Students were all very positive about all aspects of the Trainer and received follow up information when requested.
SPHERE TRAINING SERVICES
Senior Subsea Training Course
Subsea Training Course
BOP Equipment Courses
• Surface Equipment
• Surface Equipment
BOP Equipment Courses
• Subsea Equipment
• Subsea Equipment
Basic MUX Course
Course Overview
Senior Subsea Training Course
This course offers an extensive training program for Senior Subsea Engineers with more than two years' experience. This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and productivity as a Subsea Engineer. The course extensively covers all well control related equipment such as blow-out preventers, control systems (Conventional and Multiplex), tensioning systems, manifolds, etc.
Focus point is the operation, industry standards and maintenance of the well control equipment as a whole. The shared knowledge of lessons learned in the unit is priceless from a financial, environment, productivity and safety point of view.
This course offers an extensive training program for Senior Subsea Engineers with more than two years' experience. This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and productivity as a Subsea Engineer. The course extensively covers all well control related equipment such as blow-out preventers, control systems (Conventional and Multiplex), tensioning systems, manifolds, etc.
Focus point is the operation, industry standards and maintenance of the well control equipment as a whole. The shared knowledge of lessons learned in the unit is priceless from a financial, environment, productivity and safety point of view.
Course Overview
Subsea Training Course
This course offers an extensive training program for Trainee, Assistant and Fast Track Subsea Engineers. This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and productivity as an up and coming Subsea Engineer. As the industry is reaching its crew change this is an excellent opportunity to train their replacements the correct way to conduct their business in the subsea world. This course offers the trainees the chance to not only explore things that has to be done, but most importantly, the reasoning behind it all.
This course offers an extensive training program for Trainee, Assistant and Fast Track Subsea Engineers. This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and productivity as an up and coming Subsea Engineer. As the industry is reaching its crew change this is an excellent opportunity to train their replacements the correct way to conduct their business in the subsea world. This course offers the trainees the chance to not only explore things that has to be done, but most importantly, the reasoning behind it all.
Course Overview
BOP Equipment Courses • Surface Equipment
This course was developed for Drilling Supervisors, Mechanics and Drill Crews that deal and maintain the well control equipment on jack-ups and land rigs. This is the perfect opportunity for the above mentioned personnel to feel more comfortable with the equipment through understanding, which can save equipment and most importantly, lives.
Course agenda includes quality training material about the operation, maintenance and requirement of equipment such as ram preventers, annular preventers, manifolds, control systems, etc.
This is an intense course with several exercises which requires a pass rate of 80%. Using the distance learning option allows you 6 months to complete the final exam online.
This course was developed for Drilling Supervisors, Mechanics and Drill Crews that deal and maintain the well control equipment on jack-ups and land rigs. This is the perfect opportunity for the above mentioned personnel to feel more comfortable with the equipment through understanding, which can save equipment and most importantly, lives.
Course agenda includes quality training material about the operation, maintenance and requirement of equipment such as ram preventers, annular preventers, manifolds, control systems, etc.
This is an intense course with several exercises which requires a pass rate of 80%. Using the distance learning option allows you 6 months to complete the final exam online.
Course Overview
BOP Equipment Courses • Subsea Equipment
This course has mainly been developed for the company representatives (Operator, Contractor and Service Provider) on the drilling units to develop a better understanding of the well control equipment. However, it has been found to be extremely valuable to the Rig Managers, Maintenance and Drilling Supervisors.
Course agenda includes quality training material about the operation, maintenance and requirement of equipment such as ram preventers, annular preventers, manifolds, control systems, etc.
This is an intense course with several exercises which requires a pass rate of 80%. Using the distance learning option allows you 6 months to complete the final exam online.
This course has mainly been developed for the company representatives (Operator, Contractor and Service Provider) on the drilling units to develop a better understanding of the well control equipment. However, it has been found to be extremely valuable to the Rig Managers, Maintenance and Drilling Supervisors.
Course agenda includes quality training material about the operation, maintenance and requirement of equipment such as ram preventers, annular preventers, manifolds, control systems, etc.
This is an intense course with several exercises which requires a pass rate of 80%. Using the distance learning option allows you 6 months to complete the final exam online.
Course Overview
Basic MUX Course
The course covers the major manufacturers of MUX control system like Cameron, Hydril, NOV and others.
This course allows you to build your knowledge on more than one manufacturer. It covers limited electronic training, however it covers enough to troubleshoot to the point where either the electronics of hydraulics could be eliminated and take care of the potential problems faced. The course also includes maintenance and industry requirements.
The course is recommended for all which has to deal with these systems at some point in time on their hitch, daily basis or the personnel that have to budget for these control systems.
The course covers the major manufacturers of MUX control system like Cameron, Hydril, NOV and others.
This course allows you to build your knowledge on more than one manufacturer. It covers limited electronic training, however it covers enough to troubleshoot to the point where either the electronics of hydraulics could be eliminated and take care of the potential problems faced. The course also includes maintenance and industry requirements.
The course is recommended for all which has to deal with these systems at some point in time on their hitch, daily basis or the personnel that have to budget for these control systems.
Testimonials
Anton,
I would like to take this time to personally thank you for your assistance during our BOP maintenance period in March 2011. Sphere Training & Services filled our manpower gap, allowing the department to meet customer and company demands. Your professionalism and knowledge was the cornerstone to a successful and safe maintenance period.
