UNDERSTANDING RIG INSPECTION

Course Price: £1,320

A COMPREHENSIVE E-LEARNING TRAINING COURSE LEADING TO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION IN RIG INSPECTION, WHICH ENCOMPASSES ALL THE RECOGNISED DRIVERS OF THE DISCIPLINE.

The ADC Virtual Academy Understanding Rig Inspection Course is an internationally recognised SQA Qualifiaction and covers a wide range of topics including health and safety, including the causes and prevention of dropped objects, equipment found on rigs, such as drilling equipment, electrical equipment and mechanical equipment and IWCF Level 2 Well Control.

The courses were put together using ADC Energy’s vast experience and benefit from images, diagrams, videos, interactive animations and OEM animations.

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WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?

Essential training for Well Site Operations personnel who work at the rig site, and engineers who develop and oversee drilling programmes, for example:

• All new graduate engineers joining operators drilling and wells department
• Trainee Drilling Engineer
• Drilling Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Drilling operations engineer
• Senior drilling engineer
• Well site team leader

• Night well site team leader
• Drilling supervisor
• Night drilling supervisor
• Mud loggers
• Mud engineer
• Geologist
• Petroleum operations engineer
• Wells Team Leader

• Classification surveyor
• Verification surveyor
• Drilling Rig auditor
• Principle specialist Drilling Equipment
• Principle Specialist Mechanical
• Principle Specialist Electrical
• Principle Specialist Well Control Equipment

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WHY UNDERSTAND RIG INSPECTION?

The risks of un-planned downtime or unexpected safety issues can be significantly reduced by the implementation of planned maintenance and systematic rig inspection. ADC Virtual Academy’s Understanding Rig Inspection course is specifically designed to equip candidates with a comprehensive appreciation of the importance of inspections, their scope, the industry standards that apply, and the resulting benefits to asset output and safety.

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What are the Benefits?

• An internationally recognised qualification from the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) in ‘Understanding Rig Inspection’
• Appreciation of the importance of regular inspection & maintenance

• Increased awareness of the total rig environment in terms of safety and production
• Increased knowledge regarding standards (such as API) and their impact on drill equipment
• Understanding of the major equipment on a Rig including Drilling, BOP and Well Control Equipment

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What does the course cover?

• Understanding of the Rig Auditing Process
• Understanding of the Risk Assessment Process
• Understanding of Inspection criteria of equipment and its key components

• Understanding the equipment and its impact on the whole drilling operation
• Understanding differences in equipment for all types of drilling units
• Understanding the common faults and subsequent implications

The ‘Understanding Rig Inspection’ qualification is a Customised Award, certificated and quality assured by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), Scotland’s national awarding body. This is the first e-learning Customised Award to be credit rated on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) by SQA.

The Customised Award has been formally confirmed at SCQF Level 6 with 7 credit points. This award is comparable to other Level 6 qualifications including a number of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) and some Professional Development Awards (PDAs).