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Mooring and Anchoring Engineering Course

Online 300 h mooring and anchoring engineering course. 6 modules with API RP 2SK Design and Analysis of Station Keeping Systems for Floating Structures, DNV-OS-E301 Position Mooring and OrcaFlex. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.

Duration300 h
ModeOnline
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Classify mooring and anchoring systems by unit and location.

02

Select chains, wire ropes and synthetic ropes for each line section.

03

Calculate the capacity of drag, suction and vertical load anchors.

04

Analyse mooring systems in intact, damaged and fatigue conditions.

05

Apply API RP 2SK, ISO 19901-7 and DNV-OS-E301 to design.

06

Plan the installation and inspection of mooring lines.

07

Design a complete anchoring system for a floating unit.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Offshore mooring engineer looking to specialise in Mooring and Anchoring Engineering.
  • Anchoring engineer looking to specialise in Mooring and Anchoring Engineering.
  • Hydrodynamic analyst looking to specialise in Mooring and Anchoring Engineering.
  • Marine installation engineer looking to specialise in Mooring and Anchoring Engineering.
  • Mooring integrity inspector looking to specialise in Mooring and Anchoring Engineering.
  • AHTS vessel master looking to specialise in Mooring and Anchoring Engineering.
  • Graduates in engineering or sciences seeking to enter the oil and gas sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • API RP 2SK Design and Analysis of Station Keeping Systems for Floating Structures
  • DNV-OS-E301 Position Mooring
  • ISO 19901-7 Station Keeping Systems for Floating Offshore Structures
  • DNV-OS-E302 Offshore Mooring Chain
  • API RP 2SM Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring
  • API RP 2I In-Service Inspection of Mooring Hardware
  • DNV-RP-E301 Design and Installation of Fluke Anchors
  • API Spec 2F Mooring Chain
Syllabus

6 modules · 300 h

  1. 1.1Catenary, semi-taut and taut mooring
  2. 1.2Internal and external turret mooring
  3. 1.3Spread mooring of floating units
  4. 1.4CALM and SALM buoys
  5. 1.5Mooring of mobile offshore drilling units (MODU)
  6. 1.6Permanent mooring versus storm conditions
  7. 1.7Redundancy and consequence classes
  8. 1.8Interaction of mooring with risers
  9. 1.9Line failure statistics
  10. 1.10Case study: mooring system for an FPSO
  1. 2.1Studless and stud-link chain
  2. 2.2Chain grades R3 to R6
  3. 2.3Spiral strand and six-strand wire rope
  4. 2.4Polyester and nylon synthetic ropes
  5. 2.5HMPE and aramid ropes
  6. 2.6Shackles, connectors and swivels
  7. 2.7Intermediate buoys and bottom weights
  8. 2.8Fairleads, stoppers and winches
  9. 2.9Certification of mooring components
  10. 2.10Laboratory: stiffness of a polyester rope
  1. 3.1Conventional drag anchors
  2. 3.2Vertical load anchors (VLA)
  3. 3.3Suction piles
  4. 3.4Driven piles and gravity anchors
  5. 3.5Torpedo and plate anchors
  6. 3.6Anchor capacity in clay and sand
  7. 3.7Suction pile installation
  8. 3.8Anchor proof tensioning
  9. 3.9Shared anchoring in floating farms
  10. 3.10Workshop: capacity of a suction pile
  1. 4.1Catenary equation and restoring curve
  2. 4.2Quasi-static versus dynamic analysis
  3. 4.3Mean and slow-drift forces
  4. 4.4Intact and damaged safety factors
  5. 4.5Maximum vessel offsets
  6. 4.6Chain fatigue using T-N curves
  7. 4.7Out-of-plane fatigue in links
  8. 4.8Viscoelastic behaviour of synthetic ropes
  9. 4.9Verification to API RP 2SK and DNV-OS-E301
  10. 4.10Practical: dynamic analysis of a spread mooring
  1. 5.1AHTS vessels and anchor handling operations
  2. 5.2Pre-installation of mooring lines
  3. 5.3Connection and final tensioning
  4. 5.4ROV inspection and wear measurement
  5. 5.5Corrosion and pitting in chain
  6. 5.6Tension and position monitoring
  7. 5.7Line break detection
  8. 5.8In-service line replacement
  9. 5.9Mooring integrity management
  10. 5.10Case study: line failure on a semi-submersible
  1. 6.1Site and floating unit data
  2. 6.2Mooring pattern selection
  3. 6.3Line and component design
  4. 6.4Anchor selection
  5. 6.5Intact and damaged analysis
  6. 6.6Fatigue analysis
  7. 6.7Installation plan
  8. 6.8Inspection programme
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

Delivered 100 % online through the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, allowing them to combine it with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is OrcaFlex, Bureau Veritas Ariane, DNV Sesam MIMOSA, Ansys AQWA, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Case studies are based on real procedures for intact and damaged mooring analysis, anchor capacity calculation and ROV line inspection planning. Assessment is continuous per module plus the final integrating project.

Accreditable laboratories(EN ISO/IEC 17025) with rotor test rig, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL, vibration/acoustics.
Evidence-oriented Master's Thesis:safety case, test plan, compliance dossier and operating limits.
Industry mentoring:lecturers with experience in training, , eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
Flexible format(hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
Ethics and safety:a safety-by-design approach, with cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as core pillars.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Site and floating unit data

Classify mooring and anchoring systems by unit and location.

Mooring pattern selection

Select chains, wire ropes and synthetic ropes for each line section.

Line and component design

Calculate the capacity of drag, suction and vertical load anchors.

Anchor selection

Analyse mooring systems in intact, damaged and fatigue conditions.

Intact and damaged analysis

Apply API RP 2SK, ISO 19901-7 and DNV-OS-E301 to design.

Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Offshore mooring engineerAnchoring engineerHydrodynamic analystMarine installation engineerMooring integrity inspectorAHTS vessel master
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior qualification is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
  • Sufficient Spanish to follow technical standards documentation.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 300 hours spread over 3 to 5 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.

Work is carried out with OrcaFlex, Bureau Veritas Ariane, DNV Sesam MIMOSA, Ansys AQWA. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.

SEIUM's own diploma upon passing continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised towards the higher programme. Check the credit recognition policy when you enrol.

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