Critical Task Modules

Essential principles of taking structure to soil potentials; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; equipment required (half-cell, multimeter); equipment setup and use; how to take pipe to soil and tank to soil potentials; troubleshooting.

Essential principles of performing close interval surveys; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; equipment required (half-cell, multimeter); equipment setup and use; how to perform close interval surveys; troubleshooting.

Essential principles of testing to detect interference; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; equipment required (half-cell, multimeter); equipment setup and use; how to detect interference with CP systems; troubleshooting.

Essential principles of inspecting/ testing bonds/ isolation joints; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; equipment required (half-cell, multimeter); equipment setup and use; how to inspect/test bonds/isolation joints; troubleshooting.

Essential principles of measuring soil resistivity; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; equipment required (half-cell, multimeter); equipment setup and use; how to measure soil resistivity; troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining test leads; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; equipment required; equipment setup and use; how to inspect test leads; how to verify continuity; how to repair damaged test leads; how to do CAD welding; selecting proper charge; verifying pipe wall thickness; troubleshooting; install test leads by exothermic welding methods; install test leads by non-exothermic welding methods.

Essential principles of inspecting rectifiers; consequences of excessive current; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to inspect a rectifier; how to check for proper operation of a rectifier; obtain voltage and current output readings from a rectifier; troubleshooting.

Essential principles of inspecting buried pipe; measurement tools; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to inspect coatings; how to inspect for external corrosion; how to inspect for physical damage; troubleshooting.

Essential principles of inspecting for atmospheric corrosion; types of coatings; regulatory requirements; measurement tools; safety hazards; how to inspect atmospheric coatings; how to prepare the surface for atmospheric coating; how to apply and test atm

Essential principles of measuring pipe wall thickness; regulatory requirements; measurement tools (UT gauge, T-Mike, pit depth gauge); safety hazards; how to use UT gauge / T-Mike/ pit depth gauge; assessing corrosion results; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of installing bonds; types of bonds; regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to install bonds; verifying continuity; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of installing galvanic anodes; regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to install galvanic anodes; verifying installation; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of installing rectifiers; types of rectifiers; regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to install/ replace rectifiers; verifying rectifier output; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of installing impressed current groundbeds; types of impressed current groundbeds; regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to install impressed current groundbeds; verifying groundbed installation; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of repairing shorted casings; repair methods; regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to move pipe to remediate a short; how to use insulation to remediate a short; verifying remediated shorts; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of monitoring for internal corrosion; monitoring techniques (coupons, beta foil, etc.); regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to replace a corrosion coupon without touching coupon; how to monitor online probes; how to re-seal online probes; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of internal corrosion remediation; mitigative techniques (inhibitor, scrapers, biocides); regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to use corrosion inhibitors; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of internal corrosion remediation; mitigative techniques (inhibitor, scrapers, biocides); regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to send and receive scrapers; collecting corrosion products; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of coatings for buried pipe; types of coatings (tapes, sleeves, FBE, PPP, PE, etc.); regulatory requirements; equipment required; safety hazards; how to apply coatings; how to repair coatings; testing coatings with holiday detectors; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining line markers; types of line markers; regulatory requirements; signage requirements; safety hazards; how to verify pipeline location; how to install markers; how to maintain and inspect markers; how to inspect and maintain aerial line markers; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining rupture discs and rupture pins; types of rupture discs and rupture pins; basic theory of operation; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to maintain / repair rupture discs and rupture pins; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining pressure switches; types of pressure switches; basic theory of operation; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to inspect and test pressure switches; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining pressure transmitters; types of pressure transmitters; basic theory of operation; control loops; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to test and calibrate pressure transmitters; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining PLCs; types of PLCs; basic theory of operation; control loops; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to verify or set protection parameters; reinstalling software; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of inspection breakout tanks; types of breakout tanks; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to perform monthly inspection; how to perform in-service inspections; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of testing and calibrating overfill protective devices; types of overfill protective devices; basic theory of operation; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to test and calibrate overfill protection syste

Essential principles of moving in-service pipelines; pipe movement methods; recognizing stress conditions; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to move in-service pipelines; determine allowable line pressure in section to be moved; preparation for movement activities; eliminating slack / creating slack; minimizing stress factors; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of measuring clearance to underground structures; recognizing pipeline integrity issues; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to measure clearance to underground structures; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of abandoning pipelines; differentiating from "removal from service;" tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to isolate pipeline and purge products; how to seal pipeline; how to remove pipeline; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining support structures; types of support structures; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to inspect support structures; how to repair support structures; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of inspection activities; importance of pipeline flowrate and pressure; damage / defects to look for during inspection; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to inspect welding; how to inspect NDT; how to verify final welds meet DOT requirements; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of backfilling a trench after maintenance; rockshield; padding; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to backfill a trench; how to prevent subsidence / erosion; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of using tight fitting sleeves; types of sleeves; pressure vessel vs. reinforcing sleeves; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to install a tight fitting sleeve; how to verify sleeve installation; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of using composite reinforcement sleeves; types of sleeves; pressure vessel vs. reinforcing sleeves; regulatory requirements; tools and equipment; safety hazards; how to install a composite reinforcement sleeve; how to test sleeve installation; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of using split repair sleeves and couplings; types of repair sleeves and couplings; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to install a split repair sleeve or Weld Plus End; how to test split repair sleeves or Weld Plus End installation; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of using stopple plugging equipment; types of equipment; basic theory of operation; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to setup equipment; how to install a stopple tee; how to install a sandwich valve; how to install a stopple plugging head; how to install a bypass line; how to remove a plugging head; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of using small tapping machines equipment; types of equipment; basic theory of operation; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to setup equipment; how to take measurements; how to make small hot taps; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of using large tapping machines equipment; types of equipment; basic theory of operation; tools and equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; how to setup equipment; how to take measurements; how to make large hot taps; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of using completion plugs; types of equipment; basic theory of operation; regulatory requirements; tools and equipment; safety hazards; how to setup equipment; how to take measurements; how to install or remove small completion plugs; how to install or remove large completion plugs; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of cutouts; DOT pipe; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; tools and equipment; how to isolate and remove product from a pipeline; how to cold cut a pipeline; installing vapor barriers; how to install a new pipe section; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of pressure testing existing pipelines; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; tools and equipment; how to prepare for a pressure test; how to isolate sections of pipe for testing; how to conduct a pressure test; how to locate leaks; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of welding on existing pipelines; differentiating between discontinuities and defects; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; tools and equipment; how to repair arc burns; how to repair defective welds; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of leakage surveys on gas pipelines; types of leak detection equipment; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; tools and equipment; how to conduct a vegetation survey; how to use combustible gas detectors and FIUs; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of vault maintenance; types of vaults; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; tools and equipment; how to inspect vaults; how to maintain vaults; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of purging a gas pipeline; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; tools and equipment; how to purge a gas or air from a pipeline; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of odorant systems; types of odorant systems; basic theory of operation; regulatory requirements; safety hazards; tools and equipment; how to inspect an odorant system; how to adjust odorant levels; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of safely completing hazardous liquids pipeline work; required safety measures; safety and technical meetings; proper safety equipment and appliances; hazards posed by having liquid in the pipeline; safegaurding electrical hazards; completing work safely while in enclosed spaces and excavations; remove equipment from service; and complete tasks required for pipeline maintenance.

