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API 653

Be the qualified
API 653 Inspector
in 2014!

55 days
days preparation
preparation course
course for
for certification
certification
Sculpt Your Skills for the Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of Pressure Vessel Systems!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18th - 22nd August 2014

ATTEND THIS INTENSIVE COURSE TO MASTER:

INSTRUCTOR

Uday B. Kale (M. Eng. Mechanical)

Technical Director
KUB Quality Services

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

API 510 & 570 Authorized Inspector
AWS Certified Welding Inspector
CSWIP 3.1 Authorized Welding Inspector
ACCP Professional Level III (ASNT)
ASNT NDT Level III
BS EN 473 Level III
API 580 Risk Based Inspection Supplementary Certification

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST

The Middle East:
Qatar Petroleum, QAFAC, ADCO, ADGAS, ADMA, GASCO,
Banagas, Technip (Bahrain), Equate Petrochemicals Company,
Al Jubail Fertilizer Company, TUV Akadamie Middle East (UAE,
Saudi Arabia and Qatar)
Africa: BP - GUPCO (Egypt), Inspection and Test Nigeria Ltd
India & Asia: Oil India Limited, Tata, Dacon Inspection Ltd
Europe: Rosen Europe (The Netherlands)

SUPPERTED BY

Main concepts and technical content of API 653 Code and the other
reference codes
Concept of metal degradation.
Design fundamentals of storage tank (API 650).
Evaluation of tank integrity of shell, bottom and roof. Thickness
calculations for intended design conditions or revised design
conditions.
How to clarify the need of Cathodic Protection and lining of tank
bottom.
Evalution and decision for remedial action in Tank Settlement.
How to estimate remaining life of tank and decide inspection
intervals. Be able to choose the appropriate inspection tools and
inspection intervals.
Carry out re-rating, remaining life and retirement thickness calculations.
Limited Attendees
The course has limited seats to ensure maximum learning and experience for all delegates.
Certificate of Attendance
You will receive a Certificate of Attendance bearing the signatures of the Trainer upon successful
completion of the course. This certificate is proof of your continuing professional development.
Interactive Training
You will be attending training designed to share both the latest knowledge and practical experience
through interactive sessions. This will provide you with a deeper and more long-term
understanding of your current issues.
High Quality Course Materials
Printed course manual will provide you with working materials throughout the course and will be an
invaluable source of reference for you and your colleagues afterward. You can follow course
progress on your laptop with soft copies provided.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

The program promotes safe storage and material handling of

petroleum products in a manner that protects employees, the public, and

the environment. The program was developed with the participation
storage tank owner/users, and establishes a uniform national program
that will assist state and local governments in aboveground storage tank

To ensure that all objectives of the course matches yours, all PetroSync
programs are developed after intensive and extensive research
within the industry
PetroSync programs focus on your immediate working issues to ensure
that you are able to apply and deliver immediate results in real work
situations

regulations.
-- API.org on API 653 Certification

American Petroleum Institute

Application and implementation of industry knowledge and

experience are the drivers for our course design, not theoretical
academic lectures

(API)

initiated an Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Certification

Program with the issuance of Supplement 1 to API 653, Tank
Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction.
This 5 days training course is designed to give a detailed discussion on
the required engineering knowledge for In-service Storage tanks
with emphasis on syllabus published by API (Body of Knowledge). The

PetroSync training focuses on practical interactive learning tools and

techniques including case studies, group discussions, scenarios,
simulations, practical exercises and knowledge assessments during the
course. Invest a small amount of your time to prepare before attending
the course to ensure maximum learning
PetroSync follows a rigorous selection process to ensure that all expert
trainers have first-hand, up-to-date and practical knowledge and are
leaders of their respective industrial discipline

preparatory course will clarify basic intentions of all code prescribed

for study, how to interpret code rulings and at the end, built-up the
confidence among the participants for taking decisions.

IN-HOUSE SOLUTIONS
SAVE COST IMPROVE PERFORMANCE REDUCE RISK

The course is divided into six main areas: Basic Storage tank design
engineering i.e. API 650, In-service inspection techniques (API 653/
RP 575/ RP 577), Damage mechanisms (API 571), Cathodic protection
(API RP 651) and lining of tank bottom (API RP 652), calculations of
retirement thickness and other skills required for delivery of quality job
& safe operation. The participants will receive comprehensive course
notes, illustrated with practical case studies, main punch-points of
the course to impart knowledge to participants.

PetroSync understands that in current economic climate, getting an

excellent return on your training investment is critical for all our clients.
This excellent training can be conducted exclusively for your
organization. The training can be tailored to meet your specific needs at
your preferred location and time.
We will meet you anywhere around the globe. If you like to know more
about this excellent program, please contact on +65 6415 4500 or email
general@petrosync.com

With Mr. Uday Kales extensive involvements in the facilities

inspection, as well as his practical coaching and mentoring
approaches, this course not only prepare the candidates to pass API

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

653 examination with confident, it will also advance the appreciation

of storage tank facilities and thus to broaden the technical knowledge
base in order to avoid unplanned shutdown and reduce expenses!

