Course Description
This 1-hour course offers an introduction to Fitness-for-Service (FFS) assessments. An FFS assessment is a multidisciplinary engineering analysis of equipment to determine whether it is fit for continued service, usually until the next shutdown. This concise course explains the concept of Fitness-for-Service (FFS), discusses FFS and Lifecycle Management (LCM) Principles, briefly reviews the history and development of API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 (the current Fitness for Service document), highlights opportunities for Fitness-for-Service, and provides an overview of API 579-1.
This course includes:
- 1.00 hour of on-demand video, including comprehension checks and an exam
- CPD and PDH eligible, with a certificate provided upon completion
- Access for 90 days upon beginning the course
- Slides are not available for this course
What You’ll Learn
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define FFS and elucidate the intended outcomes of an FFS assessment.
- Explain the LCM process and how FFS assessments, technology, and best practices are integrated within it.
- Enumerate the current and previous editions of API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1, along with a significant alteration in each edition.
- Recall two opportunities to employ FFS for both reactive and proactive assessments.
- Identify five damage mechanisms that can be assessed using FFS technology.
- Articulate the primary question that an FFS assessment must address.
- List several data prerequisites for conducting an FFS assessment.
- Recall at least one of the three FFS acceptance criteria.
Who This Course Is For
- Plant engineers in mechanical reliability programs
- Plant inspectors
- Central engineering staff
- Consultants in the refining and petrochemicals industry
- May be beneficial for those working in the fossil fuel, utility, pulp and paper, nuclear
- energy, and other processing industries that use and maintain pressurized equipment
Course Outline
- Course Overview
- What is Fitness-for-Service?
- Fitness-for-Service and Lifecycle Management
- History of Fitness-for-Service
- Opportunities for Fitness-for-Service
- API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Overview
- 8-Step FFS Assessment Procedure: Step 1
- 8-Step FFS Assessment Procedure: Steps 2-4
- 8-Step FFS Assessment Procedure: Steps 5-8
- Conclusion
