CSWIP PLANT INSPECTOR COMPETENCE/EXPERIENCE LOG:

LEVEL 2 PREQUALIFICATION
Purpose

This logbook is to be completed by CSWIP Plant Inspector candidates applying for entry to the Level 2 course and examination. It will be used by CSWIP assessors as a basis
for assessment of a plant inspector's individual experience and competence. It may also be used, for their own purposes, by candidates as a pre CSWIP Level 2 checklist of their
competence and experience

Scope

The scope of this logbook comprises both works (shop) inspection of new equipment and the in-service inspection of existing equipment. It covers all necessary
competence/experience areas up to the CSWIP Plant Inspector Level 2 core course (2 weeks class attendance). It does not cover the prequalification subjects for Level 2
endorsements or Level 3. These have their own separate logbook

Instructions to candidates

1. Fill in the logbook as comprehensively as possible. It is important that it provides a fair view of your experience and competence in the areas identified

2. It is not expected that all candidates will be able to complete all the categories, owing to different career paths and backgrounds. CSWIP will assess each logbook individually
and make a decision as to whether the competence and experience shown is sufficient for entry to the CSWIP Plant Inspector Level 2 core course

2. If you have been awarded a CSWIP plant Inspector Level 1 pass certificate, indicate this on page 2, by typing 'YES' where shown

3. If you are relying on supporting documentation (reports, other training course results etc), give these references in the competence log but do not attach the supporting
documentation itself when submitting the logbook for assessment. CSWIP will request it if it is required

4. Those rows shown as *UK only should be completed by UK candidates only

5. Each category entry in the logbook for which you claim competence and experience must be endorsed (signed) in the right hand column. This should be by an engineer,
manager etc who can verify your competence and experience in the specific category that you claim. Enter the signature only, with a reference number 1, 2, 3 etc then complete
the table below, giving the identification of each referenced person. You may use up to 8 different people as referees, depending on the scope of the experience that you claim.
Ref Name/Position Telephone or e-mail

Candidate name in full :

CSWIP Plant Inspector Level 1 qualified (Type Yes or No) :

HNC or equivalent in Engineering (Type Yes or No) :

If yes, name of qualification gained :

Declaration
I declare that the contents of this logbook give a fair and accurate view of my competence and experience in the plant inspection subjects indicated. I have completed this
logbook myself and understand that CSWIP may request supporting documentation, reports and references in order to verify my claimed experience and knowledge. In the event
of a false statement being discovered, any CSWIP examination taken will be declared null and void and the certificate automatically invalidated.

Candidate Signature : ………………………………………………………………..

Date of submission :
 Competence Experience requirement
Training course in
Category Subject Competence category Experience Plant/date Endorsed
lieu of experience

Cells in this
column marked
*T indicate that
the experience
requirement State the
may be capable plant/site,
of being fulfilled and year, on
Competence category Experience recognised by Give ref(then
by successful which you
Guidance as recognised by CSWIP as fulfilling the complete table on
attendance on a gained the
CSWIP. competence category. page 2)
specific training experience
course. Give e.g. XYZ
details of the plant 1998
course if you
wish to claim
exemption in
this way.
 Understand site safety Have attended a site safety *T
procedures and PPE practices induction at an operating plant
*T
Understand site permit to work
Have performed inspections under
(PTW) systems and be able to
a PTW system
describe how they operate

*T
General site safety Understand the potential dangers Have attended a site safety
of working alone on site induction at an operating plant

Understand site accident Have seen a completed accident *T

reporting procedures report form
Understand the 'Scaftag' or Have performed inspections on a *T
similar tagging system of plant where a scaffold safety
1. Inspection safety scaffold safety tagging system is in use

Have witnessed a full hydraulic test

at >125% working pressure on a
vessel or pipework system with a
working pressure >20 barg, OR a
Understand the safety aspects of
full pneumatic test (not a low
pressure testing and be able to
pressure leak test) on a vessel with
describe dangers. Recognise any
Pressure testing safety a working pressure >10 barg. In
statutory documentation relating
either case, the equipment must
to pressure test safety (HSE GS4
have been fitted with temporary
in the UK)
connections (blank flanges, etc).
Have read relevant statutory
documentation relating to pressure
test safety (HSE GS4 in the UK)

