Objectives:

Understand FFS Principles: Gain a comprehensive understanding of Fitness for Service (FFS) principles, methodologies, and concepts as outlined by the American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 579.

Learn Damage Mechanisms: Understand the various damage mechanisms that can affect the integrity of equipment and piping systems, including corrosion, cracking, mechanical damage, and brittle fracture.

Assessment Techniques: Learn FFS assessment techniques to evaluate the fitness for service of equipment and piping systems, including Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 assessments.

Assessment Criteria: Understand the assessment criteria and acceptance criteria specified in API 579 for evaluating the severity of damage and determining the remaining life of equipment and piping components.

Defect Evaluation: Develop skills in defect evaluation and analysis, including flaw characterization, sizing, and assessment of flaw stability.

Stress Analysis: Gain proficiency in stress analysis techniques, including finite element analysis (FEA), to determine the stress distribution in equipment and piping systems under various operating conditions.

Material Properties: Understand the importance of material properties in FFS assessments, including material selection, material testing, and data interpretation.

Corrosion Assessment: Learn how to assess corrosion damage in equipment and piping systems using corrosion rate calculations, thickness measurements, and corrosion monitoring techniques.

Crack Assessment: Develop skills in crack assessment and analysis, including crack growth prediction, fracture mechanics analysis, and determination of crack growth rates.

Fitness for Service Recommendations: Generate fitness for service recommendations based on the results of FFS assessments, including repair, mitigation, and monitoring strategies to ensure the continued safe operation of equipment and piping systems.

Regulatory Compliance: Understand regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices related to Fitness for Service assessments, and learn how to ensure compliance with API 579 standards and other applicable regulations.

Course Outline: 

The course will provide an introduction to Fitness for Service (FFS), material properties and the API 579 Annexes,

This API 579 Fitness For Service course focuses on the Level 1 & 2 assessment procedures and their practical implementation.

The training covers the following topics;

non-destructive testing and flaw sizing for FFS, and the identification of damage mechanisms for FFS

Damage Mechanisms and their associated damage modes and failure modes Conducting level 1 and 2 assessments for the following damage modes;

Part 4 General Metal Loss Part 5 Local Metal loss Part 6 Pitting

Part 9 Cracking

Part 12 Dents & Gouges