Piping & API Standards
API 570 Piping Inspection & Corrosion Management
In-service piping inspection: CML strategy, corrosion rates, remaining life, and repair or replace decisions for ageing systems.
Industry focus: Petrochemical & Manufacturing Plants
Who Should Attend
Designed for these roles
- Inspection engineers
- Integrity and reliability engineers
- Maintenance planners
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
Corrosion under insulation found only after a leak
Inspection scope that misses the highest-risk circuits
Temporary clamps that quietly become permanent
Learning Outcomes
What participants can do after the programme
Outcomes are written as tasks, not topics — so managers can verify capability back at work.
- Define piping circuits and CMLs based on damage mechanisms
- Calculate remaining life and set inspection intervals
- Evaluate repair options including temporary repairs and their limits
- Build a corrosion management programme with clear ownership
Course Outline
Detailed programme content
Day 1 — Damage & Circuits
- Damage mechanisms including CUI, erosion and dead legs
- Circuitisation and CML selection
- Inspection techniques and their limits
Day 2 — Evaluation
- Thickness data analysis and statistical treatment
- Minimum thickness, remaining life and interval setting
- Risk-based inspection principles
Day 3 — Repair & Programme
- Repair, alteration and re-rating of piping
- Temporary repair controls and removal planning
- Workshop: build a circuit inspection plan
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, minimum thickness and remaining life calculations from CML data
Building an inspection plan and CML layout for a piping circuit
Evaluating temporary repair options against code and risk considerations
Case discussion: dead legs, injection points and small-bore failures
Trainer Profile
Delivered by Ir. Lim Chee Keong
Senior Trainer — Piping, Flow Assurance & API Standards
20 years industry experience
Chee Keong specialises in the messy middle of brownfield work — where drawings are outdated, the line is live, and the shutdown window is already booked. He teaches decision-making, not just clause numbers.
Real project exposure
- Piping stress and support redesign after repeated flange leaks at a Gebeng chemical plant
- Hot tapping and temporary repair strategy for a live utility header
- Brownfield tie-in package reviews for an upstream gas processing platform
Certifications
- API 570 Piping Inspector
- ASME B31.3 Process Piping Practitioner
- Caesar II Stress Analysis
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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