AUDIENCE
This course will specifically benefit Engineers, Supervisors, and
Managers from the following disciplines:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Inspection
- Maintenance & Operations
- Technical & Engineering
- Corrosion Engineer
and and design persons involved in integrity assessment of
in-service tanks, repairs and replacement of old tanks.

08:00
Registration (Day1)
08:10 11:00 Session I
11:00 11:15
11:15 13:00
13:00 14:00
14:00 15:30

Refreshment & Networking

Session II
Networking Buffet Lunch
Session III

15:30 15:45 Refreshment & Networking

15:45 18:00 Session IV
18:00

End of Day

AGENDA OULTINE
DAY-1
Fundamentals of Storag
Storage Tank Design & Construction
(API 650)

DAY-4
Storage tank Inspection ( study of other codes and
standards)

Allowable
All
bl stress
t
values
l
shell,
h l roof and bottom Design

Discussions on cathodic protection methods against soil corrosion

Material selection

(API RP 651)

Impact test requirement of API 650

Recommended practices for inspection of storage tanks (API RP 575)

Impact test results

Introduction to Sec IX, Case studies of checking of PQR & WPS

Shell thickness calculations

Bottom plate thickness calculations
Roof plates calculations
Nozzle openings calculations
API 650 Requirements for Storage Tank fabrication, erection, NDT and

DAY-5

leak testing

Discussions on Corrosion Protection & Quality of

Welding
Discussions on Lining of bottoms of storage tanks (API RP 652)
Discussions on API RP 577 and Welding Inspection

DAY-2

Understanding the difference between Inspection and Examination

and Various NDE methods to detect flaws in metals.

Understanding of Storage Tank Inspection Code

(API 653) Part 1
Introduction, scope, definitions and organization of API 653
Intervals and scope of inspections
Data evaluation and corrosion assessment of roof, shell, and
bottom.
Estimation of corrosion rate
Inspection and testing practices of API 653
Evaluation for brittle failure

DAY-3
Understanding of Storage Tank Inspection Code
(API 653) Part 2
Repairs, alterations & reconstruction of storage tanks
Tank relocation and re-erection
Replacement of tank bottom, hot tapping on tank shell.
Detail discussions on material corrosion and degradation (API
571), NDT of tank repairs, leak testing

Understanding rules imposed by ASME Sec V for various NDE

techniques
Final examinations Feedback and Concluding

API 653 Storage Tank Inspector Certification Examination Preparatory Course

18th - 22nd August 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

INSTRUCTOR

Uday B. Kale (M. Eng. Mechanical)

Technical Director
KUB Quality Services

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

PARTIAL CLIENT /PROJECT LIST

API 510 & 570 Authorized Piping Inspector

Qatar Petroleum

AWS Certified Welding Inspector

BP - GUPCO (Egypt)

CSWIP 3.1 Authorized Welding Inspector

Oil India Limited

ACCP Professional Level III (ASNT)

ADCO (Abu Dhabi)

ASNT NDT Level III

ADGAS (Abu Dhabi)

BS EN 473 Level III

ADMA (Abu Dhabi)

API 580 Risk Based Inspection Supplementary Certification

GASCO (Abu Dhabi)

API 510 Authorized Pressure Vessel Inspector

QAFAC

API 580 Risk Based Inspection Supplementary Certification

Rosen Europe (The Netherlands)

API 653 Authorized Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector

Banagas (Bahrain)

Uday B. Kale is an API570 authorized piping inspector. Currently

he is the technical director of M/s KUB Quality Services. He has
involved in inspection, welding and NDT projects in the Middle East,
Africa and India for over 15 years on offshore production platform
and petrochemical refineries.

TATA (India)
Al Jubail Fertilizer Company
Technip (Bahrain)
Equate Petrochemicals (Kuwait)
TUV Akadamie Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar)
Inspection and Test Nigeria Ltd

Mr. Uday is very well-versed in international Codes and Standards.

He performed and led the shutdown teams in performing NDE,
internal and external inspection of equipments in central processing plant, ammonia plant, FCCU, SRU, SWS and amine treating units
for Code stamp facilities of ADCO, Qatar Petroleum, Oil India,
QAFAC, Banagas, Al Jubail Fertilizer Company.
He was the appointed plant inspector for BP (GUPCO) in asset
integrity management, who took charge of 9 offshore production
complex, 75 Satellites and Onshore process units involving Close
Visual Inspection of piping, equipments, NDT co-ordination,
Baseline and Corrosion Monitoring. Furthermore, as an Inspector in
GASCO OAG pipeline project, he conducted and witnessed
Ultrasonic Examination of first 50 production weld joints of pipeline
done by PWT (Pipe Welding Technology, GMAW).

Dacon Inspection Ltd

HBJ pipeline up-gradation projects

With his extensive involvement in various projects, Mr. Uday is also

an enthusiastic and knowledgeable mentor, who has been a faculty
in training, examination, qualification and certification of API 510 &
570, ASME B31.3, API653, welding and NDT in the Middle East, Africa
and Asia. He is a charted engineer with a Masters in Mechanical
Engineering.

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