How to prepare for future leak detection challenges with a training simulator
Pipeline control room staff are typically only trained using a real pipeline system and on average are asked to control different pipelines every three years. Hands on training in isolation is inadequate and places limits on an operator’s level of preparation when they eventually encounter transient activities like a pump or compressor trip or a leak.
The move towards Net Zero means pipeline operators now face a variety of new challenges too, so a training simulator has never been more crucial to optimize pipeline operations.
In our recent feature for World Pipelines, Training Manager Phil Edwards covers the following pipeline training areas and how a simulator can help:
- Understanding the behavior of a pipeline leak and the consequences of actions taken
- Preparing for the behavior of new pipelines and setting up the correct operating practices
- Preparing for new pipeline operators with the introduction of hydrogen blends
- Reducing overall risk to real pipelines
On pages 20-22 in this issue of World Pipelines, read more about the challenges facing pipeline operators and how the key elements within a training system can prepare them for the challenges they face. Click the image to read.