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Commissioning a System

Know how to bring a newly installed or modified system to full working order and how to explain the operation of the system to the customer.

Knowledge Node Summary

Consider how the standard commissioning procedure will need to be applied for the specific system that has been installed. It is normally important to ensure that all elements of the system are safe before any power is connected. Make sure that power cables are not damaged and that signal cables should also be tested. Once the installation is secure, software will need to be installed on the PC. This may need systems to be available during installation so have power off but ready.

A summary of expert opinion:

The knowledge named 'Commissioning a System' is considered to be very important.
In addition, the knowledge is thought to be mostly very difficult to replace, it is learned mainly by study but needs experience, and there are 4 people available to deliver this knowledge.
Opinion is that it it requires 3 people to deliver this knowledge, it is mostly specialised knowledge, and is frequently changing knowledge.
The learn time for this node given an understanding of the prerequisites, is about 2 weeks. The estimated learn time for the entire knowledge structure of this node is about 1 year.

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