CEN ISO/TS 17969:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2015
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Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Guidelines on competency for
personnel (ISO/TS 17969:2015)
Erdöl-, petrochemische und Erdgasindustrie - Richtlinien bezgl. der Kompetenz von
Personal (ISO/TS 17969:2015)
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel - Lignes directrices sur la
compétence du personnel (ISO/TS 17969:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN ISO/TS 17969:2015
ICS:
03.100.30 Vodenje ljudi Management of human
resources
75.020 Pridobivanje in predelava Extraction and processing of
nafte in zemeljskega plina petroleum and natural gas
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN ISO/TS 17969
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
June 2015
ICS 03.100.30
English Version
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Guidelines
on competency for personnel (ISO/TS 17969:2015)
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel - Erdöl-, petrochemische und Erdgasindustrie - Richtlinien
Lignes directrices sur la compétence du personnel (ISO/TS bezgl. der Kompetenz von Personal (ISO/TS 17969:2015)
17969:2015)
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Contents Page
European foreword .3
European foreword
This document (CEN ISO/TS 17969:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67 “Materials,
equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries” in collaboration
with Technical Committee CEN/TC 12 “Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum,
petrochemical and natural gas industries” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
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Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/TS 17969:2015 has been approved by CEN as CEN ISO/TS 17969:2015 without any
modification.
TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 17969
First edition
2015-06-15
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural
gas industries — Guidelines on
competency for personnel
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel — Lignes
directrices sur la compétence du personnel
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ISO/TS 17969:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions . 1
3 Competency management system . 2
3.1 General . 2
3.2 Benefits of a CMS . 2
3.3 Comparison of a CMS with an appraisal system . 3
3.4 Creation of a CMS . 3
3.4.1 CMS cycle . 3
3.4.2 Phase 1 — Establish requirements for the CMS . 5
3.4.3 Phase 2 — Design the CMS . 6
3.4.4 Phase 3 — Implement the CMS . 7
3.4.5 Phase 4 — Maintain and develop competence . 7
3.4.6 Phase 5 — Verify, audit and review the CMS . 9
4 Application of CMS requirements to well operations personnel .10
4.1 General .10
4.2 Recommended risk-based approach for well operations .11
4.3 Competency model .12
4.3.1 Well competency catalogue .12
4.3.2 Proficiency levels .13
4.3.3 Competency profile.15
4.4 Team competence .15
4.5 Leadership skills .15
4.6 Contract personnel .15
4.7 Roadmap to ensure competency .15
5 Examples of competency profiles .17
Annex A (informative) Example competency assessment information .18
Annex B (informative) Example of competency profile for drilling supervisor .23
Annex C (informative) Example of competency profile for senior drilling engineer .24
Annex D (informative) Example of competency profile for well examiner .25
Annex E (informative) Example of competency profile for operations geologist .26
Bibliography .27
ISO/TS 17969:2015(E)
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/TS 17969:2015(E)
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries —
Guidelines on competency for personnel
1 Scope
The purpose of this Technical Specification is to help members of the oil and gas industry develop,
implement, maintain and improve their own competency management systems (CMS) for well operations
personnel. This Technical Specification supports competency management general principles which can
be applied to any operation within the industry.
The annexes to this Technical Specification list example competence profiles for positions responsible for
well integrity. Annex A includes an example worksheet which can be used in performing a competency
assessment, to help record the assessment results versus expectation, as well as the resulting action
plan to address any gaps identified.
This Technical Specification is applicable to all operato
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