Piping & Static Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Analyze the principles of piping and static equipment inspection and maintenance in process facilities.
• Identify critical piping and static equipment and evaluate their operational importance.
• Assess common degradation mechanisms affecting piping, pressure vessels, tanks, and heat exchangers.
• Evaluate corrosion, erosion, cracking, mechanical damage, vibration, and other integrity threats.
• Apply appropriate inspection techniques based on equipment type, damage mechanism, and operating conditions.
• Interpret thickness measurement, visual inspection, and non-destructive examination results.
• Evaluate corrosion rates, remaining thickness, and potential remaining service life.
• Develop risk-based inspection and maintenance priorities for critical static assets.
• Determine appropriate maintenance actions based on inspection findings and asset condition.
• Improve coordination between inspection, maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.
• Apply effective documentation, reporting, and follow-up practices for inspection findings.
• Develop strategies to improve equipment integrity, reliability, safety, and lifecycle performance.

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Learning Outcomes

• Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Explain the principles of piping and static equipment integrity management.
• Identify the major types of piping and static equipment used in process facilities.
• Define inspection requirements according to equipment design, service conditions, and criticality.
• Identify corrosion, erosion, cracking, mechanical damage, and other degradation mechanisms.
• Select appropriate visual and non-destructive examination techniques.
• Interpret thickness measurement and inspection results.
• Calculate and evaluate corrosion rates and remaining wall thickness.
• Assess the condition and integrity of piping and static equipment.
• Prioritize inspection and maintenance activities according to risk and asset criticality.
• Develop inspection plans for piping circuits and static equipment.
• Determine suitable corrective and preventive maintenance actions.
• Evaluate inspection findings and determine when further engineering assessment is required.
• Improve inspection reporting, data management, and integrity follow-up.
• Integrate inspection and maintenance activities with turnaround and shutdown planning.
• Develop practical strategies for extending asset life and improving plant reliability.

Course Outline