Public curriculum specification
LNG Instrumentation, Control & Safeguards
Instrumentation technicians, controls personnel, automation engineers and control-room professionals
Connect field instrumentation, control valves, DCS, SIS, ESD, F&G and compressor protection into a coherent LNG automation and safeguarding curriculum.
Review cadence: At least annually and whenever material curriculum, assessment or scope requirements change. How curriculum governance works →
Learning outcomes
What the program is structured to develop.
- Differentiate normal process control from independent protective functions.
- Trace instrument, logic and final-element relationships.
- Interpret alarm, interlock, trip and shutdown functions in system context.
- Recognize the importance of proof testing, calibration and override governance.
Technical curriculum
11 connected technical subjects
Engineering Drawings · Intermediate
Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
Develop the ability to read the detailed relationship among process piping, valves, instruments, equipment, control loops and safeguards on LNG P&IDs.
Open topicInstrumentation & Control · Intermediate
Control Valves and Final Control Elements
Study how control valves convert controller output into process action and how sizing, trim, actuator behavior, positioners and process conditions affect controllability.
Open topicControls & Protection · Intermediate
DCS, SIS and Emergency Shutdown Systems
Understand the different roles of the distributed control system, safety instrumented system and emergency shutdown functions in an LNG facility.
Open topicValves & Protection · Intermediate
Emergency Shutdown Valves (ESDVs)
Learn how ESDVs isolate inventories or process sections during defined shutdown scenarios and how valve fail position, actuator design and shutdown logic fit into the protective architecture.
Open topicValves & Protection · Intermediate
Blowdown Valves (BDVs) and Depressurization
Understand how BDVs support controlled depressurization of process inventories during shutdown or emergency scenarios and why blowdown capacity, destination and timing are engineering decisions.
Open topicSafety Systems · Intermediate
Fire & Gas Detection Systems in LNG Facilities
Study the detection and response architecture used to identify flammable gas, fire or cryogenic release hazards and initiate alarms or protective actions.
Open topicControls & Protection · Advanced
Compressor Anti-Surge Control
Understand why surge is damaging, how an anti-surge controller protects the compressor and why recycle-valve response, instrumentation quality and operating margin matter.
Open topicProcess Systems · Foundational
Instrument Air Systems
Understand how clean, dry compressed air supports control valves, shutdown valves and pneumatic instrumentation throughout an LNG facility.
Open topicStorage · Intermediate
LNG Tank Instrumentation and Inventory Measurement
Understand the level, temperature, pressure and density-related measurements used to monitor LNG tank inventory and thermal condition.
Open topicMarine & Commercial · Intermediate
LNG Custody Transfer and Metering
Explore how LNG quantity and quality are measured for custody transfer, including tank gauging, temperature, composition and energy calculations.
Open topicSafety Systems · Intermediate
Flare, Vent and Safe Disposal Systems
Study how relief, depressurization and vent streams are collected and routed to controlled disposal systems during normal, upset and emergency conditions.
Open topicAssessment framework
Assessment is defined by the active program.
- Control-system knowledge assessment
- P&ID and cause-and-effect interpretation
- Logic or scenario exercises
- Calibration/proof-test evidence only where a scoped workplace program defines it
Possible evidence
Evidence examples for governed delivery.
- Loop or device verification record
- Cause-and-effect interpretation exercise
- Functional-test observation
- Knowledge assessment
Connected role curriculum maps
Instrumentation & Controls Technician
A control-system pathway linking field instruments, valves, DCS/SIS architecture, ESD functions, fire & gas and compressor protection.
Open role mapLNG Control Room Operator
A control-focused pathway connecting process behavior, DCS/SIS functions, alarms, control valves, compressor protection and emergency response logic.
Open role mapChoose the delivery relationship
The same program can enter through different governed relationships.
Individual access, corporate deployment, institutional use and verified partner learning have different commercial, assessment and evidence requirements.