The challenges you faced while on board were remedied using a solutions oriented approach to problem solving. This allowed you to methodically analyzed the situation and correct the issue. The lessons learned were then shared with others in the department in order to broaden the knowledge of the entire team.
Not only did you assist us in our time of need but you went one step further by sharing your subsea knowledge with the remainder of the department. I believe your time on the vessel; will provide long term benefits for the department. Best practices and procedures have been fine tuned that will ultimately save time and money for the company.
It would be a pleasure to have you working permanently on this vessel but I understand you have a passion that drives you to share your knowledge with others. This can only benefit your clients and the industry as a whole.
When manpower or training is needed in the future, Sphere Training & Services will be at the top of my list. I know that I will receive best in class service, which will pay dividends for all involved.
Thank you again.
The challenges you faced while on board were remedied using a solutions oriented approach to problem solving. This allowed you to methodically analyzed the situation and correct the issue. The lessons learned were then shared with others in the department in order to broaden the knowledge of the entire team.
Not only did you assist us in our time of need but you went one step further by sharing your subsea knowledge with the remainder of the department. I believe your time on the vessel; will provide long term benefits for the department. Best practices and procedures have been fine tuned that will ultimately save time and money for the company.
It would be a pleasure to have you working permanently on this vessel but I understand you have a passion that drives you to share your knowledge with others. This can only benefit your clients and the industry as a whole.
When manpower or training is needed in the future, Sphere Training & Services will be at the top of my list. I know that I will receive best in class service, which will pay dividends for all involved.
Thank you again.
Anthony Costigan
Chief Engineer
West Capella
Seadrill
This gives me the privilege to compose this testimonial as I have to admit the class conducted by the instructor has been a fruitful one for me in any kind of undertakings in my profession.
He was always available in assisting us (the whole class) at any time through email and etc for completing the rig based assignments as part of requirement to obtain this particular cert.
He was always prepared with answers for all the questions raised by anyone in the class rapidly. This shows that he not only conveys facts from the books but also he's experience as a senior sub sea engineer in his previous profession.
I have to admit even now after almost year completing the course the instructor have been helpful in replying emails to me in confusion faced during field work.
He was always prepared with answers for all the questions raised by anyone in the class rapidly. This shows that he not only conveys facts from the books but also he's experience as a senior sub sea engineer in his previous profession.
I have to admit even now after almost year completing the course the instructor have been helpful in replying emails to me in confusion faced during field work.
Anson D'Cruz
Subsea Engineer
When I attended my first class I had no experience of Subsea equipment, proceduresor work practices. Anton immediately made me feel at ease and answered any questions I had, no matter how stupid they were.
Over the next year we attended three more weeks of training courses, with each one, myself and the rest of the class grew more confident thanks to Anton's teaching practices and his overall demeanour and encouragement.
I still regularly refer to the notes I took in class when we have problems on the rig.
Peter Macleod
Subsea Supervisor
Having participated in one of the instructor's courses I would like to express mythanks to him for making the course educational, interesting, and enjoyable.
He strives to be a good instructor and to create a good classroom environment. He posses the core qualities that are essential: knowledge of the subject material, the skills to convey that knowledge, the ability to make the material he is teaching interesting and relevant, and a deep-seated respect for the student.
He is a high energy, confident, organized, and dedicated instructor he has the ability to make students want to learn the material by making it interesting, and fun. There are many different learning styles, not everyone understands a subject as taught by every instructor, the Sphere instructor has the ability to recognize this and modify the topic on the fly to help the person who may not be able to grasp the material.
Renee Benjamin
It was to my great benefit I had Anton Greeff as my trainer. As for his trainingtechniques it was clear, extensive and presented in a professional manner.
Anton also took the time to assist myself and my fellow students with any homework or queries we had after class and after hours. To me this showed a real care on his part to how his students were going to perform on the course.
Since completing the course we were given instruction from Anton to contact him with any issues we came upon in the field we needed assistance and advice with. I have done so in more than one occasion with a prompt response I might add.
In my opinion Anton has an extensive knowledge of the oil and drilling industry in more than one discipline. He also will give time and thought to the opinion and experience from his students and peers so he can continue to learn and improve his own knowledge in the industry.
I am glad I have been given this opportunity to pass on what I have gained due to having Anton as my trainer.
Graeme Buchan
SSE,
Subsea Special Projects
I found Anton to be an excellent instructor, his knowledge was extensive and heobviously has a wealth of experience to fall back on. He used his knowledge well in class and quite often used his experience to tell us situations that he was involved in during his time as a Subsea Engineer when these matters cropped up in our class discussions and / or course work.
Anton interacted well with his class and has an excellent sense of humor which we all enjoyed and kept up every ones interest during a long day in the classroom.
On a personal note I found him very helpful with the math's module when I struggled to get my head round Boyle's Law, he took time with me and spotted exactly where I was going wrong and explained this to me. I found him very helpful and nothing seemed to be too much trouble.
David More
Assistant Subsea Engineer
I found Anton to be a very knowledgeable trainer during my time on the training.He was always very willing to answer any questions put forward by the class, and would be willing to go out of his way to find the answer to anything he was unsure of.
He would regularly relate to previous experiences when he was answering questions, and had a good sense of humour, which went a long way to keeping the class interesting.
He has obviously had a broad experience as a subsea engineer in previous careers which compliments his knowledge and backs up his trainer skills.
Don Cameron
Subsea Supervisor
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