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Noria shall not be liable for any injuries, loss of profi ts, business, goodwill, data, interruption of business, nor for incidental or consequential merchantability or fi tness of purpose, or damages related to the use of information or recommendations provided. that have shared objectives. A body of knowledge was needed that defi ned cross-functional skills and competencies to adequately serve the "big picture" in reliability and asset management. Likewise, it needed to project a comprehensive understanding of what lubrication is trying to achieve and how lubrication professionals enable the realization of these objectives through knowl- edge, competency and execution. On the surface, this sounds easy. The reality was quite diff erent. Deciding what to include and what not to include was a monu- mental task that took great vision and a fair bit of deliberation by volunteer experts. After all, without a consensus on the BoK, the construc- tion of even the fi rst MLE test question could not begin. See Figure 1 for a chart illustrating the breadth and depth of knowledge to become certifi ed as an MLE. Enter Asset Management Standard ICML 55 e solution for scoping and completing the MLE body of knowledge was fi rst to write an overarching standard on the management of lubricated mechanical assets. e main requirements of this standard (part 1) have now been written and are available through the ICML (see the announcement article by Paul Hiller on page 44). It is the work-product of four years by 45 experts who possess broad knowledge on subjects both central and periph- eral to the lubrication fi eld. ese include 34 trainers and consultants, nine book authors, 40 separate organizations and 15 countries. Most of these experts also participated in the formation of the MLE. ICML 55.1 is the standard (part 1 of 3) that carefully delineates the requirements for certifi cation. It is mapped structurally to ISO 55001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, which also address requirements for compliance and certifi cation. ICML 55.1 is organized across 12 subject areas, or elements, for how compliance can be achieved where life cycle and reliability needs must be optimized and balanced against maintenance resources. It will be followed soon by ICML 55.2, which is a practical guideline for asset owners on how to achieve compliance of the requirements listed in ICML 55.1. Figure 1. The breadth and depth of knowledge to become certifi ed as a Machinery Lubrication Engineer.