API 1169 TRAINING CLASSES:
​4 DAY COURSE
PRICE: $795 USD

UPCOMING CLASSES: ENROLLMENT DETAILS

STUDENT REVIEWS

Your API 1169 Exam can be scheduled from:​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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• 2025 Exam Window #3: December 5 - 26, 2025

 

• 2026 Exam Window #1: April 10 - May 1, 2026
• 2026 Exam Window #2: August 7 - 28, 2026
• 2025 Exam Window #3: December 4 - 25, 2026

​​This thorough in-person course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We currently boast a 99% pass rate for our in-person classroom training!

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:

• Pipeline Construction Inspection
• General Quality Principles
• Pipeline Construction Safety
• Pipeline Construction Environmental ​

WITH

1. Structured Homework Lessons
2. Computer-based Practice Exams
3. Test taking Tips & Strategies

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​​ALL COURSES ARE WORTH 40 HOURS OF PDH TRAINING.

 

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API 1169 Classroom Required Materials

Classroom Rules

Students are required to bring with them:

• Photo ID
• Laptop Computer with charger
• Notebook
•  Highlighters
• Pens or pencils
• Common sense

All students will agree to the following:

• Respectful & Professional environment at all times.
• No recording devices allowed in classroom.
• No photography of class lecture.
• No copying of study materials.​
• Phones on silent and put away during class lectures. 

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API 1169 Classroom Course Topics

QUALITY & INSPECTION REFERENCES​
1. API 1169 Recommended Practice Document, Basic Inspection Requirements (entire document)
2. API 1110, Pressure Testing of Steel Pipelines (areas of exam focus)
3. API Q1, Specification for Quality Programs (sections listed below)

• Section 3 - Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations
• Section 4 - Quality Management System Requirements
• Section 5 - Product Realization 

4. CGA (Common Ground Alliance) Best Practices (areas of exam focus)
5. INGAA, Construction Safety Guidelines

• CS-S-9 Pressure Testing (Hydrostatic/Pneumatic) Safety Guidelines​

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CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION REFERENCES​

• Clearing and Grading, Ditching, Stringing, Pipe Bending
• Coating Basics, Lowering In, Back-fill, Cathodic Protection
• Clean-Up, As-Builts, HDD Basics, Bores, Road Crossing, Foreign Utility Crossings​​

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​SAFETY REFERENCES​

• Overall/Basic Safety, Confined Space, Elevated Work Surfaces, Excavation, Pressure Testing, Radiation
• Soil classification, One call, Atmospheric testing requirements, OQ requirements, Permit definitions
• Specialized inspectors,  locating requirements, line sweep, uniform color code, daylighting requirements​

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​ENVIRONMENTAL REFERENCES​

• Environmental protection plans , project specific drawings, specifications
• Groundwater handling, Storm-water handling, Water intake, use and discharge requirements
• Erosion controls, Waste handling,  Top soil segregation, Upland and wetland requirements
• Frac out, drilling mud, containment and disposal, Notification requirements, Bank stabilization techniques 

UPCOMING CLASSES: ENROLLMENT DETAILS

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