Start Up and Commissioning of new plant and equipment presents both a major technical and management challenge. Organizations personnel must familiarize themselves with new equipment, processes and technologies; develop the relevant operating and safety procedures.

This course addresses in an integrated manner the key activities involved in the safe, effective and timely commissioning and startup of a new plant or facility. In this course participants will learn:

·         About the six key stages of the commissioning process

·         How to balance the technical and management challenges of commissioning

·         How to deal with machinery and equipment specific commissioning issues

·         How to Manage Risks and Solve Problems during commissioning

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

·         Understand about the six key stages of the commissioning process

·         To develop and overall commissioning and plant start up strategy

·         To deal with machinery and equipment specific commissioning issues

·          How to manage issues dealing with the commissioning of Electrical, Instrumentation

and Utilities Systems

·         To develop a overall commissioning management plan, resource plan and budget

·         Troubleshooting and Problem Solving strategies which can be applied during commissioning

·         How to manage risks associated with commissioning

This course addresses the needs of a diverse audience with an interest in Plant Start up and Commission, including:

·         General Managers who have oversight responsibility for Plant Start up and Commissioning

·         Operations and Maintenance Managers with direct line responsibility as well as staff support responsibility for delivering on effective Plant Start up and Commissioning

·         Plant Start up and Commissioning Managers and Engineers

·         Technical personnel involved in supporting Plant Startup and commissioning activities

·         Supervisors and Engineers, both operations and maintenance who are involved or likely to be involved in Plant Start up and commissioning situations

Introduction and Preparation

·         Introduction to Process Plant Start Up and Commissioning

·         Organization and Roles

·         Supplementary Topics

·         Cost Estimation

·         Spare Parts Planning

Commissioning Strategy

·         Commissioning Strategy

·         Mechanical Completion and Integrity Checking

·         Pre commissioning and Operational Testing

·         Start up Initial Operation, Testing and Acceptance

Process Plant and Machinery Specific Issues

·         Process Plant and Machinery Commissioning

·         Instrumentation and Control Systems

·         Preparing and Isolating Process Plant

Management, Planning and Control

·         The Start Up and Commissioning Planning and Control

·         A Short cut Approaches to Planning

·         Progress Monitoring and Control

·         Earned Value Analysis

Managing Risks during Commissioning

·         Trouble Shooting and Problem Solving

·         Risk Management

·         Managing Safety and Quality

·         Conclusion

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

·         (30%) Based on Case Studies

·         (30%) Techniques 

·         (30%) Role Play

·         (10%) Concepts

·         Pre-test and Post-test

·         Variety of Learning Methods

·         Lectures

·         Case Studies and Self Questionaires

·         Group Work

·         Discussion

·         Presentation

To be advised as per course location, this rate includes participant’s manual, and-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Daily Course Timings:

08:30 - 08:50       Morning Coffee / Tea

08:50 - 10:20       First Session

10:20 –10:40       Coffee / Tea / Snacks

10:40 - 12:20       Second Session

12:20 - 12:40       Coffee / Tea / Snacks

12:40 - 14:30       Last Session