COURSE OVERVIEW OE320
Inspection & Maintenance of Subsea Pipelines
& Offshore Structures

Course Title
Inspection & Maintenance of Subsea Pipelines & Offshore Structures

Course Date/Venue
March 15-19, 2009/ Diamond Meeting Room, Kings Gate Hotel, Abu Dhabi , UAE

Course Reference
OE320

Course Duration/Credits
Five days/3.0 CEUs

Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:-

•  Understand the philosophy of Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) and become aware on the types of risk assessment approach used in IMR

•  Gain a background on the structural failure modes of jackets including fatigue, risers, dropped objects, pipeline jacking and scour mechanisms

•  Identify the various procedures employed in the inspection and repair of subsea pipelines and offshore structures

•  Determine all corrosion issues such as seawater corrosion & corrosion under marine fouling and explain its recommended practices

•  Develop in-depth understanding of subsea pipelines, particularly their construction and list down some case histories of problems encountered during pipeline construction

•  Know the procedures of hydrotesting and recognize its importance as an inspection tool

•  Learn the concept of free span including the use of sidescan sonar and laser camera systems in evaluation and repair of free spans

•  Understand on-bottom stability by describing the design of weight coatings, identifying the impact of climate change on pipeline stability and knowing the additional provisions on bottom stability

•  Know the various subsea pipeline failures and determine the different methods of repair of damaged subsea pipelines

•  Become familiar with the concept of cathodic protection including the design codes, methods of CP surveying, analysis of data & coating condition and recognize the importance of surveying of jacket cathodic protection

•  Describe internal corrosion comprising its morphology, inspection, monitoring and evaluation

•  Identify the various types of pigging and explain their features, functions and limitations

•  List down the statistical methods used in corrosion data evaluation and recognize the various procedures used in the prevention of corrosion

•  Learn the method of cathodic protection retrofitting and demonstrate the calculation method to evaluate protection limits

Training Methodology
This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:-

50% Lectures
30% Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises
20% Videos & Software

Who Should Attend
The course will be of use to structural, pipeline and subsea engineers as well as integrity, corrosion, inspection and maintenance engineers. The risk assessment approach will have direct relevance to the work of planning and project engineers and to the managers charged with control and prioritization of the inspection and control programmes.

Course Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees co m pleting m ini m u m of 75% of the total tuition hours of the course.

Course Accreditation
Haward Technology's courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500 , McLean , VA 22102 , USA . In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Haward Technology Middle East will award 3.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant's involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant's CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

Course Fee
US $ 3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant's Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, m orning & afternoon of each day.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the course fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology at the ti m e of booking.

Course Instructors
(1) Professor Andrew Palmer (UK) ... More
(2) Dr. Roger King ( UK ) ... More

Course Coordinator
Lily Hijazi, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: lily@haward.org