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Pressure Pipeline and Pump Station Design and Specification – A Practical Overview

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Pressure Pipeline and Pump Station
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The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) in partnership with SAICE Professional Development & Projects (SAICE-PDP) invites you to attend this 2-day course which aims to help candidates understand the complexity and importance of design and operation of pressure pipelines and pump stations

Attend this course and learn about:
  • Selecting appropriate materials and fittings
  • Losses and water hammer
  • How to read and interpret pump duty curves
  • The construction process
Benefits include:
  • Participation in an interactive workshop
  • Various practical activities to equip attendees to handle projects when back in the workplace
  • A comprehensive course document that will serve as a reference manual
The course helps municipal attendees apply their theoretical training in practice and recommended for:
  • Staff working in the industry with very little experience or who are about to become involved in designing of pressure pipelines
  • Engineers, technologists and technicians
  • Experienced staff in need of a refresher in pressure pipeline and pump station design

CPD

This course is accredited with:

  • ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) and carries 2 CPD credits.

Please bring the following to the course:

  • Scientific calculator
  • Pencil and eraser
  • Scale ruler

For online courses, it is recommended to have the following installed on your computer:

  • MS Excel
  • The Zoom app

Please note the following requirements:

  • Delegates are responsible to ensure that they have sufficient data to cover the full duration of the online course.
  • According to the ECSA requirements for online training, a compulsory online assessment must be completed.
  • To receive a CPD certificate a 75% pass mark is required. Less than 75% will result in an attendance certificate which can be submitted for IPD.

Our Facilitator

Niel Meyer

DuP van Renen

Pr Eng

DuP van Renen completed his BEng(Hons)(Civil) degree at Stellenbosch University and started his engineering career at the Department of Water Affairs. He was involved in the planning of several water treatment works and water supply schemes and has extensive experience in water and sanitation in local government and consulting.
MISA
MISA’s mandate is to provide technical support and advice to municipalities, whilst strengthening their capacity, for effective infrastructure planning, delivery, operations and maintenance.