ENERCON GROUP, INC.         

           SERVING THE PETROLEUM AND MARINE INDUSTRIES

           AROUND THE WORLD

December 2007 – Houston, Texas

Practical Courses for Office and Field Personnel

WHAT & WHEN

  

  Tanker Operations & Marine Custody Transfer,

  Petroleum Measurement and Loss Control

Charter Parties, Laytime and Demurrage

► December 3-5, 2007 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

► December 6-7, 2007 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

  Managing Demurrage and Re-Billables

Chemical Tanker & Liquefied Gas Cargo Operations

► December 10-11, 2007 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

► December 12-13, 2007 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

Introduction to LNG

► December 14, 2007 - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

WHERE

 

     DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel

     5353 Westheimer Road (By the Galleria)

     Houston, Texas 77056 USA

     Tel. 713-961-9000, Fax 713-877-8834
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Special hotel rates have been arranged for course participants needing accommodations.  Contact us for information.

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Registration begins a half hour before the scheduled start of each session.  

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Continental breakfast and refreshments will be served each day. Everyone will be on their own for lunch.

TANKER OPERATIONS & MARINE CUSTODY TRANSFER, PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT AND LOSS CONTROL

3-5 December, 2007

This special intensive three-day combined course covers the topics you want and need to know to help increase your understanding of tanker design, operations, function and management of.  It also details the topics that will allow you to better understand the complexities of the measurement transfer, and accounting of marine petroleum cargoes.  Some of the topics covered are:

 

·          Types, sizes, uses and design of tank vessels

·          Maintenance - Practices/Costs

·          Maritime / Measurement Terms and Definitions

·          Static Measurement - Manual - Automatic / Open

·          Governing Authorities - Flags - Registration

    ·       Dynamic Measurement and Sampling

·          Classification Societies - Port State Control

    ·       Ship / Shore Measurement – All Aspects -

·          ISM Codes - Vessel Manning - ISO 9000

             VEF, OBQ, ROB, Free Water, Line Fills, Wedge etc.

·          Draft - Trim - List - Basic Stability

    ·       Field Activities – Need for Good Inspections

·          Vessel Engines - Fuel - Bunkers - White List

    ·       Latest Industry Standards, Procedures and Practices

·          Tanks - Pipes/Lines/Valves - Cargo Pumps

             - API - EI - ASTM - ISO - ANSI 

·          Loading - Discharging - Ballasting - IGS

    ·       Shore Storage Tanks / Terminals /Refinery

·          Tank Cleaning Practices and Procedures

    ·       Inventory / Custody Transfer Oil Accounting  

·          Cargo Measurement - Compatibility

    ·       Bill's of Lading - Validity and Use

·          Terminals - Sea Berths - Lightering

    ·       Assuring Measurement Accuracy
    ·          Types of Cargo - Classification Methods     ·       Characteristics of Petroleum and its Products  

·          Oil Spill Prevention / Cleanup / COFR

     ·       Safety Aspects and Concerns

·          Charter Parties - Demurrage - Laytime

    ·       Loss Prevention and Recovery

·        Weather Planning / Routing

     ·       Legal Aspects of Custody Transfer / Carriage 

·          Vessel Vetting / FPSOs / FSOs

     ·       Causes of Loss - Loss Investigations

·          COGSA / Hague Rules / INCOTERMS

     ·       Contract Terms and Conditions

·          Worldscale - Hire - Freight Rates

    ·       Documentation – Record Keeping  

·          ISPS / MTSA Code - Security Issues

     ·       API MPMS Chpt 12 Volume Calculations

·          Latest Pollution Laws and Regulations

    ·       Equipment / Hardware / Software Update

·          OPA 90 - ITOPF - CRISTAL - P&I Clubs

    ·       Cargo Reconciliation – Voyage Analysis
    ·         Vessel Navigation and Watch Standing  
   

Program Objective:  To expose participants to the fundamentals of physical tanker operations, including tanker design, construction, cargo operations, pollution laws, voyage costing, chartering, regulatory bodies and industry organizations.  It also details the complexities and difficulties involved in marine custody transfer operations, measurement and loss control form both ship and shore perspectives, and reviews the latest industry standards in these areas.

