Marine Refrigeration 5 Day Course
Across five days at our UK & Palma training centres, our in-depth Marine Refrigeration Course covers the principles of refrigeration for the marine & offshore industry and includes a mix of theory and practical training, resulting in a City & Guilds Level 2 Awards in F Gas and ODS Regulations: Category I
£1,500.00
Our Marine Refrigeration Course (City & Guilds 2079-11) covers the principles of refrigeration for the marine and offshore industry and is an in-house, 5 day course covering based at our Somerset, UK and Palma, Spain training centres.
We are a City & Guilds accredited training provider and our course content is put together in-house using years of hands-on experience. Due to the in-depth nature of our course, our students have an extremely high first-time pass rate of over 95%.
To assist you with your learning experience, you will receive a study pack including our bespoke study guide and access to our mock questions booklet. You are given time to revise the theory material and tinker with our training rigs with our experienced trainers on-hand to answer any questions.
Our classrooms are kept small to allow each student the best possible chance of success, with a maximum of 8 students per course in Somerset and 6 students per course in Palma.
The first two days look at the theory of thermodynamics, the vapour compression cycle, energy efficiency and the repair process. The next two days are fully practical, and you will be trained on how to repair a system to industry standards. You will complete your theory exam on the final day.
If successful in both the practical and theory exam, you will earn your City & Guilds Level 2 Awards in F Gas and ODS Regulations: Category I. This includes a City & Guilds certificate in both digital and physical format.
Re-sits are available the same day for students who are unsuccessful on their first attempt.
Some of the types of equipment we discuss include:
- Provisions Refrigeration Systems including multiple evaporator circuits
- Chilled Water Systems
- Seawater Cooling Units
- Air Conditioning Chillers
- Auxillary Refrigeration Systems
- Galley Walk-in Cooler and Freezer Rooms
- Control Room Air Conditioning Systems
- Electrical Switchroom Cooling Systems
- Living Quarters Air Conditioning & Chillers
- City & Guilds Level 2 Awards in F Gas and ODS Regulations: Category I
- Tradewinds Certificate of Completion
- F-Gas & ODS Regulations
- COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
- Regulations (2002)
- MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet
- Combustible & Toxic substances – Refrigerants, Mustard Gas (Phosgene)
- Brazing pipework using MAPP Gas to industry standards
- Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer Principles
- Refrigeration System Components
- Repairing Leaks on Sea-Water Cooling Systems
- System Evacuation & Record Keeping
- Charging Refrigerant & Leak Checking
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting Procedures
- Refrigerant & Oil Recovery
- Hazardous Waste Consignment Notes
- Monday: Induction & Theory Lessons
- Tuesday: Theory Lessons
- Wednesday: Practical Lessons
- Thursday: Practical Lessons & Practical Exams
- Friday: Theory Exams
- Tradewinds Engineering
- Carrer de París, No8
- Palma Nova, Balearic Islands
- 07181, Spain
- Tradewinds Engineering
- Unit 6a, Courtlands Industrial Estate
- Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset
- TA2 6NS, United Kingdom
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- City & Guilds Level 2 Awards in F Gas and ODS Regulations: Category I
- Tradewinds Certificate of Completion
- F-Gas & ODS Regulations
- COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
- Regulations (2002)
- MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet
- Combustible & Toxic substances – Refrigerants, Mustard Gas (Phosgene)
- Brazing pipework using MAPP Gas to industry standards
- Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer Principles
- Refrigeration System Components
- Repairing Leaks on Sea-Water Cooling Systems
- System Evacuation & Record Keeping
- Charging Refrigerant & Leak Checking
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting Procedures
- Refrigerant & Oil Recovery
- Hazardous Waste Consignment Notes
- Monday: Induction & Theory Lessons
- Tuesday: Theory Lessons
- Wednesday: Practical Lessons
- Thursday: Practical Lessons & Practical Exams
- Friday: Theory Exams
- Tradewinds Engineering
- Carrer de París, No8
- Palma Nova, Balearic Islands
- 07181, Spain
- Tradewinds Engineering
- Unit 6a, Courtlands Industrial Estate
- Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset
- TA2 6NS, United Kingdom
Stephen Delaney –
Great breakdown of Refrigeration systems. I have definitely come away from this course with a greater knowledge of these systems. Would very much highly recommend this course if you are looking to gain a greater understanding of refrigeration systems on board. The practical aspect to the course was fantastic.
Jonathan Bennett –
Brilliant Course, Well laid-out and very helpful staff to aid in the learning process.
Miles Reed –
Amazing facilities for use of practical learning and merges well with the theory side of the course. Highly recommend to all who work on any refrigeration systems – great biscuit selections too!
