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API 1169 · CERT

API 1169 pipeline inspector training

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Level CERT, course length
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37 LESSONS · 11 MODULES · 60 DESIGNED TRAINING HOURS

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100% outline coverage

Every numbered CP-105-2024 topic for API 1169 is machine-traced to a lesson. View the compliance report.

Curriculum

What you'll learn

CERT60 hours

60-hour exam-prep program for the API 1169 Pipeline Construction Inspector certification, following the real construction sequence of a pipeline spread from pre-construction review through hydrostatic testing and records closeout.

01

The Pipeline Construction Inspector and API RP 1169 Core Duties

3 lessons · 5 h
Curriculum §6, Module 1
Program Orientation and the API 1169 Certificationexplainernarration15 min
Inspector Roles, Responsibilities, Authority, and Ethicsexplainernarration120 min
Pre-Construction Activities and General Inspection Fundamentalsexplainernarration120 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
02

Personnel and General Safety

4 lessons · 6 h
Curriculum §6, Module 2
Safety Management Systems and the Inspector's Safety Roleexplainernarration90 min
Excavation, Trenching, and Confined Space Safetyexplainernarration90 min
Heavy Equipment, Rigging, Cranes, and Traffic Safetyexplainernarration90 min
INGAA Construction Safety Guidelines and Incident Responseexplainernarration90 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
03

Environmental and Pollution Control

3 lessons · 5 h
Curriculum §6, Module 3
Environmental Permits, Plans, and Regulatory Frameworkexplainernarration90 min
Erosion and Sediment Controlexplainernarration120 min
Waterbody and Wetland Protection, Spill Prevention, and Cultural Resourcesexplainernarration90 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
04

Right of Way and the Civil Construction Sequence

6 lessons · 10 h
Curriculum §6, Module 4
ROW Preparation: Survey, Staking, Clearing, and Gradingexplainernarration125 min
Trenching and Excavation Operationsexplainernarration125 min
Pipe Stringing and Field Bendingexplainernarration125 min
Lowering-In and Paddingexplainernarration125 min
Backfill and Compactionexplainernarration65 min
Cleanup and Restorationexplainernarration65 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
05

Welding and API 1104 Awareness

4 lessons · 7 h
Curriculum §6, Module 5
Pipeline Welding Processes and Field Practicesexplainernarration125 min
Welding Procedure and Welder Qualification Awareness (API 1104 Sections 5 and 6)explainernarration125 min
Production Weld Inspection and Acceptance Awareness (API 1104 Sections 8 and 9)explainernarration125 min
NDE Methods and the Inspector's Interface with NDE Contractorsexplainernarration60 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
06

Coating Applications and Inspection

4 lessons · 6 h
Curriculum §6, Module 6
Pipeline Coating Systems and Corrosion Basicsexplainernarration90 min
Surface Preparation and Field Joint Coating Applicationexplainernarration120 min
Holiday Detection, Coating Repairs, and Recordsexplainernarration90 min
Cathodic Protection Installation Inspectionexplainernarration60 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
07

Crossings, Bores, and Horizontal Directional Drilling

3 lessons · 4 h
Curriculum §6, Module 7
Road, Railroad, and Foreign Utility Crossingsexplainernarration60 min
Conventional Bores and Open-Cut Waterbody Crossingsexplainernarration90 min
Horizontal Directional Drillingexplainernarration90 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
08

Hydrostatic Testing per API RP 1110

3 lessons · 4 h
Curriculum §6, Module 8
Test Planning, Safety, and Preparationexplainernarration90 min
Test Execution: Filling, Pressurization, and Monitoringexplainernarration90 min
Acceptance, Dewatering, Drying, and Test Recordsexplainernarration60 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
09

Documentation, Records, and Quality Management

2 lessons · 3 h
Curriculum §6, Module 9
Construction Records, Traceability, and As-Builtsexplainernarration90 min
Quality Management Basics and Nonconformance Control (API Q1 Awareness)explainernarration90 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
10

Damage Prevention: CGA Best Practices

2 lessons · 3 h
Curriculum §6, Module 10
One-Call Systems, Locating, and Markingexplainernarration90 min
Safe Excavation Near Existing Facilitiesexplainernarration90 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass
11

Exam Strategy, Review, and Timed Practice Exams

3 lessons · 7 h
Curriculum §6, Module 11
Exam Strategy and Cross-Domain Reviewexplainernarration60 min
Timed Practice Exam 1 with Structured Debriefexplainernarration180 min
Timed Practice Exam 2 with Structured Debriefexplainernarration180 min
MODULE QUIZ, 10 questions · 80% to pass

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