API 653-Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector

This course prepares participants for API 653 certification and covers inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction of aboveground storage tanks. It includes tank components, settlement evaluation, corrosion assessment, NDT methods, and compliance with API 650 & API 653 standards.

• Understand API 653 inspection requirements
• Identify storage tank deterioration mechanisms
• Apply inspection and integrity assessment techniques
• Interpret code requirements and inspection reports
• Improve tank reliability, safety, and compliance

• Introduction to API 653 Standard
• Storage Tank Design & Construction Basics
• Tank Components & Terminology
• Applicable Codes & Standards (API / ASME Overview)
• Corrosion Mechanisms & Damage Assessment
• Inspection Planning & Frequency
• In-Service & Out-of-Service Inspection Procedures
• Thickness Measurement & Settlement Evaluation
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Methods
• Tank Repair, Alteration & Reconstruction
• Fitness-for-Service (FFS) Concepts
• Hydrostatic Testing Requirements
• Documentation & Inspection Reporting

• Inspection Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• QA/QC Personnel
• NDT Technicians
• Maintenance & Reliability Engineers