Manpower Planning
- Resources/specialists
- Quality
- Services
Section Three: Planning, Specification & Tendering Processes
- Inspection Onboard
- Writing Clear Specifications
- Repair Specification
- Project Risks And Risk Management
- Company Supply
- Contingency Planning
- Yard's Inspection Onboard
- Tendering Process
- Tender Review Process
- Assessment Of Tenders
- Shipyard Selection Criteria - Cost/quality
- Frame Agreements
- Location Of The Shipyard As A Factor
- Contract Award
Section Four: Dry Dock Preparation, Execution And Supervision
- Preparations Onboard & Office
- Vessel Delivery To The Shipyard
- Phases Of Dry Dock Operations
- Responsibility Of Owner/Owner's Rep/ Class
- Company-Supplied Equipment
- Change Orders
- Cost Control
- Progress Reporting
- Quality Control
- Inspection And Tests
- Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
- Acceptance Of Repair/Maintenance By Owner/Class
- Safety Management
- Access To Vessel
- Removal Of Waste
- Scrap Ownership
- Protection Of Equipment
- Crew And Technician Management
Section Five: Docking, Undocking And Dry Dock Maintenance
- Docking/undocking
- Undocking Inspection
- Flooding
- Ballasting
- Part-Payment To Leave Dock
- Tests And Trials
- Guarantees
- Negotiation Of Invoice
- Reporting
- Dry Dock Maintenance
- Scheduled Maintenance Programs
- Material Degradation
- Graving Docks
- Floating Dry Docks
- Vertical Lifts
- Slipway/railways
- Mobile Lifts