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This Spring, AOC facilitated our updated API 580 Risk Based Inspection (RBI) course covering the 4th edition of this recommended practice. Released in 2023, the 4th edition of API 580 has many updates and new requirements for risk-based inspection. Participants in this training included AOC team members and user-owner representatives. This updated course will be available to the public in December. Please click here for more information and to register for our December offering including our 4th edition updates.

AOC is assisting a US based refiner with GE APM support to upload data and information from their previous RBI E2G software, completing API 581 risk assessments and inspection recommendations and will be conducting GE APM Software training the Minneapolis St. Paul Park team with the use of the GE APM applications. Click here for more information about our Risk Based Inspection services or here to learn about our GE APM training.

During January 2023, AOC team members completed AOC's API 581 training course. This training is designed to help inspection and engineering personnel responsible for fixed equipment mechanical integrity understand the risk-based inspection methodology as defined in API RP 581, 3rd edition. AOC will be offering this course to the public in June 2023. For more information, please see API 581 Training.

AOC team members Paul Raithby and Leon Johnson recently facilitated our online API 580 Risk Based Inspection (RBI) course. These live, online training sessions help participants understand the essential elements/tasks for an RBI assessment/program as defined in API 580 and understand how to implement and sustain a Risk Based Inspection program. This is an ideal class for those preparing for API 580 certification.

New in 2023: To provide a better learning experience, our API 580 training courses will be facilitated in four 4-hour online sessions (instead of two full days). Click here for more information: API 580 Training.