MSTS API 570 Data Sheets
Code to follow when preforming an internal inspection on pipe - answerAPI 510
Positive Material Identification (PMI) - answerAPI 578
Fitness for Service (FFS) - answerAPI 579
Risked Based Inspection (RBI) - answerAPI 580
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) - answerAPI 583
Valve Inspection and Testing - answerAPI 598
Cathodic Protection - answerAPI 651
Welding on In-Service Equipment containing Flammables - answerAPI 2201
NDE Procedure Guidelines - answerASME Section V
Design code for fabrication of piping relief devices - answerASME Section VIII
Welder & Welding Procedure Qualification - answerASME Section IX
NDE Personnel Qualification - answerASNT SNT-TC-1A or CP-189
API 570 Scope - answerAIRR (Alteration, Inspection, Repair, Rerate)
API 570 AI's Employer - answerJUIC (Jurisdiction, User, Insurance Company,
Contractor)
API 570 Repair Organization - answerA JOC (authorized by Jurisdiction, Owner,
Contractor)
Primary responsibilities of API 570 AI - answerTIE (Testing, Inspection, Examination)
Determine Corrosion Rate for New Service or Change in Service - answerSOPI (Same
or Similar Service, Owner's Experience, Published Data, or Inspect in 3 months)
Alteration - answerPhysical Change
Repair - answerRestore - Suitable
, Cause for fatigue crack - answerCyclic Stress
Imperfection that exceeds the acceptance criteria - answerDefect
Discontinuity that may or may not exceed the acceptance criteria - answerImperfection
RBI's two Primary Factors - answerProbability Consequence
Two Primary Factors of Consequence of Failure - answerProcess Fluid & Volume
# of new flange assemblies to be inspected during repairs and alterations -
answerRepresentative
Basis of API 570's Piping Classification - answerConsequence of failure
Method by which process leaks can lead to brittle failure - answerAuto-refrigeration
Number of CML's to obtain thickness readings during inspection -
answerRepresentative
CML that must be measured during a Thickness Inspection - answerCML with earliest
renewal date
How relief device intervals are determined - answerPerformance
Type of soil that is most corrosive - answerLow Resistivity
Factors that affect the creep rate - answerTime, Temp, & Stress
Mill tolerance for rolled and welded pipe - answer-0.010"
Maximum length of Crack or Incomplete Fusion allowed on a new weld - answer0"
Typical flange face finish - answer125-250 micro-inch
When mating flanges, the maximum amount of unparalleled allowed (per diameter of
flange in feet) - answer1/16" per foot
Max offset for bolt-holes for mating flanges - answer1/8"
Maximum allowed size of open discontinuity in a Bend Test - answer1/8"
Minimum thickness to qualify welder with UT - answer1/4"
Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to clean a part when performing a
MT examination - answer1"
Code to follow when preforming an internal inspection on pipe - answerAPI 510
Positive Material Identification (PMI) - answerAPI 578
Fitness for Service (FFS) - answerAPI 579
Risked Based Inspection (RBI) - answerAPI 580
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) - answerAPI 583
Valve Inspection and Testing - answerAPI 598
Cathodic Protection - answerAPI 651
Welding on In-Service Equipment containing Flammables - answerAPI 2201
NDE Procedure Guidelines - answerASME Section V
Design code for fabrication of piping relief devices - answerASME Section VIII
Welder & Welding Procedure Qualification - answerASME Section IX
NDE Personnel Qualification - answerASNT SNT-TC-1A or CP-189
API 570 Scope - answerAIRR (Alteration, Inspection, Repair, Rerate)
API 570 AI's Employer - answerJUIC (Jurisdiction, User, Insurance Company,
Contractor)
API 570 Repair Organization - answerA JOC (authorized by Jurisdiction, Owner,
Contractor)
Primary responsibilities of API 570 AI - answerTIE (Testing, Inspection, Examination)
Determine Corrosion Rate for New Service or Change in Service - answerSOPI (Same
or Similar Service, Owner's Experience, Published Data, or Inspect in 3 months)
Alteration - answerPhysical Change
Repair - answerRestore - Suitable
, Cause for fatigue crack - answerCyclic Stress
Imperfection that exceeds the acceptance criteria - answerDefect
Discontinuity that may or may not exceed the acceptance criteria - answerImperfection
RBI's two Primary Factors - answerProbability Consequence
Two Primary Factors of Consequence of Failure - answerProcess Fluid & Volume
# of new flange assemblies to be inspected during repairs and alterations -
answerRepresentative
Basis of API 570's Piping Classification - answerConsequence of failure
Method by which process leaks can lead to brittle failure - answerAuto-refrigeration
Number of CML's to obtain thickness readings during inspection -
answerRepresentative
CML that must be measured during a Thickness Inspection - answerCML with earliest
renewal date
How relief device intervals are determined - answerPerformance
Type of soil that is most corrosive - answerLow Resistivity
Factors that affect the creep rate - answerTime, Temp, & Stress
Mill tolerance for rolled and welded pipe - answer-0.010"
Maximum length of Crack or Incomplete Fusion allowed on a new weld - answer0"
Typical flange face finish - answer125-250 micro-inch
When mating flanges, the maximum amount of unparalleled allowed (per diameter of
flange in feet) - answer1/16" per foot
Max offset for bolt-holes for mating flanges - answer1/8"
Maximum allowed size of open discontinuity in a Bend Test - answer1/8"
Minimum thickness to qualify welder with UT - answer1/4"
Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to clean a part when performing a
MT examination - answer1"
