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API SIRE

Source Inspector Rotating Equipment

Course Overview

The API SIRE (Source Inspector Rotating Equipment) certification qualifies individuals who perform quality surveillance of rotating equipment, materials, and fabrications at the supplier/vendor level in the oil, petrochemical, and gas industries. Certified inspectors act on behalf of purchasers to examine fabricated and manufactured equipment at a supplier's facility and confirm that the supplier's quality management system is being utilized effectively.

Course Features:

  • Voiceover lessons and practice quizzes after each lesson
  • Practice quizzes are graded to provide a measure of self-evaluation
  • Quizzes will provide feedback with the codebook section reference to increase familiarity with the codebook layout
  • More than 500 Multiple Choice Questions that can be practiced unlimited times
  • Practice Exam with real exam content and structure to help you get an idea of how the actual certification exam will be
  • A Quick Reference Study Guide is provided which contains important content to skim over days before the exam
  • Ask questions directly to the instructor via live chat, or email
  • Ask questions and study together with other students in our discussion boards

Exam Preparation

  • The API SIRE exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes (3.25 hours) long.
  • The exam includes 110 total questions, of which 100 are scored. The remaining 10 are pretest questions and are not scored.
  • All questions are multiple-choice and closed-book paper and reference materials are not allowed into the exam.
  • The exam has a set passing scaled score.
  • The exam focuses on source inspection issues and activities rather than the design or engineering knowledge contained in the reference standards.
  • API SIRE is open to applicants with any level of experience in the petroleum and petrochemical industries, including those looking to gain industry experience there is no minimum prerequisite experience requirement.
  • API SIRE certification is valid for a three-year term; recertification does not currently require employment verification.

Each student will receive a Mech Integrity Certificate of Completion for the API SIRE training course which lists the CPD hours, and students can also add the certification to their LinkedIn profile.

For Exam Information, Exam Registration, Qualification Requirements, Schedules, and Fees, please visit American Petroleum Institute's API SIRE page.

API and ASME Code Books are not provided as part of this course. They may be purchased seperately at API Publications Store or other authorized resellers.

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