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WORK PROCESS SCHEDULE

REFINERY OPERATOR

O*NET-SOC CODE: 51-8093.02   RAPIDS CODE: 0852HY

Approximate Hours
Work Process Schedule Minimum Maximum
A. Process Operations 

  1. Unit Flows
  2. System Processes
  3. Associated Refinery Systems
 1700 hrs 2500 hrs
B. Unit rounds 

  1. Equipment Inspection
  2. Troubleshooting
  3. Lubrication
  4. Routine adjustments
 300 hrs 500 hrs
C. Equipment operations 

  1. Pumps
  2. Drivers
  3. Heat Exchangers
  4. Furnaces
  5. Boilers
  6. Cooling Towers
  7. Compressors
  8. Turbines
  9. Piping & Auxiliaries
  10. Valves
  11. Instrumentation
  12. Columns, Towers, & Vessels
 1200 hrs 1800 hrs
D. Maintenance

  1. Permitting & Preparing Equipment for Maintenance
  2. Operator Maintenance
  3. Preventive Maintenance
 200 hrs 300 hrs
E. Safety 

  1. Emergency Procedures
  2. Blowdown & Flare Systems
  3. Safety Equipment Operations
  4. Inclement Weather Operations
  5. Hazard Communications
 340 hrs 500 hrs
F. Environmental

  1. Unit Hazardous Material
  2. Handling
  3. Containment Operations
 130 hrs 200 hrs
G. Product Quality 

  1. Sampling
  2. Product Testing
  3. ISO Overview
 130 hrs 200 hrs
Total Hours 4000 hrs 6000 hrs

Refinery Operator

ePILOT Course Information (online)
  Course Name Code
1 Accident Control: Intro 1120a 3.0
2 Accident Control: Safe Work 1120b 3.0
3 Safe Handling of Light Ends 1170 3.0
4 Hand Tool Basics 1201 2.0
5 AC Motors 1081 5.0
6 Centrifugal Pump: Intro 1071a 3.0
7 Centrifugal Pump: Equip. & Ops 1071b 3.0
8 Pos. Dis. Pump: Intro 1072a 4.0
9 Pos. Dis. Pump: Equip. & Ops 1072b 4.0
10 Steam Turbines: Intro 1082a 3.0
11 Steam Turbines: Equip. & Ops 1082b 4.0
12 Intro to Compression 1051 4.0
13 Pos. Dis. Comp.: Intro 1052a 3.0
14 Pos. Dis. Comp.: Construction & Ops. 1052b 4.0
15 Centrifugal Comp.: Intro 1053a 3.0
16 Centrifugal Comp.: Const. & Ops 1053b 4.0
17 Internal Comb. Engines: Intro 1084a 4.0
18 Internal Comb. Engines: Ops. Tech. 1084b 3.0
19 Steam Engines & Pump: Intro 1086a 4.0
20 Steam Engines & Pump: Ops/Maint 1086b 4.0
21 Couplings 1085a 3.0
22 Gear Trains and V-Belt Drives 1085b 4.0
23 Valves: Intro 1140a 3.0
24 Valves: Operating Valves 1140b 3.0
25 Valve Maintenance 1206 2.0
26 Furnace Ops.: Intro 1031 3.0
27 Furnace Ops.: Working with Furn 1032 3.0
28 Fired Heaters: Equip. & Design 1165 3.0
29 Operating Fired Heaters 1166 4.0
30 Heat Exchangers: Intro 1160a 4.0
31 Heat Exchangers: Ops/Maint. 1160b 3.0
32 Cooling Towers: Intro 1150a 5.0
33 Cooling Towers: Water Cond. 1150b 5.0
34 Instru.: Pressure & Temperature 1061 5.0
35 Instru.: Liquids & Flow 1062 5.0
36 Instru.: Process Control Instru. 1063 4.0
37 Instru.: Wkg. with Process Control 1064 3.0
38 Pract. Dist.: Hydrocarbons 1011a 3.0
39 Pract. Dist.: Princ. & Practices 1011b 3.0
40 Pract. Dist.: Fract. Equip. 1012a 3.0
41 Pract. Dist.: Operating Procedures 1012b 3.0
42 Pract. Dist.: Concepts & Quality 1012c 3.0
43 Pract. Dist.: Normal Operations 1013 4.0
44 Pract. Dist.: Abnormal Operations 1014 4.0
45 Process Control Tests 1090 5.0
46 Cost Reduction 1100 2.0
47 Nature of Heat: Heat & Temp 1021 4.0
48 Nature of Heat: Heat Transfer 1022 3.0
49 Nature of Heat: Fuels & Combustion 1023 4.0
50 Mechanics of Fluids: Intro 1041a 4.0
51 Mechanics of Fluids: Measure 1041b 4.0
52 Mechanics of Fluids: Behavior 1042 4.0
53 Mechanics of Fluids: Statics 1043 5.0
54 Mechanics of Fluids: Fluids 1044 4.0
55 Fractions, Decimals, Proportions 1130 5.0
56 Process Chemistry 1180 2.0
57 Fire Fighting: Fuels & Combustion 1111 3.0
58 Fire Fighting: Ext. Agents 1112 4.0
59 Fire Fighting: Port. Fire Ext. 1113 4.0
60 Fire Fighting: Tactics 1114a 3.0
61 Fire Fighting: Strategies 1114b 3.0
Total Minimum Hours 218
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