API 579 / ASME Asset Integrity Management

This course provides a practical understanding of Asset Integrity Management with a focus on API 579 / ASME Fitness-for-Service (FFS) principles and their application in industrial facilities. Participants learn how to assess the current condition and fitness of pressure vessels, piping systems, tanks, and other static equipment. The course explains how engineering assessments are used to determine whether damaged or degraded equipment can continue to operate safely. It covers common damage mechanisms such as corrosion, cracking, metal loss, pitting, distortion, and weld-related defects. Participants are introduced to the different levels of Fitness-for-Service assessment and the data required for engineering evaluation. The course also discusses the relationship between inspection findings, integrity assessment, maintenance planning, and continued equipment operation. Key ASME requirements and relevant engineering principles are explained to support sound integrity decisions. Practical approaches to remaining life assessment, inspection planning, and risk-based maintenance are covered. Participants gain an understanding of how integrity management programs help reduce equipment failures, unplanned shutdowns, and operational risks. The course is designed to connect API 579 / ASME assessment practices with real-world Asset Integrity Management activities in the oil & gas, petrochemical, power, and process industries.