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ICT-410 Advanced Process Control

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of advanced process control and its purpose.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the procedures used to, configure, tune, maintain, and troubleshoot advanced process control systems.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the procedures used to commission and optimize advanced process control systems.

2013 National Occupational Analysis Reference:

  • 22.01 Determines process control strategy.
  • 22.02 Optimizes process control.
  • 23.01 Installs SACs.
  • 23.02 Configures SACs.
  • 23.03 Performs maintenance, diagnostics and repairs on SACs.

Objectives and Content:

  1. Define terminology associated with advanced process control.
  2. Identify hazards and describe safe work practices pertaining to advanced process control.
  3. Identify tools, equipment and software used to configure and calibrate process controllers and describe their applications and procedures for use.
  4. Interpret codes and regulations pertaining to advanced process control.
  5. Interpret information pertaining to advanced process control found on drawings and specifications.
    1. ISA symbols
    2. SAMA symbols
    3. piping and instrumentation drawings (P&ID)
    4. loop diagrams
    5. instrument index
    6. schematic diagrams
    7. wiring diagrams
    8. control narratives (functional description)
  6. Explain advanced process control and its purpose and applications.
    1. control variable
    2. manipulated variable
    3. manual control
    4. automatic control
    5. open loop
    6. closed loop
  7. Identify methods of advanced process control and describe their applications.
    1. ratio
    2. feed forward
    3. adaptive
  8. Explain process loop interactions and their impact on process control.
  9. Describe the procedures used to configure and tune advanced process control systems.
    1. closed loop methods
    2. open loop methods
  10. Describe the procedures used to maintain and troubleshoot advanced process control systems.
  11. Describe the procedures used to commission and optimize advanced process control systems.

ICT-415 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, their components and operation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the procedures used to install, configure, upgrade maintain, troubleshoot, replace, backup and restore SCADA systems and components.

2013 National Occupational Analysis Reference:

  • 8.01 Installs multiple variable computing devices.
  • 8.02 Maintains multiple variable computing devices.
  • 8.03 Diagnoses multiple variable computing devices.
  • 8.04 Repairs multiple variable computing devices.
  • 27.01 Installs SCADA systems.
  • 27.02 Configures SCADA systems.
  • 27.03 Performs maintenance, diagnosis and repairs on SCADA systems.

Objectives and Content:

  1. Define terminology associated with SCADA systems.
  2. Identify hazards and describe safe work practices pertaining to SCADA systems.
  3. Identify tools, equipment, and software relating to SCADA systems and describe their applications and procedures for use.
  4. Interpret codes and regulations pertaining to SCADA systems.
  5. Interpret information pertaining to SCADA systems found on drawings and specifications.
  6. Identify sources of information pertaining to SCADA systems maintenance, configuration and programming.
  7. Describe the procedures to program a SCADA system.
  8. Identify SCADA system components and describe their purpose and operation.
    1. hardware
      • MTU
      • RTU
      • PLC
      • HMI
      • multiple variable computing devices
    2. software
    3. communication systems and interconnected media
  9. Describe the procedures used to select and install SCADA systems and their components.
  10. Describe the procedures used to backup, configure, upgrade and restore SCADA systems and their components.
  11. Describe the procedures used to maintain, troubleshoot and replace SCADA systems and their components.

ICT-420 Human Machine Interface Systems

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of human machine interface (HMI) systems, their components and operation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the procedures used to install, configure, upgrade, maintain, troubleshoot, backup and restore HMI systems.

2013 National Occupational Analysis Reference:

  • 26.01 Installs HMIs.
  • 26.02 Configures HMIs.
  • 26.03 Performs maintenance, diagnosis and repairs on HMIs.

Objectives and Content:

  1. Define terminology associated with HMI systems.
  2. Identify hazards and describe safe work practices pertaining to HMI systems.
  3. Identify tools, equipment and software relating to HMI systems and describe their applications and procedures for use.
  4. Interpret information pertaining to HMI systems found on drawings and specifications.
  5. Describe how HMI systems are incorporated in PLC, DCS and SCADA systems.
  6. Identify HMI system components and describe their purpose and operation.
    1. hardware
      • monitor
      • keyboard/mouse
      • printers/scanners
      • recorder/data loggers
      • annunciator
    2. software
      • engineering/design
      • operation/application
  7. Identify types of HMI operator displays and their purpose.
    1. overview
    2. group
    3. detail
    4. graphic
    5. alarm summary
    6. annunciator
    7. trend
  8. Describe the procedures used to select and install HMI systems and their components.
  9. Describe the procedures used to backup, configure, upgrade and restore HMI systems and their components.
  10. Describe the procedures used to maintain and troubleshoot HMI systems and their components.

