This package includes all the API and ASME exam materials required for the API 570 Certification Exam held on the following dates: June 6, 2012, and September 26, 2012. The package includes the following:

• API Standard 570, Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-Service Piping Systems, Third Edition, November 2009
• API Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry, 1st Edition, December 2003 (NOTE: Only mechanisms in RP 571 required for exam to be included)
• API Recommended Practice 574, Inspection Practices for Piping System Components, Third Edition, November 2009
• API Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, 1st Edition, October 2004.
• API Recommended Practice 578, Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping Systems, Second Edition, March 2010.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 2010 edition.
  i. ASME Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, and 23 (section SE-797 only).
  ii. ASME Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualification, Welding only
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  i. ASME B16.5, 2009 edition.
  ii. ASME B31.3, Process Piping, 2010 edition.

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This package includes all the API and ASME exam materials required for the API 653 Certification Exam being given March 28, 2012 and September 26, 2012. The package includes the following:

• API Recommended Practice 575, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks, Second Edition, May 2005.
• API Standard 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, Eleventh Edition, June 2007, with Addendum 1 (2008) and Addendum 2 (2009).
• API Recommended Practice 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks, Third Edition, January 2007.
• API Recommended Practice 652, Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms, Third Edition, October 2005.
• API Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, Fourth Edition, April 2009.
• API Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry, 1st Edition, December 2003 (NOTE: Only mechanisms required for exam included in pack.)
• API Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, First Edition, October 2004.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 2010 Editions
  i. ASME Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7 and 23 (section SE-797 only)
  ii. ASME Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications. (Section QW only)

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Specification for Casing and Tubing, 9th Edition

This standard was published by API (American Petroleum Institute) in July 2011. It has 281 pages.

This Standard specifies the technical delivery conditions for steel pipes (casing, tubing and pup joints), coupling stock, coupling material and accessory material and establishes requirements for three Product Specification Levels (PSL-1, PSL-2, PSL-3). The requirements for PSL-1 are the basis of this Standard. The requirements that define different levels of standard technical requirements for PSL-2 and PSL-3, for all Grades except H-40, L-80 9Cr and C110, are contained in Annex H.

This Standard can also be applied to tubulars with connections not covered by API standards.

This Standard is not applicable to threading requirements.

This Standard is based on the Eighth edition of API Spec 5CT.

Design and Operation of Subsea Production Systems-Subsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment, Second Edition; ISO 13628-4 (Identical), Design and operation of subsea production systems-Part 4: Subsea wellhead and tree equipment

Specification 17D provides specifications for subsea wellheads, mudline wellheads, drill-through mudline wellheads and both vertical and horizontal subsea trees. It specifies the associated tooling necessary to handle, test and install the equipment. It also specifies the areas of design, material, welding, quality control (including factory acceptance testing), marking, storing and shipping for both individual sub-assemblies (used to build complete subsea tree assemblies) and complete subsea tree assemblies.

The user is responsible for ensuring subsea equipment meets any additional requirements of governmental regulations for the country in which it is installed. This is outside the scope of this Specification.

Where applicable, this Specification can also be used for equipment on satellite, cluster arrangements and multiple well template applications.

Specification 17D includes equipment definitions, an explanation of equipment use and function, an explanation of service conditions and product specification levels, and a description of critical components, i.e. those parts having requirements specified in this Specification.

This document is not applicable to the rework and repair of used equipment.

This edition of ANSI/API Specification 17D is the identical national adoption of ISO 13628-4, Design and operation of subsea production systems-Part 4: Subsea wellhead and tree equipment.

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Addendum 3 for Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements, First Edition – Identical to ISO 10424-1:2004

This addendum is available for free.

Sealless Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Gas Industry Process Service, Second Edition

This API (American Petroleum Institute) was published in February 2011. It specifies the minimum requirements for sealless centrifugal pumps for use in petroleum, heavy duty petrochemical and gas industry services.

This standard is applicable to single stage overhung pumps of two classifications, Magnetic Drive Pumps (MDP) and Canned Motor Pumps (CMP). Sections 2 through 8 and Section 10 cover requirements applicable to both classifications. Section 9 is divided into two subsections and covers requirements unique to each classification.

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This package includes all the exam materials required for the API Tank Entry Supervisor (TES) Certification Exam being given on March 23, 2011. The package includes the following: API Publications:

• API 2015 – Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks, Planning and Managing Tank Entry From Decommissioning Through Recommissioning
• API 2016 – Guidelines and Procedures for Entering and Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks
• API 2026 – Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum Service
• API Pub. 2207 – Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot Work
• API Pub. 2219 – Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service

ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) Publication Threshold Limit Values [TLVs® ] for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents In the Work Environment and Biological Exposure Indices [BEIs® ], 2008 Edition 29 Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR) Parts 1910 & 1926:

• CFR 1910.38 Employee Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention Plans
• CFR 1910.132-138 Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
• CFR 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces
• CFR 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
• CFR 1910.1000 (and following) Subpart Z “Toxic and Hazardous Substances”
• CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication
• CFR 1926.400-.449 Subpart K – Electrical
• OSHA 3088 How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations – 2001 (Revised)
• OSHA 3151-12R Personal Protective Equipment – Revised 2003
• OSHA 3138-01R Permit-Required Confined Spaces – Revised 2004
• OSHA 3120 Control of Hazardous Energy [Lockout/Tagout] – 2002 (Revised)
• OSHA 3111 Hazard Communication Guidelines for Compliance – 2000 (Reprinted)
• OSHA 3084 Chemical Hazard Communication – 1998 (Revised)
• OSHA 3075 Controlling Electrical Hazards – 2002 (Revised)
• OSHA 2254 Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines – 1998 (Revised)
• OSHA 3007 Ground-Fault Protection on Construction Sites – 1998 (Revised)

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Also known as CERT API 510, this package includes all the API and ASME exam materials required for the API 510 Certification Exam on June 1, 2011. The package includes the following:

• API Standard 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Ninth Edition, June 2006
• API Recommended Practice 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry, 1st Edition, December 2003 (NOTE: Only mechanisms in RP 571 required for exam to be included)
• API Recommended Practice 572, Inspection of Pressure Vessels, Third Edition, November 2009.
• API Recommended Practice 576, Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices, Third Edition, November 2009.
• API Recommended Practice 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, First edition, October 2004.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 2007 edition with 2008 and 2009 Addenda.
  i. ASME Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, and 23 (section SE-797 only)
  ii. ASME Section VIII-Division 1, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels, Introduction, UG, UW, UCS, UHT, Appendices 1-4, 6, 8 and 12.
  iii. ASME Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, welding only.

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Practices for Mitigating Surface Impacts Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing, First Edition

This document was published in January 2011 by American Petroleum Institute. It has 34 pages.

The purpose of this guidance document is to identify and describe practices currently used in the oil and natural gas industry to minimize surface environmental impacts-potential impacts on surface water, soils, wildlife, other surface ecosystems and nearby communities-associated with hydraulic fracturing operations. While this document focuses primarily on issues associated with operations in deep shale gas developments, it also describes the important distinctions related to hydraulic fracturing in other applications.

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