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RECOMMENDED

GUIDELINES

for

Competence requirements for drilling and well

service personnel



OLF/NR Recommended guidelines for competence requirements for drilling and well service personnel

No.: 024 First issued: 01.01.93 Rev. No.: 04 Revision effective from: 01.4.2010 Page 2 of 14

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CONTENTS

HIGHLIGHTING CHANGES TO A GUIDELINE .............................................................................3

1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................5

1.1 PURPOSE....................................................................................................................................51.2 APPLICATION AND COMING INTO FORCE ...................................................................................51.3 OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES....................................................................................................51.4 REGULATIONS ...........................................................................................................................51.5 RESPONSIBILITIES AND MANAGEMENT .....................................................................................61.6 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS...........................................................................................6

2. ORGANIZATION OF THE DRILLING AND WELL SERVICE OPERATION....................7

3. COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................7

3.1 COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFSHORE PERSONNEL ......................................................73.2 ACTIVITY-SPECIFIC COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS...................................................................93.3 WELL CONTROL COMPETENCE ..................................................................................................9

4. LANGUAGE SKILLS...................................................................................................................10

5. APPROVAL OF OTHER EQUIVALENT COMPETENCE....................................................10

6. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................10

APPENDICES

A. Recognized norm for qualifications and competence -Education and secondary training alternatives in the fields of drilling and well service,based on Norwegian vocational education and training

B. Recognized norm for qualifications and competence - Current curricula in the Norwegian

vocational education and training

C. Description of IWCF’s and IADC’s tests for pressure control certification





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Highlighting changes to a guideline

As of 1.4.2010, changes have been made in the following chapters and figures:

Chapter:





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Appendix A

Appendix B: New Plan LØM fag





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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of these guidelines is to describe the competence requirements for drilling andwell service personnel who participate in planning and implementation of petroleum activitieson the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

1.2 Application and coming into force

The guidelines apply to drilling and well service personnel who participate in planning,implementation and follow-up of all types of drilling and well service activities on the

Norwegian Continental Shelf, regardless of whether such activities take place on mobile orpermanently located installations, and regardless of how the activity is organized.

1.3 Objectives and principles

These guidelines are a recognized standard, in conjunction with the authorities' competencerequirements. Personnel who participate in planning, implementation and follow-up of drillingand well service activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf shall at all times be qualified forthe tasks assigned to them so as to ensure that the activities are carried out in a manner which isboth efficient and safe as regards protection of life, health, the environment and financialassets.

Necessary qualifications shall be achieved through relevant theoretical and practical educationand training, and shall be adapted to the relevant operational and risk-related challengesassociated with the respective drilling and well service activities. Knowledge and skills shallbe maintained through necessary training and drills.

These guidelines shall not discriminate against personnel who have built up their competencein other education and training systems. The competence possessed by these personnel shall beevaluated in relation to these guidelines to ensure compliance with the overarchingrequirements for safe operation, ref. Section 5.

1.4 Regulations

a) Act of 29 November 1996 No. 72 relating to the petroleum activities (the Petroleum Act).Section 9-7 Qualifications

b) Act of 4 February 1977 No. 4 relating to worker protection and working environment, etc.(the Working Environment Act)Section 14 i)

c) Regulations relating to health, environment and safety in the petroleum activities of 31August 2001 (the Framework Regulations)Section 10, second subsection, Organization and competence





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d) Regulations relating to management in the petroleum activities of 3 September 2001, (theManagement Regulations)

Section 11 Manning and competencee) Regulations relating to conduct of activities in the petroleum regulations of 3 September2001. (the Activities Regulations) Chap. VI – II Competence

Sections 19-20-21

1.5 Responsibilities and management

Employers shall establish an effective management system that ensures that drilling and wellservice personnel always possess the qualifications necessary in order to carry out the tasksassigned to them, in accordance with these guidelines.

In addition, the operating companies shall ensure that

1. contracted companies have management systems that safeguard the applicablequalification requirements for contractor personnel, and

2. contribute to ensuring that contractor personnel receive necessary theoretical andpractical training in order to handle the specific operational and risk-related challengesassociated with the respective drilling and well service activities.

