ENERCON GROUP, INC.         

           SERVING THE PETROLEUM AND MARINE INDUSTRIES

           AROUND THE WORLD

May 2008 – New York, New York

Practical Courses for Office and Field Personnel

WHAT & WHEN

  

  Tanker Operations & Marine Custody Transfer,

  Petroleum Measurement and Loss Control

Charter Parties, Laytime, & Demurrage

       ► May 5-7, 2008 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

► May 8-9, 2008 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

  Advanced Tanker Operations

 Advanced Charter Parties, Laytime, & Demurrage

       ► May 12-13, 2008 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

► May 14-15, 2008 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

Introduction to LNG
► May 16, 2008 – 8:00am to 5:00pm

WHERE

 

Best Western Seaport Inn

33 Peck Slip at Front Street

New York, New York 10038

tel. 212-766-6600 or 1-800-HOTEL-NY

fax 212-766-6615

www.bestwestern.com/seaportinn
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Course participants needing accommodations should contact the hotel directly and ask for the "Enercon Group" rate.

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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

5-7 May, 2008

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

8-9 May, 2008

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.

ADVANCED TANKER OPERATIONS

12-13 May, 2008

This two-day information-filled course covers the topics you need to know to better understand the complex issues of oil tanker operations and management, such as:  

 

  ·    Implementation of New Marpol Regulations   ·    Double Hull vs. Alternate Hull Designs
  ·    Tanker Management Self Assessment - TMSA   ·   The Human Factor of Tanker Operations     
  ·    Changes in ISGOTT Requirements   ·    Tank Cleaning Procedures - Special Cargoes
  ·    Vetting - Questionnaires - Flag / Class Ratings         and Requirements
  ·    Single Hull Phase Out Schedules   ·    Return of the Pirates - Precautions and        
  ·    Vessel Casualty Analysis - Flag / Class / Age       Counter-Measures
  ·    CAS / CAP - Expanded Structural Surveys  ·     Ship's / Master's Business    
  ·    Ship Wrecks, Oil Spills and Regulations  ·      Master's / Management's Responsibilities / Liabilities
  ·    How the Industry was Changed Due To:  ·     Discussion of Various Maritime Claims Issues
         Torrey Canyon - Amoco Cadiz - Exxon Valdez  ·     General Performance Clauses / Requirements
           and Other Major Accidents / Oil Spills  ·     Incident Investigation:  What is an Incident?  Types of  

 ·      New Training Requirements / Facilities

         Methods / STCW Requirements

        Incidents - Identify What, Why, How it Happened - How to       

        Prevent it from happening Again - Incident Reporting -

        Root Cause Analysis

 

Program Objective:  To study the links between catastrophes and industry regulations and to take an in-depth look at tanker operations, from new vessel designs to the implementation of the latest regulations and most everything in between. 

ADVANCED CHARTER PARTIES, LAYTIME AND DEMURRAGE

14-15 May, 2008

This two-day course covers the topics you need to know to better understand the more complex issues of charter parties, laytime and demurrage such as:  

 

·          Actual Arbitration Rulings:

        Ø  Demurrage

 ·       Pitfalls of Ship Fixing by Telex

 ·       Optimizing Vessel Utilization and Selection

        Ø  Vessel Performance/Non-Performance

  ·       Mock Case Discussions

        Ø  Arrived Ship - NOR - Laydays

 ·       Discussion – When The Contract Fails

        Ø  Safe Berth, Safe Port

 ·       New MTSA - ISPS Clauses

        Ø  Multiport Discharge

  ·       Advanced Loss Control Using Charter Parties

        Ø  Complex Cargoes

          and Clauses

·       Intertanko’s Latest Positions on Key Charter

         Parties and Clauses

·       Review of  "Parallel Contracts" - Purchase /  Sales

         Agreements

·       Key Clauses to Protect Your Interest When

         Special Cargoes are Carried

·       New Dispute Settlement Options – Shortened

         Arbitration /  Negotiation / Mediation

·       Terms and Conditions of Terminals vs. Charter

         Parties and Relative Clauses

  ·       Incident Investigation:  What is an Incident?  Types

          of  Incidents - Identify What, Why, How it Happened -

·       Detailed Discussion of Owner’s Items vs.

         Charterer’s Items and Agents

           How to Prevent it from happening again - Incident

           Reporting - Root Cause Analysis

 

Program Objective:  Participants take an in-depth study of the industry key charter party clause interpretation, actual case studies, arbitration rulings and awards, and parallel contracts, i.e. purchase and sale agreements.  This session will most benefit anyone already familiar with the fundamentals of contracts and demurrage.

INTRODUCTION TO LNG*

16 May, 2008

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

·      History of Liquefied Gas Operations    

  ·       Ballasting - Cleaning Tanks

·      Potential Hazards / Safety Precautions   

  ·       Terminals - Ship / Shore Interface

·      Government Regulatory Agencies

   ·       Custody Transfer Measurement / Calculation

·      Shore Storage Tanks        

·       API / ISO Measurement Standards / GIIGNL Guide

·      Shore Terminal Equipment / Instrumentation       

·       ICS Safety Guide - Gas / Health and Safety

·      LNG Carrier Designs

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

·      Cargo Tanks / Types A - 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.  The Charter Parties, Laytime and Demurrage and Advanced Tanker Operations courses include mock arbitrations of actual demurrage and tanker operations cases respectively.  

 

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 is US$1,395 if paid before the start of the session, or US$1,495 if paid on the first day.  *Exception: "Introduction to LNG" base fee is $795; $850 if paid on the first day.  Group and multiple course discounts may also be available.

 

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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