Study the operational, management and technical requirements for surveying offshore units

• Module 1 - Introduction to Offshore Surveying
• Module 2 - Floating Offshore Units, MODU and Offshore Support Vessels
• Module 3 - Classification and Regulatory Control of Offshore Units
• Module 4 - Structural Arrangements and Loading of Offshore Floating Units
• Module 5 - Ship Conversions, Maintenance and Life Extension Studies
• Module 6 - Laws and Conventions Relating to Marine Surveying
• Module 7 - Offshore Surveying Practice and Effective Report Writing
• Module 8 - Marine and Offshore Surveying and Insurance
• Module 9 - Business Skills for Offshore Surveyors
• Module 10 - Offshore Accident Investigation
• Module 11 - Case Study

• The regulatory and classification society control of offshore floating units
• The various types of offshore floating units in use in the offshore industry and the machinery involved
• The role of flag state authorities and coastal state authorities including the MODU Code
• The design and construction of the various types of offshore floating unit
• The use of life extension studies (LES) for offshore floating units
• The relationship between surveyors and the legal profession
• The common findings of hull structural surveys
• The various insurance policies utilised in the offshore industry
• The roles of official investigating bodies

Every course is broken down into manageable modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:

• Work through your instructional material online
• Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through the online forum to discuss subject related issues and to network with your fellow learners
• Investigate relevant, real-world case studies
• Apply what you learn each week to ongoing project submissions

Delivered in partnership between the National Maritime Training Centre at North Kent College and Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, the course continues to be the ideal professional development course for existing ship managers, prospective ship managers and for those who work alongside the ship management sector.