Pre-inspection cleaning Understand the safety dangers of

Have entered a vessel under a gas-
of vessels and confined incomplete cleaning of vessels
free certificate
spaces before entry

*T
1. Inspection safety Have witnessed the use of DP
Understand correct procedures
(continued) DP/MPI materials in aerosol
for the use of DP and MPI
confined spaces cleaner/penetrant/developer and
materials in confined spaces
MPI contrast paint/inks

Understand the safety hazards *T

Have seen RT operations in
Radiographic testing associated with RT and recognise
progress, with barriers and safety
(RT) safety procedures the safety signs used to show
signs erected
that RT is in progress
 Understand the differences
between user inspectors, Have provided inspection services
Structure of the insurance inspectors, 'Competent in one of the categories shown and
inspection industry Person' statutory inspectors, have liased with inspectors from
classification societies and works other categories
inspection 'agencies'

Have read CSWIP and NVQ

Understand the differences in the structure of both schemes. Am
scope between CSWIP
Plant Inspector
certification and National
qualifications *UK only
Vocation Qualifications (NVQs) in
similar disciplines
2. The role of the
plant inspector
Understand the role of 'The
Statutory inspection Competent Person' in statutory
inspections
Understand the need for client
focus whilst not compromising
Client focus
decisions on safety or integrity of inspections under instruction from
the plant being inspected
literature available (reference
documents or websites) explaining
aware of other related documents
produced by trade associations (in
the UK, Safety Assessment
Federation [SAFeD] and
Engineering Equipment
Manufacturers and Users
Association [EEMUA])
Have seen statutory inspection
reports for pressure equipment or
lifting equipment
Have performed inspections under
instruction from the plant
owner/user and performed
another party (e.g. insurer,
purchaser)

Understand the differences and

similarities of works inspection Have performed both works and in-
The scope of plant
(new equipment) and in-service service (shutdown) inspection of
inspection
(shutdown) inspection of existing engineering plant
equipment

Appreciate the role of the CSWIP Have personally issued a non-

Inspection and
plant inspector as decision- conformance report (NCR) during
decision-making
maker an inspection
 Have worked under the *T
Quality Assurance:ISO Recognise the requirements of
requirements of a QA procedures
9000(2000 or earlier ISO 9000 as they apply to plant
manual and been a recipient of a
versions) inspection
controlled copy of the manual
Have either been audited or *T
Understand the purposes of
performed an audit relating to
QA audits audits and how they are
inspection activities on in-service
conducted
plant

EN 45004 'General
criteria for the
Recognise the purpose of EN
operation of various
45004 in certifying inspection Have read a copy of EN 45004
types of bodies
organisations
performing inspection'
*UK only

Site 'registration' of Understand the concept of site Have carried out an inspection on
pressure/lifting registration of critical equipment an operating site that uses a
3. Documentation equipment and other on e.g. refinery/petrochemical registration system, and seen the
procedures and critical equipment plant documentation system in action
Quality Assurance
(QA) Recognise the documentation
Have seen documentation relating
involved in notifying, postponing
Organisation of to the notification and
and reporting statutory
statutory inspections postponement of in-service
inspections of pressure/lifting
statutory inspections
equipment

Recognise documentation (in

Safe operating limits written scheme of examination Have seen documentation relating
for pressure equipment or similar) used to record safe to the recording of SOLs
operating limits (SOLs)

Have seen documentation and

Recognise documentation used
Reporting situations of associated plant internal
to report situations of imminent
'imminent danger' procedures used for reporting
danger to enforcing authorities
situations of imminent danger
Recognise the basic management Have managed inspection services
The management of procedures used in both works in one of the categories shown and
inspection and in-service inspection have liased with inspectors from
organisations other categories
 Have seen ASME U-forms for USA- *T
manufactured vessels and read the
Pressure vessel Appreciate the differences declaration of conformity and
construction legislation between the situation in Europe, technical file requirements for EU-
worldwide USA and other countries manufactured vessels under the
Pressure Equipment Directive
(PED)
*T
Pressure equipment in- Appreciate the legal
Have seen the contents of API 510,
service inspection requirements for in-service
API 570 and API 653 in-service
requirements in the vessel, pipework and storage
inspection codes
USA tank requirements in the USA

Understand the scope of The

Pressure equipment in-
Pressure System Safety Have read the PSSRs and ACoP and
service inspection
Regulations (PSSRs) and the can describe the content of
4. Legislation requirements in the UK
Approved Code of Practice Regulations 8,9 and 10
*UK only
document (ACoP)

