Body of Knowledge
Mechanical – Welding, Piping, Static Equipment, Rotating Equipment, NDE
Storage Tanks
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 575, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks
American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 652, Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms
American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction
Pressure Vessels
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII Div.1, Rules For Construction of Pressure Vessels
American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration
Piping
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B16.5, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B31.3, Process Piping
Rotating
American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 610, Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries
American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 618, Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
· American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 682, Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 686, Recommended Practice for Machinery Installation and Installation Design
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry
NDE
American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT ) Recommended Practice SNT TC‐1A Personal Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing Personnel
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V, Nondestructive Examination
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
Welding
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, Qualification Standard for Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Procedures; Welders; Brazers; and Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Operators
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II, Materials – Part C, Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals
American Welding Society (AWS) A2.4, Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination
Electrical
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70, National Electric Code (NEC)
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70E, Electrical Safety in the Workplace
National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) VE 2, Cable Tray Installation Guidelines
Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) VE 1, Metal Cable Tray Systems
ISO-15589-1, Cathodic protection of pipeline systems
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 79, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery
Underwriters Lab (UL) 508 A, Standard for Industrial Control Panels
National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) ICS 6, Enclosures
National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) MG 1, Motors and Generators
Illumination Engineering Society (IES) Lighting Handbook
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60870-5, Telecontrol equipment and systems
Instrumentation
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70, National Electric Code (NEC)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60364, Low-voltage electrical installations
National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) ICS 6, Enclosures
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70, National Electric Code (NEC) Art 250
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62271-200, Edition 2.0 High-voltage switchgear and control gear
National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) VE 2, Cable Tray Installation Guidelines
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TS 60859, Cable Connections for Gas-Insulated Metal-Enclosed Switchgear for Rated Voltages of 72.5KV and Above
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62275, Cable management systems
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60332-3, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60269, Low-Voltage fuses
· International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61386-1, Conduit systems for cable management
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60898-1, Electrical Accessories
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61158-2, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications
International Standards Organizations (ISO)/ International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 14776-153, Information technology – Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) – Part 153: Serial Attached SCSI – 2.1 (SAS-2.1)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62828 & IEC 60079-0, Interoperation guide of field device tool (FDT)
International Society of Automation (ISA) Recommended Practice RP-60, Instrument Engineers Society of America Handbook
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60870, Part 5
International Standards Organizations (ISO)/ International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ International Society of Automation (ISA) Recommended Practice 5.1, Instrumentation Symbols and Identification
International Society of Automation (ISA) Recommended Practice RP 60.3, Human Engineering for Control Centers
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60068-3-6, Environmental testing – Part 3-6: Supporting documentation and guidance – Confirmation of the performance of temperature/humidity chambers
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61158, Specification – Fieldbus
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61131 and IEC 61804 (ANSI/ISA-61804), Standard for Field instruments
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60335, Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60730-2-5, Automatic electrical controls – Part 2-5: Particular requirements for automatic electrical burner control systems
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60252-1, AC motor capacitors
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62271-200, High-voltage switchgear and control gear
· International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61499, Function blocks – Part 1: Architecture
Civil
American Concrete Institute (ACI) 318, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary
Process Industry Practices (PIP) STS05130, Structural and Miscellaneous Steel Erection Specification
Process Industry Practices (PIP) STS03600, Nonshrink Cementitious Grout Specification
Process Industry Practices (PIP) STE05121, Anchor Bolt Design Guide
International Building Code (IBC) 2009
Process Industry Practices (PIP) STS03601, Epoxy Grout Specification
American Petroleum Institute (API) PUBL 2218, Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processing Plants
Communication
Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM)
Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), Outside Plant (OSP)
HVAC
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70, National Electric Code (NEC)
Underwriters Lab (UL) 555S, Standard for Safety for Smoke Dampers
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), HVAC Duct Construction Standard
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
· Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC)
Copper Development Association (CDA) Publication A4015-14, Copper Tube Handbook
Plumbing
Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D2241, Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pressure-Rated Pipe (SDR Series)
American Water Works Association (AWWA) C950, Fiberglass Pressure Pipe
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
Coating
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) SP 2, Hand Tool Cleaning
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) SP 1, Solvent Cleaning
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) SP 3, Power Tool Cleaning
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) SP 10, Near-White Blast Cleaning
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC), Paint Manual, Vol. 1
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) PA 2, Measurement of Dry Paint
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) PA 1, Shop, Field and Maintenance Painting
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) PA 4, Guide to Maintenance Repainting with Oil Base or Alkyd Painting Systems
Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) Vis-1 Guide, Pictorial Surface Standard Dry Blast Cleaning
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 1400-94,Test Method for Nondestructive Measurement of Dry Film
· American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) G62, Standard Test Methods for Holiday Detection in Pipeline Coatings
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 3359, Standard Test Methods for. Measuring Adhesion by Tape
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) E 337, Standard Test Method for Measuring Humidity with a Psychrometer (the Measurement of Wet- and Dry-Bulb Temperatures)