1.6 Definitions and abbreviations

1.6.1 Definitions

Operating company: Company which, on behalf of the licensees, handles thedaily management of the petroleum activities.(Cf. Petroleum Act, Section 1-6 k, Definitions)

Contractor: Drilling company that takes on drilling assignments foroperating companies.

Well service company Well service company that takes on well service

assignments for operating companies

Drilling and well service

personnel:

Personnel who carry out work tasks in connection withdrilling and well service work.

Competence: Documented education, training and relevant experience.

Operator Person responsible for executing required tasks safely,professionally and in accordance with the company'sinstructions and procedures.





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Supervisor Person responsible for supervising work operations and

participating as needed so that the operation is executedsafely, professionally and in accordance with thecompany's instructions and procedures.

Head of department Person who has ultimate responsibility for the operation.He/she is responsible for ensuring that the operation isexecuted safely, professionally and in accordance withrelevant requirements from the authorities, operatingcompanies and the company's instructions andprocedures.

1.6.2 Abbreviations

IWCF: International Well Control ForumIADC International Association of Drilling ContractorsPSA: Petroleum Safety Authority NorwayTF-P: Polytechnic petroleum college - petroleum technology discipline

2. ORGANIZATION OF THE DRILLING AND WELL SERVICE

OPERATION

Planning, implementation and follow-up of drilling and well service operations shall beorganized in such a manner that the activity is carried out both efficiently and safely as regardsprotection of life, health, the environment and financial assets.

Allocation of responsibility and authority between the various management functions shall bedescribed in all phases. This also applies to the interface between offshore and land-basedmanagement functions. Job descriptions and qualification requirements shall also be prepared,adapted to the individual position's operational and safety function in the relevant phases of thedrilling and well service operation in which the person participates.

3. COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS

Personnel who participate in planning, implementation and follow-up of drilling and wellservice activities shall possess competence that corresponds to the tasks and responsibilities theperson has in the relevant operation, ref. Section 3.1.

3.1 Competence requirements for offshore personnel

Guidelines 024 deal with competence requirements for drilling and well service personnel andapply to all personnel who "participate in planning, implementation and follow-up of drillingand well service activities".





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A roustabout is a person who performs required tasks/support functions, and is not initiallycovered under these Guidelines. A roustabout is not necessarily linked to drilling and well

service operations, but may qualify for various positions within mechanical maintenance, deck work including operating the crane, and drilling. It must be assured that the roustabout has thenecessary competence through company-specific requirements and training programs,depending on their intended function. If the roustabout works on the drill floor, the Guidelines'competence requirements for an operator will apply as the person "participates in… theimplementation" of the drilling activity.

3.1.1 Operator:

- Relevant craft certificate in drilling and well service disciplines.

Alternatively

1) Craft certificate within Technical and Industrial Production (TIP) and electrical programsaccording to “Kunnskapsløftet” and completed exam for private candidates in AdvancedCourse 2 (VG2) Well engineering

or2) Craft certificate within Mechanical, Chemical/process and Electrical programs according to

“Reform 94” and completed exam for private candidates in Advanced Course 2 (VG2) Wellengineering (see Appendix Fag fra reform 94)

or3) Five years of relevant experience within the above-mentioned disciplines (cf. Appendix A

and Appendix B), and completed exam for private candidates in Advanced Course 2 (VG2)Well engineering

For alternatives 1, 2 and 3, it is assumed that the employee has completed relevant and

documentable training in practical tasks on the drill floor as well as in the company's

procedures and safety systems prior to active participation in drilling operations.

If the company wishes to hire candidates with other relevant competence or qualifications, the

company must follow the process in line with Section 5 of these guidelines using the

Verification of competence form (see appendix).

3.1.2 Supervisor: Person responsible for supervising work operations and, as needed,participating, so that the operation is carried out in a professional and safe manner, and inaccordance with the company's instructions and procedures.

