Above Ground Tank Safety

Course Length: 5 Days Venue: TB

Course
Description

Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) are used for storage of petroleum
products prior to use, while being used, or prior to further distribution in
commerce. These tanks cannot be commissioned
for the storage of petroleum products unless its material and construction are inspected to be compatible with the
products to be stored and conditions of storage such as pressure and
temperature. Also, storage tank installation must be engineered or updated in
accordance with good engineering practices to avoid discharges.

Our highly interactive Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector (API 653) training course
will help professionals
working in refineries and petrochemical plants to enhance their functional
technical skills. The knowledge gained
in the training course will enable them to evaluate
the integrity of existing
equipment and quantify
the remaining life in operation
after carrying out appropriate cost-effective repair
options. This will enhance their overall technical effectiveness regarding
improved plant reliability and safety of operation with positive environmental
impact. The training course will basically cover API recommended Body of
Knowledge for API-653, Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Certification
Examination and will therefore also serve as a good preparation material for
taking and passing that examination successfully.

What You will
Learn

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Full confidence in performing various inspection activities

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Enhanced job effectiveness regarding equipment
repairs & alterations

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Improving the plant technical reliability and
environmental safety

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Help your technical team find good solutions in
complex operational situations

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Organization of effective inspection teams with
clear roles and responsibilities

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Preparation of participants for taking API 653
Certification Examination

Who Should
Attend

This Aboveground Storage
Tank Inspector (API 653) training
course is suitable for a wide range of technical professionals, but will be
particularly beneficial to:

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Plant engineers dealing with inspection, maintenance
& repairs of storage tanks

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Equipment reliability and integrity supervisors and
HSE engineers

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Planners of cost-effective operation of in-service
storage tanks

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Material engineers and technicians dealing with
corrosion and material protection

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Safeguarding and MOC engineers

Course Outline

Day 1 –
Calculations & Tabular Evaluations for Evaluating Thickness Measurements,
Weld Sizes, Tank Integrity

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Corrosion Rates and Inspection Intervals (API 575, Paragraph 7.2)

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Joint Efficiencies (API 653 Section 4)

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Maximum Fill Height: Hydrostatic Testing API 653,
Section 4)

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Weld Size for Shell & Roof Openings (API 650, Figures 5.7 – 5.21)

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Hot Tapping (API
653, Paragraph 9.14)

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Settlement Evaluation (API 653 Annex B.2.3 – B2.5)

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Number of Settlement Points (API 653 12.5.2, Annex B)

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Impact Testing (API-650, 4.2.9.3)

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Existing Tank Shell – Minimum Thickness s (API-653, 4.3.3.1)

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Reconstructed Tank Shell – Minimum Thickness (API-650, Table 5-2)

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Tank Shell Corroded Area (API-653, 4.3.2.1)

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Tank Shell Pitting (API-653, 4.3.2.2.a)

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Bottom Plate Minimum Thickness (API-653, 4.4.5.1)

Day 2 – Welding
of Atmospheric Above Ground Storage Tanks: ASME Section IX, Welding and Brazing
Qualifications

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Elements of Welding
Technology

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Knowledge and skills: SMAW and SAW welding processes:

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WPS & PQR

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API-650 Standard: Welded Steel Tanks for Oil
Storage: General rules: Section 9

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API Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair,
Alteration, and Reconstruction: General
rules: Section 11

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Number, Type, and Results of Mechanical tests

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Replacement Plates

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Lap Welded Patch
Plates

Day 3 – Non-Destructive Examination: ASME BPV Section V:
NDE Testing

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General Requirements: Responsibilities, Qualifications

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Calibration, Record Keeping

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Radiographic Examination: Butt Welds, Seams,
Placement of IQIs, Records

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Liquid Penetrant Examination: Mandatory Appendix II, Interpretation

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Magnetic Particle Examination (Yoke and Prod techniques)

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Ultrasonic Standards: Measuring thickness with
Manual Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Contact Method:

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API-650 and API-653: General Nondestructive
Examination requirements

Day 4 – Practical Knowledge: General

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Organization and Certification Requirements

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Types and Definitions of Inspections

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Types of Corrosion and Deterioration

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Materials and Fabrication Problems

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Welding Technology

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Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Methods

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Corrosion and Minimum Thickness Evaluation

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Estimated Remaining
Life.

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Inspection Interval Determination and Issues
Affecting Intervals

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Inspecting Relief Devices

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Inspection Safety Practices

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Inspection Records and Reports

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Repairs / Alterations

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Disassembly and Reconstruction

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Hydro Testing

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Pneumatic Testing

Day 5 – Practical Knowledge: Specific

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API RP 571: Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed
Equipment in Refining Industry

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Brittle Fracture
(4.2.7)

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Mechanical Fatigue (4.2.16)

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Atmospheric Corrosion (4.3.2)

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Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) (4.3.3)

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Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) (4.3.8)

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Soil Corrosion (4.3.10) – Caustic Corrosion (4.3.9)

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Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC) (4.5.1)

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Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic
Embrittlement) (4.5.3)

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Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic) (5.1.10)

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Sulfuric Acid Corrosion (5.1.11)

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API RP 575: Inspection of Atmospheric and
Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

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Procedures to perform internal and external inspection

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Types of external and internal inspections

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Evaluation change-of-service effects on suitability
for continued service

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Evaluation of distortions, flaws,

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Condition of nozzles, wind-girders, stiffeners

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Evaluation of tank bottoms, tank foundations &
anchor bolts

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Causes of corrosion, leaks, cracks, and mechanical deterioration

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Shells and roofs, pipe connections

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API RP 577: Welding Inspection and Metallurgy

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Welding processes & inspection

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Welding materials & procedure: filler metal selection

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Welder qualifications

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Non-destructive examination (NDE)

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Refinery & Petrochemical Plant Welding Issues

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Actions to address improperly made welds

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Report of RT results