Dredging – Management
Course Code: CL27
Course Objective
- the key industry terms and most common dredger types available on the market, including how they operate and their working limits;
- how to plan, manage and monitor dredging with a view to reducing costs and risks in your own projects;
- how dredging is undertaken, including detailed explanations of the different stages/components of a dredging project;
- how dredging can impact the environment and how this can be addressed through planning, management, mitigation and monitoring of the project or activity;
- what the standard types of dredging contracts are, the key principles to consider when preparing a contract and how to minimise the risk of claims.
Target Audience
- Project owners, those managing contractors, regulators, port and harbour authorities, coastal engineers, conservation agencies.
Course Outline
- Introduction to dredging and currently used terminology.
- Description of the different types of dredgers.
- Design of dredging works (capital-maintenance, marine-riverine).
- Modelling of dredging operations.
- Environmental aspects to consider during dredging.
- Licensing, consents and key stakeholders identification.
- Environmental monitoring of the dredging operations.
- Dredging contract types.
- Project implementation and management.
- Avoidance of common disputes.
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