Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields | 17 May 2026 | 21 May 2026 | Dubai, UAE | $ 3,900 | Register |
| Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields | 02 Aug 2026 | 06 Aug 2026 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 | Register |
| Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields | 20 Sept 2026 | 24 Sept 2026 | Doha, Qatar | $ 4,500 | Register |
Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields | 17 May 2026 | 21 May 2026 | Dubai, UAE | $ 3,900 |
| Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields | 02 Aug 2026 | 06 Aug 2026 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 |
| Anchor Handling Within Offshore Fields | 20 Sept 2026 | 24 Sept 2026 | Doha, Qatar | $ 4,500 |
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
- 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
By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:
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
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Anchor Theory and Practice
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Communications
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Set-Up
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Oil Industry Anchors (Anchor types and behavior)
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Anchor line
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Anchor rigging
Day 2: Chasers
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Anchor patterns
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Basic planning steps
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Mooring plan
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Case studies (anchors handling setups)
Day 3:
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Running Anchors
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Positioning Systems
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The Rig Move (Rig move procedures)
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Recovery
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Deployment
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Deep draught
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Pennant wires and buoys
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Variations
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Anchor work
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Case studies (Anchor handling difficulties & troubleshooting).
Day 4:
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Specialized Anchor Work
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Deepwater operations
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Tandem / Joint towing operations
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Towing
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Jack-up rigs
Day 5:
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Mooring problems
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Piggyback systems
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Fishing and grappling
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Piggyback anchor work
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Fishing operations
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Case studies (Specialized Anchor Work)

