Domain I: Calibration
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| Task 1: Obtain all documents needed for device calibration in order to proceed with calibration. |
- Knowledge of:
- Data sheets
- Calibration sheets
- P&ID drawings
- Loop sheets
- Site procedures
- Mechanical and electrical drawings
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- Skill in:
- Interpreting drawings
- Searching technical information
- Communication
- Following site procedures
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| Task 2: Identify the correct device to be calibrated through documentation and instrument identification systems in order to ensure proper calibration. |
- Knowledge of:
- ISA standards
- Site documentation
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- Skill in:
- Interpreting data sheets
- Converting unit from metric/English or English/metric
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| Task 3: Select the correct test equipment through documentation and visual inspection as identified by site calibration procedures in order to correctly calibrate the device. |
- Knowledge of:
- Electrical and pneumatic test equipment
- ISA standards on calibration of test equipment
- All appropriate procedures
- Acceptable certifying agencies, companies, etc.
- Basic measurement units
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- Skill in:
- Obtaining appropriate test equipment
- Validating certification by matching or locating certification stickers
- Using hand tools
- Using test equipment
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| Task 4: Connect the test equipment to the device as required by manufacturer specifications and site procedures in order to properly and safely calibrate the device. |
- Knowledge of:
- Fundamentals of pneumatics
- Fundamentals of electricity
- Fundamentals of schematic diagrams
- Basic physics of energy and power
- Basic physical and chemical properties of matter
- Basic temperature scales
- Basic pressure units
- Basic flow units
- Basic level
- Basic conversions
- All appropriate site procedures
- Manufacturer specifications
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- Skill in:
- Building a mechanical and electrical circuit, including piping, wiring circuits, and working with live circuits using test equipment
- Using hand tools
- Using test equipment
- Using power sources
- Using pressure sources
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| Task 5: Apply input values to the device as specified on instrument data sheet in order to simulate process parameters. |
- Knowledge of:
- Fundamentals of pneumatics
- Fundamentals of electricity
- Fundamentals of schematic diagrams
- Basic physics of energy and power
- Basic physical and chemical properties of matter
- Basic temperature scales
- Basic pressure units
- Basic flow units
- Basic level
- Basic conversions and mathematics
- Manufacturers specifications
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- Skill in:
- Simulating a mechanical/pneumatic/electrical signal into a device
- Using/working with high pressure sources, high temperature sources, voltage and current sources, etc.
- Using hand tools
- Using test equipment
- Using power sources
- Using pressure sources
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| Task 6: Record "as found" readings on calibration sheets in order to provide a history of the device. |
- Knowledge of:
- Mathematics
- Physical sciences
- Conversions
- Electronic fundamentals
- Pneumatic fundamentals
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- Skill in:
- Gathering technical information
- Writing
- Applying mathematical units and relationships
- Selecting required form
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| Task 7: Compare "as found" readings with the required values as specified by the instrument data sheet in order to identify if the device needs to be adjusted according to allowable tolerances. |
- Knowledge of:
- Mathematics
- Physical sciences
- Conversions
- Electronic fundamentals
- Pneumatic fundamentals
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- Skill in:
- Analyzing data
- Writing
- Applying mathematical units and relationships
- Selecting required forms
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| Task 8: Make adjustments to the device, if necessary, through site calibration procedures in order to ensure accuracy. |
- Knowledge of:
- Calibration procedures
- Mathematics
- Physical sciences
- Electronic fundamentals
- Pneumatic fundamentals
- Electrical fundamentals
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- Skill in:
- Working with tools
- Reading and interpreting test equipment
- Using power sources (electrical or pressure)
- Analyzing data
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| Task 9: Complete all documentation as required in order to update all calibration records. |
- Knowledge of:
- Calibration procedures
- Mathematics
- Physical sciences
- Electronic fundamentals
- Pneumatic fundamentals
- Electrical fundamentals
- Site documentation procedures
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- Skill in:
- Gathering technical information
- Writing
- Applying mathematical units and relationships
- Selecting required forms
- Completing calibration sheets
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