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570 and 653 Examination
Preparation Courses

CodeWest API-570 Examination Prep Course

API 570 Process Piping Inspector Certification Examination

 

8 ½ Day Course Dates
May 24 to June 1, 2010
Tuition - 8 ½ day
$1495.00 per person
API Exam Registration Deadline
March 20, 2010
Exam Date
June 2, 2010

 

To register with API for any certification exam contact the:
API Individual Certification Program

Mailing Address: API Individual Certification Program
1220 L Street, N. W., Washington, DC 20005-4070, USA

Fax: 202-682-8348,
Phone: 202-682-8064
Email: inspector@api.org
Web Site: www.api.org/icp.

Contact API now to get your preferred exam location.
The API 570 exam date is June 2, 2010 and the deadline to register with API for the exam is March 20, 2010. Your application must be received by API no later than the deadline date. Registration with CodeWest does NOT register you to take the exam.

 

 

CodeWest API-570 Exam Prep Course Registration, Tuition, and Payment

Registration for the CodeWest API-570 Exam Prep Course DOES NOT register you to take the API-570 Certification Examination. Call API at 202-682-8064 to obtain the API Certification Examination registration application. CodeWest Exam Prep Courses often fill prior to the API registration deadline. Call CodeWest now at 281-392-4540 for a course registration package to assure your seat in our course, or click here to Request a CodeWest Registration Package online by email and we will fax or mail (USPS) the registration package to the address/fax number provided. We must have your completed CodeWest registration form and full payment to hold a seat in this course.

 

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CodeWest API-570 Exam Prep Course Information

The CodeWest API-570 exam prep course covers all information in the current API-570 Authorized Piping Inspector "Body of Knowledge". This format has been developed to provide full coverage for API certification exam preparation in the context of the API multiple choice exam format. CodeWest provides a Pre Course Study Guide by mail 30 days prior to class. The course curriculum is “task oriented” to prepare you for the same exercises you will be expected to perform during the actual exam. Class will be held each day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Homework will be assigned for evening study. The class ends with practice examinations and a review session immediately prior to the actual API-570 certification examination whenever possible. CodeWest has presented this course to over 1800 students in public courses in the US and Canada alone with excellent results.

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Who Should Attend?

The CodeWest API-570 Exam Prep Course is ideal for those taking the 570 ICP Exam, as well as participants who interact with inspectors, maintenance, operations, and overall mechanical integrity. However, it is primarily an exam prep course. Browse the following www.CodeWest.com website pages API-570 Exam Prep Course Details and the CodeWest API -570 Pre Course Preparation for more information.

CodeWest provides courses on API 650 design, and in-depth training in other areas such as ASME on-site code training on ASME Sections V, IX, B16.5, B31.3 tailored to fit your needs. All CodeWest courses are available as private on-site presentations that can be tailored to fit specific needs. Call 281-392-4540 or Email today for more information.

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API-570 Course Details

ASME / API Welding Requirements:
Review of ASME PQR's (Procedure Qualification Records) and WPS's (Welding Procedure Specifications). Candidates will be expected to be able to review an ASME PQR & WPS and determine compliance with ASME Section IX, B31.3, and API requirements including RP-577. This portion of the course will cover the rules and how to apply them when reviewing the documents in the format developed for this exam.

API Document Review:
Review includes coverage of API-570, parts of RP-571, RP-574 and 578 in class and review of practice questions written in the exam format. All the areas to be included on the exam will be addressed as they apply when using API-570.

ASME B31.3 & B16.5:
Coverage of all the areas of B31.3 & B16.5 outlined in the Body of Knowledge. Specific areas of these codes have been specified to be covered on the exam in the new API-570 Body of Knowledge. All those areas will be covered using practice questions and exercises in class.

ASME V - NDE:
Review of the requirements of ASME Section V as they apply when using API-570. The techniques and requirements of ASME Section V apply differently to each API certification. This review will cover the areas related to piping inspection.

In addition to the material presented during class each day there will be homework assignments in the evenings and opportunities to review material again with instructor.

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Publications Effectivity Sheet for API 570 Exam Administration

CodeWest furnishes a Pre Course Study Guide (mailed 30 days before the course), course text, practice questions, examples of past test questions, and practice exams. Each student must supply the API and ASME codes and standards referenced in the API-570 "Body of Knowledge". The codes and standards currently required are:


Supplier of codes: Techstreet: Phone 800 699 9277 or at: www.techstreet.com

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CodeWest API-570 Exam Prep Course Instructors, Authors, and Editors

Marvin L. Coats has more than 40 years experience in design, construction, operation, and maintenance of pressure systems. His experience spans both nuclear and fossil power generation, upstream oil and gas and transport tanks/vessels.

He has served as an active member of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel committees for more than ten years including QAI-1 (Inspection Agency Oversight), Subgroup Design -Section I (Power Boilers), Subcommittee XII - Transport Tanks and Subgroup General Requirements Section VIII (Pressure Vessels). He currently serves on Section XI, Working Group General Requirements and Section XI Subgroup - Water Cooled Systems.

Richard L. Seay is a degreed engineer with over 33 years experience in refining including responsibilities such as design engineer, inspection engineer, assistant chief inspector, supervisor-process engineering, manager-energy conservation, supervisor of utility operations, supervisor of environmental operations, supervisor-process safety management and manager of inspection. Richard held the API-510, API-570, and API-653 certifications, and recently retired from a large refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. He has presented several exam prep courses for CodeWest covering both API-570, and API-653.

Tim Schindler: Tim is an ASNT Level III in RT, VT, PT and MT, AWS/CWI, and also holds the API-510, 570 & API-653 certifications. Tim has extensive experience in boiler, pressure vessel and piping inspection in the power generation and petrochemical fields and brings a wealth of practical knowledge to our courses and the presentation. Tim was a course author and instructor and we welcomed him back in June 2008. Tim has written both 510 and 570 courses and presented 510, 570, 653, AWI/CWI and other technical courses.

Charlie Cramlet: Charlie brings over 25 years of experience to CodeWest. Experience from working hands on as a welder, NDE Level II, API-510, 570 and 653 Inspector, CWI and National Board Commissioned Inspector. Charlie was a Chief Inspector for one of the largest chemical companies in the world. He has experience training, supervising and managing inspectors and inspection programs. He is also experienced in presentation of technical material in many formats and forums including inspector training.

John W. Stokes is a past member of the subgroup design for ASME Section VIII, Div. 1. He has well over thirty years of experience in the boiler and pressure vessel field including involvement in operation, design, fabrication, repair and alteration, and in-service inspection. John has trained many successful candidates for the API-510 and API-570 examinations. John Stokes and Jim Coley are the primary authors of the API-570 course. John has presented over 90 CodeWest API-510 and API-570 Exam Prep Courses in the US, Canada, and Trinidad.

J. W. Coley, PE has over 32 years of experience in engineering and inspection in the petrochemical industry. He served as Chairman of the API Subcommittee on Inspections, and Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Corrosion, Materials and Inspection, and participated as a member of the API-510, API-570, and API-653 Task Groups. Jim is one of the original authors of API-653, as well as an author of CodeWest's API-570 and API-653 Exam Prep Courses.

Will Carter is the past Chairman of the API-650 Committee, initiated API-653 and also participated on the API-653 Task Group that developed the original API-653 document. Will is a Professional Engineer with over thirty years experience and holds a Ph.d. in Mechanical Engineering. Will has presented this course several times with excellent results for participating students.

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