 

CHARTER PARTIES, LAYTIME AND DEMURRAGE

6-7 December, 2007

This intense two-day course provides you with the tools and covers the topics that will help you to increase your understanding of charter parties, laytime and demurrage, such as:  

 

·          Types of Charter Parties - Spot -Voyage -

         Bareboat - Demise - Time

·          Typical Exceptions to Laytime / Demurrage

·          Chartering Terms and Definitions

·          Calculations of Demurrage

·          Review of Industry Contracts - Differences

·          Elements of a Demurrage Claim

·          Typical Industry C/P Clauses

·          Investigating a Claim

·          Owner’s vs. Charterer’s Items

·          Arbitration Vs. Litigation

·          Bunker Acquisition and Cost

·          Time Bar - Filing - Refuting Claims

·          Notice of Readiness (NOR) - Tendered -

         Accepted - Not Accepted

·          Mock Arbitration of Actual Demurrage /

         Operations Claim

·          Laytime - Demurrage - Dispatch

·          Worldscale - AFRA - Freight Rates

·          Voyage Costing - Vessel Utilization

·          Performance Clauses – Vessel Approval

·        Laydays - Windows

·          Vessel Vetting - ISM / ISPS / MTSA Codes

·          Time Sheets - Time Counts - Not Counts

·       Once on Demurrage Always on Demurrage?

   

Program Objective:  To familiarize the participants with the key clauses of widely used charter parties, basic calculation of laytime and demurrage and charter hire under various types of charters, and the mechanics of an arbitration.

 

MANAGING DEMURRAGE AND RE-BILLABLES

10-11 December, 2007

This two-day, contract-centered program details ways to manage demurrage and identify re-billable items that are many times hidden in contracts by discussing issues involving topics such as:

 

·          Demurrage Ø  What Is It?  What is its True Value?

                              Ø  Ways to Manage It

·         Performance Clauses

·         On-Hire / Off-Hire

·          ETAs / Speed-Up / Slow-Down

·         Company Policy and Vessel Operations

·          Scheduling vs. Demurrage Costs

·         Demurrage Calculations Under Varying C/P’s

·          Early Load Clause / Others

·         Owner’s Items vs. Charterer’s Items

·          Voyage Costing / Planning

·         INCOTERMS

·          Charter Parties, Types and Provisions

·         Best Vessel Utilization Methods

·          Other Contract Types

·         Statute of Limitations

·          Responsibilities Under Each Contract

·         Re-billables - Identifying and Valuating

·          Worldscale Terms and Conditions

·         Spot Charters / Time Charters / Purchase / Sales /

·       Time Charter

           Supply / COA

      

 

Program Objective:  To provide participants with the tools to manage demurrage through operational planning and contract provisions.  To show ways to find the many times overlooked re-billable items arising from the various contracts involving ship/barge oil movements.

 

CHEMICAL TANKER AND LIQUEFIED GAS CARGO OPERATIONS

12-13 December, 2007

 

This specially combined, intensive two-day course details all the topics of both our Liquefied Gas and Chemical Tanker Operations courses as follows:

 

 ·  Chemicals - Types / Sources / Uses / Characteristics of Chemicals / Chapter 17 Cargoes

 ·  Vessel Designs and Use / IMO Vessel Types 1 - 2 - 3

 ·  Differences Between Oil Tankers and Chemical Carriers - Operational and Regulatory

 ·  Pre-Loading Tank Inspections - Cargo Measurement and Sampling

 ·  Tank Cleaning - COW - Ballast Handling / Vessel Piping Systems / Types of Pumps Commonly Used

 ·  Chemical Tanker Charter Parties / NOR -Tendered – Accepted / Laydays - Windows - Laytime -Demurrage

 ·  Cargo Measurement - Compatibility / Hazmat Sheets - MSDS / IMO - CDG - IBC - ISM Codes

 ·  Entering Enclosed Spaces / Corrosive, Toxic and Poisonous Cargoes / Reactive Cargoes - Cargo Hazards / Cargo Compatibility Tables

 ·  Inert Gas - Nitrogen Generators / Specialty Companies and Ships

 ·  USCG Class Societies Roles and Inputs

 ·  Liquefied Gases - Types / Sources / Uses / Chemical Characteristics of Gases

 ·  States of Matter - Solids, Liquids, Gases

 ·  History of Liquefied Gas Operations

 ·  Gas Carrier Design - Fully Pressurized, Semi-Pressurized, Fully Refrigerated / Vessel Surveys and Certification

 ·  Cargo Handling Equipment - Pipelines, Pumps, Heaters, Vaporizers, Reliquefaction Plants

 ·  Cargo Tanks Types A - B - C / Inert Gas and Nitrogen Systems

 ·  Shore Terminal Equipment and Instrumentation / Shore Storage Tanks

 ·  Terminals - Lightering - Ship/Shore Interface / Cargo Handling Operations - Loading, Discharging

