Are you interested in Fitness for Service assessments? Try this question to test your knowledge. The Question Note, there’s only one answer. Fitness-for-Service assessments are carried out on pressure equipment or structural components that are corroded or damaged in some way. Looking at it from a code-related rather than practical viewpoint, what exactly is an integrity assessor trying to do …
Codes Standards and Recommended Practices. What’s the difference? First, it’s all about standardisation The idea of published technical documents in the integrity industry, in general, is that they should encourage standardisation of technical approach to things. This infers that multiple parties are involved, all adding their viewpoint, with some system of balloting and adjudication to reach a consensus. Many …
Four Types of API Exam Questions API Certification Exam Questions have a specific style to them. The style is common in the USA and some other places but follows different logic to that seen in many other countries. Here are four types encountered: Verbatim code content questions: These are about some verbatim statement that is made in a code. …
Virtual ASME/API Training: HERE TO STAY? 3rd-7th August is Virtual training week at WILKINSON COUTTS. We’ll share some of our experiences and views on this new presentation method. Check out our posts and website snippets this week. Feedback On The Virtual Classroom At Wilkinson Coutts, we’ve had a POSITIVE experience with running virtual classroom courses over the past few …
DON’T WORRY ABOUT CALCULATIONS IN OUR VIRTUAL TRAINING COURSES Wilkinson Coutts Have You Covered! We are used to delegates feeling worried about some of the calculations that are part of ASME and API courses. If you train with Wilkinson Coutts you can be assured that: We keep it simple. We only cover calculations that appear in exam …
VIRTUAL ASME/API TRAINING: HERE TO STAY? 3rd-7th August is Virtual Training Week At WILKINSON COUTTS. We’ll share some of our experiences and views on this new presentation method. Check out our posts and website snippets this week. DELEGATE INTERACTION DURING VIRTUAL TRAINING Our trainer’s interaction with delegates is at the core of all the training we …
NII is here already Here at Wilkinson Coutts training, we’ve learnt one important thing from our involvement with API and other inspection codes. For a few years, they have thinking that NII can be a valid replacement for Internal Visual Inspection (IVI). API 510 allows ‘on stream’ inspections (as they call them) to replace IVIs for vessels in straightforward process …
Virtual Training API and ASME Plant Inspection 03-07th August is Virtual training week at WILKINSON COUTTS. Learn about our Virtual Training API and ASME Plant Inspection training. We’ll share some of our experiences and views on this new presentation method. Don’t believe in eLearning benefits? Take a look here at some industry guidance. Check out our posts and website snippets …
(Orignally Posted: 6th July 2020) You don’t need us to tell you that in a few short months, integrity/inspection jobs have turned upside down. We hope you’ve all stayed safe We know it’s easy to say but the industry will fight back quicker than we all think. We’ve motored throughout the lockdown and used the time wisely. We’ve …
API’s (SIFE) Body of Knowledge includes the pressure testing requirements of ASME B31.3. The terms used are slightly different to those used in ASME VIII and other codes. Here’s what the B31.3 terms mean: • Leak test (This means full hydraulic test at 1.5 x design pressure) • Pneumatic leak test (A full pneumatic test at 1.1 x design) …