Laws, Rules & Regulations on IWCF Requirments

Good afternoon dear Colleagues.

Are there any laws, rules or regulations in one of the countries you work or worked in in the past, on the requirement to have a valid IWCF or equivalent certificate?

When reading all the various investigation reports on the Macondo Well Incident I never came across anything, where the existence of an IWCF or equivalent certificate of the various crew members were discussed.

Is having an IWCF (or equivalent) Certificate mandatory in some countries? If so, for whom of the drilling, completion and well services crews (only rig crews or also office crews) would it be mandatory for? Normally the drilling, completion and well services engineers in the offices around the world never come close to a choke with the need to kill a well, so do they need such a certificate, too?.

If your company (or any laws) requires the whole crew to have such a certificate are you sending them ALL to the courses every two years?

Thanks a lot for your feedback on this matter, too in advance!

Best regards,

Heiko.

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