API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Certification

The API 510 Pressure vessel certification Preparation Programs designed to equip individuals with broad knowledge base relating to maintenance, inspection, alteration and repair of in-service pressure vessels. This program benefits employers and the industry as a whole by helping to: · Reduce the potential for inspection delays · Improve management control of process unit operation, repair, and maintenance · Provide a continued high level of safety using highly specialized and experienced inspectors. The pressure vessel is one of the major assets of any process facility. Maintaining the integrity of the pressure vessel is very critical for the safety and efficiency of the facility. Pressure vessel inspection is the first line of defense for maintaining the facility integrity and minimizing the maintenance cost

Audience

This course is designed for:

Those wanting to pass API 510 Exam
Those working in oil and gas company
Those wanting to increase more knowledge of in-service and new construction piping process
Those pursuing QA/QC career in oil and gas down-stream, revamp maintenance, and turn around

Course objectives

Corrosion rates and inspection intervals
Joint efficiencies
Static head calculations
Calculation of minimum thickness for internal pressure
Calculate maximum allowable working pressure
Pressure testing procedures and calculations
Welding procedure qualification and procedure review
ASME V non-destructive testing procedures
In-service repairs to 510
Impact testing requirements
Establishing weld sizes for welds at openings
Nozzle reinforcement theory and calculations
Preheating and PWHT requirements using ASME VIII
Damage mechanisms as per API 571 (510 selection only)
General rules for welding and examination in an API and ASME context

Course contents

Day-1

Pretest
API 510: pressure vessel : Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-Service pressure vessel Introduction
scope
definition and abbreviations
Rules and Responsibilities

Day-2

Inspection plan for the pressure vessels
Inspection frequencies and interval
Data analysis and evaluations
Repair of the pressure vessels

Day-3

Overview of ASME Section VIII. ASME publishes and maintains an International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC).
ASME 5 Nondestructive Examination
ASME 9 Nondestructive Examination

Day-4

API 572 Inspection Practices for pressure vessels
API 571 Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry
API 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy

Day-5

ASME PCC-2
API 576 safety relief valves inspections
API 578 Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping System
Posttest

Shopping cart