May 2008

Technical Simulation Consultants Ltd

Newsletter

T S C U P D AT E S T H E S I M U L AT O R S U I T E S INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

AT A S E T ASET 1
The simulator suites at the ASET A third unit, a special built-for-purpose JaSim Demos 2
Training Centre in Aberdeen have long Management of Major Emergencies for University Support 2
been recognised as some of the finest in offshore platforms has now been
Visits News 3
the UK. Originally built by Shell for their designed for the simulator suite in
UK North Sea operational training, conjunction with senior ASET staff for TSC People 4
their in-house GetEnergy Show 4
courses.
Probably one of
the most powerful
and flexible
offshore platform
models of its type
in the world today,
the simulator
allows the trainer
to take full control
(including failures)
of over 800 gas/
smoke/fire
sensors and
alarms, process
conditions and
outside
communications
systems.
Scenarios from
Aberdeen Skills & Enterprise Training simple exercises to completely
Ltd assumed control of the Centre in calamitous situations can be simulated,
1999 as the commercial arm of and every action logged, for training and
Aberdeen College. TSC has now assessment of operators and managers
supplied a new generic Offshore up to OIM level.
Platform operator training simulator into
the suite, together with a set of over 300
basic level training models into a
classroom at ASET.

For further information on courses held

at ASET, please visit: www.aset.co.uk
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JASIM ONLINE DEMOS

Putting across the
benefits of dynamic
simulation for training
can be a difficult task.
However it is a proven
fact that people retain
information for longer
and in more detail,
when they see
graphical images than
when they read text.

It is the founding
principle behind our
dynamic simulations
that TSC has taken
one stage further, with
the development of
online flash
demonstrations of our
software to show both JaSim Website Demo Page
graphically and
dynamically how effective our JaSim very well received in its first few weeks of
simulations can be. being available online.

These online demonstrations, with voice Available to download through the

commentary show exactly how to use
and benefit from the JaSim training
simulations. They take the viewer
through the plant, faceplates, user
assignments and trend charts, whilst
“They take the viewer narrating the process and explaining the
use and application of each area.
through the plant,
Especially useful for those of our clients
faceplates, user to whom English is not their first
assignments and trend language, this visual tutorial has been
www.jasim.co.uk website, these demos
last only a few minutes each and simply
run in the browser window.
Why not log on today and have a look?
Our JaSim suite might be just what you
need to supplement your existing training
packages.
For further information please contact:
ali.bolton@tscsimulation.co.uk

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TSC SUPPORTS LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
The University of Loughborough held its
annual careers fair on March 5th.
The TSC stand was visited by many of
the university students, who were keen
to win one of the crossword puzzle
solution prizes on offer. With two of our
engineers as graduates of the
university, TSC continues to maintain its
strong relationship with the university’s
Chemical Engineering department.
Recent co-operation with Loughborough
includes a 40-week placement for one of
its students in 2006 leading to a DIS
(Diploma in Industrial Studies). We also
are hoping for a summer placement this
year for a 3rd year Chemical Engineering
student.
Over the years six of TSC’s present and
previous engineers have been graduates
from the University of Nottingham’s
Chemical Engineering department. Last
year we gave a summer placement for
another Nottingham student under the
STEP Enterprise scheme.
We hope that the TSC stand at the
forthcoming University of Nottingham
careers fair in June should also help to
cement the firm relationships that we
have with our local academic institutes.
For further information please contact:
info@tscsimulation.co.uk

