COURSE OVERVIEW

This course is designed to provide participant with a detailed and up-to-date overview of valve inspection and testing in accordance with API 598. It covers the API requirements needed to perform inspection, examination, supplementary examinations and pressure testing requirements for resilient-seated, non-metallic-seated and metal-to-metal-seated valves of the gate, globe, plug, ball, check and butterfly types.
During this interactive course, participants will learn to inspect, examine and perform supplementary examination; carryout pressure testing, Identify test location, test equipment and test required; differentiate high-pressure closure test and high-pressure pneumatic test; identify test fluid; test pressures, test duration and test leakage; employ pressure testing procedures including backseat testing, shell testing, low-pressure and high-pressure closure testing, double block and bleed high-pressure closure testing; and explain in details the valve certification and retesting.