Long Distance Operator Training

Abstract The refining and gas processing industry has used Operator Training Simulators (OTSs) for many years. OTS Systems can provide a cost-effective and realistic virtual environment for plant operators to learn how to manage and optimize their processes safely and objectively. Companies with complex hydrocarbon operations are well aware of the extended benefits of using OTS not only to train, but also to certify their operators. With dozens of simulators spread across their organizations, companies face a daunting challenge keeping these systems up to date with the latest configuration and operating philosophies of the actual plants, while enabling operators in distant and often remote locations to benefit from OTS technologies. The ‘Corporate OTS’ concept is Network-base with connectivity to a Learning management System (LMS).