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Operator Training Simulator Handbook

By : Joseph Philip
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Operator Training Simulator Handbook

By: Joseph Philip

Overview of this book

Operator training simulators in the process industry have been around since the 1970s, but you may not find a book that documents the development of these systems and the standard best practices. The Operator Training Simulator Handbook covers best practices for OTS engineering and OTS training development and delivery, starting from the basic the jargon and the different types of OTS systems. It will take you through the best approaches to project specification as well as building, maintenance, planning, and delivering these systems by sharing real-life experiences and dos and don’ts. As you advance, you'll uncover the various challenges in the planning and delivery of operator training models and understand how to address those by working through real-world projects. This book helps in specifying the best fit for purpose, choosing a cost-effective system when acquiring an OTS. You'll also learn how you can turn your OTS projects into digital twins before finally learning all about documentation in a typical OTS project, covering the sample structure that you can use as a starting point in your projects. By the end of the book, you'll have learned best practices for developing operator training simulator systems and have a reference guide to overcome common challenges.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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Section 1: Introduction, Definitions, and Classifications
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Section 2: Best Practices for the Development of OTS Systems
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Section 3: OTS' Future, Training Model, and Reference Documents

FAT readiness

One of the problems that suppliers face is how to operate the simulated plant. In many cases, operating procedures (especially for greenfield projects) will not be available. To avoid this, as mentioned earlier, the best practice is to involve the contractor's operators in the PreFAT. They are the best to perform plant operations on the simulated process. Similarly to the PreMAT, some items in the PreFAT, if they are recorded as passed, could be claimed as done, and there's no need to repeat test them in the FAT if the contractor agrees to that. For example, in the PreFAT if the supplier and contractor representative has gone through the OTS process model scope to be able to perform the operating procedures, then this activity can be signed off and there's no need to do that again in the FAT. This is a win-win situation for the supplier and the contractor. The supplier will have the expertise needed in the PreFAT and the contractor will have a good simulator...