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PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This procedure defines the authorisation requirements for National Grid and Alliance personnel working on the delivery of National Grid's Electricity Capital Plan when undertaking the following roles:-

Commissioning Authorisations

.Commissioning Panel Chairman

.Commissioning Officer

.Commissioning Engineer (National Grid) & (Alliance)

Settings Engineers Authorisations

.Settings Engineer (National Grid) & (Alliance)

Design Engineers Authorisations

.Protection & Control Design Assurance Engineer (National Grid)

.Protection & Control Design Verification Engineer (Alliance)

.Substation HV Design Assurance Engineer (National Grid)

.Substation HV Design Verification Engineer (Alliance)

.Overhead Line Design Assurance Engineer (National Grid)

.Overhead Line Design Verification Engineer (Alliance)

.HV Cable Design Assurance Engineer (National Grid)

.HV Cable Design Verification Engineer (Alliance)

.Substation Civil Design Assurance Engineer (National Grid)

.Substation Civil Design Verification Engineer (Alliance)

Personnel must be authorised in these roles to comply with the requirement of TP106A for Commissioning roles, TP107A for Settings Engineer's roles and TP188A for Design Engineer's roles.

Some of the formal roles which do not require separate authorisation are also defined in this procedure.