COURSE OVERVIEW: This course provides the student with the history and development of the BOF technology, discusses the advantages and applications of BOF and the “hands on” experience necessary to properly set up and use the peculiar equipment associated with BOF.  Each student will set up the BOF equipment, perform specific maintenance functions on the equipment, conduct a pre-installation BOF pressure test and projectile test.  Once these tests are completed each student will successfully blow in four fibers into the BOF cable plant and perform a seal verification test on a pre-existing terminated BOF cable plant.  This module provides each student with the unique experience of troubleshooting an existing BOF cable plant with various preinstalled faults.  Each student is required to determine the probable causes and correct the problems.

The course will also provide the student with “hands-on” instruction in the techniques and requirements for forming, shaping and routing Blown Optical Fiber (BOF) cable into Tube Routing Boxes (TRBs) and Distribution Boxes (DBs).  Topics include: cable entrance to equipment (TRB and DUs), tube forming and shaping, interconnection organization, cable slack requirements, internal tube routing box marking, BOF tube bend diameters, BOF tube end terminating (hands on), multiple cable penetrators, nylon stuffing tubes, BOF outer jacket stripping exercise and use of tools (hands on), forming and shaping into a TRB and DU (hands on), installation of tube couplers and tees (hands on), installation of jumpers (hands on), sealing of BOF tube cables (hands on) and protection from mechanical damage requirements.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Anyone who is involved in the installation, maintenance, design, testing or troubleshooting of Blown Optical Fiber topologies onboard US Naval Ships and/or US Naval Submarines or personnel working in the commercial sector involved with any aspect of Blown Optical Fiber Topologies.  Technicians and supervisors, who are employed by companies that hold a lease agreement with General Cable to install General Cable’s Blown Optical Fiber Tubing, Cable and Fiber.  General Cable holds the master license and requires all companies holding lease agreements with them to ensure that their technicians involved in the installation process of Blown Optical Fiber be certified by attending a 2-Day Installation Course offered solely by KITCO Fiber Optics.

CERTIFICATIONS : At KITCO, we understand the need to provide you with recognized industry certified training.  Student will receive a 1-year Blown Optical Fiber license issued from KITCO and General Cable.

PRICE:
a flat fee of $1700.00 for a group of up to 12 participants (same company).  All course material and licenses are included.

Dates:  upon request.  Call us at 1-866-643-5220 or 757-216-2222

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