We all knew there was a great need for the standardization of pipeline inspection in our industry back in 2001. The only thing we needed was a champion and some guidance. Both came together that year when the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Committee was formed under the leadership of committee chair Rod Thornhill of White Rock Consultants, then-executive director of NASSCO Mike Burkhard, and the Water Research Centre (WRc) in Swindon, England.
We held our first class in January 2002 after many meetings of the minds and some old-fashioned elbow grease. Since that time,
