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 participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of fitness-for-service (FFS) of process plant equipment, pressure vessels, piping and storage facilities in accordance with API 579-1/ASME FFS-1. It covers the API 579 and ASME FFS-1 standards; the fitness-for-service assessment procedure; the concept of remaining strength factor (RSF); the FFS and degradation mechanisms; the brittle fracture, pitting corrosion, blisters, HIC, SOHIC, distortion, crack-like flaws, creep, dent and gouges, laminations, wall thinning, cracking, embrittlement and mechanical damage; the FFS procedures and level of assessment; and the ASME FFS-1/API-579 procedure, API/ASME FFS levels of assessment, general FFS assessment procedure and failure prevention. Further, the course will also discuss the piping codes B31, boiler and pressure vessel code sections, storage tanks, other codes and standards, post-construction codes and design margin piping systems; the FFS pipeline, piping, PV and tank; the systematic assessment of existing equipment for brittle fracture; and the brittle fracture features, brittle fracture and material behavior, brittle fracture risk factors and safeguards against brittle fracture. During this interactive course, participants will learn the measurement of toughness visually; the critical exposure temperature, applicability and limitations of the procedure and data requirements; the assessment techniques and acceptance criteria; the remaining life assessment acceptability for continued service; the assessment of general metal loss and its applicability, limitations and inspection data/thickness measurements; the UT measurements, burst prevention, NDE data mapping and visual examination; the assessment of local thin area; the thickness readings, stress analysis and piping assessment; the proper assessment of pitting corrosion, laminations, weld misalignment, shell distortion, dents, gouges, crack-like flaws, creep and fire damage; the fitness for service assessment for a drilling platform structure and piping following fire damage; the assessment of hydrogen blisters and hydrogen damage as well as fatigue and API 574 piping inspection; and the risk-based inspection, inspection planning and equipment screening.

link to course overview PDF

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

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 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
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30