API-580 Exam Dumps : API 580 - Risk Based Inspection

API 580, Section 15.2.4:

“A qualified corrosion specialist shall be responsible for assessing the types of damage mechanisms and their applicability and severity to the equipment considering the process conditions, environment, metallurgy, age, and other relevant data.”

Other roles may assist but the designated responsibility lies with the corrosion specialist.

According to API 580, multiple API inspection codes include provisions for RBI. Section 4.3 of API 580 clearly states:

“The RBI methodology is recognized in the API inspection codes — API 510, API 570, and API 653 — as an acceptable method to determine inspection intervals.”

Each of these codes outlines both the requirements and limitations for using RBI in their specific contexts:

API 510 — for pressure vessels

API 570 — for piping systems

API 653 — for aboveground storage tanks

On the other hand:

API 573 is a recommended practice for the inspection of fired heaters and does not include formal RBI provisions.

API 578 focuses on Positive Material Identification (PMI) and is unrelated to RBI methodologies or requirements.

Therefore, the correct selection includes:

✔️API 510

✔️API 570

✔️API 653

API 580, Section 5.6.4 outlines situations where “inspection may not be sufficient to manage risks,” stating:

“Examples where inspection may not be sufficient… are: a) equipment nearing end of service life.”

In such scenarios, additional mitigation such as equipment replacement or redesign is often necessary to reduce risk to acceptable levels.