Transportable gas Understand the purpose and

cylinder inspection scope of The Transportable Have read background information
requirements in EU Pressure Equipment Directive on the TPED
countries (TPED)

Understand the general *T

Can identify the relevant lifting
Lifting equipment requirement for periodic in-
equipment statutory regulations
statutory inspection service inspection imposed in
and any relevant ACoP in one
requirements many countries (e.g. LOLER in
country
the UK)
Have viewed relevant
Development of EU Appreciate the way that EU
websites/references showing lists
Directives Directives are being developed
of EU Directives under development
 Understand the format of
Have used these five types of
General Arrangement (GA)
Interpretation of drawings during either shop or in-
drawings, P&IDs, process
engineering drawings service inspection of engineering
schematics, pipework isometrics
plant
and welding drawings

Transportable pressure Have inspected an EN 1442 TPR (or

receptacles (TPRs) i.e. Recognise the basic construction equivalent US specification
gas cylinders: e.g. EN features used in EN 1442 TPRs (e.g.DOT 4B-W)) during batch
1442/DOT 4B-W manufacture

Have witnessed NDT and a burst

Transportable pressure
test (volumetric expansion) on a
receptacles (TPRs) i.e. Understand the procedures for
batch-manufactured TPR and
gas cylinders: e.g. EN NDT and burst testing of TPRs
interpreted the results against
1442/DOT 4B-W
5. Plant design and construction standards
engineering drawings
Have inspected an EN 286 Simple
Pressure Vessel (horizontal or
Simple Pressure vessel
Recognise the basic construction vertical) or equivalent US
(SPVs) design and
features used in EN 286 SPVs specification (e.g. SAE/ASME VIII)
construction (EN 286)
both during manufacture and in
service

Coded unfired Recognise the basic construction

Have inspected a coded unfired
Pressure vessel design features used in coded unfired
pressure vessel (e.g. air receiver,
and construction (BS pressure vessels. Appreciate the
process vessel ) >250 bar litres
PD 5500/EN general concept of design
both during manufacture and in
13445/ASME VIII/TRD codes(BS PD 5500/EN
service
etc) 13445/ASME VIII/TRD etc)

Heated Pressure vessel Recognise the basic construction Have inspected a heated pressure
design and features used in heated pressure vessel/calorifier both during
construction vessels/calorifiers manufacture and in service

Recognise the basic construction
Auxiliary boiler design
features used in steam boilers
and construction (BS
(auxiliary 'package' boilers >5
PD 2790/EN 12953)
barg)
Have inspected a 'package'
auxiliary steam boiler (water tube
or fire tube type) >5 barg or can
demonstrate a detailed knowledge
of their construction features and
how they are inspected

Recognise the basic construction Have inspected a water tube steam

Water Boiler design
features used in water tube boiler and can demonstrate a
and construction(BS
steam boilers, including larger detailed knowledge of their
1113/ASME 1/EN
coal/oil/HRSG power generation construction features and how they
12952
types are inspected
6. Inspection of
unfired pressure Understand the meaning of Have inspected a vessel with an
Pressure vessel
vessels vessel nameplate data and the ASME nameplate and reported on
nameplates: ASME
requirements under ASME the nameplate content
Understand the meaning of
Pressure vessel vessel nameplate data and the Have inspected a vessel with a
nameplates: PED/CE requirements under the PED/CE marked nameplate and
marking European Pressure Equipment reported on the nameplate content
Directive (PED)
Have witnessed a hydraulic test at
Understand the practical >125% maximum allowable
Pressure testing objectives and methodology of working pressure (MAWP) on a
pressure testing pressure equipment component
>250 bar litres
*T
Understand the methodology for
Have reviewed and reported on the
Pressure testing calculating hydraulic test
accuracy of pressure test
calculations pressure under common
calculations
pressure equipment design codes

Recognise common Have seen and measured and

manufacturing defects in reported on out-of-
Pressure vessel pressure vessels: out-of- roundness/head-to-shell and shell-
6. Inspection of
manufacturing defects roundness/head-to-shell and to-shell misalignment/profile
unfired pressure
and inaccuracies shell-to-shell distortion(bulging) and bowing
vessels (continued)
misalignment/profile distortion during a works/shop inspection of a
(bulging) and bowing new or repaired pressure vessel

