API have informed examination candidates that the Remote Testing option will no longer be offered, applying to all API 510, 570 and 653 exam cycles commencing in September 2024.

At this stage, information is scarce – there is some information on the ‘Updates’ section of the API website (see HERE). Anecdotally, some students have received emails stating that ‘instant scoring’ will no longer be available.

The greatest impact will be to students with a September 2024 examination for API 510. If you cannot find an examination slot for you to re-schedule to an in-person examination at a Prometric Center, we recommend that you first email API at both and

• You will need to ask them to provide additional testing positions to account for the increased number of test takers.
• In addition, try contacting Prometric by submitting a web-based form. Our experience however is that they will refer you to the API email addresses above.
• For those in Western Australia, the ideal solution would be for Prometric to re-open their center in Perth. We do not have any indication this will occur however, we recommend that you include this in your above correspondence to both API and Prometric.

For those with other examinations later in the year we recommend you re-book your exam as soon as possible in order to secure your in-person examination at a Prometric center. If examination slots are not available in your preferred city, try another center. The Oceania centers are Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Jakarta, Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur.

We will keep this post updated when we receive further information.

In order to better service the pressure equipment industry in our region, we have now incorporated a new Forum into our website. The Forum aims to foster open discussion between interested parties with a view to improve our industry overall.

See the ‘Forum’ tab at the top of this page or click on THIS link.

EDIT – Submissions closed on June 20 2023 – sorry but you’re too late….

The long awaited new edition of AS 3788 is now out for public comment. We advise all stakeholders to ensure that you have a look and comment where you feel changes are required. Given that it is 17 years since the last re-write it’s up to us to get this one right.
You will need to create a profile on the Standards Australia website which will include 2 factor ID.
Once you have created a profile, access it on THIS URL

As of the start of 2023 API will be phasing in a requirement for CPD hours in addition to the current recertification requirements. Starting at 8 hours for certifications requiring renewal in 2023, this will increase to 16 hours in 2024 coming to the eventual maximum of 24 hours for certifications requiring renewal in 2025 or later.

We see this as a very positive step for API, bringing the requirement for active inspection personnel  in line with other professional vocations like engineers. The CPD requirement will encourage inspectors to seek a betterment of their knowledge base and broadening understanding of pressure equipment integrity.

For further information on CPD requirements, see the section “How to understand Continuing Professional Development (CPD) evidence for API 510/570/653 recertification.” on our FAQ page HERE.