Ghana was the place of experimentations and development. New training philosophy, the introduction of the classroom training simulator, the experimentation of fast and non-invasive TCM installation philosophy and, the preparations for the incoming jobs during the hands-on training.
An experimental setup has been developed to test the interest of the local market in the boats and rigs tank cleaning. The experiment went so well and a much performant vessel cleaning equipment had been implemented.
Confidence, good planning, and practice made this start-up operation in Ghana smooth and efficient.
Using a classroom training simulator helped to direct the entire energy to build confident and knowledgeable teams able to be self-sufficient and find solutions on their own.
The training simulator is a computer program able to replicate the operation of the tank cleaning equipment during classroom training.
The simulator helped to direct the entire energy to build a knowledgeable and skilled team from the very beginning and made them able to find solutions on their own.
The firefighter's concept of getting everything 100% ready before the action, inspired ConstantinConsulting ATC training approach.
A typical class had about 10 engineers, 2-3 days of the class simulator training and 3-4 days of hands-on exposure ensured a well-prepared and confident team.
The hands-on training was the best time to ensure all the technical issues stayed behind.
OBM tanks needed to be cleaned at the off-hire standard. This standard is the highest standard, way higher then brain standard.
A portable TCM was temporarily installed and removed all of the OBM residues from the walls and the most of residues at the bottom. The slurry had been pumped out and the solids collected into the cutting skips.
Most of the solids were removed by the machines.
The confined space entry had been performed into an almost perfectly clean tank, indeed greatly reducing the personnel exposure.