The American Petroleum Institute initiated an API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Certification Program with the participation of storage tank owners and users. It establishes a uniform national …

API 653 is the industry standard for in-service inspection, maintenance, and repair of aboveground steel storage tanks. Unlike construction-focused codes such as API 650, API 653 ensures that tanks …

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Developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), API 653 is the industry standard that governs the inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction of aboveground storage tanks. This standard …

API 653, issued by the American Petroleum Institute (API), is a crucial standard in the oil and petrochemical industries. It provides comprehensive guidelines for the inspection, repair, alteration, …

1 day ago · Learn API 653 requirements for inspection, repair, alteration, RBI, settlement, FFS, and lifecycle integrity of aboveground storage tanks.

1.1.1 This standard covers steel storage tanks built to API 650 and its predecessor API 12C. It provides minimum requirements for maintaining the integrity of such tanks after they have been placed in …

Nov 1, 2014 · This standard covers steel storage tanks built to API Standard 650 and its predecessor API 12C. It provides mini- 05 mum requirements for maintaining the integrity of such tanks after they …

Jun 24, 2025 · What is API 653? API 653 is a standard for tanks exceeding 50 feet in height or 30 feet in diameter. It provides guidelines for the maintenance, inspection, modification, and repair of …

API 653 is the standard for tanks over 50 feet tall or having diameter greater than 30 feet. Covers the maintenance, inspection, alteration and repair of steel, field-erected aboveground storage tanks …