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| TIME: | PROGRAM: |
| Morning session Chair: Arnold de Groot, Inspector Operations, State Supervision of Mines (SSM) & Chairman of OMHEC, NL |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
This program may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond the control of the organiser of this conference