Recognise common in-service Have seen and measured and

visible degradation mechanisms reported on wall thinning, peaking,
Pressure vessel in-
in pressure vessels: wall profile distortion (bulging) during
service degradation
thinning, peaking, profile an in-service pressure vessel
distortion (bulging) inspection
 Steam Pipework design Recognise the basic construction
Have inspected steam pipework
and construction: ANSI features used in ANSI B31.1
either during manufacture or in
B31.1/ANSI B16.5 steam pipework design and ANSI
service
7. Inspection of (flanges) B16.5 (flanges)
pipework systems
Process Piping design Recognise the basic construction Have inspected ANSI B13.3 process
and construction: ANSI features used in ANSI B31.3 pipework either during
B31.3 process pipework design manufacture or in service

Have inspected a TEMA shell and *T

tube heat exchanger during an 'in-
Shell and tube type Recognise the basic construction
service' cold shutdown inspection.
heat exchanger design features of TEMA-type shell-and-
Have reviewed the exchanger
and construction tube heat exchangers
datasheet and compared with
nameplate data
8. Inspection of heat Plate type heat Recognise the basic construction Have inspected a plate-type heat
exchangers exchanger design and features of plate-type heat exchanger during an 'in-service'
construction exchangers cold shutdown inspection
Recognise types of
scaling/fouling/tubesheet Have inspected and reported
Heat exchanger fouling
thinning and wall thinning fouling/corrosion/wall thinning in a
and degradation
(pressure envelope) in heat shell-and-tube heat exchanger
exchangers
*T
Recognise the basic construction
Atmospheric storage
features used in API 650 or BS Have inspected an atmospheric
tank design and
2654 atmospheric storage tanks. storage tank in service to the
construction: API
Appreciate the main content of principles of API 653 or EEMUA 159
9. Inspection of 650/BS 2654
API 653 or EEMUA 159
atmospheric storage
tanks:
Atmospheric storage Have recommended/witnessed
Understand the procedures and
tank corrosion and repairs to lower shell strakes or
limitations (API 653/EEMUA 159)
repair: (API floor annulus plates of an
of repair to corroded tanks
653/EEMUA 159) atmospheric storage tank
 Have reviewed a valve datasheet
Understand the content of a
Valve datasheets and compared with nameplate data
valve datasheet
and test results

Understand the procedures for Have witnessed and reported on a

Valve body testing:
hydraulic testing of valve bodies valve body test in a manufacturers
ANSI B16.34
to ANSI B16.34 or similar works

Understand the procedures for

Have witnessed and reported on a
10. Inspection of Valve seat leak testing: seat leak testing of valves to
valve seat leakage test in a
valves ANSI B16.34/FCI 70-2 ANSI B16.34 or FCI 70-2
manufacturers works
(control valves)
Understand the procedures for Have witnessed and reported on
Control valve functional
functional testing of control control valve functional testing in
testing
valves the manufacturers works
Have witnessed visual/DP/MPI/UT
Valve body Understand the application of of cast valve bodies either in the
NDT/defects NDT to cast valve bodies manufacturers works or on site,
and reported on body defects
Recognise the basic construction
Pressure relief valve
features of high lift type, relay Have seen PRVs in use on an
(PRV) design and
type and pressure/vacuum type operating plant
construction
PRVs
Have witnessed and reported on
Understand PRV pre-pop testing, PRV pre-pop testing, hot float
11. Inspection of PRV testing (API RP
hot float testing and testing and 'Trevitesting', including
protective devices 672)
'Trevitesting' the acceptability of test
arrangements for each

Other protective Recognise the basic construction

Have seen other protective devices
devices design and features of other protective
in use on an operating plant
construction devices e.g. bursting discs

