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This course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We will combine in-person discussions on code reviews, federal regulations, and Body of Knowledge lessons covering the four main categories of the API 1169 Exam. The VTES™ API 1169 Exam Prep courses have the industry's highest passing percentage AND the reviews to back it up.

The American Petroleum Institute has added a new testing window for API 1169 pipeline inspector applicants for early 2017. By adding this new window, API has recognized the massive industry push to get all inspectors certified by the end of 2018. This means inspectors that missed the deadline for the November 2016 window will not have to wait until April 2017 to take the examination.

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You can choose to embrace it or ignore it. You can choose to pretend it does not apply to you. But the one thing you likely will not be able to do is work as a pipeline inspector without it after 2018. What is it you ask? It is the American Petroleum Institute Pipeline Inspector Certification; better known as the API 1169. Possibly a thorn in the side for many inspectors but for the industry it is a sure step forward in the right direction; joining the other sectors of oil & gas.

This course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We will combine in-person discussions on code reviews, federal regulations, and Body of Knowledge lessons covering the four main categories of the API 1169 Exam. The VTES™ API 1169 Exam Prep courses have the industry's highest passing percentage and offer a 100% guarantee that if, in the unlikely circumstance that you do not pass, you will be provided access to a 90 day course for free.

This course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We will combine in-person discussions on code reviews, federal regulations, and Body of Knowledge lessons covering the four main categories of the API 1169 Exam. The VTES™ API 1169 Exam Prep courses have the industry's highest passing percentage and offer a 100% guarantee that if, in the unlikely circumstance that you do not pass, you will be provided access to a 90 day course for free.

Questions surround the API 1169 exam requirements, purpose, and what individuals need to do in order to properly prepare for the certification that will likely keep them employed in their careers. Training options have been multiplying as the popularity of the API 1169 has hit the mainstream. Inspectors should perform their research and due diligence to adequately make an informed choice when it comes to the training course they attend.

The American Petroleum Institute has developed an internationally recognized Pipeline Inspector certification (API 1169) relating directly to the construction of new oil & gas pipeline systems. The tough examination process tests inspector knowledge on federal regulations including the environmental and quality principle aspects of new pipeline construction. Inspector's must meet experience and educational requirements prior to challenging the API 1169.