The API-510 exam date is December 4, 2013.

The
deadline to register with API for the 570 Examination is
September 18, 2013

Why: Many people fail the API-570 certification

exam because they are simply unprepared. Others
fail simply because they are not ready for the types of
trick questions they will be faced with. The Technical
Toolboxes, Inc. (TTI) Preparation training course
helps you prepare and gives you the edge to passing.
The API-570 Exam Date is December 4, 2013. The
deadline to register with API for the 570 Examination
is September 18, 2013. Your application must be
postmarked no later than the API deadline date.
Contact API now to get your preferred exam location.
API Individual Certification Program
Mailing Address:
API Individual Certification Program
1220 L Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20005-4070, USA
Fax: 202-682-8348, Phone: 202-682-8064
Email: inspector@api.org
Web Site: www.api.org/icp
When:
Where:
Price:

November 18th-24th, 2013

7 day course
Technical Toolboxes, Inc.
3801 Kirby Dr, Suite 501
Houston, TX 77098
$1,275.00

Instructor:
Jeff Walling - Jeff has over 30 years
experience that spans the spectrum of industry. Jeff's
experience includes Plant Operations, Maintenance,
MI Inspections, PSM and Engineering Consulting,
Software Development and Training. Industries that
Jeff has worked in include Petroleum Refineries,
Chemical Plants, Industrial Refrigeration, Power
Plants, Pipeline, and Tank Fields. Jeff holds a degree
in Mechanical Engineering Technology with certifications in
API-653, API-510, API-570, National board, Steel Tank
Institute, AWS and PA DEP IAF/AIM.
Terms and conditions: One registration is required
per person. Upon receipt of your above registration an
invoice will be generated for payment. Payment is due
upon receipt. of the course fee will be refunded
provided written cancellation is received within 5 days
of the course start.
Course Objectives: To prepare you to pass the
actual API-570 certification examination. The
Technical Toolboxes, Inc. (TTI) API-570 exam
preparation course covers all information in the
current API-570 Authorized Piping Inspector "Body of
Knowledge". This format has been developed to
provide full coverage for API certification exam
preparation in the context of the API multiple choice
exam format. The course curriculum is task oriented
to prepare you for the same exercises you will be
expected to perform during the actual exam.
Class will be held each day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

API 570 Training Course

Preparation Training for API 570 Exam & Certification

p.m. Homework will be assigned for evening study.

Who Should Attend: The TTI API-570 Exam Prep
Course is ideal for those taking the 570 ICP Exam, as
well as participants who interact with inspectors,
maintenance, operations, and overall mechanical
integrity. However, it is primarily an exam preparation
course.
Each student must supply the API and ASME codes
and standards referenced in the API-570 "Body of
Knowledge". The codes and standards currently
required are:
API Standard 570, Piping Inspection Code:
Inspection, Repair,
Alteration, and Rerating of In-Service Piping Systems,
3rd Edition, November 2009.
API Recommended Practice 571, Damage
Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the
Refining Industry, 2nd EDITION, April 2011.
ATTENTION:
Only the following sections / mechanisms from RP
571 are included on the exam:
Section 3 Terms (Definitions)
Mechanisms:
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,
Nov. 2009.
API Recommended Practice 577, Welding
Inspection and Metallurgy, 1st edition, October 2004.
API Recommended Practice 578, Material
Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping
Systems, 2nd Edition, March 2010.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 2010
Edition, w/2011 Addendum, July 2011.

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API 570 Training Course

Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2,
6, 7, 9, 10, and 23 (Section SE-797 only).ii.
Section IX, Welding and Brazing
Qualifications,Welding only
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME)
B16.5, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, 2009
Edition
B31.3, Process Piping,2010 Edition

Day 5
8:00-8:30 Final Review
8:30-10:00 Written Examination
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 Written Examination
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-15:00 Practical Examination
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 Practical Examination

API-570 Class Schedule

Day 1
8:00-8:15 Introductions
8:15-10:00 ASME Section V (Non-Destructive
Examination)
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 Pipe Components
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-15:00 Forms of Degradation
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:30 Inspection points and guidelines
16:30-17:00 Thickness Readings
CMLs/TMLs
Day 2
8:00-8:30 Visual and NDE results and
evaluation
8:30-10:00 Calculating tmin & MAWP
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 Calculating Remaining Life
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-15:00 Calculation Exercises
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:30 Inspection Intervals and Report
Format
16:30-17:00 Days Summary
Day 3
8:00-8:30 Repair and Alteration
8:30-10:00 Permanent/Temporary Repairs
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 Heat Treatment, Rerating
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-15:00 ASME IX - Weld Orientation
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:30 ASME IX - Test and Examinations
16:30-17:00 Days Summary
Day 4
8:00-8:30 ASME IX - Welding Qualifications
8:30-10:00 WPS's & PQR's
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 WPQ's
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-15:00 Pressure Testing
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:30 PMI
16:30-17:00 Days Summary

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