Recognise balancing and
vibration limits (ISO 1940/VDI
2056) stated on rotating
machinery test reports
Understand the contents of
centrifugal pump datasheets
Understand centrifugal pump
performance (Q/h) testing: ISO
3555/DIN 1944/API 610
Understand centrifugal pump
NPSH testing
Understand specific test criteria
Inspection and testing
for fire pumps (NFPA)
of rotating machinery:
12. Inspection of
Centrifugal pumps, air
rotating machinery
compressors, gas Understand centrifugal pump
turbines, diesel engines post-test stripdown examination
Understand compressor free air Have witnessed and reported on a
delivery (FAD) testing (e.g. BS
1571/ISO 1217/ASME PTC 10)
Understand high speed
turbocompressor testing (VDI
2045/BS 2009/ASME PTC 10)
Understand gas turbine (GT)
rotor total indicated runout (TIR)
measurement
Understand GT rotor balancing
and overspeed: ISO 1940/VDI
balance grades/vibration test in the
2056
Have reviewed balance
grades/vibration test results in
machinery test reports or
witnessed balancing tests taking
place on a rotor assembly from any
rotating machine
Have reviewed and reported on the *T
content of centrifugal pump
datasheets
Have witnessed and reported on a
centrifugal pump test to ISO
3555/DIN 1944/API 610 in the
manufacturers works
Have witnessed and reported on a
centrifugal pump NPSH test in the
manufacturers works
Have witnessed and reported on a
performance test on a NFPA-rated
fire pump
Have witnessed and reported on a
centrifugal pump post-test
stripdown examination in the
manufacturers works
FAD test on an air or gas
compressor
Have witnessed and reported on a
performance test on a high speed
turbocompressor
Have witnessed and reported on
TIR measurements for a GT rotor
Have witnessed and reported on
rotor overspeed and balancing
manufacturers works
 Understand GT no-load running Have witnessed GT no-load running
test
Understand GT clearance
measurement
Understand GT site performance
testing
Understand GT noise testing: Have witnessed and reported on a
ISO 10494
Inspection and testing
Understand diesel engine
12. Inspection of of rotating machinery:
Inspection and Test plans (ITPs)
rotating machinery Centrifugal pumps, air
(continued) compressors, gas
turbines, diesel engines Understand the procedure for
checking of diesel engine
crankshaft deflections
Understand diesel engine
functional and load testing: ISO
3046
Understand diesel engine post-
test stripdown inspection
test in the manufacturers works
Have witnessed and reported on GT
rotor/stator clearance checks in the
manufacturers works or on site
Have witnessed and reported on GT
performance (guarantee) tests on
site
GT noise test to ISO 10494
Have reviewed an ITP for
manufacture or factory rebuild of a
diesel engine >1MW
Have witnessed diesel engine
(>1MW) crankshaft deflection
measurements in the works or on
site and interpreted the results
Have witnessed functional and load
test to ISO 3046 of a diesel engine
(>1MW) in the manufacturers
works and reported on the results
Have witnessed and reported on a
diesel engine (>1MW) post-test
stripdown examination in the
manufacturers works
 Have witnessed works proof testing
Understand the proof tests
Proof testing of ropes of wire ropes and crane hooks and
performed on ropes and crane
and hooks reviewed or calculated factors of
hooks for lifting equipment
safety

Appreciate the application of

LOLER regulations *UK Have read the LOLER Approved
LOLER (Lifting Operations and
only Code of practice (ACoP).
Lifting Equipment) Regulations

Understand the typical content of Have reviewed an ITP used for

Crane Inspection and
an ITP used for manufacture of a manufacture of a crane (>5t SWL)
test plans (ITPs)
crane (>5t SWL) and reported on its content

Understand the procedures for

crane design appraisal and the
Crane design appraisal relevance of technical standards Have reviewed a crane design
and datasheets (e.g. BS 466/ISO 4301/FEM), appraisal report and datasheet
13. Inspection of
including design classification
lifting equipment
(mechanism and structure class)

Understand the works and site Have witnessed crane functional

tests performed on a crane checks, hook approach test,
Crane functional and
(functional checks, hook 100%/125% SWL tests and braking
load tests
approach test, 100%/125% SWL distance tests in the works or on
tests and braking distance tests site (pre-commissioning)

Have performed an in-service

Crane in-service Understand in-service inspection
inspection (statutory inspection to
inspection procedures for cranes
LOLER) and reported on the results

Understand the procedures for Have performed an in-service

Passenger or goods lift in-service inspection of lifts inspection (on a passenger or
(elevator) inspection (elevators), including mechanical goods lift (elevator) and reported
and electrical aspects on the results

