Liftboat / SPJUB Manoeuvring Course

Purpose

Training enables delegates with little or no experience in liftboat manoeuvring to gain appropriate skills using Class-A simulator in various sea state conditions.  It may also serve as a refresher course for those who did not manoeuvre SPJUB for a long period of time due to the nature of the projects they were recently involved in.

Course Content

This is solely practical simulator-based training using three-legged self-propelled jack-up barge model in various weather conditions. Thruster set-up includes three ASD CPP thrusters and one tunnel bow thruster.  Delegates will practice ship handling in scenarios designed and delivered by experienced SPJUB Masters which include but not limited to:

• Approach and positioning of SPJUB at the offshore platform;
• Station keeping for a soft pin;
• Approach and station keeping in slack tide and full tide conditions;
• Approach and station keeping in slight and moderate wind conditions with and without current;
• Abandon jacking operation due to equipment failure (simulated).

Course Pre-requisites

OOW, Chief Mate or Master License.