CodeWest API 653 Exam Prep Course Registration, Tuition, and Payment

Registration for the CodeWest API 653 Exam Prep Course DOES NOT register you to take the API 653 Certification Examination. Call API at 202-682-8064 to obtain the API Certification Examination registration application. CodeWest Exam Prep Courses often fill prior to the API registration deadline. Call CodeWest now at 281-392-4540 to request a CodeWest registration package to assure your seat in our course. Or, Request a Registration Package online by email and we will fax or mail (USPS) the registration package to the address/fax number provided. We must have your completed CodeWest registration form and full payment to hold a seat in this course.

Participants must designate an exam location when applying to the American Petroleum Institute to take the API 653 Exam. The CodeWest API 653 Exam Prep Course ends the day before the API Exam date whenever possible, so we recommend that participants choose Houston as the exam site for convenience and savings on travel expenses. Designate an exam site by indicating your preference on the API exam application.

Questions about API Exam sites can be resolved by visiting the API web site, or by calling API at 202-682-8064 as soon as possible. Typically, API will not allow candidates to change an exam site once the API registration deadline has passed, so verify availability in the CodeWest Exam Prep Course, choose an exam site (API Exam Sites at API.org), and always register early with both API and CodeWest to avoid difficulties in scheduling.

• Codewest API 653 Course Tuition: $1495.00 per person - 8 1/2 day. $1895.00 per person 10 1/2 day.
• Payment Options: Check, Visa, Mastercard, or American Express
• Call 281-392-4540 for purchase order or requisition approval.
• $75.00 additional fee for shipping the precourse study guide outside the USA and some locations may require a higher fee.

CodeWest also provides in-depth training in other areas such as ASME on-site code training on ASME Section V, and ASME Section IX tailored to fit your needs. Ask a quick question about other CodeWest codes and standards training.

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CodeWest API 653 Exam Prep Course Information

CodeWest supplies a pre study guide mailed approximately 30 days in advance of our course, and an extensive text is supplied to each course participant at the course. This extensive text contains hundreds of practice questions, tank evaluation problems, and sample welding documents. The CodeWest exam prep course ends with review sessions and a practice exam.

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Who Should Attend?

This course is not just for those taking the API 653 ICP Exam. Students attending CodeWest API 653 Exam Prep Courses are also involved in new construction of tanks, interacting with inspectors, tank maintenance and operation, regulators, and environmental control.

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API and ASME Codes and Standards Required For Study and Training

CodeWest furnishes a pre course study guide, course text, practice questions, examples of past test questions, and a practice exam for this course. Each participant must supply original copies of the API and ASME codes and standards referenced in the body of Knowledge for API 653. The codes and standards currently required for the API 653 Exam are as follows:

Codes required for study and training as listed below:

• API Recommended Practice 571, First Edition, December 2003

ATTENTION: Only the following mechanisms from 571 may be covered on the 653 exam:

WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CORRECT LIST FOR SEPTEMBER BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM IT WITH API.  SEE THE LIST PUBLISHED BY API IN THE APPLICATION OR ON THE EFFECTIVITY SHEET DATED FOR THE SEPTEMBER EXAM WHEN PUBLISHED BY API TO CONFIRM EDITIONS AND ADDENDA.

• 4.2.7 Brittle Failure
• 4.2.16 Mechanical Fatigue
• 4.3.2 Atmospheric Corrosion
• 4.3.3 Corrosion under insulation (CUI)
• 4.3.8 Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)
• 4.3.9 Soil Corrosion
• 4.3.10 Caustic Corrosion
• 4.5.1 Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (CISCC)
• 4.5.3 Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement)
• 5.1.1.11 Sulfuric Acid Corrosion
• API Recommended Practice 575, Second Edition, May 2005
• API Recommended Practice, First Edition, October 2004
• API Standard 650, Eleventh Edition, April 2009
• API Recommended Practice 651, Third Edition, January 2007
• API Recommended Practice 652, Third Edition, October 2005
• API Standard 653, Fourth Edition, April 2009
• ASMEngineers (ASME), 2007 Edition with 2008 Addenda
• ASME Section V, 2007 Edition with 2008 Addenda
• ii. Section IX, 2007 Edition with 2008 Addenda

Supplier of codes: Techstreet: Phone 800 699 9277 or at: www.techstreet.com

CodeWest also provides in-depth training in other areas such as ASME on-site code training for ASME Sections V, VIII, IX, tailored to fit your needs. Ask a quick question about other CodeWest codes and standards training.

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CodeWest API 653 Exam Prep Course Instructors, Authors, and Editors

J. W. Coley is the primary author of this course. Jim is a Registered Professional Engineer and has served on many API committees. He served as Chairman of the API Subcommittee on Inspection, Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Corrosion, Materials and Inspection and participated as a member of several Task Groups including API-510, API-570 and API-653.

Richard L. Seay is a degreed engineer with 34 Years experience in refining including responsibilities such as design engineer, inspection engineer, assistant chief inspector, supervisor - process engineering, manager - energy conservation, supervisor of utility operations, supervisor of environmental operations, supervisor - process safety management and manager of inspection. Richard held the API-510, 570 and 653 certifications, is a past member of the API Inspection Committee and has extensive experience working with and training Inspectors. Richard also presents our API-570 exam prep course. He recently retired form a large refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

Marvin L. Coats has more than 25 years experience in design, construction, operation, and maintenance of pressure systems and related equipment. His experience spans nuclear & fossil power generation, upstream oil and gas and transport tanks/vessels to name a few. He is an active and past member of several ASME boiler and pressure vessel committees Subgroup Section I Design and past member of Subgroup General Requirements Section VIII. Marvin holds an active NB Commission with A, B, N, I and IS endorsements. Marvin is an experienced trainer is ASME and API topics. He has taken over updating and editing the CodeWest API-510 and API-570 courses.

Tim Schindler: Tim is an ASNT Level III in RT, VT, PT and MT, AWS/CWI, and also holds the API-510, 570 & API-653 certifications. Tim has extensive experience in boiler, pressure vessel and piping inspection in the power generation and petrochemical fields and brings a wealth of practical knowledge to our courses and the presentation. Tim was a course author and instructior and we welcomed him back in June 2008. Tim has written both 510 and 570 courses and presented 510, 570, 653, AWI/CWI and other technical courses.

Will Carter is the past Chairman of the API-650 Committee, initiated API-653 and also participated on the API-653 Task Group which developed the original 653 document. Will is a Professional Engineer with over thirty years experience and holds a Ph.d. in Mechanical Engineering. Will has presented this course several times with excellent results for his students.

Charlie Cramlet: Charlie brings over 25 years of experience to CodeWest. Experience from working hands on as a welder, NDE Level II, API-510, 570 and 653 Inspector, CWI and National Board Commissioned Inspector. Charlie was a Chief Inspector for one of the largest chemical companies in the world. He is also experienced in presentation of technical material in many formats and forums including inspector training.

CodeWest does not receive information from the American Petroleum Institute concerning specific contents of API certification examinations.

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