4 15 September 2004

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

API 510 PREPARATORY
Points To Recall Day 6
1. Frequency of inspection:
a. External visual: 5 years or same as internal or on!steam"
inspection# use smaller $uration.
%. &nternal'on!stream: (maller of )alf remainin* life or 1+ years
%ut if remainin* life is , - years full remainin* life up to max.
of . years.
c. For non!continuous service external same as a" a%ove %ut
internal /ill %e after 1+ years of actual expose$ life for non
corrosive# /)ere as for corrosive it /ill %e smaller of )alf
remainin* life or 1+ years.
.. Remainin* life 0 Remainin* 1.2 ' 1orrosion rate

1orrosion rate 0
loss metal of period
period a over loss metal

3. Pressure test:
Test at temp a%ove 4D4T 5 3+6F t)ic7ness 8 .9"
4D4T 5 1+6F t)ic7ness : .9"

Perform Pneumatic test# if )y$ro is impractical.
-. &f service con$itions are c)an*e$# t)e allo/a%le service con$itions
4ax. pressure# max. an$ min. temperature" an$ inspection
intervals s)all %e $etermine$ for ne/ con$ition.
5. &f %ot) o/ners)ip an$ location are c)an*e$ vessel s)all %e cleane$
internally an$ externally an$ allo/a%le con$itions of service an$
next perio$ of inspection s)all %e esta%lis)e$.
6. &nspection recor$s s)all )ave 3 type of information:
a. Desi*n ; 1onstruction permanent" recor$s
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%. Runnin* pro*ressive" inspection recor$s
c. Repair an$ alteration mo$ification" recor$s
$. Fitness for service recor$s
<. For vessels /)ose material is not 7no/n# 42=P can %e calculate$
assumin* stress value for 2 .>5 ?r. 1 material an$ @oint
Efficiency equal to +.<.
>. Pressure relievin* $evices: &nspection interval not to excee$ 5 years
normally %ut for clean non!corrosive service may %e 1+ years.
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