Monday, June 8, 2009

Lloyd's Register: A new 'Essential Dry Docking Course' for the marine industry

The marine industry's first ever course designed to provide all the essential information needed to prepare, plan and execute a successful dry-docking is to be launched by Lloyd's Register's Marine Training Services in Piraeus on June 29, 2009.

The three-day Essential Dry-Docking Course, is aimed at existing marine superintendents, technical managers, fleet managers, senior sea staff and anyone involved in planning a docking. Lloyd’s Register decided to develop the course after market research revealed a shortage of qualified superintendents capable of carrying out dry dockings efficiently. Steve Robson, Lloyd's Register's Senior Technical Training Specialist, says: "A dry docking has huge financial implications for owners, and requires a set of skills, and a need for awareness from those responsible, that cuts across several job specifications.
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