Objectives:

The course provides participants with the knowledge necessary to:

Be prepared for the next he API 510 pressure vessel inspector certification exam and have enough knowledge and skills to pass in order to receive the API 510 pressure vessel inspector certificate.

Effectively use major codes: ASME B&PV Sections V, VIII, & IX Perform all basic vessel calculations needed for the API exam (e.g. tmin, test pressure, MAWP, Static head, MDMT, corrosion rates, remaining life, etc.).

Use API’s requirements during inspection, repairs, and alterations of pressure vessels.

Review welding procedures (WPS/PQR) and welder performance qualifications (WPQ).

LIST OF REFERENCES API Standard510,Pressure Vessel Inspection Code:

Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, API Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry,

API Recommended Practice 572, Inspection of Pressure Vessels,

API Recommended Practice 576, Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices, 3rd Edition,

API Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,

Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7 and 23 (Section SE- 797 only))

Section VIII, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels, Division 1; Introduction (U), UG, UW, UCS, Appendices 1-4, 6, 8 and 12

Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, (Welding only)

Course Outline:

Thickness measurements, Inspection Intervals and Vessel Integrity:

Code calculation questions will be oriented toward existing pressure vessels, not new pressure vessels.

API Authorized Pressure Vessel Inspectors should be able to check and perform calculations relative to in-service deterioration, repairs, rerates, or alterations.

Welding Procedure and Qualification Evaluation Based On ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX: 

The inspector should have the knowledge and skills required to review a Procedure Qualification Record and a Welding Procedure Specification and to be able to determine the following:

Determine if procedure and qualification records are in compliance with applicable ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and any additional requirements of API- 510 The weld procedure review will include:

One Weld Procedure Specification (WPS); and One Procedure Qualification Record (PQR). Determine if all required essential and non-essential variables have been properly addressed.

(Supplemental essential variables will not be a part of the WPS/PQR).

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION (ASME V, ASME VIII Div.1 & API 510): 

Article 1, General Requirements

Article 2, Radiographic Examination

C. Article 6, Liquid Penetrant Examination, including Mandatory Appendices II and III

Article 7, Magnetic Particle Examination (Yoke and Prod techniques only)

Article 23, Ultrasonic Standards, Section SE–797 only

ASME Section VIII, Div. 1 and API-510. General non-destructive examination requirements: ASME Section VIII, Div.1: -

The inspector should be familiar with and understand the general rules for NDE (UG, UW, Appendices 4, 6, 8, and 12)

API 510: The inspector should be familiar with and understand the general rules for NDE in API-510.

PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE - SPECIFIC:

 Organization and Certification Requirements.

Types and Definitions of Maintenance Inspections.

Types of Process Corrosion and Deterioration.

Modes of Mechanical, Thermal, and High Temperature Deterioration.

Pressure Vessel Materials and Fabrication Problems.

Welding on Pressure Vessels.

Non-destructive Examination (NDE) Methods Corrosion and Minimum Thickness Evaluation.

Estimated Remaining Life.

Inspection Interval Determination and Issues Affecting Intervals.

Relief Devices.

Maintenance Inspection Safety Practices.

Inspection Records and Reports.

Repairs/Alterations to Pressure Vessels.

Rerating Pressure Vessels.