COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course will help participants understand the main types of process plant drawings that are used to describe, design, operate, and troubleshoot process facilities. It focuses on the relationship between Block Flow Diagrams (BFD), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), and Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), explaining how each drawing is developed, what level of detail it contains, and how they link together across the project and asset lifecycle. Participants will learn the basic rules, symbols, and conventions used on these drawings, and how to use them effectively in day-to-day engineering and operations work. Practical examples and exercises will reinforce how to read, interpret, and check plant drawings for accuracy and completeness.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

1. Explain the purpose and role of Block Flow Diagrams, Process Flow Diagrams, and Process and Instrumentation Diagrams within process plant documentation.
2. Describe the typical level of detail, information content, and audience for BFD, PFD, and P&ID at different project stages.
3. Read and interpret BFD and PFD for process configuration, major equipment, and main process streams.
4. Understand the basic structure of P&ID and how instrumentation, control loops, and safety functions are represented.
5. Recognize and correctly interpret standard process symbols, line types, tags, and notation used on process plant drawings.
6. Use Process Flow Diagrams to support basic mass and energy balance checks and identify key operating conditions.
7. Apply BFD, PFD, and P&ID effectively in design reviews, hazard studies, and daily operations discussions.
8. Identify common mistakes and inconsistencies in processing plant drawings and suggest corrections or clarifications.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Process Engineers

-Design and Project Engineers

-Operations and Production Engineers

-Maintenance and Reliability Engineers who use plant drawings

-Control and Instrumentation Engineers needing a process drawing refresher

-Supervisors and Technical Staff involved in plant modifications and reviews

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions, as well as case studies, will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The course will be intensive but practical and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance learning. Course material through PowerPoint equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussions will be provided.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.