Since 1989, API’s Individual Certification Programs (ICP) have evaluated the competence of technical and inspection personnel in the petroleum and petrochemical industries. Based on globally recognized standards, these certification programs allow qualified inspection personnel to prove their knowledge, establish a career path and contribute to the safety and quality of industry operations. 

Designed for operators and controllers in industrial plants and facilities who are responsible for the minute by minute, shift after shift control room operations. This first-of-a-kind handbook is a ready, by-the-side, resource for use during all shift activities with a singular goal: safe and reliable operations through situation awareness, assessment, and management.