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Project commissioning is the process of assuring that all

systems and components of a building or industrial plant are
designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained
according to the operational requirements of the owner or final
client. A commissioning process may be applied not only to
new projects but also to existing units and systems subject to
expansion, renovation or revamping.[1] [2]

In practice, the commissioning process is the integrated Commissioning of a conveyor where

equipment is being tested to its
application of a set of engineering techniques and procedures
maximum rating and capacity of
to check, inspect and test every operational component of the
operation.
project: from individual functions (such as instruments and
equipment) up to complex amalgamations (such as modules,
subsystems and systems).

Commissioning activities in the broader sense are applicable to all phases of the project from the
basic and detailed design, procurement, construction and assembly until the final handover of the
unit to the owner, sometimes including an assisted operation phase.

Objective and impact

Commissioning management systems
IACE
Independent discipline
See also
References

The main objective of commissioning is to affect the safe and orderly handover of the unit from the
constructor to the owner, guaranteeing its operability in terms of performance, reliability, safety
and information traceability. Additionally, when executed in a planned and effective way,
commissioning normally represents an essential factor for the fulfillment of schedule, costs, safety
and quality requirements of the project. [3]

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For complex projects, the large volume and complexity of commissioning data, together with the
need to guarantee adequate information traceability, normally leads to the use of powerful IT tools,
known as commissioning management systems, to allow effective planning and monitoring of the
commissioning activities.

The International Association of Commissioning Engineers (IACE) was formed in 2015 by a group
of Commissioning Professionals, and launched in January 2016. IACE is preparing accredited
qualifications to fill the gap in the academic landscape for Commissioning Engineers.

There is currently no formal education or university degree which addresses the training or
certification of a Project Commissioning Engineer. Various short training courses and on-line
training are available, but they are designed for qualified engineers.

Commissioning for buildings is a specific discipline in itself, and there are qualifications available
for this.

Commissioning of large civil and industrial projects is a complex and sophisticated technical
specialty which may be considered as a specific and independent engineering discipline.

It can be as important as the more traditional ones, i.e. civil, naval, chemical, mechanical,
electrical, electronic, instrumentation, automation, or telecom engineering. Large projects for
which this statement can be made include chemical and petrochemical plants, oil and gas
platforms and pipelines, metallurgical plants, paper and cellulose plants, coal handling plants,
thermoelectric and hydroelectric plants, buildings, bridges, highways, and railroads.

Building commissioning
Building enclosure commissioning
Ship commissioning

1. HORSLEY, D. Process Plant Commissioning, a User Guide, Institution of Chemical

Engineering, 1998.
2. Fares, F., Montenegro, B., Prates, A., Commissioning of Oil & Gas Projects – Current Status,
Evolution and Trends. in: Rio Oil & Gas 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, set 2010.
3. Bendiksen, T., Young, G. Commissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Projects: The Manager's
Handbook (https://books.google.com/books?id=GNOPuByI6eoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepa
ge&q&f=false), AuthorHouse Publishers, 2005.

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