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Visag Innings
Now having seen the system commitment& kick-off meeting at Japan, let us look at the factory inspection &material transport/receipt and installation at site.
Whatever we hear about Japanese- the team spirit &dedication/devotion to task etc., all the facets were clearly visible during the execution of the project.Rather YEW was behind the customers to plan the inspection visits- since three project orders have to be completed simultaneously.MRL team went first in advance&completed their inspection in Jan/Feb '83.Then BPCL/HPCL team went together ;YEW planned the work in such a way the system inspection and panel inspection for each customer were conducted in two different locations but alternatively so that there is no clash.All of YEW technicians and engineers were well aware of the challenging complex control loops in a refinery &demonstrated their simulation through the ultimate operator console.Both BPCL&HPCL inspection were completed by end April'83.
Though the final packing & shipment document etc. have been completed very fast,by the time the consignment expected to reach Bombay port, the threat of monsoon was looming large. Added to misery, the process of customs inspection & transportation to Visag by road transport (1200 Kms) was threatening us. Myself, M/S MS Bhagwat and Chavande of M/S Blue Star, Indian counterpart of YEW Japan took that as task and planned all necessary ifs and buts. But typical of Govt.Babus when we approached customs officials not to insist for opening each crator because of monsoon fury, they flatly refused to oblige.So we were forced to undertake that challenge. Fortunately we escaped the wrath of monsoon and none of our equipment were affected either by water or humidity. At site, M/S Blue Star assigned Mr Amudan to coordinate the site installation. So the team M/S Amudan, S Kannan of Alkan (my Baroda/E Germany deputy), B S Dalal of EIL under the overall management of Mr Watanabe took the responsibility. With Alkan services they completed the installation including the system checks, loop checking of both open&closed loops in flat 45 days. this included 12 panels and system rack panels.Panels came in picture since M/S UOP insisted for single loop integrity. Of course Mr MH Hassan was there to take care of all electrical terminations both in system as well as in panels/racks.
All along so far I have been addressing only the control room system portion. But as Instrument manager for projects,my responsibility included the field side instrumentation also. That load and pressure have been eased by an able team led by Mr AD Sharma assisted by M/S Satyanarayana, Chandra rao & Dixit ( all the three were beginners in their career but enthusiastic to learn). M/S S Kannan and B S Dalal played their part very effectively and work execution proceeded very smoothly & commissioning went through without any hitch. Here I have to bring out an important
about somebody's career change during this DCS execution !
My classmate Mr TN Somasundaram, who was representing M/S L&T, partner to M/S Fisher Controls during the bid stage, contacted me enquiring whether HPCL/YEW will agree for his visiting Visag VREP site during the DCS field execution. My GM KSV did not have any hesitation and Watanabe of YEW also had no objection. Somu visited Visag and took field rounds; during that time he met Watanabe and they had some technical exchanges. At the end of their discussions, Somu was offered a job to work for YEW,Singapore.His life changed for ever!This happened some where in end 1983 & he is still a Singapore Permanent Resident. Somu worked as Director in YEW, later changed to Emerson &retired very recently.
Visag Innings contd.........
Key Aspects :- Delegation,Initiative, Planning &Scheduling, Transfer
Visag Innings
Now having seen the system commitment& kick-off meeting at Japan, let us look at the factory inspection &material transport/receipt and installation at site.
Whatever we hear about Japanese- the team spirit &dedication/devotion to task etc., all the facets were clearly visible during the execution of the project.Rather YEW was behind the customers to plan the inspection visits- since three project orders have to be completed simultaneously.MRL team went first in advance&completed their inspection in Jan/Feb '83.Then BPCL/HPCL team went together ;YEW planned the work in such a way the system inspection and panel inspection for each customer were conducted in two different locations but alternatively so that there is no clash.All of YEW technicians and engineers were well aware of the challenging complex control loops in a refinery &demonstrated their simulation through the ultimate operator console.Both BPCL&HPCL inspection were completed by end April'83.
Though the final packing & shipment document etc. have been completed very fast,by the time the consignment expected to reach Bombay port, the threat of monsoon was looming large. Added to misery, the process of customs inspection & transportation to Visag by road transport (1200 Kms) was threatening us. Myself, M/S MS Bhagwat and Chavande of M/S Blue Star, Indian counterpart of YEW Japan took that as task and planned all necessary ifs and buts. But typical of Govt.Babus when we approached customs officials not to insist for opening each crator because of monsoon fury, they flatly refused to oblige.So we were forced to undertake that challenge. Fortunately we escaped the wrath of monsoon and none of our equipment were affected either by water or humidity. At site, M/S Blue Star assigned Mr Amudan to coordinate the site installation. So the team M/S Amudan, S Kannan of Alkan (my Baroda/E Germany deputy), B S Dalal of EIL under the overall management of Mr Watanabe took the responsibility. With Alkan services they completed the installation including the system checks, loop checking of both open&closed loops in flat 45 days. this included 12 panels and system rack panels.Panels came in picture since M/S UOP insisted for single loop integrity. Of course Mr MH Hassan was there to take care of all electrical terminations both in system as well as in panels/racks.
All along so far I have been addressing only the control room system portion. But as Instrument manager for projects,my responsibility included the field side instrumentation also. That load and pressure have been eased by an able team led by Mr AD Sharma assisted by M/S Satyanarayana, Chandra rao & Dixit ( all the three were beginners in their career but enthusiastic to learn). M/S S Kannan and B S Dalal played their part very effectively and work execution proceeded very smoothly & commissioning went through without any hitch. Here I have to bring out an important
about somebody's career change during this DCS execution !
My classmate Mr TN Somasundaram, who was representing M/S L&T, partner to M/S Fisher Controls during the bid stage, contacted me enquiring whether HPCL/YEW will agree for his visiting Visag VREP site during the DCS field execution. My GM KSV did not have any hesitation and Watanabe of YEW also had no objection. Somu visited Visag and took field rounds; during that time he met Watanabe and they had some technical exchanges. At the end of their discussions, Somu was offered a job to work for YEW,Singapore.His life changed for ever!This happened some where in end 1983 & he is still a Singapore Permanent Resident. Somu worked as Director in YEW, later changed to Emerson &retired very recently.
Visag Innings contd.........
Key Aspects :- Delegation,Initiative, Planning &Scheduling, Transfer
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