Participants express their experiences

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Technical wording shall be more  “explained/translated”
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Leave from workdesk area and choose an outside area!!. Thank you Richard,  lot’s of good memories came to my mind. Michel Buholzer
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An  excellent refresher for transport engineers. It could even go a bit more to the detail
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Always Good! Thank you
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For commercial workers, this course is excellent.  For technicals, it is basic & get to know  other experiences
Stefan

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No comments as I feel the Seminar was conducted very well
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Too much focus on Off-shore equipment is not related to Alstom Scope of work. Maybe more focus on safety and less on off shore equipment. Accidents very interesting, Videos very good

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Color Hand-outs rather then monochrome
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More excercises
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More case study
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Could be for three days Seminar
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Color Hand-outs and eventually bigger slides for pictures. Maybe for the basic stuff (fore calculations) you should spend more time and do some execrcises for the non technical audience to follow the course.
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Specify the target group on the invitation
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Some subjects too slow, some too fast, depending on the individual interest of the delegates
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Separation of commercial issues

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Super……
Deze twee dagen waren zeker de moeite waard, de cursus vond ik zeer goed en deze zal ik grondig instuderen.
Dank voor de extra informatie .
mvgr,
Jo deBlecker, SDV Belgium NV
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Maybe the very technical part and formulas are very hard for me, understand are useful, but hard for me to follow
Thank you for your knowledge,
IBG
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To do it in at least 4 days to cover more details
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In my opinion time should be extended to gert better understanding of very technical aspects, calculations, formulas etc.
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Segregate people from the same company to mix with others
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Very good and useful
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More time to asimilate all the information.  Mr. Krabbendam is an excellent proffessional
This Seminar is a must if you want to know about heavy Lifting!
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Learn to control your pointer please
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Questions are very good, but with such a large group it is easy to loose too much time, 3 Day– Seminar???
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As I am a commercial man, some of the calculations should have been explained more in detail in order to follow
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“I cannot fault this Seminar in any way, as it was the most informative two days I have ever spent. I will recommend it to any one with an  interest in this Industry.
Thank you Richard, Karol Collins, Ireland “

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Richard,

It was a pleasure meeting you Friday, your seminar was very refreshing for me and it also allowed a different perspective to James Taylor, one of our field Superintendents who joined me in the meeting.

Again, thank you for your time, it was a very good presentation.

Best regards,

Howard Blanc

Senior Project Manager

Burkhalter Rigging, Inc.
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Richard,

You had mentioned sending those who were interested spreadsheets for the various calculation examples in the manual, including Trailer Loadout Calc’s and Rigging Calc spreadsheets. We would very much be interested in any spreadsheets you are willing to share.

Could we get a color pdf of the presentation, we find that some of the details have been lost in the black and white print out.

The class you offered was phenomenal and we will be sending more people from our organization to the next conference you offer here in Houston. Thanks again, it was simply the best day seminar I have ever attended, we only wished it was longer.
VTY,
James

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Dear Richard:
Requesting Excel Spreadsheet (program). Just a note to let you know I came away from your class with a new appreciation and considerable respect for “good” heavy lift specialists. Also, realizing just how lucky I have been over the years.
Your new friend, 
Captain Stan A. Kays
AVP-US Gulf Coast Marine Loss Control Engineering

Dear Richard:
By all means, use my comments.
By the way, if in the future, I need a heavy lift, transportation specialist, do you still make yourself available for this kind of work (or at least consultation)?
Kind regards,
Stan

Dear Stan, 
As explaind during the Seminar, I still work full time with Jumbo until next year March, when I officiallly retire, but Jumbo and others still want me as free lance consultant, so by all means I am at our service.

Just give me a call. Even today I still have 28 vacation days to spare, which I use for consultancy work and seminars. I have hereby attached my detailed CV. 
I look forward working together
Kind rgds, 
Richard L.Krabbendam
Heavy Lift Specialist
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I am interested in having more employees attend this course, Also the Master Class,
Mike Smith, Crane Rental Corp.
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I very much appreciated you Richard and your knowledge and experience. This class was a bit much for my knowledge depth,  being that I am in sales. However, I will pass it on  to our engineers.
Please consider a class that specialises on Heavy Lifts + Safe practices önly”. Would help us in the sling business. Thanks
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– From  an engineers point of view I would like more detail pick points, Rigging, Load distribution…. Deflections…., For myself less moment, crane load, statistics.
-The string, wood block spreader stability triangle demonstration was the best!!
-Videos helped to explain ideas

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Less promotion of /reference to European comapnies. Make the presentation apply to the area of the Seminar. US/Metric, etc.
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More practical application, less technical
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As I am not an engineer some material covered too quickly
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Do a longer 2 day or 3 day class!!
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Change examples to easy numbers (i.e. 100 T, 25 m)  makes calculations easy for examples
Very interesting overview
Bob Shaddock (Project Manager), Sheedy Drayage Co.

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Enjoyed the course, very informative
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Seminar was very helpful. A lot of materials to cover in a short time. Having the Hand-out to review at a later time is a great idea, will use it for future reference. Thank you.
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Would like to see the full days. Also located closer to city, i.e. Galleria. I would attend a full week if offered!
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Very interesting and informative.  Lessons learned will prevent future accidents.
Frank van Hoorn, Argonautics Marine Engineering, San Francisco
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Offshore lifting scenario/Transportation/seafastening should be usefull. Highly recommended
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Excellent course, enjoying and a lot of learning, Highly recommended
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A lot of mathematics at the start and a lot of info to absorb in such a short period. But it was clear and concise and I enjoyed it. Thanks a lot. Highly recommended. Andrew Statter, Bay Crane
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Suggest  a 2 day Seminar to fully cover all topics in depth. Highly recommended
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-        Try to reduce time spend on loads definition as we know already

-        Would like to include offshore lifts and transportation including the role of the MWS

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Offshore lifting / Dynamic lift,  Highly recommended
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-        Verify the wordings

-        Spent a bit more time on Hydraulic trailers

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-        Include some Marine Lifting

-        Take note of lifting experience of audience, which can vary from very little to a lot, from onshore to offshore, etc.

-        A glossary of key lifting/equipment  terms may be usefull in the Hand-out

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Marine lifting & transport operations (Though we appreciate this course is land based at present)
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Too slow, some topics were to eleborate

Would have preferred some more opportunity to talk myself. This in order to compare with my day to day practices related to lifting (and personal experience : 7 years with Heerema Offshore works)

Personnally prefer, less road transportation, more offshore related aspects

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Somewhat over my head
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References as to where books could be obtained to familiarize with the metric system
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Excellent Seminar anyone in this business should take the time to listen to Richard. It was very interesting: NOT – BORING. Highly recommended. Glenn Loiacomo, Bay Crane
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Highly recommended, Nozer Gandhi, Bay Crane
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Highly recommended, Mark Jones, Bay Crane
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Have it on a weekday
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Larger print-outs of the slides. Highly recommended
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To  much basic knowledge in physics were repeated. This may be useful in an other forrum, but when most of the audience have an engineering technical background, this should not be necessary. Further I would have found it interesting with more focus on heavy lift and transport vessels.

The Hand-outs should be in electronic form on the CD

Sevan Marine / APL, Norway
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