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  • API 510 : 2014

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    PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  27-04-2021

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    Published date:  01-05-2014

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
    4 Owner/User Inspections Organization
    5 Inspection, Examination, and Pressure Testing Practices
    6 Interval/Frequency and Extent of Inspection
    7 Inspection Data Evaluation, Analysis, and Recording
    8 Repairs, Alterations, and Rerating of Pressure Vessels and
      Pressure-relieving Devices
    9 Alternative Rules for E&P Pressure Vessels
    Annex A (normative) - Code Exemptions
    Annex B (normative) - Inspector Certification
    Annex C (informative) - Sample Pressure Vessel Inspection
            Record
    Annex D (informative) - Sample Repair, Alteration, or Rerating
            of Pressure Vessel Form
    Annex E (informative) - Technical Inquiries

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    Describes the in-service inspection, repair, alteration, and rerating activities for pressure vessels and the pressure-relieving devices protecting these vessels.

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    Development Note Also available in Chinese version, see API 510 CHINESE. (10/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria NEW CHILD ADD 2 2018 IS NOW ADDED
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    API 2009 : 2002 : R2007 SAFE WELDING, CUTTING, AND HOT WORK PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
    NACE RP 05 02 : 2002 PIPELINE EXTERNAL CORROSION DIRECT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
    NACE RP 02 96 : 2004 GUIDELINES FOR DETECTION, REPAIR, AND MITIGATION OF CRACKING OF EXISTING PETROLEUM REFINERY PRESSURE VESSELS IN WET H[2]S ENVIRONMENTS
    API 54 RUSSIAN : 19991 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING AND SERVICING OPERATIONS
    API 74 : 2001 : R2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATION
    API 572 CHINESE : 2009 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
    API 2201 : 2003 : R2010 SAFE HOT TAPPING PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
    API 577 : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION, AND METALLURGY
    API RP 14C : 2017 ANALYSIS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND TESTING OF SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION FACILITIES
    API 2001 : 2012 FIRE PROTECTION IN REFINERIES
    API GIRE CH16 : 3ED 85 PRESSURE RELIEVING DEVICES
    NACE SP 05 90 : 2015 PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND CORRECTION OF DEAERATOR CRACKING
    NACE RP 02 05 : 2005 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF PETROLEUM REFINING ALKYLATION UNIT SPENT SULFURIC ACID AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
    ASME PTB 2 : 2009 GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY
    ASME FFS 1 : 2007 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
    NACE SP 05 02 : 2010 PIPELINE EXTERNAL CORROSION DIRECT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
    API 75 : 2004 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR OFFSHORE OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
    API 14E : 1991 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
    EEMUA 223 : 2010 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT TESTING AFTER REPAIR, MODIFICATIONS OR RE-RATING: A GUIDE TO THE PRESSURE TEST WAIVER
    API 920 : 1990 PREVENTION OF BRITTLE FRACTURE OF PRESSURE VESSELS
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    API 571 REDLINE : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    NFPA 52 : 2016 VEHICULAR NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEMS CODE
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    API 941 : 2016 STEELS FOR HYDROGEN SERVICE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS
    API 576 REDLINE : 2009 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
    API 570 REDLINE : 2009 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
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    API 14E CHINESE : 2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
    API SPEC 12J : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR OIL AND GAS SEPARATORS
    API RP 2201 : 2003 SAFE HOT TAPPING PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
    EI 1560 : 2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE OPERATION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND COMMISSIONING OF AVIATION FUEL HYDRANT SYSTEMS AND HYDRANT SYSTEM EXTENSIONS
    API 584 : 2014 INTEGRITY OPERATING WINDOWS
    API RP 74 : 2001 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATION
    API 578 : 2018 GUIDELINES FOR A MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM (MVP) FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSETS
    API 939-C : 2009 GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION FAILURES IN OIL REFINERIES
    NFPA 69 : 2014 EXPLOSION PREVENTION SYSTEMS
    NACE SP 02 05 : 2010 DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF PETROLEUM REFINING ALKYLATION UNIT SPENT SULFURIC ACID AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
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    NACE RP 01 98 : 2004 THE CONTROL OF CORROSION UNDER THERMAL INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING MATERIALS - A SYSTEMS APPROACH
    API 75 : 2019 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR OFFSHORE OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
    NASA SSTD 8070 0013 : 2015 CLASSES OF WELDING INSPECTION
    NASA-STD-8719.17C:2017 NASA REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUND-BASED PRESSURE VESSELS AND PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS (PVS)
    EEMUA 168 : 2010 GUIDE TO THE PRESSURE TESTING OF IN-SERVICE PRESSURISED EQUIPMENT
    EEMUA 193 : 2013 MANAGING COMPETENCE ASSURANCE FOR PERSONNEL UNDERTAKING IN-SERVICE INSPECTION OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
    NACE RP 02 94 : 0 DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID AND OLEUM AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
    API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    API 75L : 2007 : R2013 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ONSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES
