ASME & Pressure Vessel Training
API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection & Integrity Management
Inspection planning, corrosion rate calculation, remaining life and repair decisions for in-service pressure vessels, taught with real thickness survey data.
Industry focus: Petrochemical & Manufacturing Plants
Who Should Attend
Designed for these roles
- Inspection and integrity engineers
- Static equipment and maintenance engineers
- Turnaround planners and reliability teams
Delivery formats
- Customised in-house training at your plant or office
- Public classroom delivery, subject to schedule
- Live online delivery where suitable
- Recommended group size: 8–20 participants
Problems Solved
What this course fixes
Inspection intervals set by habit rather than corrosion rate and remaining life
Thickness data collected but never converted into a decision
Repairs completed without the documentation an auditor expects
Learning Outcomes
What participants can do after the programme
Outcomes are written as tasks, not topics — so managers can verify capability back at work.
- Calculate short-term and long-term corrosion rates and remaining life
- Set risk-based inspection intervals defensible to DOSH and third parties
- Specify and evaluate repairs, re-rating and temporary measures
- Build an inspection data package that survives audit
Course Outline
Detailed programme content
Day 1 — Damage Mechanisms & Inspection Planning
- Common damage mechanisms in Malaysian refinery and gas service
- Inspection types, intervals and CML selection
- Thickness measurement practice and data quality
Day 2 — Evaluation & Calculation
- Corrosion rate, remaining life and next inspection date
- Minimum required thickness and interaction with ASME Section VIII
- Introduction to fitness-for-service screening (API 579 Level 1)
Day 3 — Repair, Alteration & Records
- Repair and alteration rules, weld repair controls, PWHT alternatives
- Re-rating procedure and documentation
- Workshop: build an inspection plan for a participant's vessel
Practical Work
Practical exercises and case studies
Sessions are built around calculations, data interpretation and technical decisions. Case material is generic or anonymised — no client-confidential project data is used.
Corrosion rate and remaining life calculations from sample thickness survey data
CML selection exercise on a vessel sketch with mixed damage mechanisms
Interval setting exercise reconciling calculated remaining life with regulatory limits
Case discussion: evaluating a proposed weld repair and its documentation
Trainer Profile
Delivered by Ir. Hafiz Rahman
Lead Trainer — Pressure Equipment & ASME Codes
22 years industry experience
Hafiz has spent his career between the design office and the plant floor — sizing shells and heads in the morning, walking down repairs with an inspector in the afternoon. He teaches code work the way it is actually used: calculation sheets, nameplate data, and repair decisions that must survive an audit.
Real project exposure
- Pressure vessel and heat exchanger design review for a Pengerang refinery expansion
- Fitness-for-service assessment on ageing separators at an East Malaysia gas terminal
- Turnaround inspection planning for a Kerteh petrochemical complex
Certifications
- ASME Section VIII Div. 1 Design
- API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector
- BEM Registered Professional Engineer
Trainer allocation is confirmed in your proposal. Substitute trainers hold equivalent certification and sector experience.
Next Step
Run this programme for your team
We will confirm available dates, trainer, duration and HRD Corp claimable investment — and adjust the outline to your equipment and standards at no extra cost.
No obligation. Proposals include HRD Corp claim guidance.
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