ICorr Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) Training Course
Plan for 2023
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is pleased to announce the plan for the MIC training course for 2023. Both the Awareness and Certified MIC Technologist proficiency levels are offered, at ICorr headquarter, twice next year as follows;
April 2023:
Awareness (one day course) on the 12 April 2023
Certified MIC Technologist (5-day course) from the 17 April to the 21 April 2023
October 2023:
Awareness (one day course) on the 4 October 2023
Certified MIC Technologist (5-day course) from the 23 October 2023Â to the 27 October 2023.
An MIC Technologist attendance certificate is available for attending the 4-day course without taking the certification exam.
There are a number of hotels within a walking distance to ICorr offices including Ibis and Park Inn. It is recommended to make provisional booking as early as possible to secure a competitive rate.
The Institute of Corrosion is very pleased to announce the successful election of Stephen Tate as its New President and Dr Yunnan Gao as its New Vice President.
Stephen has worked with Aberdeen Branch Committee for the past 11 yrs in various roles and has twice been its Branch Chair. Presently supporting the TOTAL Energies North Sea Operations though Oceaneering International, he has worked with many Integrity Vendors including AMEC, CAN (Offshore), MACAW, OIS and STORK over the last 23 yrs.
Before that he was an employee of ACEL (CP and Pipelines) for 16yrs and TRW Ferranti (Subsea) Systems for 2 yrs in Holland. He has wide practical experience of Corrosion Control activities in many Operational areas.
President Handover on 10/11/22, Bill Hedges to Stephen Tate
Dr Yunnan Gao – New ICorr Vice President
Yunnan has been an active Aberdeen Branch Committee member for the last 8yrs. He has twice held the Chair position and has also acted as Vice Chair in support of Stephen Tate, helping to expand both the Branch membership and local Sponsorship. He has Extensive Energy experience both in the UK and Overseas.
Currently he is based at BP Sunbury UK but also supports the BP Aberdeen Operations. After his PhD studies, his employers have included Atkins, DNV GL, LR, Repsol Sinopec, Saipem and Stork, in the areas of Asset Integrity and Corrosion Management.
We wish them both success in their new roles for the Institute and believe that together they will make great Team, as ICorr continues to expand its Membership both in the UK and Overseas.
At this time, we would like to pay tribute to our retiring President Bill Hedges who has guided us through some very difficult times over the past 2 years, especially during the 1st year Covid when our Institute income was falling significantly. During that time, he has shown excellent governance and leadership throughout and has laid good foundations for us all.
Bill will be a very hard act to follow, but we will strive to build on the reforms he has put in place and continue his good work.
We thank him today, for all his support and guidance.
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is delighted to announce that we have developed a Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) course to meet the increasing demand from industry.
MIC is the least understood phenomenon of corrosion despite the number of high-profile failures it has caused around the world with devastating effect on the health, safety, reliability and finance of operations, company reputation and the environment. It is estimated that 20% of all corrosion failures are primarily due to uncontrolled microbial activities in industrial systems with an estimated annual cost of UDS 2.5 billion to the oil and gas industry[1] alone.
The new, state of the art course provides expert knowledge on MIC threat assessment, identification methods, monitoring and mitigation technologies. It uses case studies to share best practices to control the spiraling MIC cases in different sectors around the globe.
The course covers both theoretical and practical aspects of MIC and is offered in three formats to meet the demands of various industries at different levels of proficiency as follows:
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Proficiency level
Awareness Level
A one-day course that provides an overview of the phenomenon of MIC with a focus on understanding and managing MIC. This is targeted at managers and leaders who need to understand the risk but are not MIC practitioners. A certificate of attendance is awarded.
MIC technologist
A four-day course covering theoretical and practical sessions with a focus on providing detailed knowledge on managing and conducting a MIC control program including setting sampling and monitoring strategies, data interpretation and presentation and identification of potential risks. A certificate of attendance is awarded.
Certified MIC technologist
This is the same as the MIC Technologist course which is then followed by an additional half day for taking an examination paper.
· Who should attend
The course will be of considerable benefit to managers, project leaders, industrial biologists, engineers, scientists, field management and technical staff.
· Cost of the course
The fee for one-day course is GBP £800 and for the four-day course is GBP £2,000. For those wishing to take the ICorr certification exam after the four-day course there is an additional fee of GBP £500. These fees are based on attending the course in the UK.
The Institute of Corrosion is happy to discuss your needs and to deliver the course either at ICorr premises in the United Kingdom or at your premises around the world. The course is delivered by Dr Tony Rizk a world-renowned expert with many years of practical experience.
Currently, the course is only available in a classroom format although an on-line format will be developed in the future.
To help us plan the initial availability of this long-awaited, new course we would appreciate feedback on your interest as follows:
I am interested in:
The one-day course in the UK.
The four-day course in the UK.
The four-day course in the UK with the additional exam.
Discussing the option to bring the course to a location of your choosing.
1030Â Â Registration and Coffee/Tea
1100  Using the new Standard EN ISO 24656 ‘Cathodic Protection for Offshore Wind Structures’. Birit Buhr, Oersted
1145Â Â Offshore Renewables Cathodic Protection, Impacts of revised DNV Requirements. Lars Lichtenstein, DNV
1230Â Â Combined discussion on Offshore Renewables
1245Â Â Buffet Lunch
1300Â Â MCF News and Open Forum
1315Â Â SCC of Austenitic Cast Iron in Seawater. Roger Francis, RF Materials
1415Â Â Localised Corrosion of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured (WAAM) Duplex Stainless Steel. Hussam Attar, Manchester University
1530Â Â Tea/Coffee
The Marine Corrosion Forum is recognised by the Institute of Corrosion and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology as offering technical presentations which will contribute to an individual member’s Professional Development requirements. Each agenda is also submitted for approval to the Institute of Materials, Mineral & Mining (IoM3)
The MCF reserves the right to amend the program at any time as circumstances dictate
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