L AT E S T V I S I T S N E W S -
BUDAPEST
The fourth workshop under the latest
Leonardo da Vinci project, aimed at
developing a European Qualifications
Framework (EQF) for workers in the
chemical industry, was held in Budapest
at the end of March. Managing Director
Michael Bolton attended the workshop
on behalf of TSC, who are one of the
pan-european project partners. This was
the first time that the project had visited
the Hungarian partner location, and good
progress was made at the workshop
towards the final project conclusions. It
was agreed that the TSC inspired
Leonardo Wheel would again be used to
represent, and be used as the 9
language translation look-up tool for, the
SAKH ALIN
Following on from his simulator
commissioning visit to Exxon’s Dekastri
Terminal in Sakhalin last year, Richard
Gerrard was accompanied this time by
TSC’s Rob Gill to commission software
for the Chayvo OPF, and the hardware
for the Orlan Platform simulators.
In a trip which lasted over four weeks,
Rich and Rob spent much time matching
the simulations to emulate the real
control room Delta V systems. The
emulations are now of a standard where
ABU DH ABI
Following up from the discussions at the
TSC hosted “Innovations in Training
Forum” held at CATCH in December,
three of the delegates from ADNOC
invited Managing Director Michael Bolton
And we thought that camels were
supposed to do the walking
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comparator job profiles at EQF
levels 3-6. In the UK this approximates
to NVQ2 – Bachelor degree levels. The
Wheel will be made available on the
project website later in 2008.
on several occasions the site control
room operators even managed to
confuse the simulated screens for the
real panels. Thanks to Rich and Rob for
travelling to such a distant country - still
the most remote location where TSC
products can be found.
They even had to contend with the new
Heathrow Terminal 5, which opened just “The TSC inspired
a few days before their return. What a
saga of stories they can tell about that Leonardo Wheel will
experience!
be used to represent the
results, and be used as
the 9 language
to visit the new Training Institute in Abu
Dhabi. The Institute is a new facility translation look-up
which opened in February. It includes a
full classroom and workshop capability to tool”
handle over 750 students at one time.
The Manager of the Institute, Omar Al
Hamed, who had attended the CATCH
Forum, expressed keen interest in the
TSC products, and it is hoped to build a
good working relationship with his team
over the coming months and years.
Whilst in Abu Dhabi, a visit was arranged
with Petrofac Training, who kindly drove
all the way from their head office in
Sharjah for discussions with Michael.
More news of this relationship in later
issues of the Newsletter.
For further information please contact:
sales@tscsimulation.co.uk
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TSC PEOPLE
Richard Gerrard and Rob Gill
successfully completed a Helicopter
Underwater Escape Training (HUET)
course run by Petans Ltd in Norwich as
a requirement for their journey to
Sakhalin, Russia during April. The
Technical Simulation course in March was designed to give a
Consultants Ltd basic working knowledge of emergency
procedures and practices involved in
Kestrel Business Centre
self rescue from helicopters.
Private Road 2
Colwick They now know the correct helicopter
Nottingham escape practices and procedures and
HUET Helicopter
NG4 2JR how to use personal survival equipment
UK including a heliraft and an emergency The training and their Petans certificate
Registered in England
breathing system (EBS). is recognised throughout the world.
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Philip Westmorland, one of TSC’s Senior
Telephone Engineers, has entered a 5-day high-energy race
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around the Savoie Mont Blanc region of the
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Phil, who will be in a team of 3 along with two
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sales@tscsimulation.co.uk
another one of TSC’s simulation engineers, Will
Website: Place, will compete against elite and professional racers. The winners will pick up
www.tscsimulation.co.uk some of the 120,000 Euros prize fund! The guys have even managed to secure a
sponsorship deal with AlpKit.com based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

The gruelling race from July 21st to 26th involves 5 days of events.
Day 0: Technical verification and 10km trail run.
Day 1: 33km mountaineering route with 3000m elevation and 6km downhill trail run.
Day 2: 48km mountain bike trail, 32km mountain bike trail and 10km trail run flat.
Day 3: Canyonning 300m down a 2km gorge, 30m sheer rock face climbing race
and a 13km trail run.
Day 4: White-water rafting in 3 sections over 38km, 8km white-water swimming and
6km team relay.
Day 5: 49km adventure running.
The athletes will cover 256km including 12,155m of ascent - that’s one and a half
times the height of Mount Everest!
Watch this space to see how they got on in the next issue of our newsletter.

GETENERGY SHOW– LONDON

Contact:
For further information regarding
any of the articles featured in this
month’s newsletter or to discuss
possible contributions into the next
issue, please contact :
The fourth getenergy event ran in
London this year in March, and Michael
Bolton, TSC’s MD, was there to see what
was being offered. Many of the training
organisations who use the TSC products
in their courses had taken stands at the
show, including ASET, TTE, and Petrofac
Training from Sharjah in the UAE.
training in the global oil and gas
industries. Previous getenergy events
have been staged in Dubai, and this
London venue will be repeated in 2009.
TSC is looking forward to future events,
and hopes to meet many more people at
the next show.

Email
The show is a
unique three-day
l.done@tscsimulation.co.uk or networking event,
ali.bolton@tscsimulation.co.uk with its exhibition
and interactive forum
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+44 (0) 115 940 4400 for education and