Fitness for Service Assessment
Deciding whether damaged equipment can keep running, and on what basis
When inspection finds damage, the question is whether the equipment can continue in service. This course covers the API 579 assessment levels, the flaw types they address, and the remaining life calculation that sets the next inspection date.
This course sits alongside our Corrosion and FFS Assessment consulting work, so what is taught is what we do.
Who should attend
Course content
Every module is taught with worked examples and exercises drawn from real plant, and adapted to your own process where the course runs in house.
Framework
- Level 1, 2 and 3 assessment and choosing the appropriate level
- Data requirements and the effect of measurement uncertainty
- Acceptance criteria and remaining life
Common flaw types
- General and local metal loss
- Pitting, blisters and laminations
- Weld misalignment and shell distortion
- Crack like flaws and the failure assessment diagram
Damage specific assessment
- Creep damage and high temperature operation
- Fire damage assessment
- Brittle fracture and minimum allowable temperature
- Dent and gouge assessment for piping and pipelines
Decisions and documentation
- Repair, rerate, monitor or replace
- Setting the next inspection from the remaining life calculation
- Documenting an assessment that will be reviewed years later
- Interaction with the inspection code and the jurisdiction
What you receive
- Assessment worksheets for the common flaw types
- Worked level 1 and level 2 examples
- A remaining life and next inspection date calculation template
- Assessment result and attendance record
What changes afterwards
- Run or repair decisions rest on calculation rather than on judgement alone
- Assessments are performed at the right level for the flaw
- Next inspection dates follow from remaining life
- Contractor submissions can be reviewed with authority
Standards and references
We teach Fitness for Service Assessment against API 579 1 and ASME FFS 1 fitness for service and the codes listed with it, at the edition current when you run it.
Run Fitness for Service Assessment for your team
We will come back with dates, the pre-reading it needs and a cost per head. Tell us who is attending, what they already do day to day and whether you want it at your site or delivered online.
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