General

Specifications
General'
Rider provides a powerful environment for
delivering safety critical procedures directly to
the point of work, and for developing the
experience and competence of crews in safety
critical businesses. Rider acts similar to a
navigation system in a car, providing
supervisors and crews direct guidance on
procedures and hazards. It is a navigation
system for your work processes.
Rider can be shipped with a pre-defined
database of industry best practices. Rider is
part of the Solutions portfolio of Yokogawa.

Key'Benefits'
The Rider suite can be applied to many
industries in which the following benefits have
been identified:

Rider

Better company reputation / competitive

advantage
Demonstrable compliance for all
stakeholders

Functionality'
Rider stores and manages safety and quality
critical procedures in a specialized structure
called WayBooks. Based on these
procedures, users can build a full program of
activities, called a TimeLine. The tasks put
on this TimeLine are shown to crews on
special displays at the point of work, targeted
on their roles and responsibilities. Through a
Tuition module, and feedback on actual
execution of procedures in the field, Rider
supports the development and verification of
competence of crews.
Content Management Module

Financial
Reduction in operating costs
Reduction in training costs
Reduced legal disputes and costs
Reduced insurance costs
Operational
Improved well quality
Easier permit and contract awards
More competitive day rates
Reduction in incidents and major accidents
Increase in hands-on-tool-time of
contractors
Remote online monitoring of all operations
Improved data analysis capability
Staff development
Increase knowledge retention of key
information by crews, from 5 10% to 70%
25-50% faster career progression for key
crew members
Higher retention and attraction of staff
Compliance
Demonstrable field compliance to key
procedures and regulations

The Rider Content Management Module is

at the heart of the Rider system. Through a
process called Riderization key procedural
information is combined and re-worked into a
proprietary WayBook structure and stored in
a powerful database that forms the starting
point for Tuition, Planning, Execution of tasks
and the development of Competence. The
Content Management module allows domain
expert to manage WayBooks and assign
roles, hazards, documents and other key
information to every task. In the Content

Management module, sub-procedures are

combined into Procedures, which form the
building blocks for the Planning Module.
Planning Module

Execution Module

Through the planning module the user can

create a complete program of activities for e.g.
the drilling of an oil- or gas-well. The user can
drag Procedures out of the WayBook library
onto the TimeLine in sequence, and Rider will
set up all parameters, controls and roles for
safely executing these activities.
Tuition Module
In its most basic configuration, the Tuition
Module gives professionals access to the
Rider Content Library. Just the way the
library is organized alone gives a clear
oversight of topics that need to be mastered in
a specific field. Users can access the
underlying information for specific tasks
contained in procedures, such as images,
hazard information, or roles and
responsibilities. Rider asks the user to confirm
that the procedure has been read and
understood, which gives the starting point for
the experience registration of the user.

The Execution Module is typically run on a

robust, explosion proof touch screen device.
Multiple devices are positioned around the
workplace, such as a drilling rig.
Crewmembers log onto the device using e.g.
an RFID card, and it will show them the
specific set of tasks assigned to their role.
Crewmembers can verify execution of these
tasks, or request additional information. For
supervisors, the Execution module gives
overview of the activities of other
crewmembers, and the ability to start and stop
procedures.
Competence Management Module
In Rider, each user is assigned a Rider
Competence Compass. This gives an
overview of the competence status of each
user in relation to each of the sub-procedures
contained in the Rider WayBook Library.
A user can be classified as Not Competent,
meaning he is not authorized to execute this
particular sub-procedure, Conditionally
Competent, meaning he can execute it under
supervision, or Competent. Rider tracks the
experience record of users and will adjust the
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competence status of each user based on his

interaction with the system and feedback from
supervisors. The Competence Module can be
integrated with an external HR/Competence
management system to also take into account
external certifications, assessments and
trainings.

Figure: Roles and responsibilities can be

assigned to each task

The competence status of each user is shown

during execution, and in Toolbox talks,
enabling the supervisor to make optimal
decisions about the task allocations of his
crew. For crewmembers, the competence
module provides a clear, inspiring and
professionally relevant mechanism for
competence and career development.

Capabilities'
Content Management
Content import/bootstrapping
Management of multiple content libraries
Management of Textbooks
Management of WayBooks
Management of Sub-Procedures
Management of Procedures
Management of Hazards
Procedure filters
Assignment of Roles to tasks
Assignment of Hazards to tasks
Linking with external documents and
images
Linking of Breakout and Related
procedures
Assignment of execution options to tasks
Trigger tasks for Toolbox talks and Permit
to Work tasks
Notifications
Safety Notes
Full library version management

Figure: Sub-procedures are combined to

powerful procedures with safety interlocks
Planning
Well Sections
TimeLine Procedures
Parallel Procedures
Offline Procedures
Interlocks
Creating project specific TimeLines
through filters and option setting
Real time overview
6-day overview
Task Line execution notes
Configuration of Task Lead times and
durations
Publishing of Projects
Archiving of Projects
Execution
Overview of active and planned subprocedures

