Jointer Training Facility
Jointer Training
(including industry standard UJ and UQJ Technologies)
UJ/UQJ Jointer Training
Jointers are required to pass examinations to qualify as UJ/UQJ Jointers and are issued with certificates following their success. UJ/UQJ qualification is time limited and re-qualification courses are offered when the qualification periods end.
The SubConnect Jointer Training School is a Universal Joint Consortium Member Training School, and as such offers a complete range of training and qualifications for the Universal Joint (UJ) and Universal Quick Joint (UQJ) and all supported UJ and UQJ cables. Courses are offered for the basic UJ or UQJ (or both) training and also for specific cable technologies.
UJ/UQJ Instructor Training
As a founding member of the Universal Joint Consortium, we have been involved in developing products and training staff since the conception of the universal joint and are well placed to share its knowledge through its accredited training programmes.
It is essential that any company with a (UJC) sponsored jointer training school must have qualified instructors to provide training and qualifications to their students. The SubConnect Training School delivers comprehensive instructor training where both the basic and specific technologies are taught.
Protection Grounding Unit (PGU) Training
Submarine cable systems employing switchable, powered branching units can be hazardous to repair as the system power could be re-applied under certain fault conditions, thus endangering the lives of the repair personnel.
SubConnect’s Protection Grounding Unit (PGU) technology enables cable systems to be repaired safely and without risk to personnel.
Training in this area is imperative and SubConnect has developed a training course that provides a detailed understanding of the technology and the practical skills required to manage cable work of this nature.
Run by qualified instructors, PGU training can be carried out at our Training School based in Chelmsford, UK or at a client’s site. At the end of the course students will be skilled in all PGU techniques and will be capable of carrying out a PGU repair on any of the cables qualified for SubConnect’s PGU system.
Periodically, students will be required to take ‘refresher’ courses to confirm their understanding of PGU and to learn about new additions to the technology. The course concludes with a written examination to confirm that the students fully understand PGU and all its safety implications.
SubConnect also offers a comprehensive PGU package, which includes:
- Re-commissioning of the PGU alarm system & audit of the PGU tooling
- Training for the operational personnel (Cable Engineers, Deck Supervisors, Cable Jointers and Crew). This includes theory training and most importantly, a deck exercise where cable is actually moved through the vessel
- Technical support for 2 years, which includes access to free updates to PGU procedures