ASME & Pressure Vessel Training
ASME Section VIII Div. 1 — Pressure Vessel Design, Fabrication & Inspection
A three-day, calculation-driven programme covering ASME Section VIII Division 1 from material selection and shell thickness through nozzle reinforcement, welded joint categories, hydrotest and nameplate — using real vessel drawings and Malaysian DOSH practice.
Industry focus: Fabrication, Welding & Heavy Engineering
Who Should Attend
Designed for these roles
- Mechanical and static equipment engineers responsible for pressure vessel design or review
- Plant, project and maintenance engineers handling vessel repairs, alterations or re-rating
- QA/QC personnel and inspectors reviewing fabrication and vendor documentation
- Procurement and technical bid evaluators assessing vessel fabricators
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
Vendor calculation packages accepted without an independent check, then rejected at inspection stage
Nozzle reinforcement and MAWP errors discovered after fabrication has started
Confusion between design pressure, MAWP and test pressure during hydrotest planning
Repairs and alterations carried out without a defensible code basis for DOSH or third-party review
Engineers who can quote clauses but cannot produce or defend a thickness calculation
Learning Outcomes
What participants can do after the programme
Outcomes are written as tasks, not topics — so managers can verify capability back at work.
- Determine required shell, head and cone thickness for internal and external pressure using UG-27, UG-32 and UG-28
- Calculate and verify nozzle reinforcement to UG-37 and judge when a repad is genuinely required
- Select joint categories, weld details and radiography levels correctly using UW-11 and UW-12
- Establish MAWP, set relief device pressure and plan a compliant hydrostatic test
- Read and audit a vendor design package, data report and nameplate for code compliance
- Apply the correct route for repair, alteration and re-rating of in-service vessels
Course Outline
Detailed programme content
Day 1 — Code Framework & Design Basis
- Scope, exclusions and the relationship between Section VIII, Section II and Section IX
- Malaysian regulatory context: DOSH, FMA 1967 and third-party inspection expectations
- Material selection, allowable stress and the impact of design temperature
- Shell and head thickness calculations — worked examples with participant calculation sheets
- External pressure and stiffening ring sizing
Day 2 — Details, Welding & Fabrication
- Nozzle design, reinforcement calculation and repad decisions
- Openings, flanges, bolted joints and gasket selection pitfalls
- Welded joint categories, joint efficiency and radiography requirements
- Fabrication tolerances, forming, PWHT and impact testing triggers
- Case study: a rejected vendor package — find the errors as a team
Day 3 — Testing, Documentation & In-Service Life
- MAWP determination, relief device basis and hydrostatic vs pneumatic testing
- U-1 data reports, nameplates, stamping and the fabricator documentation dossier
- Inspection during fabrication: hold points that actually protect the project
- Repair, alteration and re-rating routes with API 510 interface
- Workshop: participants review a live vessel case from their own plant
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.
Shell, head and nozzle reinforcement calculations worked by hand on participant calculation sheets
Team review of a sample vendor design package to locate code errors before fabrication
MAWP and hydrotest pressure determination exercise, including relief device set point logic
Decision exercise: repair, alteration or re-rate for an in-service vessel scenario
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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