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API 653 is a standard developed by the American Petroleum Institute for inspecting, repairing, altering, and reconstructing steel aboveground storage tanks used in the petroleum and chemical industries. It provides minimum requirements for maintaining the integrity of tanks after initial use. The standard can be applied to tanks built to API 650 and API 12C standards, as well as other standards at the owner's discretion. It recognizes fitness-for-service assessment concepts to evaluate tank degradation. API also offers a three-year certification for inspectors with knowledge of the API 653 standard and tank inspection/repair processes.

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API 653 is a standard developed by the American Petroleum Institute for inspecting, repairing, altering, and reconstructing steel aboveground storage tanks used in the petroleum and chemical industries. It provides minimum requirements for maintaining the integrity of tanks after initial use. The standard can be applied to tanks built to API 650 and API 12C standards, as well as other standards at the owner's discretion. It recognizes fitness-for-service assessment concepts to evaluate tank degradation. API also offers a three-year certification for inspectors with knowledge of the API 653 standard and tank inspection/repair processes.

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Overview of API 653 - Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction


API 653,

Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, is a standard


developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and covers
the inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction of steel aboveground
storage tanks used in the petroleum and chemical industries. API 653 was
originally published in January of 1991, and the most recent 5th edition was
released in November of 2014.

The requirements set forth in API 653 are meant to cover those steel storage
tanks that were constructed under the standards of API 650 and its predecessor
API 12C. If there are any conflicts found between this standard and those, API
653 is to take precedence. While it was specifically written to apply to those
tanks constructed under API 650 and API 12C, API 653 can, at the owner’s
discretion, be applied to tanks constructed under other standards as well.

Industry Application
This standard provides the minimum requirements for maintaining the integrity
of welded or riveted, non-refrigerated and refrigerated, atmospheric pressure,
aboveground storage tanks after they have been placed into service. It only
applies to maintaining the integrity of the foundation, bottom, shell, structure,
roof, attached appurtenances, and nozzles to the face of the first flange, first
threaded joint, or first welding-end connection of the tank.

This standard recognizes fitness-for-service assessment concepts for evaluating


in-service degradation of pressure containing components. API 579-1/ASME
FFS-1, Fitness-For-Service, provides detailed assessment procedures or
acceptance criteria for specific types of degradation referenced in this standard.
When this standard does not provide specific evaluation procedures or
acceptance criteria for a specific type of degradation or when this standard
explicitly allows the use of fitness-for-service criteria, API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
may be used to evaluate the various types of degradation or test requirements
addressed in this standard.
API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Certification
API offers a 653 certification through their Individual Certification Program.
The API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector must have a broad
knowledge base relating to tank inspection and repair of aboveground storage
tanks, and will satisfy the minimum qualifications specified in API Standard
653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction.

API 653 certification is valid for a three-year term and is accredited by the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI). This accreditation ensures that
the exam has been developed to the highest standard for openness and integrity
and meets the rigorous requirements established under the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17024.

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