Dainis Bagants, Engine Room Operator –
Lot of practical trainings helps to understand how the system is working. Very good way to explain beginners about HVAC.
Brian Brown –
Very helpful teaching refreshing my memory from previous course I attended.
Kobia Charnas –
From all the modules and courses I have completed en route to my marine engineering licensing this has by far been the most enjoyable and enlightening course I have done. The course exceeded my expectations and was great value for money. Stuart is a great teacher who has a vast wealth of knowledge when it comes to HVAC systems. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to advance themselves in the engineering world.
Anatolijs Vahromejevs –
Really nice and effective course, which provide a lot of practical and theoretical knowledge, and only for 5 days! Really recommended for people who works with HVACs and A/C’s.
Kyle Ronney; Second Engineer –
Very beneficial course. well planned and organised.
David Churchman –
Very informative and hands on course, led by an experienced and helpful instructor. I would recommend this course to anyone involved in the maintenance and/or commissioning/decommissioning of refrigeration systems.
Michael Potter –
Really well thought and presented, covering all the necessary sections in a very informative manner. The “hands on” fridge rig makes it so much more engaging and helpful.
Richard Smyth –
The course provided a very good theory component with detailed notes, backed up with practical training on test rigs, going through the complete repair and commissioning process.
Marcin Roesler –
I feel much more confident with HVAC in term of hands on. Fully recommend to all marine engineers.
Jolyon Brayton, Chief Engineer –
I can’t recommend this course enough. Stuart is a most excellent instructor, Stuart is an incredibly knowledgeable on all matters pertaining to the dark art of air Conditioning and refrigeration. he takes great pleasure in making sure you understand the fundaments and practical sides, giving you the confidence to get hands on. For any yacht engineer wishing to advance their understanding of system, this is a must. I know that a lot of yacht based engineers will not want to pay for this course, as It has no credit to the SV or merchant licence, but it is worth every penny (cent). I did the course, as I find it eternally frustrating having to rely on contractors whom say they will do a job, then don’t turn up, or carry a job to poor standards, leaving you with ongoing issues through the season. Upon return to my vessel I purchased the necessary equipment and tools, to carry out our own work, We’ve already covered the cost of the course and tools by not having a service engineer come to the boat.
Stephen Delaney –
Great breakdown of Refrigeration systems. I have definitely come away from this course with a greater knowledge of these systems. Would very much highly recommend this course if you are looking to gain a greater understanding of refrigeration systems on board. The practical aspect to the course was fantastic.
Sean Morrissey –
I heard about this course from a friend who recommended it.Very detailed course, lots of hands on experience gained from it.
Xavier Le Monnier –
I found the course very informative and tailored to study required, the pre course training i did was definitely worth the study time and cost when it came to the practical work.
Daniel Guild –
Brilliant course with a great mixture of theory and practical with a fantastic instructor. Highly recommend this course for any one who wants to improve there knowledge with HVAC and Refrigeration.
Jordan Hodge –
Stuart has great knowledge and experience in HVAC and he passes this on in the classroom. You will finish the course with a good understanding of the various refrigeration systems we come across and practical skills that you can use on the job. I have already recommended this course to others.
Jarco Hekman –
Good course if you want to learn more about refrigeration. It good to learn how to recover fix and fill a system up with refrigerant and actually doing it as well. (practical) I heard about this course from a friend and would recommend it.
Adrian Bukmanis –
While there are plenty of ways to learn the theory, for me the most benefit comes from spending time with people who have been there and done that. Stuart definitely fits in this category and his real-world experience across diverse equipment systems and his willingness to share his experience as part of the course was something of real value. Like many others this was a friends recommendation.
Ameur Hammouda –
This course is useful for me I learned too many things in HVAC practical and technical, good skills of the trainer, I recommended this course to all my HVAC technicians . Thanks for the competent very interested course.
Yuriy Andrusenko –
Course was very good. Got allot of usefully information during theory part and reinforced it during practical exercise. Course teacher provide only usefully information. was very interesting.Great job done.
Geambazu Ionut –
Brilliant course . Location , teacher one of best . It will help more complex HVAC plants for testing, and more tools . Theory and practical part well explained by teacher.
Mateo Jokic –
One of the best training that I attended in offshore career. Mr. Stuart has shown huge experience in both HVAC and Oil and Gas sector, which explains his good approach toward students. Complete course is orientated toward Marine and Oil and Gas sector, which means all examples and training content is real and applicable in practice. Course is divided in two parts, theory and practice. Personally I have found both highly useful and Mr. Stuart approach was great while teaching both.
Samuel Asiedu-Okantah Jnr –
The course has been very beneficial, the practicals is carefully crafted to give a firm grasp of the theoretical aspect. I have benefited immensely.