Who Should Attend
Managers, Engineers, Analysts, Supervisors, Technicians and Operators who wish to learn about basic vibration monitoring and analysis in the areas of Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability and Condition Monitoring for example from the following industries:

• Aerospace & Aviation
• Facilities, Banking & Utilities
• Food & Beverage
• Manufacturing
• Mining & Minerals, Cement & Fertilisers
• Oil & Gas, Petrochemical & Chemical
• Pharmaceuticals
• Power Gen, Transmission & Distribution

Course Objectives
This course is based on the ISO 18436-2:2014 certification program for vibration analyst category I, and is designed to prepare staff for the Cat 1 Certification Exam. The course is accredited to BINDT PCN CM GEN App D.

VA Cat 1 personnel are qualified to perform a range of simple single-channel machinery vibration condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines activities in accordance with ISO 17359 and ISO 13373-1. They are qualified to:

• know of the basic principles of vibration and recognize the different units of measurement
• be able to collect reliable data ensuring appropriate standards of repeatability
• be able to identify errors in collected data
• be able to retrieve pre-defined measurement settings for use with VA equipment and transfer data from an analysis system to a computer-based system
• be able to compare overall or single-value vibration measurements against preestablished alert settings
• be able to identify deviations from the norm for single-value vibration values and trends
• report on visual observations of equipment condition

Difficulty Level
Basic: No prior experience in Vibration Analysis is required to attend this course.

Key Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, you should achieve the following learning outcomes.

• Understand the basic language of Vibration Monitoring (VM)
• Be aware of a range of available basic VM techniques
• Recognise a range of rotating machine types including: Fans and pumps
• Recognise a range of Vibration Instrumentation and Transducers
• Be able to take measurements & review data (with pre-set parameters)
• Be able to recognise a basic set of alarm conditions (pre-set parameters)
• Be able to recognise and avoid some types of poorly taken data
• Evidence of training to VA1 in accordance with ISO 18436-2 and BINDT PCN CM Gen App D
• Awareness of typical vibration levels for a range of machines
• Awareness of key International Standards covering vibration condition monitoring