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AICIP examinations draw on a wide range of Australian and international standards to ensure inspectors are equipped with the knowledge required for safe, compliant pressure equipment operations.

The standards listed on this page represent the key references used across the industry, covering design, inspection, testing, repair, and ongoing integrity management.

These documents form an essential foundation for both study and professional practice, supporting consistency, safety, and technical excellence within the pressure equipment discipline.

Relevant Standards

The following Australian and International Standards are applicable to pressure equipment. Elements of these standards are covered in AICIP examinations.

AS 3788 Pressure equipment – In-service inspection
AS 1210 Pressure vessels (primarily typical joint arrangements and general construction).
AS 1228 Boilers (for main types of boilers and typical construction).
AS 1271 Safety valves, other valves, liquid level gauges, and other fittings for boilers and pressure vessels (for terminology and basic requirements only).
AS 2593 Boilers – Safety management, and supervision systems (for safety controls).
AS 3873 Pressure equipment – Operation and maintenance (for owners’ role in inspection).
AS 3892 Pressure equipment – Installation (for inspection at installation).
AS 4343 Pressure equipment – Hazard levels
NOHSC National Standard for Plant ( for principles and registration of designs of hazard level A, B, C or D pressure equipment, and individual items of hazard level A, B or C equipment). Note: This Standard may be difficult to access, but most States/Territories regulations are similar. It is currently being revised.
AS 1171 NDT – MPT of ferromagnetic products, components and structures.
AS/NZS 1200 Pressure equipment.
AS 1210.1 Unfired pressure vessels- Advanced design and construction.
AS 1210.2 Pressure vessels – Cold-stretched austenitic stainless steel vessels.
AS 1228 Pressure equipment – Boilers.
AS 1271 Safety valves, other valves, liquid level gauges and other fittings for boilers and unfired pressure vessels
AS 1358 Bursting discs and bursting disc devices – Application, selection & installation
AS 1548 Steel plates for pressure equipment.
AS 1548 7-490 Material specification (1¼ Cr Mo steel).
AS/NZS 1596 Storage and handling of LP gas.
AS/NZS 1677.1 Refrigerant classification.
AS 1692 Steel tanks for flammable and combustible liquids.
AS 1710 NDT – UT of carbon and low alloy steel plate – Test methods and quality classification.
AS 1732 Fusible plugs for boilers.
AS 1796 Certification of welders and welding supervisors.
AS 1851 Maintenance of fire protection systems and protection equipment.
AS 2030 Verification, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for the storage and transport of compressed gases.
AS 2062 NDT – Penetrant testing of products and components.
AS 2177 NDT – Welded butt joints.
AS 2337 Gas cylinder test stations.
AS 2337.1 General requirements, inspection and tests – Gas cylinders.
AS/NZS 2430 Classification of Hazardous areas.
AS 2452 NDT – Determination of thickness.
AS 2452.3 NDT – Determination of thickness – Use of UT.
AS 2593 Boilers – Safety management and supervision systems.
AS 2809 Road tank vehicles for dangerous goods.
AS 2832.2 Cathodic protection of metals – Compact buried structures.
AS/NZS 2865 Safe working in a confined space.
AS 2885 Pipelines – Gas and liquid petroleum.
AS/NZS 3711.6 Tank containers (testing).
AS 3920.1 Assurance of product quality. Part 1 – Pressure equipment manufacture
AS 3978 Visual inspection of products and components.
AS 3988/ISO IEC 9712 NDT – Qualification and certification of personnel.
AS 4037 Pressure equipment – Examination and testing.
AS 4041 Pressure piping.
AS 4360 Risk management.
AS 4458 Pressure equipment – Manufacture.
AS/NZS 4481 Pressure equipment – Competencies of inspectors.
AS 4942 Pressure equipment – Glossary of terms.
AS/NZS MP 76 Pressure equipment – Inspection bodies and personnel.
AS/NZS ISO 9001 Quality management systems – Requirements.
AS/NZS ISO IEC 17020 General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection.
API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service inspection, rating, repairs and alterations.
API 620 Design and construction of large, welded, low-pressure storage tanks.
API 650 Welded steel tanks for oil storage.
API 653 Tank inspection, repair, alteration and reconstruction.
AIP Industry Code of practice – CP16 Inspection and integrity monitoring of large steel vertical petroleum storage tanks.
ANSI/API 527 Seal tightness of pressure relief valves.
ANSI/API RP575 Inspection of existing atmospheric and low pressure storage tanks.
ANSI/API 576 Inspection of pressure relieving devices.
ASME B&PVC – VIII Recommended care of boilers.
British Energy – Procedure R5 Assessment procedure for the high-temperature response of structures.
BS PD 6510 Review of the present state of the art of assessing the remnant life of pressure vessels and pressurised systems for high temperature service.
BS PD 6525 Elevated temperature properties for steels for pressure purposes.
(PED) 97/23/EC European Pressure Equipment Directive

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