Atlas API 653 Training Course: Tank Repair & Inspection

Online training for the API 653 Exam: Pressure Tank Repair & Inspection

Included in the API 653 Online Training Course:

$ 999 .00

60 hours of Online Preparation
Over 1000 Practice Questions
Timed Practice Exams
Practice Quizzes with Instant Feedback
Audio Flashcards

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Atlas API 653 Training Course:

Tank Repair & Inspection

Atlas Training™ offers online exam prep training for all areas of API.
Online training for the API 653 Exam: Tank Repair & Inspection.

API 653 Tank Repair and Inspection Course $

- AWS Accredited for 60 hours toward the AWS retest or 9-year renewal.
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- Instructor support is available when you need help.
- Online convenience lets you set your own schedule and study at your own pace.

$999

Why Atlas Online API Training?

48 hour money back guarantee eliminates your risk
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AWS Accredited for 60 hours toward the CWI 9-year renewal, CWB Renewal and for Professional Engineers
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Over 95% Pass Rate for students who complete the course
Timed/simulated exams prepare you for the real thing
Professionally developed courses are created and reviewed by field experts
Instructor support is available when you need help
Online convenience lets you set your own schedule and study at your own pace
Pass on your first try or take the course again for free

API 653 Pass Rate

Over 95% of our online training students pass the API 653 Tank Repair & Inspection Exam. Our online training material is designed to maximize your exam prep efficiency and help you pass the test on the first try.

Overview of the API 653 Course Study Material

This API 653 training course online is 60 hours long. This is the easiest and least expensive way to prepare for the tank inspector certification exam. This training is self-paced. You can stop and start whenever you like. Your stopping point is bookmarked so you can pick back up where you left off. You can repeat the entire course, or individual lessons that you would like to review. Work at your own pace. You will never be rushed, and you will never be slowed down. You can email your questions to the instructor for quick answers when you need help.

There are practice quizzes throughout the API 653-course study material along with timed, practice exams at the end of the lessons. There are over 1,000 exam type questions in the quizzes to help you become familiar with the kind of content that will be asked on the actual exam. This is a significant part of the Atlas API training. The timed practice tests are beneficial in letting you know how well prepared you are. There are also three additional practice tests that are made up of API 653 exam questions available to download. There are audio flashcards containing questions and answers that can be listened to while driving, at the office, or just relaxing at home.

Training online is the best option for the busy industrial professional. The course is open for 120 days after purchase. We can make exceptions to this if you contact us. When you are training for the API 653 certification exam, you should not be under pressure to rush through the very course that is supposed to be helping you prepare. Our online training system is superior to conventional classroom training. This API 653 training course is accredited with the AWS for 60 professional development hours (PDH) for the CWI 9-year renewal, CWB Renewal and for Professional Engineers.

API 653 Body of Knowledge, Effectivity Sheet, and Schedule can all be found here.

Included In The API 653 Course:

60 hours of online prep
Over 1000 practice questions
Timed practice tests
Practice quizzes with instant feedback
Audio flashcards

Notice and Disclaimer for API training students:

This does not register you for the examination. You will have to register separately at API's website. If you have not already registered for the exam, you need to download an application from the API website listed here.

The codes and standards that are needed to prepare can be purchased from several sources online. They are referred to as exam packs. Here is a link for the exam packs.

Atlas API Training presently provides online preparation courses for API 510, API 570, API 571, API 577, API 580, API 1104 API 1169, PT, MT, API 1184, API 19C, API TES, and API 653 certification exams.

COURSE CURRICULUM

19 lessons and quizzes plus over 1400 questions built into an interactive question bank on a book of exhibits and on the 2017 Book of Specifications

Lesson 1: API 653 Sections 1 – 12
Lesson 2: API 650 Sections 1 – 10
Lesson 3: Annex and Conclusion API 650
Lesson 4: Overview Section IX 653
Lesson 5: Writing A _WPS_By_Essentials
Lesson 6: Review of WPS_PQR
Lesson 7: Welding Inspection RP-577
Lesson 8: Nondestructive Exam Section V
Lesson 9: Damage Mechanisms RP-571_653
Lesson 10: API 575 Sections 1 – 8
Lesson 11: Conclusion API 575
Lesson 12: API 651 Sections 1 – 11
Lesson 13: API 651 Conclusion

SUCCESS MAP

Where are you along this roadmap toward your Certification? What are your next steps? We have the answers here.

