Training ROV Personnel for Safer, More Effective Operations
Transcript of Training ROV Personnel for Safer, More Effective Operations
Training ROV Personnel for Safer, More Effective Operations
Steve Ham General Manager
Subsea UK ROV Conference September 2015
• Industry led solution – Address looming skills and personnel shortage – Industry supply some of the hardware – The Underwater Centre set up and deliver the training – Aim
• Replicate offshore environment • Basic and advanced training • Greater number of skilled personnel • Shorten time to reach senior roles
• 5 week course
A New Way
A Paradigm Shift
Digital Edge Subsea
• Contextual Training – Vessel based – Operational WCROV system – Equipment
• New material, New delivery, New end result
• Engagement & Participation • Assessment • Development route
A Paradigm Shift
• Bottom of the cycle – Postponed jobs – Vessels moving out of service – Budget pressures – Lose some of the best people
• Where does that leave training?
Where Are We Now?
• IMCA ROV TSG • Modernised courses • Equipment Supplier participation
– Some advanced training options
Where Are We Now
Digital Edge Subsea
• Cater for – New entrants – Existing practitioners wanting to increase
competency – Self funded – Company sponsored
Where Are We Now
Premium ROV
ROV Pilot Tech
ROV Operations
High Voltage
Fibre Optics (OTDR)
Titan 4 Working at Height
• ROV-contextual electronics module
• ROV Pilot Tech
• High Voltage • Fibre Optics
(OTDR) • Titan 4 • Working at
Height • VMAX
Simulator • 7 weeks
• Foundation level training for new entrants to the ROV industry
• Covers background to industry, engineering & technical, & operations
• 3 weeks
• Vessel based operational training using work class ROV, obs ROV & positional acoustic system
• 2 weeks
• Competency based training for electrical safety including HV
• 2 days
• Experiential training in fibre optic technology & testing
• 3 days inc. OTDR
• Extends FMC Schilling Level 1 includes operational practice
• 2 days
• Entry level safety training ROV-specific
• 1 day
Hydraulics 2 Levels
Data Comms 2 Levels
Subsea Acoustics
Sensors & Multiplexers
• Incorporates BFPA/ NFPA syllabus with ROV-specific context
• 3/ 2 days
• Networking (Comp TIA based, TCP/IP, ethernet, IP addressing, RS protocols & others)
• 5/ 5 days
• Introduction to subsea acoustics (instrument., positioning, operational practice)
• 1 day
• Interfacing & data protocols
• 3 days
Where Are We Now
• More aware, assessed new entrants • Short modules • Whole package • Fit with competency schemes • Non-English • Online learning – especially numeracy • Standard/Bespoke • On site • Community of practice
The Road Ahead