Commissioning Programme

The aims of this 5-day training programme are to:-

Provide an understanding of the importance of effective Mechanical Completion and the handover from Construction to the Pre-Commissioning / Commissioning Group;

Highlight Effective Pre-Commissioning - what this covers and why it is important to be complete before Commissioning;

Demonstrate how to put together Mechanical Completion / Pre-Commissioning /

Commissioning and Start-Up procedures;

How to split the project into Commissioning Systems;

Illustrate the organisation of Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning and how to ensure this is carried out safely;

Show the importance of completed handover packages and effective punch listing; and

Provide an understanding of safe commissioning and start-up from the commissioning team and the end user.

Day 1 Introduction

Mechanical Completion (MC) / Pre-Commissioning (PC) / Commissioning (CO) / Start-Up (SU) o Overall description of interfaces between handover phases o MC - what is it and who is responsible o PC - handover from MC to PC - what is PC & who is responsible o CO - handover PC to CO - what is Commissioning & who is responsible o SU - handover from Commissioning - what is start-up & who is responsible o Safety and Permit to Work

Systems and Area Completions o System vs Area Commissioning and how to structure a Project o Mechanical Completion / Pre-Commissioning / Commissioning / Start-Up

Documentation o Detailed description of MC & PC procedures by disciple o Mechanical o Piping o Civil o Electrical o Instrumentation o Safety Systems o Communications o Others o Safe working during MC / PC

CO / SU Documentation o How to plan which systems are required when o Detailed description of CO & SU procedures by system o Safety & Shut Down Systems o Electrical o Instruments / Control o Other utilities o Process o Ancillaries o Other

Round Up of Day / Q&As / Close

Day 2 System Definitions for Mechanical Completion / Pre-Commissioning /

Commissioning o How do you define MC Systems? Criteria o How do you define PC Systems? Criteria o How do you define CO Systems? Criteria

Examples of Mechanical Completion / Pre-Commissioning Dossiers o What is in a handover dossier? o Who compiles? o Example of paper and paperless handovers o Acceptance Criteria and Punchlists

Examples of CO Dossiers o What is in a handover dossier? o Who compiles? o Example of paper and paperless handovers

o Acceptance criteria and punchlists Handover to Commissioners / Commissioning Dossiers

o What does the handover dossier contain o Who prepares / who accepts? o Example of paper and paperless handovers o Acceptance criteria and punchlists

Round Up of Day / Q&As / Close

Day 3 Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning Team set up o How to structure an efficient PC team o PC - what disciplines and what trades? o PC - experience o Vendors o Manpower estimates

Commissioning team setup o How to structure an efficient Commissioning Team o Who to include? How many from PC team? o Experience o Vendors o Manpower estimates

Commissioning team roles & responsibilities o Who does what? o Responsibility o Interface with Construction and Operations

How to manage Commissioning o Role of Commissioning Manager o Interface with Construction and Operations o Planning o Safety o Systems and procedure focus o Monitoring status o Working hours / shifts / rotation o Punchlists o Vendors o Spares o When something goes wrong

Round Up of Day / Q&As / Close

Day 4 Commissioning tests and procedures - in detail o What is a typical Commissioning Procedure? o How to develop procedures for particular systems o Students to develop procedure for system from blank o Work through detailed procedures for typical systems

Round Up of Day / Q&As / Close

Day 5 Commissioning & Start-Up test & Procedures - in detail o Work through detailed procedures for typical systems

Handover to Operations / Performance Tests o Handover dossier to Operations o Punchlists

Performance Tests o What are performance tests o Who performs them o When

Multiple Choice Assessment Round Up of Day / Q&As / Close / Presentation of Course Certificates