About the Course

The API initiated the Piping Inspector Certification Programme to provide a continued high level of safety with Inspectors specialised in process piping. The API 570: Piping Inspection Code training course promotes self-regulation, establishing a uniform standard to assist national, regional, and local governments in setting Process Piping regulations. Passing this exam is a challenging process. Henceforth, the delegates will have to learn, understand and memorise a significant amount of information related to piping in-service inspection, welding procedure qualification, welder performance qualification, related refinery damage mechanisms (i.e., CUI, Galvanic corrosion, atmospheric corrosion...), pressure relief devices (PRV, PSV and rupture disks types and inspection), welding and metallurgy, material verification programs, process piping (new construction), Flanges dimensioning, standard non-destructive examinations (i.e., RT, UTT, MT…) and maintenance techniques according to the post construction standard ASME PCC-2.

Moreover, to pass the API open book exam, the delegates must know how to find the exact formula, equation, and tables using the proper codes, standards, & recommended practices and to implement or utilise these data to answer the exam's calculations and problems. Merely the delegates pass the API exams once they understand the codes, standards, & recommended practices and learn how to use them professionally during the limited open-book exam time.

Core Objectives

This training course will prepare an Inspector to complete the API 570 Authorised Piping Inspector Certification Examination by thoroughly reviewing the API 570 Standard, API 571, API 574, API 577, API 576, API 578 the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Sections V and IX, and the ASME Code for Pressure Piping ASME B16.5, ASME B31.3 and ASME PCC-2. Mock examination questions meeting the appropriate specific examination criteria will be utilised to simulate actual API test conditions, providing a practical study base. 

The delegates will achieve the following objectives:

• Know how to use the tables in the process piping codes ASME B31.3
• Understand the procedure for measuring the corrosion rate LT&ST for the piping systems and circuits
• Calculate the remaining life and MAWP
• Acquire knowledge about common damage mechanisms in piping inside the refinery
• Obtain data about welding processes, qualifications and metallurgy
• Use the proper NDE technique during in-service inspection
• Know how to read the relative inspection plans

Training Approach

This training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between delegates about their interests. Practical exercises, video material and case studies to stimulate these discussions and provide maximum benefit to them that will support the formal presentation sessions.

The Attendees

This training course targets all personnel dealing with piping inspection & examination, maintenance teams, especially those working in shutdowns and turnarounds.

This training course will be valuable to professionals, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Piping Inspectors
• NDE Examiners
• Piping Inspection Engineers
• Plant Inspectors
• Piping Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Corrosion Engineers

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: API 570 AND API 574

• Getting Started - Exam & Study Tips
• Exam Document Navigation: Guidance On Efficiently Navigating Through Exam Documents
• API 570: Piping Inspection Code - Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-Service Piping Systems
• API RP 574: Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
• API 570 Calculations: LT&ST Corrosion Rate and Remaining Life

DAY TWO: ASME B31.3 & API 577

• ASME B31.3: Process Piping Chapters V and VI, under the API 570 ICP Body of Knowledge (BOK)
• API RP 577: Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
• ASME B31.3 Calculations: Minimum Thickness of Straight Pipes and Blanks
• ASME B31.3 Calculations: Impact Toughness Test Requirements & Impact Toughness Exemption Curves
• ASME B31.3 Calculations: Minimum Preheat Temperature, PWHT and Pressure Test Limitations

DAY THREE: ASME IX AND ASME V 

• ASME Section IX – Part QW
• ASME Section V – Covers Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 23 Section SE-797 under the API 570 ICP Body of Knowledge (BOK)
• ASME IX: Review of WPS and PQR
• ASME IX: Review of Welder Performance Qualifications Tests WPQ
• ASME V Calculations: Article 2 for IQI Determination

DAY FOUR: API 571 & API 578

• API RP 571: Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry
• Corrosion Under Insulations (CUI)
• Brittle Fracture Considerations
• Galvanic and Atmospheric Corrosion
• API RP 578: Guidelines for a Material Verification Program (MVP) for New and Existing Assets

DAY FIVE: ASME B16.5. API 576 AND ASME PCC-2

• ASME B16.5: Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
• Flange Marking Requirements
• Flange Rating Calculations
• Flange Dimensions Tables
• API 576: Pressure Relief Devices
• ASME PCC-2