Pipefitting

DURATION: 480 HOURS

Section 1 Core Modules

•HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

•Practice personal safety. •Apply the principles of basic fire fighting. •Identify and use safety wear.

•Identify the hazards of grinding. •Apply the basic principle of first aid and CPR in the Work place

•Observe and Practice proper housekeeping.

• BASIC TRADE MATHEMATICS

•Use the SI and FPS systems of weight and measure.

•Use basic arithmetic x, ¸ , + , A – V v using basic algebra and geometry to solve problems.

•Use trade mathematics to solve fabricating problems. •Solve problems using basic trigonometry Sin/Cos/Tan.

•Calculate lengths of bends and other shapes. •Calculate weights and volumes using STD Tables.

•Prepare material lists from blueprints. •Use STD pipe, plates, flanges to fabricate weld-ments.

• USE AND CARE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

•Identify fabricating tools and equipment. •Use and care of hand and measuring tools.

•Identify the use and care of welding consumables.

• EQUIPMENT AND TERMS

•Process Plant Terms. •Process Plant Utilities. •Process Plant Equipment. •Value Types and Uses. •Piping Terms.

• BASIC PIPING DATA

•Basic Piping Data. •Flanges and Flange Facings. •Values. •Symbols.

• PIPE FABRICATION

•Pipe Fabrication. •Pipe Bends.

•WORKSHOP PRACTICALS.

• PIPE FABRICATION WELD JOINTS AND JOINT PREPARATION

•Weld Joint Design. •Joint Preparation. •Fit up and alignment of joints. •Edge Preparation for U & V bull joints.

•Nozzle connections without reinforcing pads.- Slip on and socket welding attachment welds.

•Circumferential welds for pipe.

• WORKSHOP PRACTICALS

• LAYING OUT OF JOINTING PIECES

•Laying out of joining pieces. •Reducing Tee (First Method). •Reducing Tee (Second Method). •Laterals.

•Reducing Lateral. •Reducers.

• WORKSHOP PRACTICALS.

•APPLICATION OF WELDING SYMBOLS AND BLUE PRINT READING ANSI/AWS A24-93

•Identify basic welding symbols. •Identify basic types of joints. •Understand and use orthographic projections.

•Understand and use isometric projections. •Identify and use various types of line. •Use blueprints to layout jobs.

•Use drawing scales. •Make sketches of lay outs.

• WORKSHOP PRACTICALS

• BASIC WELDING AND FABRICATING TECHNOLOGY

•Understand the principles of basic electricity. •Identify and use metal joining and cutting processes.

•Identify and use weld geometry to prepare welding joints. •Application of distortion control methods.

•Use standard term and definition for welding and fabricating. •Identify and use sheet metal machines.

• WORKSHOP PRACTICALS

•PRINCIPLES MATERIAL SCIENCE AND METALLURGY

•Identify the structure of steel •Understand the effects of alloying element on steel

•Identify the impact on the mechanical properties of steel •Apply heat treatment techniques

•Identify standard coded materials ASTM DIN BS ETC •Identify and use fabrication techniques

•WORKSHOP PRACTICALS