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Introduction Minimum Qualification Requirements Publications Effectivity Sheet For API 570 Exam Administration: June 1, 2011 570 Examination Samples
Introduction
The American Petroleum Institute (API) initiated the Piping Inspector Certification Program (PICP) to provide a continued high level of safety through the use of inspectors specialized in process piping; to improve management control of process unit inspection, repair, alteration and rerating; and to reduce the potential for inspection delays resulting from regulatory requirements. This program is based on API Standard 570, Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-Service Piping Systems; and RP 574, Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings. The program promotes self-regulation and establishes a uniform program that assists state and local governments in process piping regulations.
Education
Skills
1 year
2 years
Design, construction, repair, operation, or inspection of piping systems, of which 1 year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 570.
diploma or
3 years
equivalent
None
5 or more years
Design, construction, repair, operation, or inspection in-service piping systems, of which 1 year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 570.
Publications Effectivity Sheet For API 570 Exam Administration: June 1, 2011 Listed below are the effective editions of the publications required for the API 570, Piping Inspector Certification Examination. 1. API Standard 570, 3rd Edition, November 2009. 2. API Recommended Practice 571, Damage mechanisms Affecting fixed equipment in the refining industry, 1st Edition, December 2003.( includes only the portions listed below)
Publications Effectivity Sheet For API 570 Exam Administration: June 1, 2011
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 (ClSCC) 4.5.3 Caustic Stress corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement) 5.1.3.1 High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTTA)
Publications Effectivity Sheet For API 570 Exam Administration: June 1, 2011 3. API Recommended Practice 574, Inspection Practices for Piping System Components, 3rd Edition, November 2009. 4. API Recommended Practice 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, 1st edition, October 2004. 5. API Recommended Practice 578, Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping Systems,2nd Edition, March 2010. 6. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 2007 Edition with 2008
Publications Effectivity Sheet For API 570 Exam Administration: June 1, 2011 7. ASME Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 23(Section SE797 only). 8. Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, Welding only (ASME) 9. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) i. B16.5, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, 2003 Edition ii. B31.3, Process Piping, 2008 Edition Package includes only the above items necessary for the exam.
Examination Information
1. API examination consists of 150 multiple-choice questions with an open and closed book sections. The examination is administered by participating members of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and by the Professional Examination Service (PES). Total length of examination is 8 hours. Individual jurisdictions may charge a sitting fee to take the examination in their jurisdiction. Please contact the jurisdiction you select for an exact amount. There is no additional sitting fee at the locations where examination is administered by PES. 2. If you pass the examination, and all sections of your application are complete, you will be certified and receive a wallet card and a certificate approximately 3 months after the examination date.
Examination Information
3. API grants each applicant three consecutive attempts during the 18-month period to sit and pass the test, starting with the first exam administration the applicant registers for. If you fail the examination on your first attempt, you may retake it twice. If you fail to appear for the test, it will still count as an official attempt. 4. If you do not pass the examination on the first attempt, you need to submit a $50.00 rescheduling fee. If you do not pass it on the second attempt, you must also submit an updated Employment Reference form. If the candidate is unsuccessful on the third attempt, a new application must be submitted with a new application fee. 5. Examination results will be mailed to you approximately 8 weeks after you have taken the exam. DO NOT call API, PES, or your jurisdiction for examination results; these results WILL NOT be given over the telephone.
Examination Information
What to Bring to the Examination No. 2 pencils; A non-programmable calculator (a calculator with only simple functions); The applicable API and ASME reference publications. Please note: highlighting, underlining, page tabs, and notes written in margins of the code books are acceptable. However, loose pages inserted in the code books are not acceptable. Note: API and ASME publications are copyrighted material. Photocopies of publications are not permitted at the exam; Your examination site confirmation letter; A picture ID (i.e. drivers license).
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