ONGC FIELD VISIT

The Second Year Electronics And Telecommunication Engineering Students visited ONGC, Goa on 5^th February,2020.The students were accompanied by Professor Trima Fernandes e Fizardo and Professor Selvyn Fernandes.

The students were welcomed by Mr. Jayant Kumar Singh, an officer at ONGC. He gave a brief introduction about ONGC and its operations. Firstly , an  introduction  to various manual fire fighting tools ,various chambers to generate foam ,cut out models of the tools used were shown.

This was followed by depiction of various impactful equipment which were  Water Monitor- an aimable controllable high capacity water jet used to extinguish fire at a range of up to 60 m, Fire Fighting nozzle , Mayur Valve, Water Umbrella each one having a specific advantage for a specific application. Along with these, information about different types of fires was provided which are  Class A(Ash- Solid fire),Class B( Barrel- Liquid fire),Class C(Cylinder – Gaseous Fire), Class D(Ductile – Metal Fire) fires.

The students were also taught about the different types of extinguishers and their SOP(standard operating procedure). These include – Water type, Powder(chemical type), Foam and Gas(Co2). The Students also operated all the extinguishers to extinguish fire set up using oil.

The field visit was a very exhilarating experience for all the students and made the students aware about ONGC and also about the career opportunities in such PSU’s. The staff at ONGC was very welcoming and supportive.