Registering for the API Risk Based Inspection Professional exam costs $380 (API Member), $440 (Non-Member), and you need Approx. 70% (56 out of 80 scored questions) to pass. One detail worth remembering: a failed attempt is not discounted — retaking the exam means paying $380 (API Member), $440 (Non-Member) again in full. Use the ActualVCE test engine to benchmark yourself first; when your mock results consistently clear Approx. 70% (56 out of 80 scored questions), you are ready to book.

The API-580 exam is API's official test for the Risk Based Inspection Professional credential, a certification at the Professional / Advanced level. Earning it tells employers your skills have been verified by the vendor itself, which carries real weight in hiring and promotion decisions. Within the same certification track, it sits alongside API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector, API 570 Piping Inspector, API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector, API RP 581 Risk-Based Inspection Methodology, so it can also serve as a stepping stone toward those credentials.

API divides the API Risk Based Inspection Professional exam into 7 domains. The largest ones are Planning and Management of RBI Programs at 15%, Consequence of Failure (CoF) Assessment at 10%, Probability of Failure (PoF) Assessment at 15% — together these account for the bulk of your score, so start there. The complete domain-by-domain outline appears in the exam topics section above on this page.

Two layers of protection here. First, delivery: your API-580 product is available for instant download, and a copy lands in your email within one minute of payment — if 2 hours pass with nothing (check spam first), our support team will resend it. There is no cap on how many computers you can install it on. Second, the refund policy: if you take the API-580 exam within 60 days of purchase and fail, you may claim a full refund. The claim needs a scanned enrollment slip plus your official Score Report PDF, filed within 2 days after the exam, and it is settled within 7 days. The policy covers only the corresponding exam — attempts within 3 days of purchase, exams never actually taken, free materials, and expired orders are excluded, and the candidate's name must match the payer's. If you would rather keep studying, you can instead exchange your product for two free exam products of equal value and keep the update service on your original purchase.

You will face 90 (80 scored + 10 unscored pretest) questions in 195 minutes on the API Risk Based Inspection Professional exam. Do the math and the per-question budget is tight, which is why pacing drills matter as much as content review. Our advice: take two or three full timed mocks in the ActualVCE engine before the real thing, and practice skipping a stubborn question instead of burning five minutes on it.

Yes — API lists these official training options for API Risk Based Inspection Professional candidates:

• API RP 580 Risk-Based Inspection (4th Ed. Addendum 1, 2025)
• API RP 581 Risk-Based Inspection Methodology
• API RP 571 Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment

Formal training teaches the syllabus; then the 92 practice questions from ActualVCE show you whether that knowledge holds up under real exam conditions.

Of course. ActualVCE publishes a free PDF demo for the API Risk Based Inspection Professional exam so you can review real sample questions and answers first. Every purchase also includes 365 days of free updates, and after that period you can renew the update service at a 50% discount directly from your member zone.

Hold current API 510 / 570 / 653 certification; OR 1 year experience (bachelor), 2 years (associate), 3 years (high school) in petrochemical industry within last 10 years Eligibility rules are set by API and do change from time to time, so double-check the latest requirements on the official exam page at https://www.api.org/products-and-services/individual-certification-programs/certifications/api580 before you register.

Registration for the API-580 exam runs through these official channels:

• API Official Registration
• Prometric Scheduling