“Person(s) performing PMI should be knowledgeable about all aspects of operation of the PMI equipment and the test method being applied.”

API RP 578 · Section 6.3(c)
ATC / Online learning

Warehouse and Entry-Level PMI Training

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995

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Warehouse and Entry-Level PMI Training is a separate introductory ATC course with 10 modules and 450 minutes of planned learning, including applied worksheets and a 50-question assessment. Recorded narration is approximately 230 minutes; the remaining time is reading, practice, review and assessment.

Instructor review draft. Not open for public enrollment. The provisional passing threshold is 80% (40 of 50). The final assessment has no forced time limit. The course player provides Play/Pause and 10-second rewind only.

This is independent ATC training. Job authorization and acceptance decisions remain with the responsible employer or owner. It is not API certification or endorsement. Optional operator courses are separate and are not part of the 450-minute required curriculum.

Course Content

01 — PMI Fundamentals and Warehouse Responsibilities
02 — Radiation Safety for Warehouse XRF
03 — XRF Fundamentals and Measurement Limits
04 — LIBS Fundamentals and a Brief OES Comparison
05 — Alloy Identification: Stainless, Chrome-Moly and Basic 8
06 — Sample Preparation and Contamination Control
07 — Reference Standards and Routine Performance Checks
08 — Receiving Inspection, MTRs and Heat-Number Traceability
09 — Marking, Segregation, Mismatches and Reporting
10 — Practical Warehouse Scenarios and Final Assessment
Warehouse and Entry-Level PMI — 50-Question Final Assessment