Advantage

This certification program benefits employers and the industry as a whole by helping to:

• Establish a uniform national program that assists state and local governments in aboveground storage tank regulations

Training Objectives

The aim of this comprehensive preparatory course is to provide the delegates with knowledge on how to easily PASS and obtain the API 653 authorized aboveground storage tank inspector certification as well as:

• Perform all tank calculations
• Use API’s requirements during inspection, repairs, and alteration of tanks
• Effectively use major codes: API 650 and ASME BPVC section V & IX
• Review of welding procedures (WPS/PQR) and welder performance qualifications (WPQ)
• General principles of inspection of linings, corrosion protection with respect to the relevant API standards/practices

Who should attend

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Professionals who are interested in getting the API 570 – Authorised Piping Inspectors Certification
• Piping Inspection Engineers 
• Plant Inspectors 
• Corrosion Engineers
• QA/QC Inspectors
• Asset Integrity Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Welding Engineers/Inspectors
• NDT Engineers/Inspectors

No required class pre-requisites. However, if you wish to pursue the API Certification Exam, a minimal years of experience on subject matter is required depending on your educational qualifications.

Minimum Qualification Requirements for API 653 Certification

Prior to submitting an application, please use the table below to determine if you qualify to take the API 653 exam. The minimum experience required MUST be documented on your application and will be verified after your application has been submitted.

Codes and Standards Required

All participants must bring the API and ASME code documents referenced in the latest API 653 Publication Effectivity Sheet (as shown below):

• API Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry, 3rd edition, March 2020

ATTENTION: Only the following sections / mechanisms from RP 571 are included on the exam:

Section 3  Definitions
Par. 4.2.7 Brittle Fracture
4.2.16 Mechanical Fatigue
4.3.2 Atmospheric Corrosion
4.3.3 Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
4.3.8 Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)
4.3.9 Soil Corrosion
4.3.10 Caustic Corrosion
4.5.1 Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC)
4.5.3 Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement)
5.1.1.10 Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
5.1.1.11 Sulfuric Acid Corrosion

• API Recommended Practice 572, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks, 3rd Edition, April 2014.
• API Recommended Practice 576, Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices, 4th Edition, April 2017 (chỉ phần 4.3.2 and 6.6).
• API Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, 2nd Edition, December 2013.
• API Standard 650. Welded Tanks for Oil Storage. Twelfth Edition, March 2013 with Addendum 1 (September 2014), Addendum 2 (January 2016), Addendum 3 (August 2018), Errata 1 (July 2013), and Errata 2 (December 2014).
• API Recommended Practice 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks, 4th Edition, September 2014
• API Recommended Practice 652, Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms, 4th Edition, September 2014, Errata 1 ( August 2016).
• API Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, 5th edition, November 2014, Addendum 1 (April 2018).
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 2019 Edition

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

ii. Section IX, Qualification Standard for Welding, Brazing and Fusion Procedures; Welders; Brazers; and Welding, Brazing and Fusing Operators, (Welding only)

Daily Agenda

Day 1

API 653 (Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction)

• Scope, organization and definitions
• Suitability for service
• Brittle fracture considerations
• Inspection 
• Materials 
• Design considerations for reconstructed tanks
• Tank repair and alteration
• Dismantling and reconstruction
• Welding 
• Examination and testing
• Marking and record keeping

API 650 (Welded Tanks for Oil Storage)

• Scope and organization of the code
• Definitions and materials
• design and fabrication

Day 2

API RP 651 (Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks)

• Scope and definitions
• Corrosion and determination of need for CP
• Methods and design of CP
• Criteria for CP
• Installation of CP

API RP 652 (Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms)

• Scope and definitions
• Corrosion mechanisms
• Determination of need for tank bottom lining
• Selection of tank bottom lining
• Surface preparation
• Lining application
• Inspection of lining

Day 3

API 650 (Welded Tanks for Oil Storage)

• Design and fabrication
• Erection 
• Methods of examining joints
• Welding and marking

API RP 575 (Inspection of Atmospheric and Low Pressure Vessel Storage Tanks)

• Scope, Terms and Definitions
• Reasons for inspection and causes of deterioration
• Inspection planning
• Frequency, extent, and methods of inspection
• Leak testing and hydraulic integrity of bottom
• Repairs and alterations
• Records and reports

Day 4

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section IX (Welding and brazing Qualifications)

• Review of a WPS and PQR
• Determine if WPS and PQR are in compliance with ASME Sec. IX
• Essential and Nonessential Variables
• Determine that the number and type of mechanical tests are correct tests
• Determine whether the results are acceptable

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section V (Non-Destructive Examination)

• Article 1, general requirements
• Article 2, radiographic examination
• Article 6, liquid penetrant examination
• Article 7, magnetic particle examination (yoke and prod techniques only)
• Article 23, Section SE – 797, Ultrasonic Standards

Day 5

API RP 571 (Damage Mechanisms in the Refining Industry)

• Brittle Fracture
• Mechanical fatigue
• Atmospheric Corrosion
• Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
• Microbiological Induced Corrosion (MIC)
• Soil Corrosion
• Caustic corrosion
• Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (ClSCC)
• Caustic Stress corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement)
• Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
• Sulfuric Acid Corrosion

API Recommended Practice 577 (Welding Inspection and Metallurgy)

• Definitions
• Welding inspection, processes, procedure, materials
• Welder qualification
• Non-destructive examination
• Metallurgy
• Refinery and petrochemical plant welding issues

Final

API 653 Full Mock-up Test, OPEN and CLOSED BOOK