API 577

ADVANCED WELDING INSPECTION &

METALLURGY PROFESSIONAL CPP CUM

IDC WELDING INSPECTOR

BASED ON AWS STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE, ASME PRESSURE VESSEL CODES & API577

COURSE DURATION: 8 DAYS

This course is conducted by highly qualified and experienced trainers. Trainers are Certified
International Welding Engineers by the International Institute of Welding (IIW).

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The API 577 Advanced Welding Inspection & Metallurgy Professional program is designed to enhance the
knowledge of welding processes and metallurgy among specialized inspectors, welding engineers,
metallurgists and other professionals across the entire petrochemical industry.
This is an 8-day program that covers basic and advanced topics on welding as well as welding inspection
throughout the project preparation, execution and post fabrication stages. It prepares delegate to deal with
the rising demand on high quality products
This course includes an internal exam to gauge delegates proficiency as a Welding Inspector. Delegates
who pass the internal exam will be awarded a Certificate of Successful Completion. The program also
prepares delegate for the API 577 Certification Exam by American Petroleum Institute

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API 577 Advanced Welding Inspection & Metallurgy Professional CPP cum IDC Welding Inspector

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course provides participants with the knowledge in:
Welding techniques, welding positions, welding consumables,
weld preparation and welding drawing requirements
Basics of welding metallurgy
Usage of welding inspection and measuring devices
Visual inspection of welded constructions and correctly identify
and evaluate welding imperfection as per acceptance level associated with pre-production, fabrication and post fabrication
Usage of various specifications, codes and standards
Evaluation of welders certificates and welding procedure specifications acc. to ASME IX
Evaluate the preparation of test pieces for destructive tests and
verify their compliance with applicable specifications
Various parent materials and welding consumable (acc. to ASME)
Reviewing NDT reports on welding work; ensuring that NDT personnel are properly qualified and that certification is relevant and
valid for the testing performed
Interpreting drawings and specifications, having understanding of
weld symbols

COURSE OUTLINE
DAY 1
CHAPTER A1: History of Welding

History of welding
History of Metal-Arc-Welding

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

QC inspectors in steel
fabrication (Pressure
equipment & Storage tanks,
steel structures)

CHAPTER A3: Welding and Inspection Safety Practice

Project engineers and

technicians

CHAPTER A4: Welding Terminology

Plant Maintenance engineers

and technicians

API 510, 570, 653

inspectors

Fresh graduates who want

to start a career in the QC
line (steel fabrication)

CHAPTER A2: Welding Inspection & The Welding Inspector

Specific duties and responsibilities

Types of joint
Types of weld
Types of joint preparation
Weld zone terms
Weld positions

DAY 2
CHAPTER A5: Codes and Standards

American Standards
European Standards

No required class pre-requisites.

However, if you wish to pursue
the API Certification Exam, a
minimal years of experience on
subject
matter
is
required
depending on your educational
qualifications.
Please refer to the Exam
Qualification Requirements at:
www.api.org/icp

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API 577 Advanced Welding Inspection & Metallurgy Professional CPP cum IDC Welding Inspector

CHAPTER A6: Joining Processes - Basics & Principles of Arc

Welding

Manual Arc Welding (SMAW)

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW)
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
Submerged Arc Welding (GTAW)
Other Arc Welding Processes

CHAPTER A7: Welding Consumables

Acc. to ASME IX and AWS

DAY 3
CHAPTER A8: API 577 Content and definitions
CHAPTER A9: Basic Welding Metallurgy & Thermal Consideration
CHAPTER A10: Weldability of Carbon Steel

Steel
Heat affect of hydrogen in steel (HAZ)
The effect of hydrogen in steel
Preheat, its application and control
Interpass temperature

CHAPTER A11: Main Welding Discontinuities

Causes & Inspection

BONUS !!!
Color tabs, checklists &
Technical Training
Passes will be provided

DAY 4
CHAPTER A12: Filet Weld Sizes acc. to ASME VIII
CHAPTER 13: Visual Inspection Macro / Plate

Theory & Practical exercises

CHAPTER A14: Welding Procedures & Welder Qualifications
acc. to ASME IX

How to interpret and check a Welding Procedure Specification

(WPS)

How to interpret and check a Welding Qualification Certificate?

DAY 5
CHAPTER A15: Introduction in Non Destructive Testing
(NDT); NDT in the ASME code

Radiographic Testing
Dye Penetrant Testing
Magnetic Particle Testing

Ultrasonic Testing
Visual testing
Other NDT methods

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API 577 Advanced Welding Inspection & Metallurgy Professional CPP cum IDC Welding Inspector

DAY 6
CHAPTER A16: Destructive Testing

Tensile testing
Bend Testing
Impact Testing
CHAPTER A17: Basics of Pre-heating & Post Weld Heat
Treatment (PWHT)
CHAPTER A18: Weld Joint Geometry and Welding & NDT
Symbols acc. to AWS

How to read a production drawing?

