26.5-Hour Self-Study Training Program Designed by Subject Matter Experts
About The Program
The Advanced Program in Pipeline Engineering Principles (CS001F+) provides a thorough introduction to the principles, concepts, and technical foundations of pipeline engineering. Designed by industry experts, it covers the critical elements of pipeline design, integrity management, and best practices, offering a well-rounded understanding of the field. By completing this course, you’ll gain the skills to describe core pipeline engineering principles, discuss industry-standard practices, and articulate the technical reasoning behind them. This foundational knowledge is essential for those seeking to excel in pipeline engineering or related regulatory and compliance roles.
Who Is This Program For?
This course is ideal for engineers, regulators, inspectors, integrity consultants, and compliance officers seeking foundational knowledge in pipeline engineering and an understanding of key topics.
Overview Of The Program Details
Availability: Accessible online 24/7 for complete flexibility
Duration: Approximately 26.5 hours, including recorded videos, e-learning modules, and a Q&A session
Delivery: Self-paced recorded video content, e-learning modules, and an expert-led Q&A session
Level: Tier 3, Foundation Level Training - Take our in-depth self-study courses, designed to support your preparation for the ANAB certification assessment
Competency Standard: Meets ROSEN’s Competency Standard, Pipeline Engineering Principles (CS001F+)
Upon program completion, you will receive: A Certificate of Completion recognizing your accomplishment, along with Continued Professional Development (CPD/CEU) Hours to support your professional growth.
What Are The Topics Covered In The Program?
In the Advanced Program in Pipeline Engineering Principles (CS001F+), the following topics are covered:
Module 1: Oil and Gas - Explore the history of pipelines from the 1860s, technological advances, and the development of standards and regulations. It highlights benefits such as safety and efficiency, compares pipeline economics to other transport modes, identifies key stakeholders, and reviews safety statistics and trends.
Module 2: Pipeline Standards - Gain insight into pipeline standards, their development, and regulatory links, including the design process (concept to detailed stages). It discusses substance and location classifications, proximity distances (setbacks), design factors for safety, and high consequence areas (HCAs), outlining their purpose, examples, and benefits.
Module 3: Pipeline Stresses & Analysis - Understand the calculation of pipeline stresses (hoop, longitudinal, thermal, and principal stresses), including subsea considerations. It also addresses diameter sizing (basic hydraulics and calculation equations) and wall thickness calculation, relating to standards and design factors.
Module 4: Line Pipe and Pipeline Components - Explore line pipe manufacture, types, standards, mill testing, and inspections as well as coating choices (external and internal), and material properties including strength, ductility, toughness, hardness, weldability, and metal fatigue.
Module 5: Pipeline Hydraulics - Examine fluid flow, phases of matter, compressibility of fluids, density/specific gravity, viscosity, resistance to flow, over-pressures (surges).
Module 6: Routing and Construction - Understand the pipeline construction process, including costs, communication, environmental impact, and safety. It discusses construction methods like the 'spread method,' lay barges, and subsea techniques, as well as essential elements like 'working width.' Topics also include welding (girth welding types and standards), crossing barriers (aerial, tunneling, trenchless, open cut), pressure testing (types, levels, and duration), and reinstatement/commissioning. Additionally, it outlines components and facilities with brief definitions, purposes, and examples.
Module 7: Pipeline Operation - Understand the operation of pipelines through control systems, including SCADA, HMI, GUI, MTUs, RTUs), liquid and gas pipeline control (including batching, line pack, shrinkage, etc.), product storage,and learn about methods for leak detection.
Module 8: Pipeline Integrity Assessment - Learn about pressure testing of in-service pipelines, including the 'spike' test and 'reversals.' Examine the history, vehicle types, technologies, purposes, accuracy, reliability, strengths, weaknesses, and frequency of in-line inspection as well as direct assessment (uses and limitations).
Module 9: Integrity Management of Pipelines - Gain insight into asset and integrity management and its link to key standards and goals to process safety and the shift from basic maintenance to structured systems like plan-do-check-act. Topics include pipeline threats, risk concepts, assessment and management, public vs. industry risk perception, and handling uncertainty. It also addresses management plans, data challenges, regulatory impacts, and repair methods (e.g., hot tap, stopple, subsea), including their purposes, strengths, and limitations.
What’s Included in the Program?
This online, on-demand program covers essential aspects of pipeline integrity through a structured, self-paced curriculum:
Preparatory Learning Materials (Optional): Five e-learning modules (6.5 hours total) cover key topics, equipping you with prerequisite knowledge and supporting foundational skills. Modules include:
Introduction to Ethics and Responsibilities (CS002A)
Introduction to Pipeline Hydraulics (CS008A)
Introduction to Onshore Pipeline Design (CS010A)
Introduction to Pipeline Integrity Management (CS014A)
Introduction to Stress Analysis (CS030A)
On-Demand Video Presentations: Ten hours of expert-led presentations, allowing you to learn at your own pace and revisit key concepts as needed.
Interactive Q&A Session: A 30-minute live Q&A session with an industry expert, offering an opportunity to ask course-based questions and deepen your understanding.
Optional Assessment: An optional assessment to validate and reinforce your learning.
Meet The Subject Matter Expert: Dr Phil Hopkins
Phil Hopkins has more than 40 years’ experience in pipeline engineering. He formed his consultancy company in 2015 after being technical director at Penspen Ltd, prior to which he was managing director of Andrew Palmer and Associates. He is the past chairman of ASME Pipeline Systems Division and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has also been a Professorial Fellow at Newcastle University and a visiting professor at Northumbria University.
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