Assessment of storage tanks

ASSESSMENT OF STORAGE TANKS TO EEMUA 159

4½ day training course

LEVEL ONE COURSE

Objectives

To enable participants to:

  • Gain an understanding of the design, material and fabrication aspects of tank construction with respect to repair or restrictions of use after degradation in service.
  • Understand the principles, output and limitations of inspection methods and techniques.
  • Be able to make a sound assessment of the integrity of a storage tank and foundation, and offer guidance on the need for repair, its urgency and methods of effecting such repair.

Suitable for

  • Engineers, operational supervisors and inspectors qualified to HNC level or above and with a minimum of five years experience with storage tanks who require to improve their understanding of and/or become qualified in assessing the integrity of tanks and foundations.

Course Content

  • An outline of products stored, codes of practice, tank types, materials, design parameters, venting, settlement jacking, insulation.
  • An understanding of EEMUA 159, integrity assessment, methods of repair or restrictions of service.
  • In-service problems such as corrosion, erosion and wear.
  • Visual and NDT inspection, reporting and evaluating results.
  • Failures.
  • Repairs, welding processes and qualifications, quality control and testing.
  • Use of EEMUA 154 (tank demolition) and EEMUA 180 (frangible roof joints).
  • Case history studies.
  • Course text and a copy of EEMUA 159 are provided.

Optional Examination

  • Successful candidates will be awarded a Certificate of Competence, Level One.
  • The certificate is valid for a term of five years, and will expire unless proven evidence can be submitted showing a continuous involvement with tanks during this period at the level attested by the certificate. If so, the expiry date will be postponed by another five years. After a single extension of the expiry date, a refresher course, with successful examination result, is mandatory in order to receive a new Certificate of Competence, Level One.
  • A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to those opting not to take the examination and to unsuccessful examination candidates.

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