Offshore renewable energy plant operators operate and maintain equipment which produce electrical energy from marine renewable sources such as offshore wind power, wave power, or tidal currents. They monitor measuring equipment to ensure the safety of operations, and that the production needs are met. They also react to system problems, and repair faults.
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The energy generated from the natural movement of water such as ocean waves, tides, currents as well as from water temperature differences as thermal energy of deep cold water. Moreover, it is harnessed as a renewable power source.
The scientific field of study that interprets meteorological information and applies it to ensure the safety of marine traffic.
Structures and facilities installed in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources.
The different technologies used to implement the marine renewable energy to an increasing degree, such as wind, wave and tidal turbines, floating photovoltaics, hydrocratic generators and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC).
Renewable energy that harnesses the power of wind, transforming air kinetic energy into electrical. Wind energy requires the construction of land or high sea wind farms as the extraction of energy takes place through wind turbines.
The principles and operations of devices that can convert mechanical energy into electrical energy, such as dynamos and alternators, rotors, stators, armatures, and fields.
The qualities and applications of electrical discharge, including voltage and electrodes.
The compliance with safety measures which need to be taken during the installation, operation, and maintenance of constructions and equipment which function in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power, such as the appropriate safety gear, equipment handling procedures, and preventive actions.
The principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.
The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications.
The engineering discipline that studies the design, operation and maintenance of watercraft propulsion and on-board systems. It also addresses the design and construction of fixed and floating marine structures, such as oil platforms and offshore wind farms, which is generally called offshore engineering.
Technologies for the safe use, exploitation, protection of, and intervention in the marine environment.
Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.
Guarantee compliance with building regulations, licensing, legal requirements, electrical installations and health and safety procedures.
Arrange for equipment repairs when necessary.
Monitor the operation of electric generators in power stations in order to ensure functionality and safety, and to identify need for repairs and maintenance.
Conduct inspections and take measures in order to prevent or mitigate marine pollution. Adhere to international codes and resolutions.
Set in motion the strategies created for responding to emergency situations, as well as respond to unforeseen problems, in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power, such as power outages, in order to rapidly solve the problem and return to normal operations.
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various abstract, rational concepts, such as issues, opinions, and approaches related to a specific problematic situation in order to formulate solutions and alternative methods of tackling the situation.
Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.
Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.
Ensure that the equipment required for operations is regularly checked for faults, that routine maintenance tasks are performed, and that repairs are scheduled and performed in the case of damage or flaws.
Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.
Extract exportable data from multiple sources.
Perform routine inspections on wind turbines by climbing the turbines and carefully inspecting all parts to identify any problems, and to assess whether repairs have to be arranged.
Install equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work, or equipment to generate, transfer or measure such currents and fields. This equipment includes switchboards, electric motors, generators or direct current systems.
Test electrical equipment for malfunctions. Take safety measures, company guidelines, and legislation concerning electrical equipment into account. Clean, repair and replace parts and connections as required.
Check and repair electronic equipment. Develop maintenance tasks on electronic equipment. Detect malfunction, locate faults and take measures to prevent damage.
Perform routine maintenance and repairs on systems which use pressurised fluids to provide power to machines and equipment.
Keep written records of all repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, including information on the parts and materials used, etc.
Diagnose and detect malfunctions in sensor components, systems, and products using sensors and remove, replace, or repair these components when necessary. Execute preventative equipment maintenance tasks, such as storing the components in clean, dust-free, and non-humid spaces.
Identify muster signals and what emergencies they signal. Comply with established procedures. Don and use a lifejacket or an immersion suit. Safely jump into the water from a height. Swim and right an inverted liferaft while wearing a swim while wearing a lifejacket. Keep afloat without a lifejacket. Board a survival craft from the ship, or from the water while wearing a lifejacket. Take initial actions on boarding survival craft to enhance chance of survival. Stream a drogue or sea-anchor. Operate survival craft equipment. Operate location devices, including radio equipment.
Use a remote control to operate equipment. Watch the equipment closely while operating, and use any sensors or cameras to guide your actions.
Work outdoors in hot or cold circumstances.
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The process of reproducing 3D objects by using 3D printing technologies.
The technologies which enable access to hardware, software, data and services through remote servers and software networks irrespective of their location and architecture.
The methods of artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics and databases used to extract content from a dataset.
The physical and technical concepts of how digital data storage is organised in specific schemes both locally, such as hard-drives and random-access memories (RAM) and remotely, via network, internet or cloud.
The characteristics, use and operations of various software products such as computer programmes and application software.
The techniques and methods used for eliciting and extracting information from unstructured or semi-structured digital documents and sources.
The type of infrastructure which defines the format of data: semi-structured, unstructured and structured.
Upkeep procedures and technical working of machines that produce printed graphical material.
The materials, such as paper, film, metal foils, and glass, on which texts or designs can be transferred by applying ink through direct pressure or with intermediate rollers.
Methods, processes, and restrictions related to printing on machines that produce large quantities and sizes of graphic print materials.
Different types of generators such as crossflow turbines, flow augmented turbines, venturi effect devices, or tidal kite turbines. They are used to draw energy from water currents, either in rivers, or estuaries profiting the tidal range, as well as in the offshore underwater currents.
Different types of devices to exploit wave power, such as point absorber buoys, surface attenuators, oscillating wave surge converters, overtopping devices, or submerged pressure differential converters.
The information that is not arranged in a pre-defined manner or does not have a pre-defined data model and is difficult to understand and find patterns in without using techniques such as data mining.