Starting of sub-procedures
Delegation of sub-procedures
Starting un-planned, offline sub-procedures
Contributing to active sub-procedures
Toolbox talks functionality
Viewing of tasks
Viewing of task supporting background
information
Permit to Work functionality
Overriding sub-procedures
Closing, suspending and stopping subprocedures
Confirming of tasks
Checking of tasks
Approving of tasks
Related and Breakout sub-procedures
Shift Change / Shift Handover
Execution logging and reporting

Tuition
Library Selection
Tuition Filters
Competence Compass
Verification of understanding
Competence Management
Competence status per crew member per
sub-procedure
Interaction between competence status
and outstanding sub-procedure
notifications
Competence bases sub-procedure
authorization
Tool-box talk competence status display
Person on board integration
Integration with Rider Experience Engine
Integration API for external Competence
Management Systems
Rider Experience Engine [optional]
Registration of experience data per user
per sub-procedure
Rig-type specific experience registration
Experience Business Rule Engine
Experience Requirement Category
configuration
Experience Learning Mode
Experience profile setup questionnaire

Operating'Environment'

The Rider world is split in 2 distinct areas. One

is the corporate area; the other is the Rig area.
Both areas serve distinct purposes.
Corporate Area
This area is usually located at or near the
corporate head office, and might be part of the
existing client infrastructure.
The Content Management-, Planning- and
Tuition modules are usually deployed in the
corporate area. This area houses the Rider
Windows 2012R2 server that contains a
Microsoft SQL Server 2012R2 (SQL 2014 in
near future) DBMS and IIS hosting the Rider
application. Optionally the Rider server can be
hosted in the cloud (Windows Azure, PAAS
solution). This cloud deployment is a viable
choice when there is no Rig area, and the
Rider solution is used for WayBook
maintenance and Tuition purposes.
The training server depicted in the picture
above is a client specific option that can be
added to the Rider solution, allowing a
scaled down Rig being available inside the
corporate area for training purposes.
Rig Area
This area is typically located at a remote
location, on site of a drilling platform, where
internet connectivity is sparse or even
nonexistent.
The Rig area typically houses the planning and
Execution modules. This area always consists
of a physical Rider Windows 2012R2 server,
IIS + MSSQL DBMS that is kept in sync by a
satellite uplink connection. The data exchange
between the two areas is performed
asynchronously in the background, so it does
not block Rig operations.
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When connectivity is temporary lost, the rig

area can continue to work uninterrupted.
Specialized additional modules can be added
to the rider solution as an option, like the POB
(Personnel On Board) system, and the RES
(Rig Entry System), allowing interfacing
between the role based Rider content and
the actual crew members on board, performing
these roles.
Devices
All you need to interact with the Rider system
is a device capable of running Internet
Explorer 10 or Google Chrome version
34.0.1847.137m or higher with network
connectivity.

Connectivity'

In the rig area several explosion proof touch

screen devices (called RIS Rig Interactive
Station) are available at key positions on the
drilling site. Depending on the customer needs
these devices can be connected either wired
or wireless to the Rider server. In the wireless
option several access points will cater for
unrestricted yet secured access to local
resources through the Rig Interactive Stations,
as well as ATEX approved mobile devices. As
an option to the wired connection, it is also
possible to provide a local access point on a
specific location to cater for local use of mobile
devices.
Integrations
Integration API for Competence
Management Systems (e.g. Skills-XP)
Active Directory integration
Person on Board system
Computerized Maintenance Management
Systems
Document Management System

Models'and'suffix'codes'

Rider WayBook
Rider WayBook provides all the
functionality you need to turn your content into
the powerful Rider Waybook format. Based
on this content, the powerful Tuition module
makes your content into a valuable and
relevant resource for training your staff.
Modules included:
Rider Content Management
Rider Tuition Module
Rider TimeLine
The Rider TimeLine brings your
procedures to the Point of Work. Through the
Planning module the procedures stored in
Rider Waybook are made into an integral
program of tasks, with verifications and
interlocks in steps that you consider safety or
quality critical. Operational efficiency is
guaranteed through parallel preparatory and
closing procedures. Extra safety and flexibility
is created through Breakout and Related
Procedures.
Modules included:
Rider WayBook
Rider Planning Module
Rider Execution Module
Rider Content Library
Like the maps in your navigation system,
Rider is complemented with a pre-defined
set of high-quality WayBooks that support
your operations.

Trademarks'and'Copyrights'

Rider, RigRider, WayBooks,

TimeLine, Experience Tracker are
trademarks of the Yokogawa Electric
Corporation.
Microsofts SQL Server Copyright
Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Microsofts Windows family of operating
systems is trademarks or registered
trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.
All other company names and product
names mentioned in this General
Specification are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.

Rider comes in two complementary

packages, allowing a step-by step approach to
improving your safety and performance.