USA Cutter Suction Dredger Simulator training

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN YOUR CREW

Dredge Technology
Corporation (DTC)
is bringing its
one-of-a-kind
Simulator training
to the USA!
Take advantage
of the unique opportunity to follow this
training with the use of a new generation
extremely realistic Beaver 7025MP cutter
simulator, equipped with a modern dredging
operator desk with the latest automation and
controls.

Advantages

Powerful tool to learn about dredge operations.

Practice under various and specific conditions
Practice real-life scenarios in a controlled
environment
No risk of hazardous situations or production loss
Max. 8 participants per group, optimal attention!
Instruction by an experienced dredge master and
a trainer of the well known Training Institute for
Dredging (TID)

Where

Join us in Clearwater, Florida, USA!
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When

The training will run for three consecutive weeks, starting

April 1st, 2013. Each training takes 2.5 days.

Please contact us for more details and pricing:

info@dtcdredges.com

For you!

There are three training levels available:

Training for Superintendents
No practical experience with operating a cutter
suction dredger is required.
Training for starting Dredge Operators
Some operational experience, for example as a
deckhand, is required to follow this program.
Training for Experienced Dredge Operators
Already skilled to operate a dredge, while taking into
account the technical limitations.

PROGRAMMES
Training for Superintendents

The participants will be able to apply the theory of the

hydraulic transportation process in relation to specific soil
characteristics when operating a cutter suction dredger.
Topics:
Basic operations:
Operational: start up, shut down, break in,
swing/step
Cases: relation swing width/dredging depth,
relation step size/dredging depth
Sand dredging:
Operational: general procedure sand,
variations in sand type, variations face height,
variations discharge length, optimization for sand
Cases: calculation production spud carrier,
optimization exercise
Clay dredging:

Operational: general procedure clay,

variations clay type, variations discharge length,
optimization for clay
Cases: clay test (plasticity index) for predicting clay balls
and adhesion
Anchoring:
Operational: anchor boom procedure
Cases: long anchoring procedure, communication
procedure long anchoring, time analysis anchor
boom procedure

Training for novice Operators

After this training participants are able to operate the

dredge and take adequate measures in regularly occuring
situations such as stones or cavitation in the pumps,
obstruction in the cutter or a broken discharge line.
Topics :
Basic operations:
Operational: start up, shut down, break in,
swing/step
Cases: relation swing width/dredging depth,
relation step size/ dredging depth
Anchoring:
Operational: anchoring with anchor booms,
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dredging with different pipe line lengths

Cases: cavitation and critical velocity, identification
parameters cavitation and pipe line resistance
Obstructions:
Operational: stone in pump, blockage of
cutter, general procedures sand and clay
Cases: recognition different obstructions on indicators
New project:
Operational Procedures: breaking in
Cases: exercise set up break in diagram

Training for experienced Operators

As these participants already have the skills required to

perform their job, the programme will be tailor-made
to the themes they wish to learn more about. Various
difficult operating conditions can be simulated and trained
upon.
Possible topics:
Rock dredging:
Operational: general procedure, upwards and
downwards cutting
Cases: anchoring in rock, selection wear parts, reading
PL-graphs
Booster:
Operational: operational procedure manual,
operational procedure telemetry
Cases: slurry transport explained, reading PL-graph,
positioning booster
Weather states
Operational: dredging with tides, currents and wind
Cases: finding weather information in preparation
of project

Dredge Technology Corporation

Sole distributor of IHC Holland B.V.s full line of products

and services to the USA and Canada.
Dredge Technology Corporation
P.O. Box 1520, Wayne, NJ 07474-1520
United States of America
T: (973) 696-1559 F: (973) 696-3572
E: info@dtcdredges.com , W: www.dtcdredges.com

INFORMATION

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