The visual representation and interaction techniques, such as histograms, scatter plots, surface plots, tree maps and parallel coordinate plots, that can be used to present abstract numerical and non-numerical data, in order to reinforce the human understanding of this information.
The process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of an object via specialised software. The product is called a 3D model. It can be displayed as a two-dimensional image through a process called 3D rendering or used in a computer simulation of physical phenomena. The model can also be physically created using 3D printing devices.
Set of technologies that make a process, system, or apparatus operate automatically through the use of control systems.
The tools used to transform large amounts of raw data into relevant and helpful business information.
The computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.
Subdiscipline of engineering that focuses on controlling the behaviour of systems through the use of sensors and actuators.
The different factors which are involved in the calculation and estimation of electricity consumption in a residence or facility, and methods in which electricity consumption can be lowered or made more efficient.
The practice of reducing energy consumption and using fewer energy services. As a sustainable process, energy conservation is done by replacing used energy with alternative sources, using more efficient energy products, or refraining from particular energy products or services to conserve it.
The preservation and restoration of products and systems, and the methods and logistics of these practices.
Multidisciplinary field of engineering that combines principles of electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, control engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical engineering in the design of products and manufacturing processes. The combination of these areas of engineering allows for the design and development of "smart" devices and the achievement of an optimal balance between mechanical structure and control.
The techniques and processes to reproduce text and images using a master form or template such as letterpress printing, gravure, and laser printing.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
The components that can be found in robotic systems, such as microprocessors, electronics, sensors, circuit boards, encoders, servomotors, controllers, pneumatics or hydraulics.
The branch of engineering that involves the design, operation, manufacture, and application of robots. Robotics is part of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science and overlaps with mechatronics and automation engineering.
Sensors are transducers that can detect or sense characteristics in their environment. They detect changes in the apparatus or environment and provide a corresponding optical or electrical signal. Sensors are commonly divided in six classes: mechanical, electronic, thermal, magnetic, electrochemical, and optical sensors.
Specific software system (SAS) used for advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics.
Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.
The two main types of wind turbines, namely those which rotate along a horizontal or those which rotate along a vertical axis, and their subtypes. The properties and uses of each.
Use specific software for data analysis, including statistics, spreadsheets, and databases. Explore possibilities in order to make reports to managers, superiors, or clients.
Assemble mechatronic units using mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, electronic, and information technology systems and components. Manipulate and attach metals through using welding and soldering techniques, glue, screws, and rivets. Install wiring. Install drive systems, sensors, actuators, and transducers. Mount switches, control devices, coverings, and protection.
Mount chips on a sensor substrate and attach them using soldering or wafer bumping techniques.
Communicate the current demand of electricity generation to electricity generation workers and facilities in order to ensure that the generation of electrical power can be increased or decreased accordingly.
Install the automation components according to the specifications of the circuit diagram.
Install equipment used for the automation of a specific machine or device.
Diagnose and detect malfunctions in robotic components and systems and remove, replace, or repair these components when necessary. Execute preventative equipment maintenance tasks, such as storing robotic components in clean, dust-free, and non-humid spaces.
Administer all types of data resources through their lifecycle by performing data profiling, parsing, standardisation, identity resolution, cleansing, enhancement and auditing. Ensure the data is fit for purpose, using specialised ICT tools to fulfil the data quality criteria.
Use graphical ICT tools, such as Autodesk Maya, Blender which enable digital editing, modelling, rendering and composition of graphics. These tools are based in mathematical representation of three-dimensional objects.
Operate machinery for various types of printed documents, adjusting the font, paper size, and weight. This allows ascenders and descenders to be correctly placed.
Oversee the operation of power equipment. Verify that the equipment is in safe, operating condition.
Explore large datasets to reveal patterns using statistics, database systems or artificial intelligence and present the information in a comprehensible way.
Test mechatronic units using appropriate equipment. Gather and analyse data. Monitor and evaluate system performance and take action if needed.
Use techniques and algorithms that are able to extract mastery out of data, learn from it and make predictions, to be used for program optimisation, application adaptation, pattern recognition, filtering, search engines and computer vision.
Collect and evaluate numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of identifying patterns between the data.
Interpret and analyse data collected during testing in order to formulate conclusions, new insights or solutions.
Assemble switches, electrical controls, circuit boards and other electrical components by using hand and soldering equipment.
Measure and adjust temperature of a given space or object.
Design prototypes of products or components of products by applying design and engineering principles.
While designing products, determine if materials are suitable and available for production.
Monitor the operations of an electrical energy distribution facility and electricity distribution systems in order to ensure that the distribution goals are met, and the electricity supply demands are met.
Monitor and control operations on an electrical power transmission and distribution system in order to ensure that major risks are controlled and prevented, such as electrocution risks, damage to property and equipment, and instability of transmission or distribution.
Gather, process and present quantitative data. Use the appropriate programs and methods for validating, organising and interpreting data.
Operate process control or automation system (PAS) used to control a production process automatically.
Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.
Dismantle and reassemble equipment or system parts in order to replace large defective elements such as generators or engines.
Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions. Communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.
Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
Test sensors using appropriate equipment. Gather and analyse data. Monitor and evaluate system performance and take action if needed.
Use computer-aided design (CAD) systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.
Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.
Write the results and conclusions of the inspection in a clear and intelligible way. Log the inspection's processes such as contact, outcome, and steps taken.