API 653 Tank Inspection and Integrity Course

Name: Advanced API 653 Tank Inspection and Integrity Training Course
Availability: InStock

Plan inspections, evaluate tank condition, select integrity actions, and document API 653 repair and service decisions.

API 653 Tank Inspection and Integrity Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Bali, Bangkok, Nairobi, Baku, Porto, Lagos and more
Next session: 25 – 29 October 2026, Bali
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Advanced API 653 Tank Inspection and Integrity Training Course

Overview

Advanced API 653 tank inspection and integrity is a one-week course for tank inspectors, integrity engineers, maintenance engineers, reliability professionals, and asset owners, who leave with an Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection and Integrity Plan. The course connects in-service tank inspection, damage mechanism assessment, inspection planning, nondestructive examination selection, suitability-for-service decisions, repair planning, and integrity reporting. It applies API 653 requirements with supporting practices from API RP 575, API 650, and ASME Section V. Agile Leaders Training Center presents API 653 tank inspection and integrity for operational asset decisions.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for planning and performing aboveground storage tank inspections
Functions accountable for mechanical integrity, reliability, and continued-service decisions
Maintenance teams responsible for repair scope, execution evidence, and return to service
Asset owners who approve inspection intervals, integrity actions, and outage priorities
Quality and nondestructive examination teams responsible for inspection evidence

The course assumes participants already work with storage tank drawings, inspection records, or maintenance decisions and leaves out introductory equipment terminology and certification exam preparation.

Departments and Industries

The course supports tank integrity work across:

Refining and petrochemical inspection departments
Fuel storage and terminal operations
Power and industrial utility facilities
Manufacturing maintenance and reliability functions
Engineering, construction, and asset-management services

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Apply API 653 scope and responsibilities to inspection planning
Analyze tank records, damage mechanisms, thickness data, and settlement evidence
Use external, internal, and nondestructive examination methods appropriately
Evaluate shell, bottom, roof, foundation, and appurtenance condition
Prioritize repair, alteration, and continued-service decisions
Build a traceable tank integrity report and action plan

Course Agenda

Day 1: API 653 Scope and Integrity Baseline

API 653 Scope and Owner-Inspector Responsibility Map
API 650 Construction Record Review Checklist
Tank Component and Boundary Identification Diagram
Design, Service, and Inspection History Baseline Template
Integrity Data Quality and Gap Assessment Matrix

Day 2: Damage Mechanisms and Inspection Planning

API RP 575 Damage Recognition Guide
Corrosion Circuit and Susceptibility Mapping Method
External Inspection Route and Evidence Checklist
Internal Inspection Scope Selection Worksheet
Inspection Interval and Priority Decision Matrix

Day 3: Condition Assessment and Examination Evidence

Shell Thickness Measurement and Evaluation Grid
Bottom Plate Corrosion and Leak-Risk Assessment Map
Roof, Nozzle, Appurtenance, and Foundation Condition Checklist
Tank Settlement Measurement and Evaluation Plot
ASME Section V Examination Method Selection Matrix

Day 4: Repair Decisions and Integrity Governance

Continued-Service Decision and Escalation Framework
Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction Scope Comparator
Welding and Examination Evidence Review Checklist
Hydrostatic Test Decision Record
Tank Integrity Finding, Action, and Closure Register

Day 5: Applied Tank Inspection Practice

Exercise: Build an Inspection History Baseline
Exercise: Map Tank Damage Mechanisms
Exercise: Evaluate Thickness and Settlement Evidence
Exercise: Select Repair and Examination Actions
Capstone Exercise: Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection and Integrity Plan

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect inspection evidence with integrity decisions:

Suggested activity: review refinery tank records and identify missing baseline evidence
Suggested activity: map terminal-tank corrosion threats to inspection locations and methods
Suggested activity: evaluate industrial tank thickness and settlement findings for escalation
Suggested activity: prepare a repair decision record and closure register from a case file

FAQs

Who does advanced API 653 tank inspection and integrity suit, and what does it assume?

It suits professionals responsible for in-service tank inspection, maintenance, reliability, or asset decisions and assumes experience with technical records, drawings, inspection data, or repair work.

How does API 653 tank inspection and integrity differ from API 653 exam preparation?

API 653 tank inspection and integrity focuses on applying inspection evidence to asset decisions, while exam preparation focuses on testing knowledge and examination technique.

What evidence supports an API 653 tank integrity decision?

The decision uses construction and service records, external and internal inspection findings, thickness measurements, settlement evidence, examination results, repair history, and documented engineering evaluation.

How does API 653 tank inspection address repair planning?

Repair planning connects the recorded condition, applicable requirements, repair scope, welding and examination evidence, testing decisions, responsibilities, and closure criteria.

Conclusion

Participants take back an Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection and Integrity Plan containing the baseline, damage map, inspection scope, assessment records, repair decisions, and closure register. The plan changes isolated findings into traceable integrity actions and accountabilities. It also provides a repeatable basis for inspection reviews, outage planning, repair governance, and continued-service decisions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Montreux	Week 28, 2027 12 – 16 July 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Prague	Week 29, 2027 19 – 23 July 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Tbilisi	Week 30, 2027 26 – 30 July 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Cape town	Week 30, 2027 1 – 5 August 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Chicago	Week 31, 2027 8 – 12 August 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Tashkent	Week 32, 2027 15 – 19 August 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Athens	Week 33, 2027 16 – 20 August 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Casablanca	Week 34, 2027 23 – 27 August 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
London	Week 35, 2027 30 August – 3 September 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Istanbul	Week 36, 2027 6 – 10 September 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Abu Dhabi	Week 36, 2027 6 – 10 September 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Phuket	Week 36, 2027 12 – 16 September 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
New York	Week 38, 2027 20 – 24 September 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Zanzibar	Week 39, 2027 3 – 7 October 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Dubai	Week 41, 2027 11 – 15 October 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Trabzon	Week 41, 2027 17 – 21 October 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Frankfurt	Week 43, 2027 25 – 29 October 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewAdvanced API 653 tank inspection and integrity is a one-week course for tank inspectors, integrity engineers, maintenance engineers, reliability professionals, and asset owners, who leave with an Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection and Integrity Plan. The course connects in-service tank inspection, damage mechanism assessment, inspection planning,…

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API 653 Tank Inspection and Integrity Course