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Suitable for:
Engineering, technical, operations, maintenance and inspection personnel working within the oil and gas production, chemical process, power generation, utilities, commercial works (vendor) inspection organisations, classification societies and insurance companies.
Course Content:
Roles and duties of the Plant Inspector; the use of codes and standards; introduction to pressure equipment; pressure vessels inspection; inspection of pipelines; inspection of storage tanks; inspection of paint systems and linings; introduction to risk-based inspection; inspection reporting; corrosion processes.
Certification/Awarding Body:
Course Objectives:
- To understand the various fundamental aspects of plant inspection within industry
- To provide formal Plant Inspector certification, due to:
- Increasing demands for integrated asset management within process plants
- Increasing complexity of plant systems
- To meet the syllabus requirements of the CSWIP Plant Inspector Level 1 examination.
Additional Information:
The fee includes the CSWIP examination. This course (Module 1 Part B) has a duration of 1 week and is the second part of the 2 week CSWIP Plant Inspection Level 1 course. The CSWIP examination will be conducted on day 5 at the end of each respective week. Level 1 Week 1 must be completed prior to attending Level 1 Week 2.
Entry Requirements
All candidates must hold current ISO 9712 Level 2 NDE approvals in 2 methods AND CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspection qualification.
Candidates unable to meet the requirements listed above have the following options:
- Candidates who hold the required ISO 9712 NDT Level 2 qualifications, but do not hold a CSWIP Welding Inspector qualification, shall pass the Offshore Visual Inspection module S1 or obtain a CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector qualification
- Candidates who hold a valid CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector qualification, but do not hold the required ISO 9712 NDT Level 2 qualifications, shall pass the NDT Appreciation Module S2 or ISO 9712 NDT Level 2 in ultrasonic testing and one other method.
Career Progression:
- CSWIP Plant Inspection Level 2
- CSWIP Plant Inspection Level 3
- NDT
- Welding Inspection
- Painting Inspection
- Site Coating Inspection
