COURSE OVERVIEW FE700 API 570: PIPING INSPECTION CODE: Inspection, Repair, Alteration & Rerating of In-Service Piping Systems (API Exam Preparation Training)

Course Title API 570: PIPING INSPECTION CODE: Inspection, Repair, Alteration & Rerating of In-

Service Piping Systems (API Exam Preparation Training)

Course Date/Venue

Course Date Course Venue Exam Date Exam Venue

: September 23-27, 2012 : Meeting Room 1, Premiere Inn Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE : December 05, 2012 : Abu Dhabi, Doha, Al-Khobar, Kuwait and Cairo. Participant has the option to attend at any of the above cities.

Course Reference FE700

Course Duration Five days (40 hours)/4.0 CEUs/40 PDHs

Course Objectives In order to meet the needs of today's fast changing inspection industry, Haward Technology has developed the "Piping Inspection Course with API 570 Exam Prep. This comprehensive course is designed to train those individuals who are interested in obtaining the API 570 Piping Inspection Certification.

Like the API 653 Exam Prep Course, the student receives in-depth instruction pertaining to passing the API 570 test, as well as insight into the intricacies students may expect to encounter in the working environment. Haward Technology is proud of its 90%+ pass rate, and we hope to include your staff

among our successful candidates. This course is offered as both an in-house and an open enrollment class. Topics include:

Introduction

Extensive Discussion of API 570 - Inspection, Repair, Alteration, And Rerating Of In-Service Piping Systems

Extensive Discussion of ASME B31.3-Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping - As related to API 570

Overview of: o API RP 571 - Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry-As related to API 570 o API RP 574 - Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves and Fittings o API RP 577 - Welding Inspection and Metallurgy o ASME B16.5 - As related to API 570 o ASME Section V - As related to API 570 o API RP 578 - Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping Systems o ASME Section IX - As related to API 570 o NDT- Basic information

Weld Discontinuities - General Information

Summary and Practice Exam

Additionally, quizzes are given at the end of each section; homework is handed out at the end of each class day, which consists of 30 questions per day and is reviewed at the beginning of the following day, and a practice exam is administered at the end of the course.

Haward Technology is proud of its 90% pass rate on all our API sponsored courses.

Who Should Attend This course is intended for Inspectors and Inspection Engineers who are seeking API-570 certification. Other engineers, managers, mechanical design draftsmen or technical staffs who are dealing with Piping Systems will also benefit.

Training Methodology This interactive training seminar includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:-

30% Lectures 30% Workshops & Work Presentations 20% Case Studies & Practical Exercises 20% Videos, Software & General Discussions

The course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons with no prior notice to participants.

Exclusive Smart Training Kit - H-STK

Participants of this course will receive the exclusive Haward Smart Training Kit (H-STK). The H-STK

consists of a comprehensive set of technical

content which includes fully-indexed hard & soft copies of the course materials, the hand-outs used during the course, and special video clips of the instructors actual lectures & practical sessions during the course.

Course Certificate(s) Internationally recognized certificates will be issued to all participants of the course.

Course Accreditation

1. Haward Technologys courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102, USA. In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which is widely recognized as the standard of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Haward Technology Middle East will award 4.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program.

One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participants involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participants CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

2. This API exam preparation training course complies with the API (American Petroleum Institute) regulations and is designed to prepare participants for API 570 exam that qualifies successful participants to the API 570 Piping Inspection Certification.

Required Codes & Standards

Listed below are the effective editions of the publications required for the API 570, Piping Inspector Certification Examination.

API Standard 570, Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-Service Piping Systems, 3rd Edition, November 2009. IHS Product Code API CERT 570

API Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry, 1st Edition, December 2003. IHS Product Code API CERT 570_571 ( includes only the portions listed below)

ATTENTION: Only the following mechanisms listed in RP 571 to be included:

Par. 4.2.7 Brittle Fracture 4.2.9 Thermal Fatigue 4.2.14 Erosion/Erosion Corrosion 4.2.16 Mechanical Fatigue 4.2.17 Vibration-Induced Fatigue 4.3.1 Galvanic Corrosion 4.3.2 Atmospheric Corrosion 4.3.3 Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) 4.3.5 Boiler Water Condensate Corrosion 4.3.7 Flue Gas Dew Point Corrosion 4.3.8 Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) 4.3.9 Soil Corrosion 4.4.2 Sulfidation 4.5.1 Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC) 4.5.3 Caustic Stress corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement) 5.1.3.1 High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTTA)

API Recommended Practice 574, Inspection Practices for Piping System Components, 3rd Edition, November 2009.IHS Product Code API CERT 574

API Recommended Practice 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, 1st edition, October 2004. IHS Product Code API CERT 577

API Recommended Practice 578, Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping Systems,2nd Edition, March 2010. IHS Product Code API CERT 578

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 2010 Edition. o ASME Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, and 23 (Section SE-797 only). o Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, Welding only

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

i. B16.5, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, 2009 Edition ii. B31.3, Process Piping, 2010 Edition

IHS Product Code for the ASME package API CERT 570 ASME. Package includes only the above excerpts necessary for the exam. The course fee does NOT include the cost of the above codes and standards. Clients/participants shall purchase those codes and standards separately before the examination date. API and ASME publications may be ordered through IHS Documents at 303-397-7956 or 800-854-7179. Product codes are listed above. More information is available at http://www.ihs.com. API members are eligible for a 30% discount on all API documents; exam candidates are eligible for a 20% discount on all API documents. When calling to order, please identify yourself as an exam candidate and/or API member. Prices quoted will reflect the applicable discounts. No discounts will be made for ASME document.

Note: API and ASME publications are copyrighted material. Photocopies of API and ASME publications are not permitted. CD-ROM versions of the API documents are issued quarterly by Information Handling Services and are allowed. Be sure to check your CD-ROM against the editions noted on this sheet.

Course Fee US$ 4,500 per Delegate. This rate includes H-STK

(Haward Smart Training Kit), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Accommodation Accommodation is not included in the course fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged at the time of booking.

Course Instructor Mr. Oran T. Lewis (USA), PE,...More

Course Coordinator Mellany Magbanua, +971-2-59 69 400, +971-2-59 69 401, Email: mellany@haward.org