Makai offers several different training options for our submarine cable software:
Level 1
The most common one is the MakaiLay Level 1 operator training. These training sessions usually last 5 days and can be offered multiple times a year depending on demand and availability. Trainings can happen at Makai's headquarters on Oahu, online through Amazon AWS instances or at the client's locations. Training courses are usually limited to 5 participants per instructor.
In addition, Makai offers Level-1 trainings for MakaiPlan (3 days) and MakaiPlanPro (5 days).
Level 2 and Level 3 for MakaiLay trainings are much less common but can be offered on an as needed basis as well to operators that have the required experience.
Please reach out to
support@makai.com to inquiry about upcoming and planned future training opportunities.
MakaiLay Level 1 Virtual Training
The MakaiLay Level 1 Virtual Training is a 5-day course
administered using Amazon Appstream and WebEx. Amazon Appstream allows users to
access virtual machines in the cloud via a unique URL. The Makai software is
installed and licensed on those virtual machine instances, so there’s no need
for the trainees to have Makai software installed on their local computer. The
software is run completely through your web browser, so a high-speed internet
connection is required. We use WebEx for communication and screen sharing. We do
highly recommend that trainees use 2-3 monitors, as you’ll want to take
advantage of running Makai on multiple screens and also have some room for
WebEx screen sharing. Upon completion of the training, attendees will
receive a MakaiLay Level-1 Training Certificate in PDF format.
A typical Level 1 training agenda is below:
MakaiLay Level 2 Training
MakaiLay
Level 2 training is offered to operators that have already used MakaiLay at-sea
to manage real installations. The goal of the training is two fold: First, to
reiterate and fill in any knowledge gaps that the operators might have in the basic
operation of MakaiLay. Second, and more importantly, the goal is to focus on more
advanced scenarios that might arise at-sea:
- How to deal with scenario when
as-built lengths from factory are different than the planned cable assembly
lengths.
- How to deal with
emergency ship stops and cable engine stops.
- Managing Distance Deviation
- Managing Bottom Cable in Hand (In-line
Accuracy)
- Emergency Ship / Cable Engine Stops
- Ploughing Operations
- Heavy Body (Repeater) Deployment
- Starting the Model in Deep-Water
- How to Calculate Vessel Waypoints Around
Altercourse(s)
- Applying Roto Errors and How to Calculate Them
- What to do When the LookAhead Model Won’t
Solve
- As-Laid Path Generation
- How to Move Model Time Back to Fix
Non-Convergence
- Other customer-driven topics
In Level 2 training, operators
systematically work through all the above scenarios and more so that they are
prepared to address them correctly and efficiently when they arise at-sea.