CHAPTER A19: Visual InspectionPipe (Practical)

DAY 7
CHAPTER A20: Basics of Quality Assurance during Welding
Projects
CHAPTER A21: Material Inspection
CHAPTER A22: Pressure & Leak Testing
CHAPTER 23: Hot Tapping
CHAPTER A24: API 577 exam tips

COURSE DURATION

8 Days Training

DAY 8
IDC Welding Inspector Exam (Internal)

To gauge delegates proficiency as a Welding Inspector. Certifi-

DAILY SCHEDULE

8:30am - 5:30pm (Workshop)

cate of Successful Completion will be awarded to those who

pass the exam.

ITEMS TO BRING

Calculator

WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT

OUR COURSE...

Lots of Questions

A CAN-DO Attitude

Training is excellent to develop foundation knowledge of working.

Friendly class environment, more interaction with trainees, hence,
more opportunity to learn more. Food is good too. To me: The
rhythm of training, the discipline of heart & mind. IDC have both.
Good Luck IDC!!!

Codes in Hardcopy

The course is related to my field work, easy to understand and is

helpful for my work.

Keep up the good work!! Quality comes first.

ASME IX (2013, Welding

part only)

ASME V (2013, Article 2,

Art. 6, Art. 7, Art. 9, Art.
10)

API 577: 2013

Stationeries such as pen and

highlighter will be provided.

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TRAINERS PROFILE

LUTZ SEIBT
Lutz Seibt has more than 20 years hands-on experience as
an Authorized Inspector and Auditor acc. to German
Pressure Vessel (AD Merkblaetter), Boiler (TRD) and
Storage Tanks Codes, Pressure Equipment Directive (PED),
Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED) and
European Construction Material Directive; 9 years out of it
within TUVs International Business Unit in Asia Pacific.
He has conducted numerous training sessions related to Pressure
Equipments (based on American and European standards) in
Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, China, Thailand and Vietnam.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Certified International Welding Engineers (International
Institute of Welding - IIW, Germany)
Certified API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector

SPECIAL SKILLS
Inspector for periodical inspection
& certification of
Pressure vessels, Steam boilers,
Piping Systems

Cranes, Hoisting equipment,

Hoisting equipment of lifeboats
Inspector for third party & welding
inspection and QA/QC in
manufacturing / construction of
Pressure vessels, Steam boilers,
Piping Systems

COURSES CONDUCTED

API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector

Certified Safety Engineer (Fachhochschule Frankfurt,

Germany)

ASME IX Welding Qualification

Environmental Auditor (Technical Academy Esslingen,

Germany)

European Pressure Equipment

Directive (PED) 97/23/EC
Simplified

IDC Piping Specialist - Part 1:

ASME B31.3 Process Piping

Leak or Pressure Testing of

Pressure Equipment

Material Certificates (EN10204 /

EN10168 / ISO10474)

Welding & NDT Symbols (AWS /

ISO Code)

Certified API 570 Piping Inspector

Certified API 577 Advanced Welding Inspection & Metallurgy
Professional
Certified Pedestal Crane Inspector acc. to API RP 2D
(Cranetech Training & Inspection, Inc., USA)

Bachelor Degree Motor Vehicle Engineering

API 570 Piping Inspector

API 577 Advanced Welding
Inspection & Metallurgy
Professional cum IDC Welding
Inspector
ASME VIII Division 1 Pressure
Vessel

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TRAINERS PROFILE

MOHD FAISAL YUSOF

Mohd Faisal joined TWI in 2001 after spending 17 years in
the welding and gas industry and 2 years in teaching in
technical subject in University of Kuala Lumpur.
Originally trained as a welding instructor and lecturer, Faisal
gained training in European Welding Engineer, technologist and
specialist at TWI UK .His early experience was spent on the
development and maintaining quality of welding machines and
gases in Oil and Gas industries and development of welding
procedure and customer services.
Faisal was a training manager before he left TWISEA for welding
inspection courses in South East Asia including Indonesia,
Singapore, Philippine and Vietnam.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma in Welding Engineer (TWI/IIW U.K)
Diploma in welding Technology (TWI/IIW U.K)
Diploma in Welding Specialist (European Welding Federation)
Diploma in International
Institute of Welding)

Welding Specialist (International

Diploma in Welding (TWI U.K)

ACHIEVEMENTS
Elite student for Welding
Technology course in University of
Kuala Lumpur
Speaker for Institute of Engineer
Malaysia
Selected as an examiner for
international certification scheme
for CSWIP, IIW / EWF and TWI
courses

KNOWLEDGE &
SKILLS

Welding processes
Material and behavior (metallurgy)
Design and construction
Welding Inspection
Welding Technology
Fabrication and Application
Electrical Engineering
Non destructive Testing

Diploma in European Inspection Specialist (European Welding

Federation)
Diploma in European
Welding Federation)

Inspection

practitioner

(European

Registered Senior Welding Inspector.

CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector 3.2
Registered Welding Inspector.
CSWIP Welding Inspector 3.1.
CSWIP Welding Inspector 3.0
CSWIP Radiographic Interpretor 3.4 (A and B group)
Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Industrial Training Institute)

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API 577 ADVANCED WELDING INSPECTION & METALLURGY PROFESSIONAL CPP

CUM

IDC WELDING INSPECTOR

DATE: 0310 AUG 2015

TIME: 8:30AM5:30PM

VENUE: IDC Training House, No. 7, Unit 8, Jalan Industri PBP 3,

Taman Industri Pusat Bandar Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.

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