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Contract Management for Ship Construction, Repair, & Design

Program Schedule 2024

The Americas
April 15 – 18, 2024, Monday – Thursday,
11:00 – 15:00 EDT, 08:00 – 12:00 PDT
12:00 – 16:00 ADT (Canada)

Austral-Asia
May 07 – 10, 2024, Tuesday – Friday,
10:00-14:00 AEST, 08:00-12:00 AWST
08:00-12:00 SGT (Singapore)

Duration of each day’s presentation may be extended slightly depending on lengths of dialogues with participants.

Who Should Attend?

Do your job responsibilities fall into any of the following categories? If so, our Contract Management course may be right for you.

  • Project Managers (Yards and Owners)
  • Contract Managers & Specialists
  • Newbuilding Shipyards & Repair Yards
  • Fleet Managers
  • Shipyard General Managers
  • Financial Managers (Yards and Owners)
  • Ship Conversion Specialists
  • Naval Architects & Marine Surveyors
  • Federal, State, & Provincial Agencies (such as the US Government’s Military Sealift Command)
  • Ferry Operators (Public & Private)
  • Naval Shipyards
  • Owner’s Representatives
  • On-Site Representatives
  • Major Equipment Vendors
  • Marine Superintendents
  • Consultants & Attorneys

Interested in seeing who has attended our programs? Click here to see a list of companies that have attended our programs.

What Have Others Said?

Click here to see comments and observations of prior attendees of this training course.

Lessons Learned – Not Theoretical

This program is based on actual lessons learned – not some theoretical course on contract management. It bears of lot of “scar tissue” from maritime contractual disasters. It is designed for

  1. project management staff who handle day-to-day relations with the other party
  2. persons who form contracts and specifications
  3. senior managers who monitor contract-related resources and cash flow
  4. on-site port engineers and owner’s representatives who ensure that the projects are completed as contractually required, including negotiation of change orders

Meet the Instructor

Dr. Kenneth Fisher is recognized worldwide as the leading authority on the development and management of complex contracts and specifications for ship construction, conversion, repair, and design. He is the author of the 2004 RINA publication, Shipbuilding Specifications: Best Practices Guidelines, and of the 2003 SNAME publication, Shipbuilding Contracts and Specifications. As an arbitrator, expert witness, consultant, and instructor for nearly 30 years, he brings clarity and organization to an otherwise-complex set of management requirements unique to the maritime industry. He is the author of the 2020 book, Shipyard Projects: Planning and Management – Insights, Lessons and Guidance.

Course Presentation

The course is presented via Zoom over four days in a four-hour period daily. Each day, after a live introduction by Dr. Fisher, a pre-recorded lesson is shown, followed by live discussion and answering of questions by Dr. Fisher. After a short break, this is repeated two additional times on each of the four days, for a total of 12 pre-recorded lessons, with Dr. Fisher live between each one to answer questions and engage with the participants.

Fee Schedule

for registrants from same organization.
(includes Shipyard Projects books and course completion certificates.)

  • 1 registrant……………………. USD $1465
  • 2-3 registrants……….. USD $1375 each
  • 4-6 registrants ………. USD $1285 each
  • 7-9 registrants……….. USD $1195 each
  • 10 -12 registrants…… USD $1060 each
  • 13 -16 registrants………USD $900 each

An in-house presentation can be arranged for your organization’s personnel, cost effective for 9 or more participants. Send request for information to: ordering@fishermaritime.com

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Fisher Maritime, LLC (“FM LLC”)