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General Dredging Course (15-26 September 2014)

Learn the fundamentals of Dredging in 2 weeks!


The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) offers two weeks of intensive training, focusing on the design and operation of various types of dredging equipment. It covers basic aspects of dredging, including dredging processes, automation and control, equipment selection, soil characteristics and project management. To link theory and practice, several excursions to nearby dredging projects and shipyards will be included.

Operational aspects

Trailing suction hopper dredgers Stationary dredgers

Dredging costs and contracts


Costs of dredging Dredging contracts

The following subjects will be covered:


Basics
General introduction to dredging and the selection of dredging equipment Soil characteristics Dredge pump and slurry transportation

Mechanical dredgers (bucket ladder, grab dredger, backhoe) Stationary dredgers (profile, cutter, wheel) Trailing suction hopper dredgers

Dredging equipment (design, processes and production)

Instrumentation Maintenance

Dredging projects

Instrumentation and automation

Hydrographic surveys Project identification; planning and monitoring Environmental aspects of dredging www.dredgetraining.com

Maintenance aspects of dredging Wear and tear

Participants

The General Dredging Course is aimed at managers as well as technical and operational staff involved in dredging operations, such as those working for dredging companies, port authorities and consultants. The course will benefit those with a technical education, but limited knowledge of, and experience in, dredging. The course will further improve their knowledge, resulting in more effective use of dredging equipment.

TID also offers a total package (course fee and 13 nights bed and breakfast in a luxurious modern city centre hotel). Please contact us for more information. Full payment of the fee must be received at least two weeks in advance of the course start date.

The course will be held at TIDs training facilities in Kinderdijk, a tourist village near Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The Rotterdam area is an important dredging centre and home to many dredging contractors and shipyards. Visits to nearby shipyards and the Port of Rotterdam are included in the course.

Location

Lecturers

Lecturers are experts from TID, the dredging industry, dredging consultants and government agencies.

Cancellation charges

Accommodation

TID can arrange accommodation upon request. Hotel rates vary from approximately 65 to 200 per night (bed and breakfast). Transport to and from the course facilities will be arranged from two pre-selected hotels. Further information is available upon request.

Cancellation up to 14 days before the start date: 10% of the course fee will be charged. Cancellation within 14 days of the start date: 30% of the course fee will be charged. Cancellation on or after the start date: the full course fee will be charged.

Registration About TID

You can register via www.dredgetraining.com

The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) is part of MTI Holland BV, IHC Merwedes global dredging knowledge centre . TID provides high-quality, up-to-date training courses all over the world for dredging companies, port authorities, the mining and aggregates industries, and other organisations involved in dredging activities. A wide range of training programmes, from general dredging to highly specialist bespoke courses, is available.

The course fee is 3,975 per participant. This includes tuition, course materials, lunch and refreshments on training days, as well as transport to and from the course location and excursions. Airport transfers, accommodation and other meals are not included.

Course fee and payment

For more information, please contact TID: Smitweg 6, 2961 AW Kinderdijk Po Box 8, 2960 AA Kinderdijk The Netherlands T: +31 78 6910 500 F: +31 78 6910 331 E: training@dredgetraining.com W: www.dredgetraining.com

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