API 1161 : 2014

1 Scope
2 Abbreviations
3 Guidance for Developing a Written Program
4 Element 1: Identify Covered Tasks
5 Element 2: Ensure, Through Evaluation, that
   Individuals Performing Covered Tasks are Qualified
6 Element 3: Allow Individuals that are Not Qualified
   Pursuant to the Regulation to Perform a Covered Task
   if Directed and Observed by an Individual that
   is Qualified
7 Element 4: Evaluate an Individual if the Operator has
   Reason to Believe that the Individual's Performance of a
   Covered Task Contributed to an Accident/Incident
   as Defined in the Regulation
8 Element 5: Evaluate an Individual if the Operator has
   Reason to Believe that the Individual is No Longer
   Qualified to Perform a Covered Task
9 Element 6: Identify Those Covered Tasks and the Intervals
   at Which Evaluation of the Individual's Qualifications is
   Needed
10 Element 7: Communicate Changes that Affect Covered Tasks
   to Individuals Performing Those Covered Tasks
11 Element 8: Provide Training, as Appropriate, to Ensure that
   Individuals Performing Covered Tasks Have the Necessary
   Knowledge and Skills to Perform the Tasks in a Manner that
   Ensures the Safe Operation of Pipeline Facilities
12 Element 9: Notify the Administrator or a State Agency
   Participating Under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 if the Operator
   Significantly Modifies the Program After the Administrator
   or State Agency Has Verified that it Complies with the
   Regulation
Annex A (normative) - Covered Task List
Annex B (normative) - Covered Task Standards
Annex C (informative) - Evolution of the Covered Tasks

Gives guidance for developing and maintaining a compliant Operator Qualification (OQ) program.