Service Details

Non-Destructive Testing in accordance with ISO 9712 Non-Destructive Testing in accordance with SNT-TC-1A Welding Inspector in accordance with AWS B5.1 Painting Inspector in accordance with ASTM D4537 Welder Certification in accordance with ASME IX & AWS D1.1 Cathodic Protection Personnel in accordance with ISO 15257 Plant Inspector in accordance with API 510, 570 & 653

PURPOSE

The purpose of this International Personnel Certification Schemes (IPCS) is to define RSA minimum qualification and certification requirements of Plant Inspector in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute (API).

REFERENCES

  1. API 510:2014 Addendum 2:2018, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration.
  2. API 570:2016 Addendum 2:2018, Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems.
  3. API Standard 653:2014 Addendum 2:2020, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction.
  4. API Recommended Practice 572:2016, Inspection of Pressure Vessels.
  5. API Recommended Practice 574:2016, Inspection Practices for Piping System Components.
  6. API Recommended Practice 575:2020, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage Tanks.
  7. API Recommended Practice 571:2020, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry.
  8. API 579-1/ASME FFS-1:2016, Fitness-For-Service.
  9. API Recommended Practice 580: 2016, Risk-based Inspection.
  10. RSA-QM-1001 Revision 0, Quality Manual - RSA Certification Body Quality Management System.

SCOPE

  1. This IPCS has been developed to assist in meeting the minimum requirements for qualification and certification of personnel seeking for Plant Inspector certification in accordance with API documents listed in references.
  2. Certification to this IPCS provides an attestation of general competence of the Plant Inspector. It does not represent an authorization to operate, since this remains the responsibility of the employer, and the certified personnel may require additional specialized knowledge of parameters such as equipment, procedures, materials and products specific for the employer.
  3. Authorization to operate shall be given in writing by the employer in accordance with a quality procedure that defines any employer-required job-specific training and examinations designed to verify the certificate holders’s knowledge of relevant industry code(s), standard(s), procedures, equipment, and acceptance criteria for the inspected products.
  4. The Levels of Plant Inspectors covered by this IPCS are listed in Section 6.0 as used in accordance with the applicable codes, standards, specifications and regulations referenced below.

SECTION

Level of Certification

Assistant Plant Inspector - Assistant Plant Inspector must have a broad knowledge and skills relating to visual inspection and equipment to be inspected as described in API 572, API 574 or API 575.

Plant Inspector - Pressure Vessel Inspectors must have a broad knowledge of maintenance, inspection, repair, and alteration of pressure vessels as described in API 510, and possess the skills to apply the rules and recommended practices found in the reference documents listed in Table 1, Parts A and B. Similarly, Process Piping Inspectors are required to have extensive knowledge in the maintenance, inspection, alteration, and repair of in-service metallic piping systems in accordance with API 570, along with the ability to apply relevant rules and practices from Table 1, Parts A and C. Aboveground Storage Tank Inspectors must be well-versed in the inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction of aboveground storage tanks as specified in API 653. Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector must have the skills in the application of rules and recommended practices contain in the reference documents in Table 1 listed as Parts A and D.

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Specialist Plant Inspector - Specialist Plant Inspectors in Damage Mechanism must have a broad knowledge and the necessary skills to describe and analyse each flaw and damage identified by Plant Inspectors, in accordance with API 571. In the area of Risk Based Inspection, they must be proficient in developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive Risk Based Inspection (RBI) program as outlined in API 580. Furthermore, for Fitness for Service, these inspectors must be capable of assessing the structural integrity of equipment with known flaws or damage to ensure safe continued operation and to support maintenance optimization, as described in API 579-1.