Definition(s)
Competent Person
A person with characteristics or abilities gained through training, experience, or both, as measured against the manufacturers’ or equipment owner’s established requirements.
Source: API STD 53, Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, November 2012. Global Standards
Competent Person
A person identified by the employer as being capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to personnel, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them (OSHA 1926.32). The concept of “competent person” is performance-based relative to the context of the work to be done.
API RP 2201, Safe Hot Tapping Practices in the Petroleum & Petrochemical Industries, Fifth Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed October 2010), Global Standards
API RP 2009, Safe Welding, Cutting, and Hot Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Seventh Edition, February 2002 (Reaffirmed, March 2012), Global Standards
Competent Person
A competent person [defined in Rule-2(g)] is a person, with appropriate knowledge (theoretical and practical) and experience of operations (including equipment and process). He can carry out thorough examination of operations, which will enable him to detect defects & weaknesses and assess their importance to safety and operations.
Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Competent Person
Competent person means a person with sufficient theoretical knowledge and practical experience to make an informed assessment of the likelihood of a dangerous atmosphere being present or subsequently arising in the space.
.Source: IMO resolution A.1050(27), Revised recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships, 21 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Competent Person
“Competent Person” means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surrounding or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them or who can recommend directly to persons in authority that such corrective measures be taken.
Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations
Competent Person
As defined in the EC Directives for Supply of Machinery.
Source: NORSOK D-001, Drilling facilities, Rev. 3, December 2012. Global Standards
Competent Person
A person possessing adequate qualifications such as suitable training and sufficient knowledge, experience and skill for the safe performance of the specific work to a specific standard.
Source: NORSOK D-001, Drilling facilities, Rev. 3, December 2012. Global Standards
Competent Person
Competent person means a person who has the knowledge, experience, skill, and qualifications to carry out a task required by these regulations.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations
Competent Person
Competent person means any person who has—
(a) the relevant knowledge, experience, and skill to carry out a task required or permitted by these regulations to be carried out by a competent person; and
(b) either—
(i) a relevant qualification evidencing the person’s possession of that knowledge, experience, and skill; or
(ii) if the person is an employee, a certificate issued by the person’s employer evidencing the person’s possession of that knowledge, experience, and skill.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining—Underground) Regulations 1999, SR 1999/331, New Zealand, as of 8 October 1999. Regulations
Competent Person
“Competent person” means a person recognized by the Chief Controller to be a competent person, or a person who holds a certificate of competency for the job in respect of which competency is required from an institution recognized by the Chief Controller in this behalf.
Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations
Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Competent Person
“Competent person” means a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards associated with his area of activities and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Competent Person
Person, organisation or unit who has sufficient theoretical knowledge and practical experience to examine and judge the technical safety of lifting appliances, in order to issue reports and certificates.
Guidance note:
The term Competent Person corresponds to the term Enterprice of Competence (EOC) used by The Offshore Mechanical Handling Committee (OMHEC). In some countries the Authorities require that the Competent person shall be certified, authorised or accredited.
Source: Verification of Lifting Appliances for the Oil and Gas Industry, DNV-OSS-308, October 2010, Det Norske Veritas AS, Global Standards