API 936 - Refractory Personnel

Are you qualified to take the API 936 exam?

The API 936 Refractory Personnel certification is open to applicants with any experience in the petroleum and petrochemical industries, as well as applicants wanting to gain industry experience.

To obtain an API 936 certification, candidates will need to pass the 936 Refractory Personnel examination.

1. The certification term for API 936 Refractory Personnel is three years.
2. At this time, employment verification is not required to recertify.
3. You may apply for recertification 90 days prior to the certification expiration date. Apply online in the ICP Portal.
4. API also allows a 90-day grace period for submitting a recertification application. Late fees will apply.
5. If an application is not submitted by the end of the 90-day grace period, the certification will expire. A new application and fees must be submitted, and the candidate must pass a full examination in order to be recertified.

• Circumstances such as heavy work schedule or work in other countries or remote areas do not relieve the inspector/examiner of the responsibility to file a timely renewal application. 

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API 936 Recertification Web Quiz (Effective June 1, 2018) 

API 936 Recertification Publications Effectivity Sheet (Valid beginning May 2, 2022)

1. Certified API 936 Refractory personnel are required to take an online, open-book quiz every six years in order to recertify.
2. The quiz is available 90 days prior to your expiration date and for a grace period of 90 days after. The quiz will not be available beyond this grace period, or after your certification has expired.
3. You may take the quiz either before or after you submit your recertification application.
4. To take your recertification quiz, or to determine if a quiz is needed for your current certification, log into your account in the ICP Portal. If a web quiz is due, there will be a notification at the top of your 936 certification page with a link that will take you to the quiz. You may also go directly to theWeb Quiz Gateway. If a quiz is needed, you will see a notification in bold red stating that a quiz is required.
   NOTE: Your Web Quiz log is the same username and password that you use to log into your account in the ICP Portal.
   • Each quiz has 25 questions that address the changes in the relevant API codes over the past six years.
   • You have a total of four hours to complete the quiz, and it may be paused or interrupted up to three times.
   • If you fail the quiz once you will be able to take it again. If you fail the quiz a second time you will not be able to recertify. You will need to submit a new application and take the full version of the exam to certify again.