API 570 EXAMINATION

OVERVIEW
Are You Qualified To Take The API 570 Exam?
Years
Education Experience Required
of Exp
BS or higher in Supervision or performance of
engineering or 1 year inspection activities as
technology described in API 570
Design, construction, repair,
operation, or inspection of in-
2-year degree
service piping systems, of which
or certificate in
2 years one year must be in supervision
engineering or
or performance of inspection
technology
activities as described in API
570
 API 570 SCHEDULES & FEES
Application
Exam Window Program Schedule
Deadline

February 16 -
570 6.5 hours December 15, 2017
March 2, 2018

June 22 - July 6,
570 6.5 hours April 20, 2018
2018

October 12 - 26,
570 6.5 hours August 10, 2018
2018

Initial Certification API Member Fee Non-Member Fee

570 $700 $900
 Questions on the API 570 Piping Inspector
Certification exam are derived from the
publications listed in the Publications effectively
Sheet.
Only the specific sections of publications that are
listed on the effectively Sheet will be available to
you during the open-book portion of the exam.
API 570 Exam Publications Effectivity Sheet.pdf

Refer to the Body of Knowledge for the specific

topics included in the API 570 examination.
API-570 BODY OF KNOWLEDGE.pdf
The API 570 exam day is 7 hours 30min long, and
includes a short tutorial session, 2 hours 45min for
the closed-book portion, a 45-minute lunch break,
and 3 hours 45min for the open-book section.
Papers and books are not allowed in Prometric
computer testing centers. PDF documents of
pertinent codes and standards will be available on
your computer during the open book portion of the
exam, and will be presented in English.
There are 150 questions on the API 570 exam, of
which only 125 are scored. The remaining 25 are
pretest questions.
The API 570 examination is designed to determine if the
Certified API 570 Piping inspectors have a knowledge
base relating to maintenance, inspection, alteration and
repair of in-service metallic piping systems.
This certification program benefits employers and the
industry as a whole by helping to:
• Provide a continued high level of safety through the use
of inspectors specialized in process piping
• Improve management control of process unit inspection,
repair, alteration and rerating
• Reduce the potential for inspection delays resulting from
regulatory requirements

API 570 certification is valid for a three-year term.

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The examination is scored using a curve.
The number of correct questions to pass
varies from exam to exam.
This is based on the difficulty level of one
exam to another. Each question when
written is assigned a level of difficulty from
1 to 4, 4 being the hardest.
If a given exam has a high number of
harder questions, it may only require 98
correct to pass, likewise easier exams
may require 115 correct.
 What to expect on exam day

• Bring your ID to the Test Center. Prometric testing

centers feature superb security procedures. Papers and
reference books are not allowed in computer testing
centers.

• There will be a brief tutorial on the computer-based

testing experience before the examination begins.
Review the tutorial for your program before exam day.

• You will have access to a calculator, scratch paper and

pencil.
 What to expect on exam day
• ICP provides preliminary score results immediately
following computer-based examinations. Scores are not
final until all candidate exam challenges have been
reviewed by a committee of subject matter experts and
adjustments, if any, are made. This preliminary scoring
system will help the majority of candidates determine
whether they need to submit a reschedule application
and continue with their studying efforts.
– Preliminary results for the 570 examinations have
three levels:
• Preliminary Pass
• Marginal (score too close to call)
• Preliminary Fail
Strategies for study
Different topics have different weight

Spend your time wisely!

 Other than the books, what do I need?

• You need highlighters.

• You need tabs.
• You need a pen and pencil
• You need a sharpener and eraser.
• You need a simple calculator it need not have
any Math function higher than Square Root.
 API 570

Is it worth my time?

ICP_Statistics_20171101.pdf
Questions?