 ·  Ballast - Changing Cargoes - Cleaning Tanks

 ·  Cargo Measurement and Calculation / Latest API Standards of Measurement

 ·  ICS Safety Guide - Gas / Chemicals

 ·  Health and Safety - Cargo Hazards - Flammability, Frostbite - Personal Protection - Brittle Fracture

 ·  Emergency Procedures

 ·  The IMO/IGC Code - The Role of SIGTTO  

 ·  Tank Fill Limits

 ·  SIGTTO Contingency Planning

 ·  Industry Trends and Developments

 

Program Objective:  Participants gain practical knowledge about the marine transportation, safe handling and storage of liquefied gas and chemical cargoes and the operations and management of the ships that carry them.  This combined program is specially designed for delegates who want to maximize their time. 

 

INTRODUCTION TO LNG *

14 December, 2007

This intense one-day course provides an excellent overview of what LNG is, its sources and uses, markets, hazards/requirements, handling, storage, measurement and the specialty ships that carry it.  Among the topics covered will be:

 

·       What is LNG?  Its Markets / Uses

·       Sources of Natural Gas

·       Cargo Handling Equipment - Pipelines, Pumps, 

         Heaters, Vaporizers, Re-liquefaction Plants, etc.

  ·       States of Matter - Solids, Liquids, Gases   ·       Inert Gas and Nitrogen Systems

·       Benefits / Methods of Liquefaction

  ·       Current/Proposed LNG Projects

  ·       Cargo Handling Operations - Loading,  Discharging,

           Lightering - FSRUS / FSOS - Other

·       History of LNG / Liquefied Gas Industry

   ·       Ballasting - Cleaning Tanks

·       Potential Hazards / Safety Precautions   

  ·       Terminals - Ship / Shore Interface

·       Government Regulatory Agencies

   ·       Custody Transfer Measurement / Calculation

·       Shore Storage Tanks - In-Ground / Full Containment

·       API / ISO Measurement Standards / GIIGNL Handbook

·       Shore Terminal Equipment / Instrumentation       

·       ICS Safety Guide - Gas / Health and Safety

·       LNG Carrier Designs

·       The IMO/IGC Code - Flag State/ Class / SIGTTO

·       Cargo Tanks / Type B - Membrane - Other

 

·       ISPS / MTSA Security Codes

·       Emergency Procedures / Contingency Plans

  ·       Industry Trends and Developments

 

Program Objective:  To provide participants with a practical overview of this fastest growing part of the industry by giving them a better understanding of the nature of LNG and how it is safely handled, accounted for, stored, transported and ultimately used. 

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Management, field/office staff, traders, brokers, owners, ship/terminal operators, charterers, attorneys, schedulers, claims analysts, government and administrative personnel, and anyone else working with oil tankers or barges in any way wishing to enhance their knowledge in the described areas will benefit from these programs.

 

COURSE FORMAT

All courses use a combination of lectures, audio visual presentations, hands on use of equipment (where applicable), problem solving discussion and daily summary and question and answer sessions. 

 

MATERIALS

Participants receive original reference books, pertinent industry publications, papers and other handouts. A course certificate is awarded to all those successfully completing the program.

 

FEES

The base fee for each course per person is $1,335 if paid before the start of the session, or $1,440 if paid on the first day.

*Exception: "Introduction to LNG" base fee $795; or $895 at registration.  Group and multiple course discounts may also be available.  Fees are in U.S. Dollars. 

 

ENROLL NOW AND SAVE!  

 

COURSE FEE PAYMENT IN FULL OR SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO START OF COURSE.

 

Bring Your Questions ….They Will Be Answered!

Enercon’s courses have been designed to be as practical and useful as possible and attempt to bring these subjects into a “real life” context for the participants.  This is done, in part, by allowing the attendees to discuss their specific operations problems as well as directly participate in the structured course program.  If a specific question raised cannot be answered immediately, all attempts will be made to have an answer before the end of the program.  If this is not possible, the question will be researched and a response provided as soon as practical after the course.

REGISTRATION

You may enroll in any course by enrolling online, by calling tel. 305-445-0647, or via email to info@enercongroup.com .

          Confirmation and course outline will be sent to registrants. 

IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS

 

If you can’t attend these sessions or have a group of people in your organization that would benefit from these courses, you may want to take advantage of our in-house programs.  All of our courses can be brought in-house "as is" or "custom-tailored" to meet your specific requirements on a very cost-effective basis.  For more information about these or any of our other courses or services, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

 

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