STEP-01

QUALIFY

STEP-02

CHOOSE

STEP-03

STUDY

STEP-04

APPLY

STEP-05

TEST

ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE API 653 EXAM?

As outlined in Annex D of the API 653 Standard, the qualification requirements for API 653 applicants are based on the combination of education and experience related to aboveground storage tanks. This experience must have been acquired within the last 10 years while employed by, or under contract with, an authorized inspection agency as defined in API 653.

Below is a link to the list of qualifications required to take the exam. Before submitting an application to the API, please use the table below to determine if you qualify to take the exam:

Education	Years of Experience	Experience Required
BS or higher in engineering or technology or 3+ years of military service in a technical role (Dishonorable discharge disqualifies credit)	1 year	Supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 653
2-year degree or certificate in engineering or technology or 2 years of military service in a technical role (Dishonorable discharge disqualifies credit)	2 years	Design, construction, repair, operation, or inspection of aboveground storage tanks, of which one year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 653
High school diploma or equivalent	3 years	Design, construction, repair, operation, or inspection of aboveground storage tanks, of which one year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 653
No formal education	5 or more years	Design, construction, repair, operation, or inspection of aboveground storage tanks, of which one year must be in supervision or performance of inspection activities as described in API 653

RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Failure to comply with one or more of the applicable requirements during your recertification cycle will preclude you from earning a recertification. Except for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Phase-in periods, all Recertificants must provide 24 CPD hours over their three-year recertification cycle.

Recertifying Year	Number of CPD Hours Required
2023	Recertifying candidates must submit 8 CPD hours completed within the last 3 years.
2024	Recertifying candidates must submit 16 CPD hours completed within the last 3 years.
2025	Recertifying candidates must submit 24 CPD hours completed within the last 3 years. (All recertifications from this point forward must present 24 CPD hours each 3 year cycle. No more than 16 hours may be from one activity category)

1. Work Requirements - Every 3 years

API 510 inspectors need to demonstrate that a minimum of 20% of time over the most recent three-year certification period was spent performing or supervising pressure vessel inspection activities as described in the API 510 inspection code.

Inspectors who have not been actively engaged in pressure vessel inspection practices will be required to take the full examination.

2. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - Every 3 years

Beginning January 1, 2022, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours will be included in the 3-year recertification requirements. CPD activity must be relevant to the API 510 certification.

ICP will have a phased implementation of the CPD hour requirement beginning with 8 CPD hours required for individuals whose certification expire after January 1, 2023. The full CPD requirements of 24 CPDs will be implemented for those expiring on or after January 1, 2025.

Review the CPD Guidance Document for additional information on what activities are acceptable.

Activities should vary between categories. Minimum should be across two of the categories.

You must upload proof of activity to Education page on your ICP Portal account along with your Recertification application.

Fill out the API CPD Activities Form if no other form of proof. Please print this form and sign in person prior to submitting with your Recertification application.

3. Webquiz - Every 6 years

API 653 Recertification Publications Effectivity Sheet (Valid beginning April 3, 2023)

API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank inspectors are required to take an on-line, open-book quiz every six years in order to recertify.
The quiz is available 90 days prior to your expiration date and for a grace period of 90 days after. The quiz will not be available beyond this grace period, or after your certification has expired.
You may take the quiz either before or after you submit your recertification application.
To take your recertification quiz, or to determine if a quiz is needed for your current certification, log into your account in the ICP Portal. If a web quiz is due, there will be a notification at the top of your 653 certification page with a link that will take you to the quiz. You may also go directly to the Web Quiz Gateway. If a quiz is needed, you will see a notification in bold red stating that a quiz is required.
NOTE: Your Web Quiz log is the same username and password that you use to log into your account in the ICP Portal.

Each quiz has 25 questions that address the changes in the relevant API codes over the past six years.
You have a total of four hours to complete the quiz, and it may be paused or interrupted up to three times.
If you fail the quiz once you will be able to take it again. If you fail the quiz a second time you will not be able to recertify. You will need to submit a new application and take the full version of the exam to certify again.

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"I recently passed the API 653 certification exam, one of the toughest professional certification exams for inspectors. I was able to pass the exam after completing the online API 653 training course through Atlas Training. The course was very thorough and easy to follow. Thanks Atlas!"

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