Operations
Here are some of the benefits in the operations area:
- Train all Control Room Operators/Technicians (CROs/CRTs) on the simulator.
- Train all outside (field) operators on the simulator.
- Train all operation supervisors on the simulator.
In Chapter 5, OTS Training and Delivery, we will discuss the training that can be achieved with these types of simulators for the preceding points.
- Write and validate all operating procedures on the simulator.
- Usually, procedures are written by technical writers using P&IDs, control narratives and operations manuals. This is usually a very hard task to do not knowing what the ICSS will look like in the end and how it will behave. Having a simulator is a big advantage firstly in having the procedures written down with far fewer errors and secondly in finding errors when they are validated on the simulator during a special validation session and the actual training.
For a greenfield project (or an ICSS...