Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of pressure vessel inspection, maintenance, repair, flaw evaluation and FFS. It covers the ASME code, post construction documents and national board inspection code (NBIC); the administrative requirements, inspection requirements, repair/alteration requirements and repair procedures of NBIC and API-510 inspection code; the ASME code, section VIII and design formulas; and the API-579 fitness-for-service and procedures for various evaluation levels. During this interactive course, participants will learn the general and local corroded areas, pitting, blisters, laminations, misalignment and other deformations; the proper evaluation of cracks, bulges, dents, fire damage and material toughness; the calculation of remaining strength factors and remaining life; the stress analysis methods, categorization and evaluation of stresses; the ASME post construction standards including assembly of bolted flanges and standard procedure for insertion of patch plates; and the inspection planning, RBI and various repair procedures for piping 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