New training courses announced: Piping Engineering & Fitness for Service

We’re excited to announce that we’ve just launched two brand new training courses for the 2025-2026 calendar. Designed for engineers, these training courses provide practical, standards-based knowledge that can be applied directly in operational environments.

Piping Engineering & Pipe Stress Analysis Training Course

This course is designed to give engineers a solid grounding in piping system behaviour and stress analysis – not just to run the numbers, but to understand what they really mean. It’s ideal for those looking to become more informed users of stress analysis work, whether you’re working with internal teams or external consultants.

The course is delivered in three parts: two instructor-led modules and a series of hands-on tutorials using CAESAR II.

We’ll cover topics such as:

• Piping components, supports, layout principles, and failure modes
• Pipe specifications, wall thickness calculations, and mechanical design under pressure
• Loads and load cases: sustained, thermal, occasional, and dynamic
• Pipe stress analysis using CAESAR II, including hands-on modelling tutorials
• How to evaluate support loads, displacements, stress ranges, and system behaviour
• Typical challenges such as support lift-off, flange leakage, creep effects, and dynamic interaction with rotating equipment

This isn’t just a software course, it’s about understanding the mechanical behaviour of piping systems and applying that insight to real engineering problems. Whether you’re new to stress analysis or looking to sharpen your judgement, this course provides the knowledge and tools to do just that.

Science of Fitness For Service Assessment

This course takes a practical look at the fundamentals behind Fitness for Service (FFS) assessments – not just how to follow the code, but what sits behind it. We explore what really drives structural integrity, what the FFS standards are aiming to achieve, and how to make informed decisions when equipment shows signs of wear, damage, or deterioration.

We’ll cover topics such as:

• The evolution of FFS standards, including API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 and others
• Structural failure modes such as brittle fracture, metal loss, creep, fatigue, and hydrogen damage
• Key principles such as Remaining Strength Factor (RSF), Safety Factors, and MAWP
• Understanding assessment levels (L0–L3) and how to escalate appropriately
• Practical guidance on interpreting tmin, MSDs, and how to respond when standard limits are exceeded
• This course is ideal for integrity engineers, pressure system specialists, and those responsible for fitness-for-service evaluations across a range of industries.

Whether you’re already performing FFS assessments or looking to build a solid foundation, this course is designed to help engineers and technical professionals develop confidence in applying these methods across a wide range of industries.

Why train with DOCAN?

All training courses are delivered by DOCAN’s team of highly experienced engineers, who bring decades of experience to every session. Every course is grounded in best practices, aligned with the latest standards and focused on solving the kinds of challenges we experience in real projects.

Whether you’re upskilling your team or building your own technical capabilities, our training courses can be customised to suit your needs.

Book a training course

All of our latest training courses can be accessed on our training calendar and booked via the online form.

We have other courses in development from FEA and CFD to Applied Fracture Mechanics, to Systems design, Rotating Equipment and Vibration. If you are interested in these courses, or any others please get in touch with us to discuss your requirements.