Course Details/Schedule

Day 1

• How Does Heavy Lift Work?
• Selecting suitable equipment
• Methods used for offshore load lifting
• Types of offshore lifting equipment 
• Cranes - variable geometry slewing types 
• Cranes - overhead/gantry travelling types and wire rope hoists
• Various Types of Heavy Lift Vessels 
• Offshore installation vessels available

Day 2

• Technical specifications for offshore operations
• Load dynamics calculations
• Difference between mass (kg) and force (N)
• Newtons three laws of motion
• Forces acting on a body
• Composing of forces
• Principle of moment (moment equation)
• Principle of Center of Gravity
• Calculating Outrigger Loads of a crane
• Wind force 

Day 3

• Water force 
• Wave - induced motion during offshore operations
• Accelerations and decelerations
• Friction forces (when sliding)
• Handling and attachment of slings
• Challenges of offshore heavy lifting
• Other environmental influence on heavy lift
• Hydrodynamic Interaction between Floating Structures during Heavy Lift Operations
• Multi Vessel Lift Operations in Different Weather Conditions

Day 4

• Equipment for lifting people
• Cranes
• Utility winches and winches used for lifting people
• Personnel transportation equipment
• Equipment used in drilling and associated operations for carrying people

Day 5

• Heavy Lifting with Multi-Cranes
• Differences in Lifting of Loads
• Crane Capacity rating
• Different Boom (crane) types
• Lifting pan 
• Crane position and configuration
• Lift calculations 
• Personnel involved 
• Communication method
• Ground conditions
• Environmental conditions
• Inspection procedures

Day 6

• Lift data sheet
• Stability of heavy lifted loads
• Stability of a load to be lifted
• The Stability Range
• The Stability Moment of the load to be lifted
• The Stability of the Load to be Lifted
• The Stability of the load with 3 lift points below the CoG
• The Stability of the load to be lifted

Day 7

• Offshore heavy lifting equipment
• Lift barges and Project ships 
• Float-over or Semi-submersible ships 
• Vessels with side arms 
• Applications & Capacities of each type of equipment 

Day 8

• Standard for off shore and platform lifting appliances DNVGL-ST-0378 
• Documentation and certification 
• Materials and fabrications 
• Structural design and strength
• Machinery and equipment

Day 9

• Drilling equipment 
• Drilling hoisting systems
• Heave compensated drilling hoisting systems
• Crown-mounted heave compensators

Day 10

• Drill string heave compensators
• Guideline and riser tensioners
• Blow-out preventers
• Pipe handling equipment

Day 11

• Maintenance and inspection 
• Inspection criteria for Mobile Cranes
• Maintain, Inspect, Check and Test
• Inspection criteria for Lifting Equipment

Day 12

• Excessive wear on Crane sheaves
• Maintenance recommendations for transport equipment
• Work factors (Safety Factors)
• Identification of CE Marks

Day 13

• Safety and Risk Analysis 
• Slips and Falls cause the majority of injuries on board ship
• Excessive Noise 
• Safety improvement Program
• What is Safety: Culture, Planning, Procedures
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Day 14

• Keep Welding and Cutting equipment in Good Condition
• PPE and good accessible lifting points
• Accident & Incident Reporting and Analysis
• Risk Matrix. Frequency x Consequence = Risk
• The theory of the Swiss Cheese
• Helideck emergency cases