ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT SYLLABUS

1. Introduction to AIM
a. What is AIM
b. AIM Lifecycle
c. Relation with Other Program (RCM, RCA etc.)
d. Relation to Codes, Standard and Practices
2. AIM Life cycle
a. Design Research
b. Engineering, Procurement & Construction
c. Commissioning
d. Operation & Maintenance
e. Decommissioning
3. Drawings & Procedures
a. PFD
b. P&ID
c. Isometrics
d. GA Drawings
e. Equipment Drawings
f. Welding Symbols
g. Types of Procedure Supporting AIM.
4. Plant Process
a. Refinery Processes for Units (CDU, VDU, DCU, HCU, DHT etc.)
b. Petrochemical Plant Process
c. Fertilizers plant Process
5. Fabrication Technology
a. Piping fabrication (Shop & Field)
b. Heat Exchangers
c. Pressure Vessel Manufacturing
d. Storage Tank Construction (Shop and Field)
e. Fire heaters
f. Structural Fabrication
g. Welding (WPS, PQR, Weld MAPS etc.)
h. Non-Destructive Testing (RT, PT, UT, MPT hardness, MI)
i. Post Weld Heat Treatment
6. Pre-commissioning & Commissioning
a. Chemical Cleaning
b. Steam Blowing
c. Plant starts up activities.
7. Operation & Maintenance
a. Daily Problems of Running Units & In-service inspection.
b. Preventive & Breakdown maintenance
c. Condition Monitoring.
8. Shutdowns & Turnarounds
 a. Overview of Shutdowns & Turnarounds
b. Shutdown & Non-shutdown Equipment’s
c. Scope Preparation and role/Responsibilities of different department.
9. Operation of Equipment/Piping & associated mechanical Integrity problems
a. Piping (various Leaks, Flange connection leaks, Clamp etc.)
b. Heat Exchangers (tube leaks, Plugging etc.)
c. Pressure Vessels & Reactors (Nozzle leaks,
d. Fire heaters (Hot spots, thermography etc.)
e. Tanks (Bottom leak, collapse etc.)
f. Valves (valve passing, Cracks etc.)
g. Pressure Relief Valves (Passing, trim repair etc.)
h. Dosing Packages
10. Damage Mechanism
a. Associated damage Mechanism with different Equipment
b. Identification of Damage Mechanism
c. Overview of API 571
d. Corrosion Loops & circuitization.
e. IOW as per API 584
f. Special Inspection Program
11. Codes & Standards
a. Introduction to Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices
b. Overview to Fixed Equipment Standards & Recommended practices
i. Pressure Vessels (API 510 & 572)
ii. Piping (API 570,574 & 578)
iii. Fired Heater (API 530, API 538,560 and 573)
iv. Heat Exchangers (API 660,661,663,664
v. Storage Tanks (API 620 & API 653)
vi. Pressure Relief Devices (API 520 and API 576)
c. RBI – API 580 & API 581
d. API 579 FFS
e. Other non-API standards like NACE overview.
12. Repair of Equipment/Piping
a. Failures Related to In-service Equipment/Piping
b. Repair as per ASME PCC-2
c. Repair of Storage Tank As per API 653
d. Thickness Survey
e. API 579 FSS, Leve 1,2 & 3(Basics Only)
f. RCA for Equipment failures
13. Report Writing skills
a. Overview of Report writing
b. Meridium Report Writing
c. Recommendation writing
d. Following up a recommendation