[MASTERCLASS] PIPING DESIGN, INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE BASED ON API 570 CODE
23 - 25 NOVEMBER 2026
COURSE INTRODUCTION
The main emphasis of this 3-day program is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the design, inspection and maintenance of process piping based on API 570 standards. Process piping system is one of the critical production assets in process industry. How to adopt code rules for your plant’s process piping system and various service conditions will be illustrated with numerous case studies. Important codes will be reviewed and discussed so as to address the difficulties and ambiguities you might have encountered during working.
WHO SHOULD JOIN
Piping inspection engineers and managers, Inspection personnel, Operating engineers, Managers, Maintenance engineers and personnel involved in design, operation, inspection and maintenance of piping system. This course will also be beneficial to inspectors / engineers who wish to know more about the API 570 certification examination.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:
- Explain the core concepts, terminology and working principles related to Piping Design, Inspection & Maintenance based on API 570.
- Apply structured methods and industry good practices for Introduction, Publications, Course Outline & Body of Knowledge, API 570, Piping Inspection Code, and Extent of verification - new construction, existing piping system.
- Evaluate relevant mechanical & maintenance situations and identify risks, gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Translate the learning into practical workplace actions and sound technical decisions.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This programme is suitable for maintenance engineers, mechanical engineers, reliability teams, technicians, supervisors, plant personnel and operations teams responsible for equipment performance.
COURSE CONTENT
- Session 1: Introduction to the programme, relevant publications, course body of knowledge, and the relationship between ASME and API piping standards
- Session 2: ASME B31.3 Process Piping scope, terminology, definitions, and code application
- Session 3: ASME B31.3 design requirements and sample calculations, including material specifications and service limitations
- Session 4: ASME B31.3 fabrication, assembly and erection requirements, followed by inspection, examination, and testing
- Session 5: API 570 scope and definitions, inspection and examination practices, pressure testing, and inspection frequency and extent
- Session 6: API 570 data evaluation, analysis and recordkeeping, including repairs, alterations, rerating, and inspection of buried piping
- Session 7: API RP 574 piping-system components, including piping, tubing, valves, fittings and flanges, plus pipe-joining methods
- Session 8: API RP 574 inspection planning, procedures and practices, minimum required thickness determination, and inspection records
- Session 9: API RP 578 material verification programmes for new and existing alloy piping, covering verification extent, test methods, result evaluation, marking, and records
- Session 10: API RP 571 damage mechanisms - brittle fracture, thermal fatigue, erosion and erosion-corrosion, and mechanical fatigue
- Session 11: API RP 571 damage mechanisms - vibration-induced fatigue, galvanic and atmospheric corrosion, corrosion under insulation, boiler-water condensate corrosion, and microbiologically induced corrosion
- Session 12: API RP 571 damage mechanisms - soil and caustic corrosion, sulfidation, chloride stress-corrosion cracking, and caustic stress-corrosion cracking
