API 570 Piping Inspector Exam Prep + ASME B31.3

▸ Most API 570 candidates fail for the same reason. They study the wrong way.

They memorise definitions. They read the code cover to cover. And they run out of time in the exam because they've never trained the skill that actually decides the result — navigating the code fast and working calculations cleanly under pressure.

This course fixes that.

▸ What the exam actually tests

API 570 is not a recall test. It tests applied code knowledge across API 570, ASME B31.3, API 574, 577, 578, 571, 579 and ASME V. You need to find the right clause, apply it correctly, and move on — all within tight time constraints.

This course trains exactly that.

▸ The piping traps that catch candidates out

Injection points. Deadlegs. Soil-to-air interfaces. Corrosion under insulation. Erosion at bends and control valves.

You will learn where damage concentrates, how to set condition monitoring locations, how to calculate remaining life and required thickness, and how API 580/581 risk-based inspection is used to prioritise circuits.

▸ Course structure — 24 lectures across 6 sections

• The API 570 Code & Inspector's Role — scope, piping classes, responsibilities, inspection intervals, reference code map

• Piping Design Principles for Inspectors — B31.3 pressure design, components and ratings, branch reinforcement, materials and MDMT

• Damage Mechanisms in Piping — internal and external corrosion, injection points, deadlegs, soil-to-air, erosion, FAC and vibration, setting CMLs

• Inspection, Thickness & Data Evaluation — API 574 techniques, ASME V NDE for piping, thickness evaluation and retirement limits, risk-based inspection

• Repairs, Alterations & Rerating — repair versus alteration, temporary repairs, welded repairs, testing and NDE, rerating

• Exam Preparation & Worked Calculations — exam structure and strategy, worked calculations, B31.3 code navigation drills, mock exam and study plan

▸ Built by a practising engineer

Developed by a Chartered Engineer working on safety-critical process infrastructure — not a training company recycling old material, and built around how the exam is actually marked.

▸ Deliberately efficient

No code read aloud, no padding. Six focused sections you can work through in a week of evenings, then drill. If you want twenty hours of narration there are other courses. If you want the material that is actually examined, worked the way it is actually asked, you are in the right place.

▸ What you get

• 24 focused lectures across six sections, including a full exam preparation section

• Worked calculations, code navigation drills and a mock exam walkthrough

• Lifetime access, mobile and TV access, and a certificate of completion

• Udemy's 30-day money-back guarantee

▸ Who this is for

• Engineers and inspectors preparing to sit the API 570 certification exam

• Working piping inspectors who want sharper code application on the plant

• Anyone who has already attempted API 570 and wants to pass it this time

• Inspectors holding API 510 who are adding the piping certification

▸ No prior inspection experience is required — the code context is built from the ground up. Access to API 570 and ASME B31.3 is recommended for the exam itself, though every principle here is explained independently.

Enrol now and walk into the exam knowing exactly where to look and exactly how to calculate.