    API 2510A : 1996 : R2010 FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES
    API 55 : 1995 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCING AND GAS PROCESSING PLANT OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE
    API 55 : 1995 : R2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCING AND GAS PROCESSING PLANT OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE
    API 2009 : 2002 SAFE WELDING, CUTTING, AND HOT WORK PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
    API 55 :1995 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCING AND GAS PROCESSING PLANT OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE
    EEMUA 188 : 2009 GUIDE FOR ESTABLISHING OPERATING PERIODS OF SAFETY VALVES
    API 572 : 2016 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
    UNI/TS 11325-5 : 2012 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT - PUTTING INTO SERVICE AND USE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES - PART 5: TEMPORARY INTERVENTIONS ON PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
    API RP 75 CHINESE : 2004 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR OFFSHORE OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
    API 945:2003 AVOIDING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING IN AMINE UNITS
    API TR 934-G : 2016 DESIGN, FABRICATION, OPERATIONAL EFFECTS, INSPECTION, ASSESSMENT, AND REPAIR OF COKE DRUMS AND PERIPHERAL COMPONENTS IN DELAYED COKING UNITS
    API 576 CHINESE : 2009 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
    API 970 : 2017 CORROSION CONTROL DOCUMENTS
    API 9100B : 1998 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR MODEL EHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    API 75 CHINESE : 2004 : R2008 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR OFFSHORE OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
    API 570 CHINESE : 2009 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
    API RP 14E : 1991 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
    API 579-1 : 2016 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
    API 54 : 1999 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING AND SERVICING OPERATIONS
    BS EN ISO 13703 : 2001 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS ON OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
    API PUBL 2510A : 1996 FIRE-PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) STORAGE FACILITIES
    API 582 : 2016 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 580 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
    API 945 : 2003 : R2008 AVOIDING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING IN AMINE UNITS
    API 570 : 2016 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
    API 751 : 2013 SAFE OPERATION OF HYDROFLUORIC ACID ALKYLATION UNITS
    API 582 REDLINE : 2009 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 54 RUSSIAN : 1999 : R2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING AND SERVICING OPERATIONS
    API 1173 : 2015 PIPELINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    NACE SP 02 94 : 2006 DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS FOR CONCENTRATED FRESH AND PROCESS SULFURIC ACID AND OLEUM AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
    API 576 : 2017 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
    NACE RP 05 90 : 0 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PREVENTION, DETECTION AND CORRECTION OF DEAERATOR CRACKING
    API 74 : 2001 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATION
    API 75L : 2007 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ONSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES
    API RP 75:2004 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR OFFSHORE OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
    API 580 REDLINE : 2009 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
    UNI/TS 11325-9 : 2013 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT - PUTTING INTO SERVICE AND USE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES - PART 9: FITNESS FOR SERVICE
    API 577 CHINESE : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION AND METALLURGY
    NACE SP 01 98 : 2016 CONTROL OF CORROSION UNDER THERMAL INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING MATERIALS - A SYSTEMS APPROACH
    API 17V : 2015 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ANALYSIS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND TESTING OF SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR SUBSEA APPLICATIONS
    API 585 : 2014 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
    UNI/TS 11325-8 : 2013 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT - PUTTING INTO SERVICE AND USE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES - PART 8: PLANNING OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE BY MEANS OF TECHNIQUES BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT (RBI)
    API 691 : 2017 RISK-BASED MACHINERY MANAGEMENT
    API 54 :1999 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FOR OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING AND SERVICING OPERATIONS
    API 583 : 2014 CORROSION UNDER INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING
    API 581 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY
    EN ISO 13703:2000/AC:2007 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS ON OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
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    API 583 : 2014 CORROSION UNDER INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING
    API 578 : 2010 GUIDELINES FOR A MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM (MVP) FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSETS
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    NACE SP 04 72 : 2015 METHODS AND CONTROLS TO PREVENT IN-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING OF CARBON STEEL WELDMENTS IN CORROSIVE PETROLEUM REFINING ENVIRONMENTS
    API 939-C : 2009 GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION FAILURES IN OIL REFINERIES
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    API 582 : 2016 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
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