
Stage 2 Winch Hydraulic Systems
- 3 day course
- In-person course
- Available by request only
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Course Details
- 3-day course
- Course times are 8:45am – 4pm or as arranged by your tutor (please be on site at the NFPC for 8:30am)
- Candidates will receive a comprehensive set of course notes, light refreshments and certificate of attendance
- The course has a high practical content
Who should take this course?
This course is for Technicians and Engineers involved in the maintenance and management of winch systems involving a range of hydraulics and controls and across such sectors as: Offshore/marine, fishing, dockside, construction and crane applications. Also ideal for company technical representatives.
Course Objectives
Skills Based
During the practical sessions of this course candidates will engage and apply the following skills
- Building hydraulic circuits by interpreting a hydraulic circuit diagram
- Setting up the hydraulic control valves (incl. over centre valve) for simple and load sensing winch systems
- Setting up the controls on a typical load sensing variable displacement pump
- Connecting the electrical interface to the hydraulic controls using manual switches and solenoids
- Investigating hydraulic load-holding techniques
- Carrying out fault-finding techniques on simple and load sensing hydraulic winch circuits
Knowledge Based
Following the Stage 1 Hydraulics recap, on completion of this course candidates will know:
- The types of winches in popular use
- How to identify the hazards and risks arising from the use and maintenance of winch systems
- How a simple Hydraulic winch operates through reading circuits
- The function, construction, operation and adjustment of over centre ‘counterbalance/ and motion control’ / ‘load holding’ valves
- The operation of the Winch brake release systems
- The Hydraulic motors commonly used with winches
- How a Load sensing system Hydraulic winch operates through reading circuits
- Common Variable displacement pumps are used with winch systems
- Multi-function blocks (Mobile) used with winch systems
- Installation and commissioning procedures
- Maintenance and fault-finding procedures
- Fluid contamination control proceduresThe importance of following Health and safety/risk assessment procedures
Entry requirements for this course
It is your responsibility to make sure you are booking onto the correct course with the NFPC.
We recommend you complete the Stage 1 Hydraulics course before attending this course.
One of our major priorities here at the NFPC is to ensure that you start your learning experience by attending the right course, ensuring that you build a firm foundation of knowledge and skills at the start of this vital journey.
We advise you to visit our FREE online self assessments to check your current knowledge levels before booking any course with the NFPC.
Frequently asked questions
You should find helpful information on this course page on what the course includes and who should take this course, however we recommend you visit our FREE Online Self Assessments to check your current knowledge levels before booking any course with the NFPC. On completion of our free self-assessments, we will recommend the right course for you to attend.
Once your booking has been confirmed and our bookings & customer liaison team have confirmed receipt of payment for your course, course joining instructions will be provided to you and all attendees on email which contains everything you need to know before attending the course, including course start times, directions to the NFPC and any other important information.
The National Fluid Power Centre is based at Turner Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 7AE. You can get directions here, or download our map here which includes further details on how to get to the NFPC by car or train. For nearby hotel accommodation, we have also included some helpful information here.
No, lunch isn’t provided however we will be providing light refreshments on the day. There are a number of supermarkets nearby along with fast food outlets for lunch.
For our courses that are available to book online, you will have the option at checkout to pay by Debit or Credit Card using Opayo secure payment processing, or pay by bank transfer. For existing NFPC customers who have an account with us, there is also the option to pay using Purchase Order.
If you have already booked onto one of our courses at the NFPC and you created an online account during checkout, you can amend your booking by logging into your account here. From your bookings page you can request a cancellation or request your course to be rescheduled.
Alternatively you can speak to our bookings team on 01909 504539 to make changes to your booking.
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