API 650 & 653 Tank Design, Maintenance & Evaluation
This three day course will provide an intensive overview of the API
650 Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage and API 653 Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction.
Course Highligts
API 650 covers material, design, fabrication, erection, and
testing requirements for aboveground, vertical, cylindrical, closed- and open-top,
welded steel storage tanks in various sizes and capacities. API 650 applies to tanks with
internal pressures approximating atmospheric pressure, but higher pressure is permitted
when addtional requirements are met. This standard applies only to tanks whose entire bottoms
are uniformly supported and in nonrefrigerated service with a maximum operating temperature
of 90 C [200 F].
API 653 provides a standard for inspection,
repair, alteration, evaulation and reconstruction of tankage. The standard provides
guidance on brittle fracture considerations, maintenance procedures such as tank hot taps,
evaluation of out of roundness and more.
Detailed Course Description
Part I - API-650
· Storage Tank Types And Features
- Tank Type & Functions
- Primary Components
- Appurtenances
- Design Specifications
· Material Selection
- Material Property Considerations
- Acceptable Material Specifications
· Mechanical Design Requirements
- Mechanical Design parameters
- Shell Thickness Determination
- Wind Girder Requirements
- Nozzle Design Details
- Roof Requirements
- Bottom Requirements
· Fabrication Details
- Types of Welded Joints
- Welding Methodology
- Weld Detail Requirements
· Inspection And Testing Requirements
- Types of Weld Defects
- Inspection Methods
- Inspection Requirements
- Dimensional Tolerances
- Testing
· Vents And Fire Protection Systems
- Vents for Fixed-Roof Tanks
- Vents for Floating Roof tanks
- Fire Protection Systems
· Glossary
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Part II - API-653
· Introduction
- Scope of API-653
- Definitions
- Starting an API-653 Compliance Program
· Tank Inspection
- Objectives
- Prioritization
- Inspection Frequencies
- Record Keeping
- Inspector Qualifications
· Tank Component Evaluation
- Shell
- Bottom
- Roof
- Foundation
- Shell and Bottom Settlement
· Tank Repair And Alteration
- General Considerations
- Material Considerations
- Removal, Repair, and Replacement of Shell Plate Material
- Repair, Addition, Replacement, and Alteration of Shell Penetrations
- Repair of Tank Bottoms
- Tank Roof Repair
· Dismantling And Reconstruction
- Dismantling Methods
- Reconstruction
- Dimensional Tolerances
· Examination And Testing
- General
- Welding Inspection
- Hydrostatic Testing
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The examination is administered by the
Professional Examination Service (PES) and takes approximately four hours
to complete. There are 75 multiple-choice questions for this examination.
For more information on examination content please see the Body of Knowledge.
You may not bring any reference materials, codebooks, or any other printed
or written material to the examination.
Exam fee is US $ 600* (API member) & US $ 800* (non-API member).
ABSA will proctor the course in Edmonton. ABSA exam fee is CDN $ 100*.
Exam candidates must apply directly to API. Appy early to API, as they require an
extensive application procedure. *
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Currently, scheduled exams will be held 23 Sep 2009 and 24 Mar 2010 in Edmonton, AB
and Montreal, PQ in Canada. Note that API will organize a test site almost anywhere in the world,
given sufficient interest and notice. We can coordinate our course presentation to coincide with
this effort. Contact us for further information.
For more information from API , please refer to:
www.api.org
For more information from ABSA, see
www.absa.ca
Registration & Additional Information
API 650 Registration Poster - MARCH 2010
API 650 Registration Poster - SEPTEMBER 2010
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