(Includes for example

in drilling: Assistant Driller/Driller in drilling contractor organization

in well service: personnel who supervise parts of well interventions, including use of

own pressure control equipment)

Competence requirements supervisor: Polytechnic petroleum college, petroleum technologydiscipline (ref. Appendix A and Appendix B), as well as necessary certificates and relevant

experience.





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3.1.3 Head of department: Person who is ultimately responsible for the operation (highestauthority). He/she is responsible for ensuring that the operation is carried out in a professional

and safe manner, and in accordance with relevant requirements stipulated by the authorities,operating companies and the company's own instructions and procedures.

(Includes for example:

- in drilling: assistant drilling supervisor and drilling supervisor in operating companies,

assistant toolpusher and toolpusher in drilling contractor companies

-in well service: assistant well service supervisor and well service supervisor in operating companies

well service supervisor and senior well service supervisor in well service companies, that

correspond to the same position as assistant well service supervisor and well service

supervisor in operating companies)

Competence requirements head of department: Relevant engineering education orpolytechnic petroleum college, petroleum technology discipline (ref. Appendix A andAppendix B), as well as necessary certificates and relevant experience.

3.1.4 Other equivalent competence

Personnel who have developed their competence through other educational and trainingsystems, or have relevant work experience, and who have equivalent competence in accordancewith the competence norm (ref. Sections 3.1.1 – 3.1.3), are approved pursuant to Section 5 of these guidelines.

3.2 Activity-specific competence requirements

Drilling and well service personnel shall be informed concerning, and shall be provided with,necessary theoretical and practical training in regard to activity-specific factors prior to anoperation. This may include, e.g. factors such as the risk of shallow gas, special pressure andtemperature regimes, H2S, lost circulation, use of new technology, new forms of cooperationwith the land-based organization, etc.

3.3 Well control competence

Personnel who are assigned tasks that are of significance for safety in the planning,implementation and follow-up of drilling and well service activities shall have the necessarywell control competence in order to prevent well control problems, and otherwise handle suchproblems efficiently, if they should occur. The well control competence of such personnelmust be documented.

Offshore-based drilling and well service personnel who are defined as supervisors or heads of departments, as well as personnel who constitute first-line barriers, shall possess a valid andrelevant IWCF/IADC well control certificate or equivalent. This certification shall be updatedno less than every second year. Drilling personell must go through a simulator test.





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Well control procedures shall be reviewed by drilling and well service personnel prior to anyand all drilling and well service activities, and necessary supplemental well control training

shall be provided in those cases where activity-specific factors so indicate. See Appendix C formore information on pressure control certification.

4. LANGUAGE SKILLS

Drilling and well service personnel shall understand and be able to make themselvesunderstood in the language selected as the working language for the relevant installations, so asto safeguard considerations for safety and emergency preparedness.

5. APPROVAL OF OTHER EQUIVALENT COMPETENCE

Before an employer approves other equivalent competence acquired in other educational ortraining systems, the employer shall verify that such competence as a minimum corresponds tothe requirements listed in these guidelines. Such verification must be documented andproduced upon demand by the operating companies and the authorities.

The competence requirements must be listed in the job description for the position.Verification of the individual's competence can be accomplished by means of gap analyses,tests or interviews. A structured training program must be established and implemented to

close any competence gaps, ref. NORSOK D010, 4.9.1

Testing of competence and documentation of equivalent competence can be carried outpursuant to a public scheme for documentation of actual competence. For more information onthis scheme see: www.vox.no or contact the training department in your local countyadministration.

6. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

Drilling and well service personnel who have completed or started an education or training in

line with previous guidelines (Rev. 3) at the time when these guidelines enter into force (Rev.4), shall be regarded as possessing satisfactory education and training. Those who currentlyhold a position will be regarded as being qualified for such current position.

