[ Instrumentation and Controls ]

Knowing the basics about instrumentation and controls is important for pipeline engineers, because those are the tools that measure and monitor the fluid inside.

To capture the competency for I&C means knowing about control theory, measurement devices, controllers, alarms, and shutdown systems.

Many graduate engineers first get exposed to instrumentation and controls through a P&ID (Process and Instrument Diagram).  The first time you’re faced with one in the workplace (having not seen one through a university degree in civil engineering) is a confronting moment.  That’s when you find a sympathetic senior engineer for an explanation.  Or these days, search YouTube.

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PECS GE011 Basic Instrumentation and controls, # 14 of 35 core competencies.