Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
17 May 2026 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register
02 Aug 2026 Riyadh, KSA $ 3,900 Register
20 Sept 2026 Doha, Qatar $ 4,500 Register

Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields

Introduction

Anchor Handling is one of the most demanding and inherently dangerous tasks performed in the Marine service industry. Long hours, bad weather, wet and muddy decks, hand and finger pinch hazards, and proximity to heavy buoys and wires under strain are some of the risk factors that must be taken into consideration whenever handling anchors. Anchor handling requires special equipment and skills, not only in the performance of the anchor handling operations but also in preparing the projects.

This course will emphasize the importance of good preparation for anchor handling, detailed knowledge of the job, continuous risk assessment, and methodical execution of each phase of the operations. The course gives an overview of the necessary skills, technology and requirements that play an important role in Anchor Handling operations, the procedures, and connections.

Objectives

    By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:

    • Establish the best operational practices and methodical approach to the development of Anchor Handling
    • Demonstrate positioning and station keeping
    • Monitor stability during anchor handling (the interaction between the towline force, direction of the force, connection point and propulsion power)
    • Accurately specific control of the loads on winch, stoppers, deck
    • Understand environmental conditions and restrictions and learn how to determine the environmental restrictions
    • Improve and understand safety and equipment handling
    • Learn skills on deck and awareness (on the hazards) emergency and precaution measures
    • Apply hydrographic and nautical equipment for heading control and water depth key issues for anchor handling

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for Field managers and Superintendents, Marine Operations managers, Marine Superintendents and Supervisors, Marine engineers, Marine officers, HSE Management and Emergency staff response team, and medics. It will be helpful also for oil and gas operators, vessel owners, and shipbuilders who are involved in anchor handling.

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction into ocean towing and anchor handling

  • Anchor Theory and Practice

  • Communications

  • Set-Up

  • Oil Industry Anchors (Anchor types and behavior)

  • Anchor line

  • Anchor rigging

Day 2: Chasers

  • Anchor patterns

  • Basic planning steps

  • Mooring plan

  • Case studies (anchors handling setups)

Day 3: 

  • Running Anchors

  • Positioning Systems

  • The Rig Move (Rig move procedures)

  • Recovery

  • Deployment

  • Deep draught

  • Pennant wires and buoys

  • Variations

  • Anchor work

  • Case studies (Anchor handling difficulties & troubleshooting).

Day 4:

  • Specialized Anchor Work

  • Deepwater operations

  • Tandem / Joint towing operations

  • Towing

  • Jack-up rigs

Day 5:

  • Mooring problems

  • Piggyback systems

  • Fishing and grappling

  • Piggyback anchor work

  • Fishing operations

  • Case studies (Specialized Anchor Work)

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