Procurement quality
Have marked-up an ITP for new
14. Procurement assurance (i.e. during Understand the use of Inspection
construction or repair of
quality assurance shop manufacture) to and Test Plans (ITPs)
engineering equipment of any type
meet design codes
 Have performed works or site
inspections on a project using
Understand the general process
The process of material 'traceable' material (certificates
of material traceability and its
traceability 3.1B minimum) and on a project
limitations
using lower certification grades
(e.g. grade 2.2)
Have witnessed an actual test (or
inspected and reported upon an
Understand the important
Material destructive already-tested test piece) for the
destructive tests carried out to
testing following destructive tests: cold
determine material properties
tensile, Charpy impact (any
temperature), weld bend test
Have reviewed EN10204
certificates type 3.1A,3.1B and 2.2
Recognise the different types of
(certificate of conformity) during a
EN 10204 material certification
Material certification works or site inspection and have
15. Inspecting and the levels of
raised a non-conformance report
materials of assurance/limitations of each
(NCR) for unsatisfactory
construction certification
Have reviewed material certificates
Recognise specifications for
for steel components during a
different types of engineering
General knowledge of works or site inspection and have
steels (low carbon/weldable
engineering steels raised a non-conformance report
grade, low alloy and high alloy,
(NCR) for unsatisfactory
cast iron etc.
certification

Recognise specifications for Have reviewed material certificates

General knowledge of
common types of high nickel for high nickel alloy during a works
high nickel alloys
alloys (Incolloy, Hastelloy etc) or site inspection

Recognise specifications for

Have reviewed material certificates
General knowledge of common types of non ferrous
for non-ferrous material during a
non-ferrous materials materials (Titanium and cupro-
works or site inspection
nickel etc)

Understand the role of welding
Welding process
documentation (EN
documentation/QC
287/288/AWS)
Understand the requirements of
Weld repairs and
repair welding in comparison to
modifications
16. Inspecting new-manufacture
welding
Understand the principles of
Visual weld inspection
visual weld inspection
Recognise the dangers of
incorrect welding techniques on
Incorrect welding
cast components, post-weld heat
activities
treated age-hardened
components etc
Have reviewed a weld procedure *T
specification WPS), procedure
qualification record (PQR) and
welder approval document as part
of an inspection/documentation
review
*T
Have inspected a weld repair with
related WPS/PQR documentation
Have inspected fillet, butt and *T
cruciform-type manual metal arc
(MMA) welded joints in plate and
pipework
*T
Have experienced a situation of
weld failure caused by incorrect
welding techniques
 Understand the basic techniques
hardness testing and the
Hardness testing
limitations/accuracy of
Equotip/Microdur in-situ tests
Have witnessed hardness test
(HV/HB/HR etc) either in the
laboratory or in-situ (e.g.
Equotip/Microdur techniques)

*T
Basic surface crack Understand the basic techniques
Have witnessed a DP test on welds
detection (DP) of Dye Penetrant (DP) Inspection

