ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15257 First edition 2017-05 Cathodic protection Competence levels of cathodic protection persons Basis for a certification scheme Protection cathodique - Niveaux de compeétence des personnes en protection cathodique Base pour un dispositif particulier de certification Reference number IS0 15257:2017(E) International Organization for Standardization @ IS0 2017 =ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 vided by IHS under ted without license from IHS IS0 15257:2017(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS02017,PublishedinSwitzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISOcopyrightoffice Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org Intenationaibr PrganizationforStandardization icensee-ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZRoISQ s1.7 - All rights reserved Not for Resale, 2017/8/21 01:06:38 etworking permitted without license from IHS IS0 15257:2017(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. .1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Levels of competence .3 4.1 General .3 4.2 Level 1, cathodic protection data collector (or tester) .3 4.3 Level 2, cathodic protection technician .3 4.4 Level 3, cathodic protection senior technician .3 4.5 Level 4, cathodic protection specialist. 4 4.6 Level 5, cathodic protection expert. .4 4.7 Designation of competence levels 4 5 Application sectors .4 5.1 General. ..4 5.2 On-land metallic structures .5 5.3 Marine metallic structures. .5 5.4 Reinforcedconcretestructures .6 5.5 Inner surfaces of metallic structures containing an electrolyte .6 6 Requirements for competence of persons at various levels and for various applications sectors .6 6.1 General .6 6.2 Knowledge required for all application sectors and all levels 6.3 Tasks to be fulfilled in all application sectors for Levels 1 to 4 7 6.4 Specific tasks for on-land metallic structures application sector for Levels 1 to 4 .10 6.5 Specific tasks for marine metallic structures application sector for Levels 1 to 4 12 6.6 Specific tasks for reinforced concrete structures application sector for Levels 1 to 4 ..14 6.7 Specific tasks for inner surfaces of metallic structures application sectorfor Levels 1 to 4. ..15 6.8 RequirementsforLevel5CPpersons ..16 Annex A (normative) Certification scheme: Eligibility for competence assessment for Levels 1 to 4 ..17 Annex B (normative) Certification scheme: Examination and assessment ..22 Annex C (normative) Certification scheme: Certificate, validity,re-certification, transition periods. .27 Bibliography .30 ii =ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 Not for Resale, 2017/8/21 01:06:38 ithout license from IHS