The Naval Architect 2025 - RINA Membership Event

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Registration Fees

Rina Members

£1700 + VAT

Non-Members

£1800 + VAT

Group

£1670 + VAT

Topics

Dry Dock Training Course Outline

The course will commence from 8am-4pm UK time

Dry Dock Terminology:

  • Symbols
  • Abbreviations
  • Definitions

Drydocking Overview:

– Types of dry docks:

  • Graving docks
  • Floating dry docks
  • Vertical lifts
  • Slipway/railways
  • Mobile lifts
  • Other

-Drydocking operation

Ship Supports

  • Types of blocks
  • Removable blocks
  • Hauling blocks
  • Hinged blocks

Naval Architecture and Stability

  • Ship structures
  • Hydrostatics
  • Ship stability

Collecting Information

  • Dry dock data
  • Docking plans
  • Hydrostatics- Ship condition/loading

Dry Dock Math and Science:

  • Decimals and fractions
  • Problem solving
  • Rates and conversions
  • Brow reach
  • Standard docking notation
  • Linear extrapolation
  • Linear interpolation
  • Forces and moments

Preparations Phase:

  • Block construction
  • Block quality checks
  • Emergency planning
  • Safety precautions
  • Drydocking calculations
  • Preparations checklist

Drydocking Phase:

  • Dry dock inspection
  • Personnel organization
  • Communications
  • Ship handling
  • Positioning
  • Landing
  • Services/support systems- Drydocking checklist

Lay Period Phase:

  • Weight Accounting
  • Environmental considerations
  • Work safety
  • Storm preparations
  • Undocking calculations
  • Lay period checklist

Undocking Phase:

  • Dry dock inspection
  • Ship watertight integrity
  • Refloating
  • Final dry dock inspection
  • Undocking checklist

Undocking Calculations:

– Weight changes

  • List
  • Trim
  • Draft/Displacement
  • Stability – Knuckle/suing reaction – Stability at lift off – Draft at lift off – Operational stops

Dry Dock Maintenance:

  • Scheduled maintenance programs
  • Material degradation
  • Graving docks
  • Floating dry docks
  • Vertical lifts
  • Slipway/railways
  • Mobile lifts
  • Other dry dock types

Open Questions Session:

  • Attendee provided scenarios
  • Docking plans
  • Unique situations

Drydocking Preparations Practical:

  • Drydocking exercises
  • Calculation practice

Related Operations:

  • Heavy lift operations
  • Launchings

Drydocking Situations:

– Unique situations

  • Damaged vessels
  • Simultaneous drydockings
  • Weather
  • Unique ships

– Situations exercise

– Modern dry dock systems

Exam:

  • Technical knowledge evaluation

Accidents:

  • Analysis
  • Lessons learned
  • Trends

Dates

29th Dec 2025 - 31st Dec 2025

Book

£1000.00 (Ex VAT)

Book