Transcript Petroleum Certification Course (IE)
Fields Offering Certification
• • • • • • • • • • Art Business Computers Criminal Justice Program Management Contracting Aviation Health Providers Fire Fighters Many, many more…
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The Fuel Handler
Who is the Fuel Handler?
• • • • • • • • • • Fuel Handler is the generic name of the person anywhere in the fuel supply chain, from “wellhead to wingtip” Operators • The mechanic who inspects, Maintainers Quality Specialists Petroleum Analyst Petroleum Accountant Programmer Manager Supervisor Controller Transporter • • • troubleshoot and repair the systems and equipment The storage attendant who receives, stores and issues the fuel The laboratory technician who samples/tests the fuel The fuel system and equipment operators
If you work in and around Petroleum? = Fuel Handler
Why Petroleum Certification?
Consider: • Gals of fuel received, stored, issued each day • Number of flights each day….
• • Number of passengers on those flights Potential for loss of life, equipment, peace of mind What Certification Does: • Promotes safety • • • Enhances technical knowledge Improves quality Encourages professionalism in the workplace
Safety, Knowledge, Quality……..Professionalism
What NPMA Offers
• • • Five Petroleum Certification Levels • Apprentice (CPA) • Journeyman (CPJ) • • • Specialist (CPS) Craftsman (CPC) Certified Petroleum Professional (CPP) Online course for initial certification Consolidation of current education, training, and experience Education Training Experience
Certification Level
Education, Training, Experience = Certification Level
How it Works
1. Enroll (online or at NPMA booth) 2. Complete initial certification course 3. Provide education, training, experience history 4. NPMA Education Review Committee/Board identifies starting point 5. Earn additional Continuing Education Units (CEU) 6. Apply for next certification level 7. Successfully pass each level certification test 8. Achieve Certified Petroleum Professional status
Enroll, establish initial certification level, earn CEUs
Continuing Education Units
• • • • • Gained for experience 5 per year (maximum 10 years) • Formal education petroleum-related college courses 2 per credit hour • Petroleum training courses Depends on course—roughly 1 per 10 hours of instruction • • Leadership education and training 1 per 3 credits or 1 per 20 hrs of instruction Maximum for level 5 set at 34 CEU equivalents
Not a degree--focus on petroleum operations
Specific Requirements
Certified Petroleum Apprentice (CPA) 1. Experience: 6 months 2. Successfully complete certification course Certified Petroleum Journeyman (CPJ) 1. Experience: 2 years 2. Total of 42 Continuing Education Units 3. Successfully complete certification course
Specific Requirements
Certified Petroleum Specialist (CPS) 1. Experience: 5 years 2. Total of 84 Continuing Education Units 3. Successfully complete certification course Certified Petroleum Craftsman (CPC) 1. Experience: 9 years 2. Total of 126 Continuing Education Units 3. Successfully complete certification course
Specific Requirements
Certified Petroleum Professional (CPP) 1. Experience: 14 years 2. Total of 168 Continuing Education Units 3. Successfully complete certification course
Safety
Environmental Various Fuels Fuel Properties Quality Pipeline Systems Hardware
Certification Course Overview
Safety Module Purpose
The fuel handling business can be summed up with three very simple Rules
Don’t spill it Don’t contaminate it Don’t run out of it
The safety module will introduce you to some basic concepts that will help you build a foundation for understanding safety principles when working in and around the fuels environment
Safety Module Overview
Fire Triangle Fire Extinguishers Classes of Fires Fire Hazards Volatility Boiling Point Vapor Pressure Flash Point Fire Point Flammability Autoignition Flame Spread Fuel Handling Static Electricity Fuel Spills Confined Spaces Toxicity Personal Protective Equipment Head Protection Eye Protection Hearing Protection PPE Maintenance Federal Hazardous Communication
The fire triangle /combustion triangle is a simple model for understanding the ingredients necessary for most fires.
The triangle illustrates a fire requires three elements: An oxidizing agent (usually oxygen) A heat source Fuel, something that will burn A fire naturally occurs when the elements are combined in the right mixture. Fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of the three elements.
