ADMISION DE ASPIRANTES

Comments Hours of Practical Study Hours of Theoretic al Study

Study Subjects Subject

3 - What is natural gas? - Advantages of natural gas - Uses of natural gas

- Sources of natural gas (Tamar, Dalit, Leviathan and liquid gas ships)

General

2 -ITL Ministry

-The Natural Gas Authority -Israel Natural Gas Lines -Noble Energy

-Tethys Sea Partnership

Active players in the field of natural gas in

Israel 5 - Nationwide deployment of natural gas

transmission lines

- Main natural gas consumers - Natural gas transmission licenses - Natural gas distribution licenses - Natural gas marketing licenses -Consumers

Existing and future planning

of natural gas projects in Israel

40 - Standard for steel pipelines -Israeli Standard 5664 (1,2,3,4) -German Standard DVGW -Dutch Standard NEN 3650 -EN 15001

-ASME B 31.1

-SI 71555 GENERAL POLYETHLENE (PE) PIPING SYSTEMS FOR THE SUPPLY

Natural gas standards in Israel and the

world

15 -Glossary of technical terms used in the field of natural gas in Israel and the world

Technical terms for natural gas 20 30 - Receiving station (introduction from

the supplier)

- Block valve stations

- Initial PRMS station in the transmission system

- Underground piping systems - Mid stream valve stations

- Industrial natural gas system PRMS station

- Customer’s final consumers

- Technical and operational components

Basic flowchart of the natural gas system from the

supplier to the final consumer. Technical, operational and safety specifications

supplier

- Bypass valves

- Valves of natural gas exiting to the block-valve station

- Vent system - Pigging system

- Operational control systems

- NG Analyzing systems and quality control

structure of the receiving station and the technical

system components

8 - Valves for introduction of natural gas from the receiving/ connection station - Bypassing valves

- Vent system

- Emergency system for stopping the flow of natural gas

- Exit valves for natural gas to the PRMS station - Electric board Basic function and structure of the block-valve station

10 20 - Gas entrance valves from the block- valve station

-Water filter system and natural gas contaminants

- The structure of the water boiler heating room

- The system of heating natural gas in hot water

- Natural gas burners in the boiler room - Alternative system for heating natural gas using steam

- System for heated natural gas flowing to the splitting point of the transmission lines to the customer

- Modulating and decreasing pressure system

- System for control of gas flow pressure - safety System in the process

- Emergency system for stopping the flow

- Venting system

- Valve system and meter system for continuing the transmission of natural gas to the end consumer

Basic function and structure of the PRMS station

(in the initial transmission

system)

10 30 -Entrance valves from the natural gas receiving system to the industrial natural gas system

-PRS station

-System for reducing pressure for the customer’s various consumers

-A transmission and control system for the lone consumer

-Lone consumer’s use of natural gas

Basic function of the natural gas

systems in the industrial natural

-Types of natural gas burners - Operational control system - Safety system

- Emergency procedures

- Maintenance procedures and periodical reviews

- Natural gas filtering system - Explosion protected system - Spark emission protection system - Gas detector

- Hazardous materials and processes in the industrial natural gas system

- the relationship between hazardous materials and production processes and the natural gas systems

16 - The structure of the distribution system and the relationship between this system, the transmission system and the industrial natural gas system

Distribution system

24 - Principles of managing breakage maintenance versus preventative maintenance and emergency maintenance Managing the maintenance system 15 - Function test - Inspection report - Hot commissioning - Cold commissioning Routine check- ups in the natural

gas system 10 Control and access to the active natural

gas system

- Work permits and safety for the natural gas system

- Conduct in emergency situations (internal and external organizational reporting chain)

- Preparation of procedures for performing maintenance operations - Procedures for coordination with the plant officer in charge of security and safety Conduct procedures in the natural gas system in regular and emergency situations

20 - Types of hazardous jobs and procedures

- Explosion protected work tools - Personal volumetric gas detector

Dangerous jobs in the natural gas

system 20 - Knowledge and understanding of the

safety risks in the natural gas systems - Knowledge and understanding in managing and occurrence of safety incidents in the natural gas facilities - Management and performance of risk assessments for performing a job in the

Managing a safety system in

the natural gas facilities

processes defined as a hazardous job in general, and in the active natural gas system specifically

- Management and performance of risk assessments in a “hostile” environment - Personal protective equipment for work with natural gas

- Creating tools for cooperation with those in charge of safety and security people who are not Certified to work in a natural gas system

2 - Examining theoretical knowledge and understanding of the technical, operational and safety specifications of an active natural gas system

- Examining knowledge and understanding of access procedures and work on natural gas systems

- Examining knowledge and understanding of conduct procedures for emergency situations

- Examining knowledge and understanding of the safety risks in the natural gas systems

Examination of knowledge and understanding of the technical, operational and security specifications for natural gas systems

30 - Practical work and performance of access operations, inspection and physical intervention in an active natural gas system

- Inspection and performance of the safety procedures when accessing the system or an active natural gas section - Physical familiarity with all of the natural gas components (technical, operational and safety) in the installer’s regular natural gas section

- Practicing and performing safety risk assessments in the natural gas system

Practical work in the natural gas

demo system and/or in the pressure ---

system