API 510 Training Course 

I4I Academy provides Online API 510 training course (Pressure Vessel Inspector course) for API Exam Preparation and is available online all over the world. Our Students Pass Rate in the API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Certification Exam is 94.6 %.

With our money back guarantee, if you do not pass your API 510 pressure vessel inspector certification exam, we will refund your money back to you, no questions asked. However, you must perform all API 510 training course assignments! 

Online API 510 Training Course

Full Package  

  • Pass the API 510 pressure vessel inspector Certification Exam on First Try
  • More than 30 Hours Video sessions (In-Person Style & PPT Voice Over Style both are available) 
  • Comprehensive Course Handout 
  • Flashcards for Each Code Section 
  • 1000 Practice Exam Questions (Quiz Question Banks)
  • Timed Final Exam (Mock-up Exam)
  • Online Comfort, log on and work on the course whenever you want
  • 60 Hours PDH (Profesional Development Hour) Toward 9 Year Certificate Renewal for American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspectors 
  • 60 Hours CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Hour Toward 3 year API 510, API 570, and API 653 Recertification (Applicable after Jan 2023)
  • 60 Hours Training credit Toward 6-Year Certificate Renewal for Candian Welding Bureau Certified Welding Inspectors 
  • Technical Support (If help needed during the study)
  • 6 Month Access
  • I4I Academy's Certificate for API 510 Training Course
  • 48 Hours Money Back Guarantee

When you completed each video session and reviewed the corresponding handout, then you are connected to the practice question portal. You are going to answer the questions for each code section. The system lets you know if your answer is correct or wrong and provides you with code reference that question being taken.

You are going to take a final exam at the end of the course (50 questions open book and 100 questions close book similar to API 510 pressure vessel inspector exam) and receive a certificate from I4I Academy (if you passed the exam). You can take the exam multiple times until you pass the exam. 

This Online API 510 Training course with the video training sessions and practice exam questions will prepare you to take the API 510 Certification exam and pass the exam.

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With our money back guarantee, if you do not pass your API 510 pressure vessel inspector certification exam, we will refund your money back to you, no questions asked. However, you must perform all course assignments! 

 If you had a little time to study and did not pass the API exam, you can have this course for another 4 months without any additional charge!

However, if you think you do not need API 510 Training course and only need practice exam questions, you may purchase only API 510 Practice Test and Exam Questions Package.   

Highly recommend getting the full package (API 510 Training Course) since you might struggle with ASME Section VIII Div.1 and IX and API 510 questions. 

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  • 1000 Practice Exam Questions
  • Timed Final Exam (Mock-up Exam)
  • 4 Month Access

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ASME Related Codes in API 510 Training Course

Following  subjects are covered in ASME section VIII Div. 1 (Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels):

  • Hierarchy of application
  • Laws & Regulations at the location of installation
  • ASME - Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code
  • National Board Inspection Code   NBIC
  • Construction Code Vs Referenced Codes
  • Manufacturer Certificate of Authorization
  • Authorized Inspection Agency 
  • Manufacturer responsibility and Quality Control
  • User Responsibilities 
  • The scope of Section VIII Div.1, 2 and 3
  • The Subsection of VIII Div. 1 (A, B and C)
  • Material Requirements
  • Design of Pressure Vessel (Wall thickness calculation)
  • Static Head Calculation
  • Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) and Part MAWP
  • Joint Category and Weld Types
  • Special Services
  • Pressure Vessel Openings
  • Impact Testing Requirements (Evaluation for exemption and performance)
  • Fabrication and Welding Requirements and Tolerances 
  • Post Weld Heat Treatment Requirements
  • Non Destructive Testing Requirements (RT, UT, MT and PT)
  • Hydrostatic and Pneumatic Testing Requirements
  • Name Plate and ASME Marking
  • Manufacturer Data Report and NBIC Registration
  • Miscellaneous Requirements

Following Topics are covered in ASME Section IX (Welding Qualifications)

