COURSE OVERVIEW RE320
API 653: TANK INSPECTION CODE: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, & Reconstruction of Steel Aboveground Storage Tanks Used in the Petrochemical Industry (API Exam Preparation Training)

Course Title
API 653: TANK INSPECTION CODE: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, & Reconstruction of Steel Aboveground Storage Tanks Used in the Petrochemical Industry (API Exam Preparation Training)

Course Date / Venue
Course : January 11-15,2009
Course Venue: Pearl Meeting Room, Kings Gate Hotel, Abu Dhabi , UAE
Exam : March 25, 2009
Exam Venue : Al Majlis Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Abu Dhabi , UAE

Course Reference
RE320

Course Duration/Credits
Five days (40 hours as per API regulations)/4.0 CEUs

Course Objectives
In order to meet the needs of today's fast changing inspection industry, Haward Technology (ITAC) has developed the "Tank Inspection Course with API 653 Exam Prep.”.

The course textbook includes notes and summaries on the tank inspection standards referenced in the API 653 Body of Knowledge.
This comprehensive 40 hour course consists of five 8-hour teaching days. It is designed to accomplish a two-fold training agenda:

•  To train those individuals who are interested in obtaining the API 653 Tank Inspection Certification.

•  Train those who require a working knowledge of the intricacies encountered in the working environment.

Additionally, quizzes are given at the end of each section; homework is handed out at the end of each class day, which consists of 25 questions per day and is reviewed at the beginning of the following day, and a “practice” exam is administered at the end of the course. Haward Technology is proud of the 90%+ pass rate attained by its students who have sat for the API 653 certification exam.

Training Methodology
This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:-

50% Lectures
30% Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises
20% Videos & Software

Who Should Attend
The course is intended for Inspection Engineers who are seeking API-653 certification. Other engineers, managers or technical staffs who are dealing with Steel Aboveground Storage Tanks used in the Petrochemical Industry will also benefit.

Course Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total tuition hours of the course.

Course Accreditation
(1) Haward Technology's courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800 , McLean , VA 22102 , USA . In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards .

Haward Technology Middle East will award 4.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant's involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant's CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

(2) This API exam preparation training course complies with the API ( American Petroleum Institute ) regulations and is designed to prepare participants for API 653 exam that qualifies successful participants to the “ API 653 Tank Inspection Certification” .

Required Codes and Standards:
Listed below are the effective editions of the publications required for the September 24, 2008 API 653, Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Examination.

•  API Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry, First Edition, December 2003 . IHS Product code API CERT 653_571 (includes only the portions specified below)

ATTENTION: Only the following mechanisms to be included:

4.2.7 - Brittle Fracture

4.2.16 – Mechanical Fatigue

4.3.2 – Atmospheric Corrosion

4.3.3 – Corrosion under insulation (CUI)

4.3.8 – Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)

4.3.9 – Soil Corrosion

4.3.10 – Caustic Corrosion

4.5.1 – Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (C1-SCC)

4.5.3 – Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement)

5.1.1.11 – Sulfuric Acid Corrosion

•  API Recommended Practice 575 , Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks , Second Edition, May, 2005 . IHS Product Code API CERT 575

•  API Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, First Edition, October 2004 . IHS Product Code API CERT 577

•  API Standard 650 , Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, Tenth Edition, November 1998, including Addendum 1 (March 2000), Addendum 2 (Nov. 2001), and Addendum 3 (Sept. 2003) and Addendum 4 (December 2005). IHS Product Code API CERT 650

•  API Recommended Practice 651 , Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks , Third Edition, January 2007 . IHS Product Code API CERT 651

•  API Recommended Practice 652 , Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms , Third Edition, October 2005. IHS Product Code API CERT 652

•  API Standard 653 , Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction , Third Edition, December 2001; including Addendum 1(September 2003) and Addendum 2 (November 2005). IHS Product Code API CERT 653

•  American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code , 2004 edition with the 2005 Addenda and 2006 addenda .

•  ASME Section V , Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7 and 23 (Section SE-797 only).

ii. Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications(Section QW only)

IHS Product Code for the ASME package API CERT 653 ASME . Package includes only the above excerpts necessary for the exam.

API and ASME publications may be ordered through IHS Documents at 303-397-7956 or 800-854-7179. Product codes are listed above. Orders may also be faxed to 303-397-2740. More information is available at http://www.ihs.com . API members are eligible for a 30% discount on all API documents; other exam candidates are eligible for a 20% discount on all API documents. When calling to order please identify yourself as an exam candidate and/or API member. Prices quoted will reflect the applicable discounts. No discounts will be made for ASME document

Note: API and ASME publications are copyrighted material. Photocopies of API and ASME publications are not permitted. CD-ROM versions of the API documents are issued quarterly by Information Handling Services and are allowed. Be sure to check your CD-ROM against the editions noted on this sheet.

Course Fee
US $3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant's Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the course fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology at the time of booking.

Course Instructors
(1) Mr. Charlie Cramlet MSc , BSc , ( USA ) ... More
(2) Mr. Kevin Willick ( USA ) MSc , BSc ... More

Course Coordinator
Melissa Cabillan, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: melissa@haward.org