Corrosion Inspection & Monitoring Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the fundamental principles of corrosion inspection and monitoring and relate them to common industrial degradation mechanisms throughout the course.
• Identify major corrosion mechanisms and determine potential deterioration locations to establish appropriate inspection and monitoring requirements.
• Evaluate inspection techniques according to asset type, corrosion mechanism, operating conditions, accessibility, and asset criticality.
• Apply visual inspection, thickness measurement, and relevant non-destructive testing principles to identify and assess corrosion damage.
• Analyze thickness measurement and inspection data to determine corrosion rates and deterioration trends within the course context.
• Evaluate corrosion monitoring techniques, including corrosion coupons, probes, sensors, and continuous monitoring systems, for different industrial applications.
• Develop practical corrosion inspection and monitoring plans aligned with degradation mechanisms, asset criticality, inspection history, and risk considerations.
• Assess inspection and monitoring results to determine when corrective actions, additional inspections, or engineering and maintenance interventions are required.
• Improve the quality of corrosion inspection reports by organizing inspection data, interpreting findings, documenting condition, and prioritizing recommendations.
• Apply trend analysis and historical inspection data to support deterioration assessment, maintenance planning, and asset integrity decisions.
• Strengthen the integration of corrosion inspection results with asset integrity, reliability, maintenance, engineering, and operational programs.
• Develop a practical corrosion inspection and monitoring plan that defines inspection locations, techniques, frequencies, monitoring parameters, reporting requirements, and follow-up actions.

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Learning Outcomes

• Explain the fundamental principles of corrosion inspection and monitoring and relate them to different degradation mechanisms.
• Identify common corrosion mechanisms and potential deterioration locations in equipment, pipelines, tanks, and industrial structures.
• Select appropriate corrosion inspection techniques based on asset type, degradation mechanism, operating environment, and criticality.
• Apply principles of visual inspection and thickness measurement to assess the condition of industrial assets.
• Analyze relevant non-destructive testing results used to identify and characterize corrosion damage.
• Calculate and interpret corrosion rates using thickness measurements and historical inspection data.
• Identify abnormal trends in corrosion monitoring data and determine when further assessment or intervention may be required.
• Select appropriate corrosion monitoring technologies, including corrosion coupons, probes, sensors, and continuous monitoring systems.
• Develop inspection and monitoring plans based on degradation mechanisms, asset criticality, inspection history, and risk.
• Prepare professional corrosion inspection reports containing findings, condition assessments, technical recommendations, and required actions.
• Integrate corrosion inspection and monitoring results into maintenance, reliability, and asset integrity programs.
• Develop a practical improvement plan for corrosion inspection and monitoring for a selected industrial asset.

Course Outline