The following modules presented during the training to cover the body of knowledge. The modules are numbered based on API 577 to make comparison easy for you:
Module 1: Back to Basics
Module 2: API 577, BOK and Exam Tips
Module 3: Terms& Definitions
Module 4: Welding Inspection
Module 5: Welding Processes
Module 6: WPS & PQR
Module 7: Welding Materials
Module 8: Welder’s Qualification (WPQ)
Module 9: Non Destructive Examinations
Module 10: Metallurgy
Module 11: Refinery and Petrochemical Plant Welding Issues
Module 12: Power point Presentations (WPS, PQR & WPQ)
Module 13: ASME IX – Part QW (WPS, PQR, WPQ)
Module 14: Publication Effectivity Sheet Highlights
Module 15: Flash Cards
Module 16: 4 Sets of mock exam plus practice questions
Module 17: Downloadable Course Material
API 577 Welding inspection course is worth 30 Hours of study and has 92 Lectures; 4 Hours of Video Clips; 1700 Flash Cards and 600 Timed Mock Exam Questions plus a certificate of achievement.
The API 577 examination is specifically aimed at verifying your competency on welding issues.
It is not aimed at verifying whether you can memorize numbers and formulas. After all, what is the point of memorizing when you can easily find them in the relevant document?
Exceptions would be the important everyday knowledge that you are expected to know. For example: “Chlorine and fluoride content of PT consumables shall be less than 1% for austenitic materials” or “The temperature difference between the probe and ambient temperature shall be maximum 25℉ or 15℃”.
Exam Questions are based on API RP 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, and ASME IX for WPS, PQR, WPQ and Material (P, F & A Numbers). We have also explained ASME V for Non Destructive Examinations that has been brought in API 577 so you know where these are coming from.