A method of testing an emergency system having a shutdown valve, an actuator operatively coupled to the shutdown valve, and a solenoid valve in fluid communication with the actuator, the method comprising: conducting a solenoid valve test by: initiating, by executing first instructions via a processor, a pulse duration and a monitoring duration for the solenoid valve test; measuring, via a valve positioner, an initial pressure of a pressure chamber of the actuator at or before a start time of the pulse duration; instructing, by executing second instructions via the processor, the solenoid valve to transition from a first state to a second state during the pulse duration; instructing, by executing fourth instructions via the processor, the solenoid valve to transition from the second state to the first state at the end of the pulse duration without affecting a position of the actuator and/or the shutdown valve; and determining, by executing third instructions via the processor, a functionality of the solenoid valve by continuously monitoring a pressure in the pressure chamber during the monitoring duration, via the valve positioner, determining a maximum pressure change of the pressure chamber from the initial pressure during the monitoring duration, and determining if the maximum pressure change is greater than a predetermined trip value; and upon determining the solenoid valve is in a functioning state, conducting, by executing fifth instructions via the processor, a partial stroke test of the shutdown valve via the valve positioner. conducting a solenoid valve test by: initiating, by executing first instructions via a processor, a pulse duration and a monitoring duration for the solenoid valve test; measuring, via a valve positioner, an initial pressure of a pressure chamber of the actuator at or before a start time of the pulse duration; instructing, by executing second instructions via the processor, the solenoid valve to transition from a first state to a second state during the pulse duration; instructing, by executing fourth instructions via the processor, the solenoid valve to transition from the second state to the first state at the end of the pulse duration without affecting a position of the actuator and/or the shutdown valve; and determining, by executing third instructions via the processor, a functionality of the solenoid valve by continuously monitoring a pressure in the pressure chamber during the monitoring duration, via the valve positioner, determining a maximum pressure change of the pressure chamber from the initial pressure during the monitoring duration, and determining if the maximum pressure change is greater than a predetermined trip value; and initiating, by executing first instructions via a processor, a pulse duration and a monitoring duration for the solenoid valve test; measuring, via a valve positioner, an initial pressure of a pressure chamber of the actuator at or before a start time of the pulse duration; instructing, by executing second instructions via the processor, the solenoid valve to transition from a first state to a second state during the pulse duration; instructing, by executing fourth instructions via the processor, the solenoid valve to transition from the second state to the first state at the end of the pulse duration without affecting a position of the actuator and/or the shutdown valve; and determining, by executing third instructions via the processor, a functionality of the solenoid valve by continuously monitoring a pressure in the pressure chamber during the monitoring duration, via the valve positioner, determining a maximum pressure change of the pressure chamber from the initial pressure during the monitoring duration, and determining if the maximum pressure change is greater than a predetermined trip value; and upon determining the solenoid valve is in a functioning state, conducting, by executing fifth instructions via the processor, a partial stroke test of the shutdown valve via the valve positioner.