What does API 510 mean?
Pressure Vessel Inspection Code
API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, is an inspection code developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API). API RP 572 supplements API 510 to provide logic and best practices that assist practitioners in the “how to” inspect pressure vessels.
What is API pressure vessel?
API 510 “Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration” is the pressure vessel inspection code for the petroleum and chemical process industries. From: Applied Welding Engineering, 2012.
Does API 510 cover boilers?
To begin with, the NBIC covers boilers and public pressure vessels outside of the petrochemical industry, while the API-510 Code covers only owner-user pressure vessels within the petrochemical industry.
What is the in service pressure vessel inspection Code?
API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code covers the in-service inspection, repair, alteration, and rerating activities for pressure vessels and the pressure-relieving devices protecting these vessels. This inspection code applies to all hydrocarbon and chemical process vessels and process vessels in other industries.
How do I get API 510 certified?
To take the API 510 examination, a candidate must meet at least one of the following criteria: BS or higher in engineering or technology: must have a minimum of 1 year experience in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 510.
Is the API 510 exam hard?
Usually you need some experience in inspection of unfired pressure vessels for API 510 and the same for process piping for API 570 unless you are an engineer. As a holder of three API certifications and having tested in March for another the test are pretty tough. No thery are really tough!
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