Who Should Attend:
Staking technicians.
Course Overview:
This three-day course is part of the Comprehensive Staking Technician Certification Program. You will learn the basic and advanced methods of line route surveying, including a basic overview of GPS and its application to line design and staking. To complete the study, you will learn how to transfer both paper and electronic field data to hand drawings or computer-aided drafting programs.
Portions of this class are held outside, so please dress for inclement weather and undeveloped terrain. If you are able to, please bring a transit, tripod, or both. Bringing these is not required but will assist the group by not having to wait as long to share transits.
Course Objectives:
- Make accurate distance measurements.
- Turn and dissect line angles.
- Measure changes in elevation.
- Conduct a complete point survey using a total station.
Course Instructor:
Hi-Line Engineering
Course Schedule:
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Mountain Time on day one; the class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on all three days. Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon breaks, will be provided on all three days.
Course Location:
Missoula Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1700 West Broadway
Missoula, Montana 59808
(406) 541-4433
Course Hotel:
Residence Inn Missoula Downtown
125 N Pattee St
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 218-7108
Room Rate: $239
Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, May 17, 2024, to receive the discounted rate.
Course Fees:
Utility Member Early Bird (ends 5/3/2024): $2,750
Utility Member Standard: $2,825
Associate Member Early Bird (ends 5/3/2024): $4,125
Associate Member Standard: $4,200
Non-Member Early Bird (ends 5/3/2024): $5,500
Non-Member Standard: $5,575
Note: Organizations that register a group of employees will receive every fifth registration for free. For example, if you register five employees, you only pay for four; register 10 employees, you only pay for eight; and so on. There is nothing additional you need to do to receive this discount.
Cancellation Policies:
For webinars, virtual classes, and section meetings: cancellation at least five days prior to the event, full refund; within 1-4 days or no show, 100% of the registration fee.
For in-person events: cancellation at least 30 days prior to the event, full refund; within 15-29 days, $100 fee; and within 1-14 days or no show, 100% of the registration fee.
When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling; NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions. To request a refund, please contact registration@nwppa.org or (360) 254-0109.
Continuing Hours:
This course qualifies for 18 continuing hours. Certificates are issued upon full completion of the course.