  • WPS, PQR and WPQ Definition as per Section IX
  • Manufacturer Responsibility Regarding Welding
  • P, F, A numbers / Group Number
  • Essential, non-essential and supplementary essential variables
  • SFA Specification and AWS Classification
  • Write and Qualify a WPS Without Impact Testing Requirements 
  • Discuss Welding variable ( Joint Design, Base Material, Wall Thickness Range, Filler Metal, Position, Pre-heat Temp, Interpass Temp, PWHT Temp and Holding Time,  Gas or Flux, Electrical Characteristics, Technique, etc.)
  • Welder and Welding Operator Performance Qualification
  • Qualifying with the Volumetric Method or Mechanical Testing / Requirements
  • Qualified Positions, Pipe diameter, Wall Thickness, etc.  
  • Standard WPS's
  • Write and review a WPS with Impact Test Requirements (Optional)

API 510 Training Course- ASME V Content (Nondestructive Examination)

Article 1 - General Requirements

  • Procedural Requirements
  • Personnel Qualification Requirements 

Article 2 - Radiography 

  • Backscatter Requirements
  • Density Limitation
  • Image Quality Indicator requirements and selection
  • Radiography Techniques / Requirements
  • Geometric Unsharpness Requirements
  • Reporting Requirements

Article 6 - Liquid Penetrant Examination

  • Detectable discontinuities
  • Surface Cleaning Requirements
  • Temp Limitation 
  • Control of Contaminations
  • Penetrant Types (Visible and Fluorescent)
  • Type and Categories (Water washable, Post emulsifying, Solvent removable)
  • Developer Application Requirements
  • Evaluation Requirements
  • Blacklight Requirements
  • Reporting Requirements

Article 7 - Magnetic Particle Examination

  • Detectable discontinuities
  • Cleaning Requirement 
  • Temp Limitation
  • Surface Contrast Enhancement  Requirements
  • Different techniques i.e Yoke, Prod and corresponding requirements
  • Visible and Fluorescent Types
  • Calibration requirements
  • Lifting of weight requirements
  • Method of examination
  • Magnetizing Intensity Requirements (Gaussmeters, Pie-Shaped Magnetic Particle Field Indicator, Artificial Flaw Shims )
  • Reporting Requirements

Article 10 - Leak Testing  (Also in API 577)

  • Testing Medium Requirements
  • Pressure Gage Requirements
  • Temp Limitation 
  • Leak Testing Techniques

Article 9 - Visual Examination (Also in API 577)

  • Direct Visual Examination Requirements
  • Light Intensity
  • Annual vision Test Requirements
  • Remote Visual Inspection

SE-797 UT Thickness Measurement

Article 4 - Ultrasonic Testing (Also in API 577)

Only Definition and understanding of A, B and C Scans


API Standards & Recommended Practices in API 510 Training Course

API STD 510 - Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration - Entire Document but section 9 and appendix E excluded.  

API RP 572, Inspection of Pressure Vessels - Entire Document

API RP 576, Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices - Entire Document

API RP 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy - Entire Document 

API RP 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry

  • Section 2 Terms and Definitions
  • 3.3 Amine Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • 3.8 Atmospheric Corrosion
  • 3.11 Brittle Fracture
  • 3.14 Caustic Corrosion
  • 3.15 Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • 3.17 Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • 3.20 Cooling Water Corrosion
  • 3.22 Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
  • 3.27 Erosion/Erosion-Corrosion
  • 3.36 High-temperature Hydrogen Attack
  • 3.37 Hydrochloric Acid Corrosion
  • 3.43 Mechanical Fatigue (including Vibration-induced Fatigue)
  • 3.58 Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
  • 3.61 Sulfidation
  • 3.67 Wet H2S Damage (Blistering/HIC/SOHIC/SCC)

ASME PCC-2 - Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping

  • Article 201: Butt-Welded Insert Plates in Pressure Components
  • Article 202: External Weld Buildup to Repair Internal Thinning
  • Article 209: Alternatives to Postweld Heat Treatment
  • Article 210: In-Service Welding Onto Carbon Steel Pressure Components or Pipelines
  • Article 211: Weld Buildup, Weld Overlay, and Clad Restoration
  • Article 212: Fillet Welded Patches
  • Article 215: Repair Welding Considerations for Cr-Mo Steel Pressure Vessels
  • Article 216: Welded Hot Taps in Pressure Equipment or Pipelines
  • Article 304: Flaw Excavation and Weld Repair
  • Article 305: Flange Repair and Conversion
  • Article 312: Inspection and Repair of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
  • Article 501: Pressure and Tightness of Piping and Equipment
  • Article 502: Nondestructive Examination in Lieu of Pressure Testing for Repairs and
  • Alternations

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