Participants must have the following criteria:
· At least one year working experience as a field operator/technician in process plant
· Be able to interpret process flow drawings of process plant
· Have knowledge of the basic instruments of process control loop
· Be able to listen, speak, read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System (ESS) level 6
· Be able to use numeracy skills at a proficiency level equivalent to ESS level 6
Assessment is conducted 10 days from the completion of the last training day.
Assessment duration: 3 hours
A Statement of Attainment (SOA) from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) will be issued on successful completion of module.
Trainees must attain a minimum of 75% attendance and sit for assessment.
SPUR funding is applicable only for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents.
This 3-day course is designed using Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification(WSQ) Framework to give participants the knowledge and skills in operating the Distributed Control System for normal control of a process plant.
The WSQ is a national certification and qualification system, whereby Statement of Attainment (SOA) and qualifications are issued by Workforce Development Agency. It is competency-based where the training prepares learners to be competent in operating the DCS.
Operators, plant operation specialists and engineers who are working in process plants.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to
Lectures , Demonstrations and Discussions
Hardware: PC, Operation Keyboard
Software: CENTUM VP
Call up process displays on DCS
· Use appropriate function keys to call up various types of process displays on DCS
· Monitor operating conditions of a process plant by calling up the relevant process displays on DCS
· Evaluate deviations of process variables from the steady state condition of a process plant on DCS
Perform control operations using DCS
· Perform control operations for different types of process variables
· Switch control modes of controllers for manual, automatic or auto-cascade control
· Operate different types of control schemes
· Operate on-off control points for field equipment
Monitor historical data on DCS
· Monitor historical data for appropriate process points using trend displays
· Set appropriate trend setting to provide required historical data
· Analyse the historical data for possible causes of process abnormalities
Respond to process alarms on DCS
· Interpret different types of process alarms
· Analyse the causes of process alarms
· Rectify process variables that are in alarm state