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PERFECT LOCATION WITH A LONG HISTORY Charlie said: The Humber was the “perfect location” for the offshore wind industry because of its geographical position and “long history of working in various sectors such as petrochemicals, shipbuilding and engineering which employ people with skills that are easily transferable to the offshore wind market, not to mention the marine, shipping and fishing industries that have evolved on the Humber.”
For Adrian Wookey the emergence of the Humber as the UK heart of offshore renewables further underlines the attractiveness of the engineering construction industry to apprentices beginning their careers and mature workers switching from industries such as aerospace or leaving the armed forces.
He said: “The engineering construction industry is a dynamic, high-paced, highly-skilled industry which presents many interesting and varied challenges. It offers the opportunity for career development and provides attractive rewards for those who strive to achieve.
CREW TRANSFER VESSEL TRAINING
The process of transporting personnel back and forth to windfarm operation areas is still a relatively new and quickly expanding industry. Using specially constructed fast craft, CTV masters need an array of navigation skills and watercraft to operate the vessel in a safe and efficient manner. Whilst the industry has been pro-active in producing courses that focused on the hazards of personnel transfer operations there was a perceived lack of focus on the actual navigational transit between the operational base and windfarm and vice versa.
HIGH SPEED COLLISION INVESTIGATION Following a recent MAIB investigation into 2 incidents in which CTVs had high speed collisions with stationary objects a number of concerns were highlighted regarding the crewing, navigation practices and qualifications on such vessels.
These concerns had already been identified by marine operations personnel working at DONG Westermost Rough Project who in accordance with the company commitment to the highest standards of Health & Safety commissioned Extremis Marine to produce a bespoke training course for their CTV crews to tackle the issues identified by MAIB.
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The result is a 2 day comprehensive training programme that provided instruction in; Marine Radar, it’s effective use and best practice…
ECITB pipefitting apprentices undergoing training
“It’s also a sustainable career because there is the ability to migrate from one sector to another. So, as a new sector – such as offshore wind – blossoms, the gifted workforce we have within the industry can move over to it very comfortably.”
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
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• Electronic chart systems and their dangers • Basic vessel stability • Communication • The impact of stress and fatigue • International rules to prevent collisions at sea • Buoyage
With a combination of classroom delivery, computer simulation and practical demonstration the course aims to ensure all crews contracted to the WMR project have a defined standard of operational knowledge to ensure the passage from their safe haven to the field can be conducted in the safest and most efficient manner, consistent with the best practice of seamanship and the DONG safety ethos.
POPULAR
The training course has proved very popular with organisations throughout the construction and O&M sector and has been picked up by other companies keen to emulate the success at WMR and ensure the highest standards across the industry.
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