Essential principles of maintaining diaphragm meters; advantages and disadvantages in using Diaphragm Meters; theory of operation; frequency for required inspections; primary components; types of readouts that can be obtained from the Diaphragm meters; how to install, start-up, and inspect Diaphragm meters; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of orifice meter usage and maintenance; advantages and disadvantages; key meter components; inspection frequencies; how to inspect, remove and replace an in-service orifice meter; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of rotary meter use in gas pipeline applications; advantages and disadvantages; key meter components; inspection frequencies; how to complete an operational inspection of a rotary meter; types of output available; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of turbine meter use in gas pipeline applications; advantages and disadvantages; key turbine meter components; theory of operation; how to complete common maintenance practices; inspection frequencies; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles behind the deployment and usage of ultrasonic meters in gas pipeline applications; advantages and disadvantages; theory of operation; how to inspect and maintain and ultrasonic meter; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of volume measurement; measurement of liquid volumes stored in petroleum storage tanks; different types of aboveground storage tanks; innage and outage manual gauging methods; automatic tank gauging systems; planning and preparation for tank gauging activities; safety hazards; how to manually gauge storage tanks and maintain mechanical gauging equipment; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of meter selection and operation on a Hazardous Liquid pipeline; types of meters used on hazardous liquid pipelines; theory of operation; advantages and disadvantages offered by different meter types; applications and essential operating parameters for different meter types; regulatory requirements; safety hazards and precautions; how to inspect and service meters, repair or replace meters and associated equipment; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of prover selection; the importance of meter proving for hazardous liquids pipelines; types of meter provers; theory of operation; advantages and disadvantages for a given prover type; regulatory/ standards requirements; operational troubleshooting steps; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of purpose for taking tank temperatures; types of aboveground storage tanks measured for temperature; factors affecting tank temperature measurement; planning and preparation; how to take tank temperatures using electronic and cup-case thermometers; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of testing pipeline liquids for sediment and water; purpose for determining density and gravity for a pipeline liquid; how to test for sediment and water content; determining liquid density and gravity; and safety hazards and precautions. *Module being developed.

Essential principles of product quality testing for refined products; testing refined product for haze and diesel flash point; interpreting haze and diesel flash point tests; and safety hazards and precautions. *Module being developed.

Essential principles of LPG vapor pressure and density testing; primary reasons for testing LPG for vapor pressure and density; safe handling of LPG samples; testing procedures; interpreting vapor pressure and density test results; and safety hazards and precautions. *Module being developed.

Essential principles of LPG testing for sediment and corrosiveness; safe handling of LPG samples; preparation and operation of testing equipment; testing procedures; interpreting sediment and copper strip test results; and safety hazards and precautions. *Module being developed.

Essential principles of tank gauging system operation; affects on terminal operations; gauging system components and functions; inspection and maintenance requirements; and safety hazards and precautions. *Module being developed.

Essential principles of using a deadweight tester; main components and functions; operational procedures; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting. *Module being developed.

Essential principles of maintaining instrument controlled regulators; control systems; proportional control; operating requirements; types and sizes of instrument controlled regulators; primary components; different actuator types; how to inspect instrument controlled regulators; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining pilot operated regulators; principle of operation; advantages and disadvantages; operating requirements; types and sizes of pilot operated regulators; primary components; how to inspect pilot operated regulators; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintaining self operated regulators; principle of operation; performance characteristics; primary components; how to inspect self operated regulators; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of inspecting gas heating systems; principle of operation; main components; how to inspect and identify possible trouble spots; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of identifying and managing gas escapes; classification of leaks by size, location, and spread; identify types of leak calls; appropriate response to leak calls; operating combustible gas indicators (CGIs); CGI primary components; how to accurately detect and measure concentrations of flammable gas vapors; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.

Essential principles of maintenance pipe fitting; pipe sizing and selection; protection joining methods; pipe installation; working pressures; plastic pipe usage; cutting and bending procedures; threading procedures; copper pipe flaring procedures; fitting and joining of pipe; principles of non-destructive testing (NDT); setup and operate a spring gauge; record keeping; safety hazards and precautions; and troubleshooting.