Preparation Course for

ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK INSPECTOR Certification

8 - 12 June 2015 l Bandung, Indonesia

COURSE OBJECTIVE
The main emphasis of this program is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the design, inspection and
maintenance of aboveground storage tanks based on API 653 standards. Above ground storage tanks are one of the
critical production assets in process industry. How to adopt code rules for your plant’s storage tanks and various service
conditions will be illustrated with numerous case studies. Important codes will be reviewed and discussed so as to
address the difficulties and ambiguities you might have encountered during working.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS COURSE THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR

1 Knowledge of API publications and other Engineers, Supervisors, Managers and personnel in
international standards which include: Storage Tank Inspection, QA/QC, Engineering Design,
• API 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage Mechanical, Operation and Maintenance. This course
• API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and will also be beneficial to Inspectors / Engineers who are
Reconstruction preparing themselves for the API 653 certification
• API RP 576, Inspection of Pressure-relieving examination.
Devices
• API RP 575, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-
Pressure Storage Tanks
• API RP 651, Cathodic Protection of
Aboveground petroleum Storage Tanks
• API RP 652, Lining Aboveground Petroleum
Storage Tanks Bottoms
• API RP 571, Damage Mechanisms (related to
storage tank)
• API RP 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
• ASME Sect 5, Nondestructive Examination
• ASME Sect 9, Welding Qualifications
2 Knowledge and expertise that are required for
maintenance, rating, inspection, repair and
alteration of in-service storage tank
3 Information of API Individual Certification
Program and API 653 Inspector certification
process.
4 The trainer is a practitioner with in-depth
knowledge and experience about the industry
that will benefit participants to learn about COURSE METHODOLOGY
knowledge applications in real work.
The course will use various tools such as Group
Discussion, Case Studies, Practical Exercise, Video, and
Quiz to reinforce the understanding.
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ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK INSPECTOR Certification

