Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. This course is designed to provide participant with a detailed and up-to-date overview of valve inspection and testing in accordance with API 598. It covers the API requirements needed to perform inspection, examination, supplementary examinations and pressure testing requirements for resilient-seated, non-metallic-seated and metalto-metal-seated valves of the gate, globe, plug, ball, check and butterfly types. During this interactive course, participants will learn to inspect, examine and perform supplementary examination; carryout pressure testing, Identify test location, test equipment and test required; differentiate high-pressure closure test and highpressure pneumatic test; identify test fluid; test pressures, test duration and test leakage; employ pressure testing procedures including backseat testing, shell testing, low-pressure and highpressure closure testing, double block and bleed high-pressure closure testing; and explain in details the valve certification and retesting. link to course overview PDF

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours

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

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued to participants through Haward’s Portal. This includes Wallet Card Certificates if applicable
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy Training Materials (PDF format) will be issued to participant through the Virtual Training Platform
Training Methodology	:	80% of the program will be theory and 20% will be practical sessions, exercises, case studies, simulators or videos
Training Program	:	The training will be for 4 hours per day starting at 09:30 and ending at 13:30
H-STK Smart Training Kit	:	Not Applicable
Hands-on Practical Workshops	:	Not Applicable
Site Visit	:	Not Applicable
Simulators	:	Only software simulators will be used in the virtual courses. Hardware simulators are not applicable and will not be used in Virtual Training