Training ROV Personnel for Safer, More Effective Operations

Steve Ham General Manager

Subsea UK ROV Conference September 2015

• How has it developed • Where we are now • Safety & competence

Modernising ROV Training

• Industry led solution – Address looming skills and personnel shortage – Industry supply some of the hardware – The Underwater Centre set up and deliver the training – Aim

• Replicate offshore environment • Basic and advanced training • Greater number of skilled personnel • Shorten time to reach senior roles

• 5 week course

A New Way

A Paradigm Shift

Digital Edge Subsea

• Contextual Training – Vessel based – Operational WCROV system – Equipment

• New material, New delivery, New end result

• Engagement & Participation • Assessment • Development route

A Paradigm Shift

• Bottom of the cycle – Postponed jobs – Vessels moving out of service – Budget pressures – Lose some of the best people

• Where does that leave training?

Where Are We Now?

• Becomes cyclical – For companies – For individuals

Impact on Training

ROV Demand by Activity Type

• Safety & Competence? • Rates • Countercyclical? • Discretionary?

Impact on Training

• IMCA ROV TSG • Modernised courses • Equipment Supplier participation

– Some advanced training options

Where Are We Now

Digital Edge Subsea

• Cater for – New entrants – Existing practitioners wanting to increase

competency – Self funded – Company sponsored

Where Are We Now

Premium ROV

ROV Pilot Tech

ROV Operations

High Voltage

Fibre Optics (OTDR)

Titan 4 Working at Height

• ROV-contextual electronics module

• ROV Pilot Tech

• High Voltage • Fibre Optics

(OTDR) • Titan 4 • Working at

Height • VMAX

Simulator • 7 weeks

• Foundation level training for new entrants to the ROV industry

• Covers background to industry, engineering & technical, & operations

• 3 weeks

• Vessel based operational training using work class ROV, obs ROV & positional acoustic system

• 2 weeks

• Competency based training for electrical safety including HV

• 2 days

• Experiential training in fibre optic technology & testing

• 3 days inc. OTDR

• Extends FMC Schilling Level 1 includes operational practice

• 2 days

• Entry level safety training ROV-specific

• 1 day

Hydraulics 2 Levels

Data Comms 2 Levels

Subsea Acoustics

Sensors & Multiplexers

• Incorporates BFPA/ NFPA syllabus with ROV-specific context

• 3/ 2 days

• Networking (Comp TIA based, TCP/IP, ethernet, IP addressing, RS protocols & others)

• 5/ 5 days

• Introduction to subsea acoustics (instrument., positioning, operational practice)

• 1 day

• Interfacing & data protocols

• 3 days

Where Are We Now

• More aware, assessed new entrants • Short modules • Whole package • Fit with competency schemes • Non-English • Online learning – especially numeracy • Standard/Bespoke • On site • Community of practice

The Road Ahead

Cost effective way to address the safety

& competency challenge