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APPENDIX A: Recognized norm for qualifications and competence -

Education and secondary training alternatives in the fields of drilling

and well service, based on Norwegian vocational education and

training

Craft certificate within

- TIP- Electrical programs

or

Craft certificate withinmechanical,chemical/process andelectrical programsaccording to “Reform 94

2-year polytechnic petroleum college inpetroleum technology discipline

CRAFT CERTIFICATE

Upper secondary stage 2 (VG2)

Well engineering

Upper secondary stage 1 (VG1)TIP/Electro

TIP = Technical and IndustrialProduction)

2 years apprenticeship

Drilling - drilling

Well service: - completion- cementing- electrical wireline

operations- mechanical wirelineoperations- hydraulic tubing- seabed installations

Min. 5 years of relevantexperience within therelevant disciplines

*Exam for private candidates in Advanced Course 2 (VG2) Wellengineering, cf. Act of 17 July 1998 No. 61 relating to primary and

secondary education (the Education Act), Section 3-4, first subsection





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APPENDIX B: Recognized norm for qualifications and competence -Current curricula in Norwegian vocational education and training

Links to overview of programme areas at www.vilbli.no:

Electrical programs: http://www.vilbli.no/4daction/WA_Kursbeskrivelser?ASP=14208630&Ran=60828&Niva=V&Return=WA_KURSBESKRIVELSER&TP=06-05-10&Kurs=V.ELELE1----

Technical and Industrial Production (TIP)

http://www.vilbli.no/4daction/WA_Kursbeskrivelser?ASP=14208630&Ran=60828&Niva=V&Return=WA_KURSBESKRIVELSER&TP=06-05-10&Kurs=V.TPTIP1----

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Links to curriculum – Advanced Course 2 (VG2) Well engineering – www.udir.no/grep

Vg2 Brønnteknikk

Links to curricula - CRAFT CERTIFICATE - – www.udir.no/grep

Brønnfagetmekaniske kabeloper

Brønnfaget elektriskekabeloperasjoner

Boreoperatorfaget Brønnfagethavbunnsinnstallasjo

Brønnfagetkveilerorsoperasjoner

Brønnfagetkomplettering

Brønnfagetsementering

Curricula for polytechnic colleges, petroleum technology - – www.udir.no/grep

Plan for 2 årigteknisk fagskole - pet

Nasjonal plan 2 årigteknisk fagskoleutdan

TF-Kommunikasjonsf ag

TF- Realfag Plan_LØM fag





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APPENDIX C: International certification in well control

1. IWCF certification

"International Well Control Forum" (IWCF)

IWCF has developed a system for measuring competence in well control for drilling and wellpersonnel at middle and higher levels. The test system is organized as follows:

Testing of drilling personnel:

The test has two levels: - Driller level- Drilling Supervisor level

The test has three parts: 1: A written test on pressure control equipment2: A written test on principles and procedures3: A practical test in a drilling simulator

The written tests can be given in 16 different languages. There is an option of selecting a testprogram linked only to equipment and procedures that apply to fixed installations (SurfaceBOP-Stack).

Alternatively, there is a system for both fixed and floating installations (Combined Surface andSubsea BOP-Stack)

Testing of well service personnel:

The test has two levels: Level 1. Lower levelLevel 2: Higher level

The test has two parts: 1: Written test on understanding of equipment2: Written test on principles and procedures

In addition to the level of the test, the following areas can be selected for the equipment test:"Coiled Tubing", "Wireline" or "Snubbing", or a combination of these three for personnelworking in several of these areas.

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2. IADC certification

“IADC Well Control Accreditation Program”

IADC has developed a training program based on approval of training sites and description of curricula and training requirements.

The program has three levels:

1. Introduction level drilling, well workover and well service2. Fundamental level3. Supervisor level

Levels 2 and 3 cover the following categories:

Drilling, well workover, wireline, coiled tubing, snubbing and underbalanced operations.

Curricula have been developed for all levels and categories.

The curricula describe competence requirements in:

• Pressure control principles and procedures

• Pressure control equipment

Unlike the IWCF program, WellCap focuses on how the training site accomplishes theeducation, rather than on uniform testing.

WellCAP®

IADC website: http://www.iadc.org/

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