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TIME: PROGRAM:
Morning session Chair:
Arnold de Groot, Inspector Operations, State Supervision of Mines (SSM) & Chairman of OMHEC, NL
WIRE ROPE
08:30 (22) Innovative fatigue test methods for the evaluation of wire ropes service life and performance under heavy duty offshore applications
Speaker: Dr. Ronen Ashkenazi, M.R.E. Matron Rope & Wire Rope Engineering LTD, ISR
09:15 (23) Non-destructive testing of large diameter steel wire ropes with Intros instruments
Speaker: Dmitry Slesarev, INTRON PLUS, RU
10:00 Coffee break / Crane Expo
10:15 (24) Case study on the application of rope installation, examination, maintenance and discard criteria for the offshore wind energy sector
Speaker: Sara Fletcher, Bridon International Services, UK
10:45 (25) Non – destructive magneto-inductive rope testing
Speaker: Olivier Gronau, Rope Testing Centre-DMT GmbH & Co. KG, DE
11:15 Keynote speaker by invitation: Mr. Roland Verreet
He is the greatest present expert on the wire.
He is originally Belgian, now living in Germany, but works worldwide and is a known speaker.
His various businesses include:
• CEO of Wire Rope Technology Aachen (www.ropetechnology.com)
• Past President of OIPEEC (International organization for the fatigue study of ropes)
• Roland works as a consultant to crane and rope manufacturers and users
12:00 Lunch / Crane Expo
Afternoon session Chair:
Kevin Murdoch, Transocean, UK
HUMAN FACTORS AND TRAINING
13:00 (26) Innovations in training, risk mitigation through virtual simulation based on lessons learned from US military & aviation industries
Speaker: Troy “Korn” Kehoe, Check 6, US
13:45 (27) Competence-upgrading: Inspection and service of cranes and davits
Speaker: Ian McCurdie, Hytek A/S, UK
14:15 (28) Design and implementation of effective simulation-based training curriculum for offshore lift crew training
Speaker: Arnold Free, COO CMLabs / Vortex, Montreal, CA
15:00 Closing / Adjourn
Svein Anders Eriksson, Discipline leader, Petroleum Safety Authority, NO
15:30 Bus to the airport

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