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American Petroleum Institute Examinations

The American Petroleum Institute (API) 510 examination is recognized as one of the Third Party certification requirements for the In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspector Certification Program.

Detailed information about API 510 Inspector Certification is available on the API web site.

To apply for the API 510 or 570 examination, follow the procedures below:

1. Candidates applying to write the API 510 and/or API 570 examinations must submit their applications DIRECTLY to:

   American Petroleum Institute
   1220 L Street, Northwest
   Washington, DC
   20005-4070
   Tel: (202) 682-8064
   Fax: (202) 682-8154
   

2. Upon receiving the candidates' list from API, ABSA will notify the candidates as to the time and location of the examination.
    
3. The candidates must pay an administration fee of $100.00 plus GST to ABSA prior to the sitting of the examination. Fee payment will not be accepted on the date of examination.
    
4. The examination administration fee is non-refundable.
   
   However, if a candidate cancels his/her appointment or fails to appear, the administration fee may be credited towards any examination date at the discretion of the Chief Inspector and Administrator, provided at least one of the following conditions are met:
    
   • The candidate is ill; a doctor's certificate will be required.
   • The candidate appears at the examination and the examiner is satisfied that the candidate is too ill to write.
   • There is a death in the candidates immediate family: an obituary notice is acceptable as proof.
   
   In all other cases, the following conditions apply:
    
   • If a candidate cancels the examination 5 business days prior to the examination, the administration fee will be retained by ABSA one time only. The candidate will be required to pay an additional $25 plus GST administration fee to reschedule. For subsequent cancellations, the administration fee will be forfeited.
   • If a candidate fails to show up for the examination or cancels the examination less than 5 business days prior to the examination, the administration fee will be forfeited. The candidate may re-apply to write the examination at a later date, but will be required to pay an additional examination administration fee of $100 plus GST.
      
5. Candidates will be notified of their results by the American Petroleum Institute.

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