Metocean Awareness Training Course
In an effort to ensure greater awareness of metocean (meteorology and oceanography) conditions worldwide amongst staff working in the offshore industry, the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) is launching its first three-day Metocean Awareness Course, which will be held from 14 to 16 October 2008 at IMarEST headquarters.
Metocean can have major impact on the offshore industry. From a business perspective, it is imperative that users of metocean information are fully aware of the implications that the weather, waves, currents and water levels can have on their operations or design work. Experience has shown that if they are not, things can go wrong, with serious health and safety and economic consequences.
The Course aims at project managers and engineers in the offshore industry who are involved in operations or design. The Course is ideal for both new entrants to the industry and those with many years experience, according to Ben Saunders, IMarEST's Education and Training Co-ordinator. The Course, with its mixture of short presentations and participatory workshop sessions, will enable delegates to interact with expert speakers and other delegates from a wide range of backgrounds who use, or provide, metocean data.
Experts involved with the Course include Dr Robin Stephens, Dr Mark Calverley, Dr Colin Grant, Ian Leggett and Professor Ralph Rayner.
Networking is part and parcel of the three days, with a drinks reception at the end of the first day; and a course dinner on the second evening as well as lunch, coffee and tea breaks on all three days.