COURSE CONTENT
D A Y 1 D A Y 4

• Introduction, Publications, Course Outline & Body of • API RP 652, Lining of Aboveground Petroleum
Knowledge Storage Tank Bottoms (Cont’d)
• API 575, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low- Pressure - Determination of need for tank bottom lining
Storage Tanks - Tank bottom lining selection
- Introduction to types of storage tanks - Surface preparation
- Causes for deterioration - Quality control inspection
- Inspection frequency and scheduling - Evaluation and repair of existing linings
- Methods of inspection • API RP 571, Damage Mechanisms (related to storage
- Leak testing tanks in general)
- Integrity of repairs and alterations - Brittle Fracture
• API 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage - Mechanical Fatigue
- Scope and definitions - Atmospheric Corrosion
- Design requirements - Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
- Microbiologically Included Corrosion (MIC)
- Soil Corrosion
D A Y 2
- Caustic Corrosion
- Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (CI-SCC)
• API 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage (Cont’d)
- Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic
- Materials specifications and limitations
Embrittlement)
- Fabrication and erection requirements
- Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
• API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and
- Sulfuric Acid Corrosion
Reconstruction
• ASME Section 5
- Scope and definitions
- Article 1, General Requirements
- Inspection requirements
- Article 2, Radiographic Examination
- Suitability of service
- Article 6, Liquid Penetrant Examination
- Tank repair and alteration
- Article 7, Magnetic Particle Examination
- Article 23, Section SE-797,Ultrasonic Standards
D A Y 3 • ASME Section 9
- Article 1, Welding General Requirements
• API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, alteration and - Article 2, Welding Procedure Qualifications
Reconstruction (Cont’d) - Article 3, Welding Performance Qualifications
- Materials and welding requirements - Article 4, Welding Data
- Design considerations for reconstructed tanks
- Dismantling and reconstruction
- Brittle fracture and considerations D A Y 5
- Examination and testing
• API RP 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
- Marking and recordkeeping
- Definitions
• API RP 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground
- Welding inspection, processes, procedure, materials
Petroleum Storage Tanks - Welder qualifications
- Scope and definitions
- Non-destructive examination
- Corrosion of above ground steel storage tanks
- Metallurgy
- Methods of cathodic protection for corrosion control
- Refinery and Petrochemical Plant Welding Issues
- Criteria for cathodic protection
• API 653 Practice examination, Open and Closed Book
- Operation and maintenance of cathodic protection
system
• API RP 652, Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Exercises :
Tank Bottoms A number of short exercises will be used to
- Scope and definitions
- Corrosion mechanism reinforce key topics
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ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK INSPECTOR Certification
COURSE FACILITATOR
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
B.L. Ho is an active consultant and professional in
Singapore. He has more than 18 years of experience in
the international oil and gas (onshore and offshore),
marine, shipbuilding and repair industries providing
engineering consultancy, asset integrity,
materials/corrosion expertise, welding and failure
investigations. He had previously held positions as
Principal Consultant with DNV, and as
Corrosion/Inspection Manager in Shell Seraya Singapore.
He also had stationed in Vietnam where he provides and
set-up asset integrity management services and systems
for BP and Petrovietnam’s offshore and onshore facilities.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
• Master of Science National University of Singapore,
Materials Science & Engineering, 2001
• Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, Nanyang
Technological University, Mechanical Engineering,
1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Asset Integrity & Risk Management Services (AIMS)
• Plant Maintenance and Engineering
• Materials Selection
• Risk-based Inspection (RBI)
• Failure Analysis
• Six Sigma (Green Belt)
• Metallurgy and Chemical Analysis
• Corrosion Assessment, Protection & Material
Selection
• Condition Assessment Of Structures & Components
• Welding Consultancy/Inspection/Witnessing
• Non-destructive Testing (MT,PT,UT,RT & ET)
• Fiberscopic Inspection
• Calibration & Mechanical Testing
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Oil & Gas (offshore and onshore), Chemical &
Petrochemical, Refineries, Marine, Shipbuilding &
Repair, Automobile and Aerospace.
PROFESSIONAL ATTAINMENT
• API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector
Certification (Cert No. 31253)
• API 570 Piping Inspection Certification Program (Cert
No. 24410)
• API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Certification
Program (Cert No. 29563)
• Risk Based Inspection (RBI)
• AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors
• ASNT Level II for MT
• ASNT Level II for PT
• Quality Assurance Level III
• Pipeline Integrity Management Course (DNV)
• Modern Energy Technology (Offshore and Onshore)
• Project Management 1
• Project Management 2
• L281 Storage Tank Maintenance and Inspection
• M123 Safety in Process Design Course
• Hazards & Effects Management Process - Layer of
Protection Analysis (HEMP-LOPA)
• Asset Dependability Green Belt Training
• Corrosion Control by Protective Paint
• Assessment of acceptability of flaws by Fracture
Mechanics
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Lecturer for API 510, API 570 and API 653
international courses for Petronas, Chevron
Indonesia, Shell, BP and Sinopec.
• RBI Trainer for public training for Singapore plants
such as Celanese, Lonza, PCS, SRC, and for NCSP
(Vietnam), Dung Quat Refinery (Vietnam), PIC
(Oman), KOC (Kuwait), Malaysia, Indonesia,
Philippines and China .
• Lecturer for courses held between year 1999 to
2004. Courses included Principles of Failure Analysis,
Stainless Steels, Corrosion Causes & Prevention,
Heat Treatment of Steels, Mechanical Testing of
Metals, Principles of Metallography and Thermal
Spray Technology.
REGISTRATION FORM 8 – 12 June 2015, Bandung – Indonesia
Course Fee : USD 2,250 / person (latest reg. 25 May 2015)
API 653 – Preparation Course for Early Bird : USD 2,150 / person (latest reg. 8 May 2015)
Group Disc. : USD 2,050 / person (latest reg. 25 May 2015)
ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK
Group discount is available for a registration of minimum 2 people
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PAYMENT DETAIL
• Payment (personal) should be received in full amount, and completed at least 10 days before training start.
• Payment (corporate) should be made within 30 (Thirty) Days after invoice received date.
• Payment to: Bank Mandiri l Branch: Ratu Plaza (Jakarta, Indonesia) l Account Name: PT Fritmandiri Utama l
Account Number: 122 - 00 - 0625535 - 3 l SWIFT CODE: BMRIIDJA

TERMS & CONDITIONS

• Course fee include lunch, coffee breaks, training materials, certificate, stationaries, and group picture.
• Certificate will be issued with minimum 80% of class attendance.
• Cancellation Rule:
 Cancellation within 6-10 working days : 25 % Cancellation Fee
 Cancellation within 3-5 working days : 50 % Cancellation Fee
 Cancellation within 1-2 working days : Non Refundable
 Change of participant is allowed with written notification received min. 2 working days before training.

CONTACT US

Jl. Gandaria III Blok D No 6, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia

Office: +62 21 726 9214 l Website: www.fritmandiri.co.id
Contact Person: SOFRIDA MASSIE l Cell: +62 811 807 4624 l Email: sofrida@fritmandiri.co.id