Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Plant operators
• Production supervisors
• Maintenance personnel
• Mechanical technicians
• Electrical technicians
• Operations engineers

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Understand the working principles and classifications of pumps and compressors
• Identify key components and their functions in oil and gas applications
• Evaluate performance parameters and operational limits
• Apply proper installation, operation, and maintenance practices
• Recognize common operational problems and implement troubleshooting techniques
• Improve equipment reliability and energy efficiency

DAY 1

Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Measurement

• Understand the purpose and importance of industrial instrumentation in industrial operations. 
• Understand measurement concepts, terminology, accuracy, precision, repeatability, and measurement errors. 
• Understand pressure, temperature, flow, level, and analytical measurements. 
• Understand basic process control concepts and the operation of control loops. 
• Recognize the role of instrumentation in process monitoring and control. 
• Understand the basic functions of DCS, PLCs, and SCADA systems. 
• Understand analog and digital signals and common industrial signal standards. 
• Recognize major industrial communication protocols and their applications. 
• Read basic P&IDs, instrument tags, symbols, and loop diagrams. 
• Understand essential instrumentation safety practices and hazardous-area requirements.

DAY 2

Process Measurement Instruments and Applications

• Understand the principles and practical applications of industrial process measurement. 
• Recognize common pressure measurement technologies, instruments, and applications. 
• Understand temperature measurement using thermocouples, RTDs, and other technologies. 
• Understand major flow measurement technologies and their industrial applications. 
• Understand level measurement methods and the selection of appropriate technologies. 
• Recognize common analytical measurement applications including pH, conductivity, and gas analysis. 
• Understand instrument selection based on process conditions and measurement requirements. 
• Recognize common installation considerations and limitations affecting measurement performance. 
• Relate measurement technologies to practical industrial operating conditions. 
• Apply instrumentation knowledge to improve process monitoring and measurement reliability.

DAY 3

Instrument Operation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Control Applications

• Understand control valves, actuators, positioners, and final control elements. 
• Understand basic control loop operation, feedback, feedforward, and PID principles. 
• Understand calibration principles, zero and span adjustments, verification, and documentation. 
• Apply systematic approaches to instrument maintenance and troubleshooting. 
• Identify common instrument failures and distinguish process problems from instrument problems. 
• Troubleshoot common pressure, temperature, flow, level, signal, and control valve issues. 
• Understand smart instruments, digital diagnostics, wireless instrumentation, and IIoT. 
• Recognize the role of remote monitoring, predictive analytics, asset management, and cybersecurity. 
• Apply instrumentation principles to oil and gas, power, water, chemical, and petrochemical applications. 
• Identify practical ways to improve process reliability, safety, and performance through effective instrumentation.