ICT-425 Safety Systems and Devices

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of safety systems and devices, their components and operation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the procedures used to install, maintain, troubleshoot, configure, calibrate and replace safety systems and devices and their components.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and their components.

2013 National Occupational Analysis Reference:

  • 9.01 Installs safety systems and devices.
  • 9.02 Maintains safety systems and devices.
  • 9.03 Diagnoses safety systems and devices.
  • 9.04 Repairs safety systems and devices.
  • 11.01 Installs SISs.
  • 11.02 Configures SISs.
  • 11.03 Maintains SISs.
  • 11.04 Diagnoses SISs.
  • 11.05 Repairs SISs

Objectives and Content:

  1. Define terminology associated with safety and security systems.
  2. Identify hazards and describe safe work practices pertaining to safety and security systems.
  3. Identify tools and equipment relating to safety and security systems and describe their applications and procedures for use.
  4. Interpret codes and regulations pertaining to safety and security systems.
  5. Interpret information pertaining to safety and security systems found on drawings and specifications.
  6. Identify types of safety systems and describe their components, characteristics and applications.
    1. safety
      • gas detection
      • heat detection
      • fire detection
      • smoke detection
      • spill detection
      • water quality
      • vibration
      • radiation
    2. personal protective devices
      • portable gas detectors
      • dosimeters
    3. Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
      • emergency stop monitoring
      • safety sensors and devices
    4. network security
  7. Describe the purpose and operation of SIS systems and their components.
    1. layers of protection analysis (LOPA)
    2. safety integrity level (SIL)
    3. safety instrumented functions (SIF)
    4. process control systems vs. SIS systems
  8. Describe the procedures used to select and install safety systems and devices and their components.
  9. Describe the procedures used to configure and calibrate safety and security systems and their components.
  10. Describe the procedures used to maintain, troubleshoot and replace safety and security systems and their components.

ICT-435 Programmable Logic Controller Systems

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of programming languages.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of programmable logic controller (PLC) systems, their components and operation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the procedures used to install, configure, commission, maintain, troubleshoot and replace PLC systems.

2013 National Occupational Analysis Reference:

  • 24.01 Installs PLCs
  • 24.02 Configures PLCs.
  • 24.01 Performs maintenance, diagnosis and repairs on PLCs.

Objectives and Content:

  1. Define terminology associated with PLC systems.
  2. Identify hazards and describe safe work practices pertaining to PLCs.
    1. online vs. offline applications
    2. hazardous locations
    3. forces, jumpers and interlocks
  3. Interpret codes and regulations pertaining to PLCs.
  4. Interpret information pertaining to PLC systems found on drawings and specifications.
  5. Identify programming languages used to program PLC systems.
    1. ladder diagram (LD)
    2. function block diagram (FBD)
    3. structured text (ST)
    4. instruction list (IL)
    5. sequential function chart (SFC)
    6. Boolean logic diagrams
  6. Interpret programming languages and describe their applications and the procedures used to program PLC systems.
    1. ladder diagram (LD)
    2. function block diagram (FBD)
    3. sequential function chart (SFC)
  7. Identify PLC components and systems and describe their purpose and operation.
    1. hardware
    2. software
    3. communications
  8. Describe the procedures used to select and install PLC systems and their components.
  9. Describe the procedures used to configure/ program and commission PLC systems and their components.
    1. I/O configuration
    2. tags, registers, data file and addressing
    3. user program
    4. communication interface
  10. Describe the procedures used to maintain, troubleshoot and replace PLC systems and their components.

ICT-440 Distributed Control Systems

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of distributed control systems (DCSs), their components and operation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the procedures used to install, configure, upgrade, maintain, troubleshoot, replace, backup and restore DCSs and components.

2013 National Occupational Analysis Reference:

  • 25.01 Installs DCSs.
  • 25.02 Configures DCSs.
  • 25.03 Performs maintenance, diagnosis and repairs on DCSs.

Objectives and Content:

  1. Define terminology associated with DCSs.
  2. Identify hazards and describe safe work practices pertaining to DCSs.
  3. Identify tools, equipment and software relating to DCSs and describe their applications and procedures for use.
  4. Interpret codes and regulations pertaining to DCSs.
  5. Interpret information pertaining to DCSs found on drawings and specifications.
  6. Identify sources of information pertaining to DCSs maintenance, configuration and programming.
  7. Describe the procedures used to configure and program a DCS.
  8. Identify DCS components and systems and describe their purpose and operation.
    1. hardware
    2. software
    3. communications
  9. Describe the procedures used to select and install DCSs and their components.
  10. Describe the procedures used to backup, configure, upgrade and restore DCSs and their components.
  11. Describe the procedures used to maintain, troubleshoot and replace DCSs and their components.

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