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

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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

Patrick Maisiri

BSc (hons) in Civil Engineering, Pr Eng, Pr CPM

Patrick Maisiri obtained his BSc (hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe in 1993. He started his career at the Department of Water Development in Harare, and also worked at the Zimbabwe National Water Authority before moving to Windhoek where he worked at a consulting firm. In 2005 he moved to South Africa where he held senior management positions at Water Boards, the DBSA, AngloGold Ashanti and consulting firms. He has worked on major pipeline projects as senior project and design engineer in various provinces.

Patrick is registered as a Professional Engineer with ECSA, a Professional Construction Project Manager with SACPCMP, and is a member of SAICE.

In-house courses can be arranged.

Contact Phathi Masimirembwa at [email protected] for more information.
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