Understand the basic techniques Have witnessed black ink/contrast *T

Basic surface crack
of Magnetic Particle Inspection paint MPI, Fluorescent MPI and dry
detection (MPI)
(MPI) powder MPI on welds
Have witnessed and reported on *T
Basic ultrasonic
Understand the basic techniques basic UT thickness checks or
testing: 0 degree
of ultrasonic testing (UT) lamination scans with 0 degree
probes
17. Non destructive probes
testing Have witnessed and reported on *T
Basic ultrasonic Understand the basic techniques
basic UT checks of welds or
testing: angleprobes of ultrasonic testing (UT)
castings using angle degree probes
Have reviewed RT films and *T
technician's defect reports for
Basic Radiographic Understand the basic techniques
straightforward RT techniques e.g.
Testing (RT) of radiographic testing
SWSI on fabricated plate or
pipework
Have reviewed microstructures and *T
Understand the techniques of technician's/metallurgist's defect
Creep replication
creep replication reports for creep replication on
high temperature components
Understand the principles and Have witnessed or reviewed *T
Advanced NDT
limitations of time of flight documentation explaining the
techniques
diffraction (TOFD) techniques and limitations of TOFD
 Have identified electrochemical,
Understand the mechanisms and
Identification of simple galvanic, crevice corrosion during
features of electrochemical,
corrosion mechanisms in-service inspection and produced
galvanic, crevice corrosion
an inspection report
Have seen examples of stress
Understand the complexity of
Appreciation of the corrosion cracking (SCC), chloride
composite corrosion mechanisms
existence of composite corrosion of stainless steel and
and identify the most common
corrosion mechanisms 'weld attack' of stainless steel
mechanisms
welds
Have seen examples of stress
Appreciation of the
Understand the effect of high corrosion cracking (SCC), chloride
existence of high
temperature on corrosion type corrosion of stainless steel and
temperature corrosion
and rate 'weld attack' of stainless steel
mechanisms
welds
18. Basic corrosion
and degradation Appreciation of the
existence of creep Understand that creep is a time
Have seen physical examples or
mechanisms in high and temperature-dependent
photographs of creep failures
temperature failure mechanism
components
Appreciation of the Understand that fatigue is stress
existence fatigue as a and cycle-dependent and can Have seen physical examples or
common failure cause unexpected catastrophic photographs of fatigue failures
mechanism failure
Have performed in-service
inspections on a plant where
Understand the role of the
Corrosion monitoring corrosion monitoring is used for
corrosion engineer in monitoring
and control critical equipment
and controlling corrosion
(refinery/petrochemical plant or
similar)
 Have inspected painting (new or in- *T
service) and have produced an
Recognise basic paint testing inspection report on the visual
Inspecting painting condition of the painting
practices
Have witnessed a dry film thickness*T
(DFT) test and spark (holiday) test
Have visually inspected vulcanised
sheet-applied rubber lining (new or
in-service) and have produced an
Inspecting rubber Recognise basic rubber lining inspection report on the condition
linings testing practices and integrity of the lining
Have witnessed a spark (holiday)
19. Inspecting test, rubber hardness (Shore D)
painting and linings test and rapping (adhesion test)
Have visually inspected GRP lining
(new or in-service) and have
produced an inspection report on
Inspecting Glass the condition and integrity of the
Recognise basic GRP lining
Reinforced Plastic lining
testing practices
(GRP) linings Have witnessed spark (holiday)
test, DFT test and understand the
need for a pre-lining chloride test
(option)
Recognise basic techniques of
Inspecting metallic loose cladding, welded sheet Have visually inspected galvanised
linings/claddings cladding ('wallpapering'), weld components
layering and galvanising
*T
Have seen documentation (plant
Appreciate what RBI is and inventory, list of damage
The use of RBI
recognise the basic steps of a mechanisms and matrices) from an
techniques on
quantitative/qualitative RBI operating RBI scheme and seen the
operating plant
analysis resulting changes to the written
20. Risk-based scheme of examination (WSE)
Inspection (RBI) *T
Have seen the contents list of API
RBI standards Appreciation of API 580/581
580/581
Have reviewed literature on *T
RBI commercial Appreciation of proprietary RBI
commercially-available RBI
software system software available
software
 Understand the ASME/API *T
Remnant life 510/API 570 etc approach to Have performed remnant life
calculations (ASME remnant life assessment based assessment based on corrosion
/API methodology) on corrosion rate and remaining rate and remaining wall thickness
wall thickness
Remnant life
Understand the cumulative life
calculations Have performed remnant life
fractions approach to remnant
21. Fitness for (cumulative life- assessment based on cumulative
life assessment based on e.g.
purpose (FFP) and fractions [e.g. TRD] life fractions methodology
TRD methodology
Remnant Life methodology)
Assessments (RLA) Appreciate the methodology of Have reviewed a FFP assessment *T
FFP assessment:
FFP assessment to BS 7910 based on BS 7910 Level 1 or API
BS7910 Level 1
Level 1 or API 572 (basic) 572 (basic)
Have performed a FFP assessment *T
Appreciate the methodology of based on BS 7910 Level 1 or API
FFP assessment: FFP assessment to BS 7910 572 (basic) and reviewed a FFP
BS7910 Levels 2 and 3 Levels 2 and 3 or API 572 assessment based on BS 7910
(advanced) Levels 2 and 3 or API 572
(advanced)

Have produced a works inspection report for a piece of statutory

equipment (pressure or lifting equipment)

Have produced an in-service inspection report for a piece of

Familiarity with statutory equipment (pressure or lifting equipment) against an
22. Inspection reports
different types of existing Written Scheme of Examination (WSE)
and associated
inspection reporting
documents
and related documents Have issued non-conformance reports in a works inspection or in-
service inspection situation and

Have successfully 'closed out' an existing NCR following a re-

inspection