Target Group: Trainees, assistant subsea and subsea engineers, drilling superintendents, well site leaders, and drilling engineers dealing with subsea drilling operations.

Prerequisites: SS 101 recommended

Objective: To provide students the knowledge base and intuitive skill sets needed to understand and interpret schematic diagrams accurately; through visual animated graphic presentations, hands-on lab exercises, and correlation with relevant real world OEM BOP stack and associated control systems.

The following topics will be covered during the training:

• Symbols Recognition
• Understanding Hydraulic Valves
• Schematic Reading & Interpretation
• Schematic Case Studies - OEMs
  • Conventional Control Systems
    • Hydraulic Power Unit (Pneumatic Pilot Circuit Initiated)
    • Remote Panels
    • Subsea Control PODs (Hydraulic)
  • Multiplex Control Systems
    • Remote Panels
    • Subsea Control PODs (Electro-Hydraulic)
    • What Happens When You Push the Button?
    • Schematic View and Tracking of Signal Sequences
      • Electrically
      • Hydraulically
  • Emergency Control Systems
    • Emergency Hydraulic Backup System (EHBS)
    • Dead Man Systems
    • Auto-shear Systems