Instrument, controls and automation technicians
Instrumentation & Controls Technician
A control-system pathway linking field instruments, valves, DCS/SIS architecture, ESD functions, fire & gas and compressor protection.
Role learning outcomes
A practical curriculum target for the role.
- Trace instrument and final-element relationships from P&ID to control function.
- Differentiate process control from independent protective functions.
- Recognize the consequences of bypasses, failed feedback and degraded instrumentation.
- Connect field testing to documented cause-and-effect behavior.
Possible evidence in a workplace program
- • Calibration and loop-check records
- • Proof-test records where authorized
- • Functional-test observations
- • Knowledge assessments
Employer authorization, site qualification and licensing remain separate from LNG University learning records.
Foundation
Build the technical language and system context needed before role-specific depth.
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.
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.
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.
Core role knowledge
The principal systems and technical subjects most directly connected to the role.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Foundational
Instrument Air Systems
Understand how clean, dry compressed air supports control valves, shutdown valves and pneumatic instrumentation throughout an LNG facility.
Advanced & protection context
Deeper control, safeguard or specialist knowledge that strengthens decision-making and cross-functional understanding.
Intermediate
Pressure Safety Valves (PSVs)
Understand the purpose, terminology and process-safety role of pressure safety valves protecting LNG equipment and piping against credible overpressure scenarios.
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.
Intermediate
Boil-Off Gas (BOG) Compressors
Study the role of BOG compressors in controlling LNG tank and transfer-system vapor generation while maintaining a stable vapor-handling path.
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