Fire Triangle
Fire Extinguishers
There are a number of ways to remember the basics of how to operate a fire extinguisher to put out a fire and one of them is to think PASS.
• • • •
P
- Pull the safety pin
A
- Aim at the base of the fire
S S
- Squeeze the handle to release the extinguisher contents - Sweep in a side to side motion at the base of the fire
Classes of Fires
Materials are put into different classes and fire extinguishers are matched to the various fire classes listed below: • • • • • Class A fire : Ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, carton, textile, and PVC Class B fire : Flammable liquid or gaseous fuels such benzene, gasoline, oil, butane, propane, and natural gas Class C fire : Involving energized electrical equipment, often caused by short circuits or overheated electrical cables Class D fire : Combustible metals, such as iron, aluminum, sodium, and magnesium Class K fire : Containing a fat element, such as cooking oil
You wouldn’t use a chainsaw to cut your toe nails and you certainly don’t want to use the wrong type of fire extinguisher to fight a petroleum fire!
Boiling Point is the temperature at which a liquid actively starts to vaporize. The higher the volatility, the lower the boiling point temperature.
The higher the volatility… (easier the fuel turns to a vapor) The lower point temperature of the fuel the boiling
Boiling Point
Fire Point
Fire Point
refers to the lowest temperature at which liquids give off sufficient vapors when mixed with air to support combustion. The fire point is higher than its flash point. For a continuous fire, a product’s fire point must be reached. Fire point is generally about 5 - 10 degrees higher than flash point
Example:
Jet A Fire Point: ~ 110 o F Jet A Flash Point: ~ 100 o F
Retro Look from the War Department
Generating Static Electricity
Fuel is not our only concern, clothing is a common source of this danger; silk, polyester, wool and nylon garments should be avoided as they are prominent generators of static electricity. In addition, shoes or boots that have steel taps or hobnails should not be worn, as they can cause sparks on concrete and asphalt surfaces.
Alternative Fuel Sources Now that you are familiar with the most common petroleum based jet fuels, the next section will discuss fuels made from alternative sources other than petroleum and will include those commonly used in applications on the ground such as those used to power vehicles. An acre of algae can produce 50 times more oil than an acre of soy, and this oil can be used to make bio diesel or synthetic forms of petroleum or both
Synthetic Jet Fuels ASTM D7566, originally approved in September 2009 governs standards for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons (SPK) and Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel (HRJ) Fuels produced to this specification may contain up to a 50% blend of SPK or HRJ. The blended SPK or HRJ is then certified to ASTM D1655. Once the blended fuel is certified to ASTM D1655, there will be no reference to ASTM D7566 (an airline will not be able to tell if the jet fuel contains SPK or HRJ fuel). Feed Stock for HRJ Bio Feed Stock for SPK
Energy Content Composition Volatility Fluidity Combustion Corrosion Stability Contaminants Other Misc Properties Fuel Properties and Tests
Fuel Properties and Significance of Tests
Vapor Pressure
Another test method for measuring vapor pressure is ASTM D 5191 -
Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method)
A chilled sample is introduced into an evacuated, thermostatically controlled chamber. The chamber and sample are heated to 37.8°C (100°F) and the resulting rise in pressure is measured. The sample size and chamber volume are chosen to duplicate the conditions of the Reid Method.
Safety Environmental Various Fuels Fuel Properties
Quality
Pipeline Systems Hardware
Certification Course Overview
Quality Overview Personnel Qualifications Safety Precautions Types of Samples Sample Precautions Testing Frequencies Field Sampling and Test Equipment Recoverable and Waste Product Sampling Reclaimable Product Recyclable Product Waste Product Off-Specification Product Reclamation Determining Factors Reclamation Techniques Quality Assurance Fuel Handling Strainers Filter Separators Tank Inspections/Cleaning Water Removal Quality Surveillance Joint Inspection Group
Safety Environmental Various Fuels Fuel Properties Quality
Pipeline Systems
Hardware
Certification Course Overview
Registration Process Website: http://npma-fuelnet.org/
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