Responsibility Flashcards
Who is Responsible for what
Overall responsibility for complying with API 510 (4.1)
Owner / User
During repairs and alterations who is responsible for Quality Control (4.3)
Repair Organization
Assure owner that inspection, NDE, repairs, and pressure testing activities meet code (4.4)
Inspector
Evaluate and accept NDE results (4.4)
Inspector
Develop the inspection plan for vessels and pressure relief devices. (5.1.2.1)
Inspector or Engineer
Designate potential damage mechanisms and where they may occur (5.1.2.1)
Corrosion Specialist
Chooses to conduct RBI assessment (5.2.1)
Owner / User
Review prior vessel history prior to inspections (5.3.5)
Inspector
Familiar with conditions, causes, and characteristics of potential damage mechanisms (5.4.2)
Inspector
Perform Internal Inspection (5.5.2.1)
Inspector
Determine whether it’s necessary to remove deposits or lining (5.5.2.3)
Inspector and Corrosion Specialist
Perform On-Stream Inspection (5.5.3.1)
Inspector or Examiner
Approve On-Stream inspection work performed by Examiners (5.5.3.1)
Inspector
Perform External Inspection (5.5.4.1.1)
Inspector or Qualified Others
Take thickness measurements (5.5.5.1)
Inspector or Examiner
Review thickness data to look for anomalies and if short-term corrosion rate changes significantly (5.5.5.3)
Inspector and Corrosion Specialist
Assure those taking thickness measurements are trained and qualified (5.5.5.4)
Owner / User
Determine locations of CML’s for vessels with localized corrosion (5.6.3.1)
Corrosion Specialist
Involve if the # of CML’s will be significantly reduced or eliminated (5.6.3.2)
Corrosion Specialist
Define the type of damage, the NDE technique, and extent of examination (5.7.1.1)
Inspector and Engineer or Corrosion Specialist
Perform UT flaw detection for finding linear flaws (5.7.1.3)
Industry-Qualified UT Angle Beam Examiners
After a repair a pressure test shall be applied if _______ believes that one is necessary and specifies it in the repair plan (5.8.2.1)
Inspector
Review use of a component pressure test in lieu of complete vessel hydro (5.8.2.2)
Engineer
Determine the test pressure for non-code related pressure tests (5.8.3.2)
Owner / User
Hydro static pressure test of 300 series stainless steel, verify water quality and the vessel is drained and dried (5.8.5.2)
Inspector
Approved substituting NDE for a pressure test (5.8.8.1)
Inspector and Engineer
Verify new materials are consistent with those specified (5.9.1)
Inspector
When verifying new materials, determine the sampling percentage (5.9.1)
Inspector or Owner / User
PMI new materials during repairs and alterations (5.9.1)
Inspector or Examiner
If incorrect material found in existing vessel, determine amount of verification (5.9.2)
Inspector
Asses crack-like flaws attributed to environmental cracking (5.10.3)
Engineer or Corrosion Specialist
Assess preferential corrosion in welds (5.10.3)
Inspector
Inspect new vessels at time of installation (6.2.1.1)
Inspector
Review and approve RBI assessments that extend intervals beyond 10 years (6.3.2)
Inspector and Engineer
Determine the External and Internal inspection interval (6.4.1 & 6.5.1.1)
Inspector or Engineer
Approve the use of On-Stream inspection in lieu of Internal (6.5.2.1)
Inspector
Determine the pressure relief device interval (6.6.3.1)
Inspector or Engineer or Qualified Others (PTV-Tech)
Inspector recommendations can be changed or deleted after review (6.9)
Engineer or Inspection Supervision
Select which corrosion rate (Short v.s Long) reflects the current condition (7.1.1.2)
Inspector and Corrosion Specialist
Maintain vessel and relief device records (7.8.1)
Owner / User
Authorize all vessel repairs (8.1.2)
Inspector
Authorize all repairs to Div. 1 & 2 (8.1.2)
Inspector and Engineer
Authorize all alterations (8.1.2)
Inspector and Engineer
Designate hold point [Fabrication Approvals] (8.1.2)
Inspector
Repairs - Approve all methods of design, materials, WPS’s, NDE, and testing (8.1.3.1)
Inspector or Engineer
Alterations - Approve all methods of design, materials, WPS’s, NDE, and testing (8.1.3.1)
Inspector and Engineer
Approve all repair and alteration work at hold points (8.1.3.2)
Inspector
Approve all repair and alteration work at completion of work (8.1.3.2)
Inspector
Approve all nozzle instillations (8.1.4)
Engineer
Allow temporary weld repairs to remain in place past ‘‘Next Opportunity’’ (8.1.6.1.1)
Inspector and Engineer
Determine that a crack will not propagate from under a fillet weld patch (8.1.6.1.2.1)
Engineer
Approve the use of fillet-welded patch repairs (8.1.6.1.2.1)
Inspector and Engineer
Approve use of lap band repair (8.1.6.1.3.a)
Inspector and Engineer
Authorize the repair welding of cracks at stress concentrations (8.1.6.2.1)
Engineer
Review the repair procedures for stainless steel cladding (8.1.6.4.1)
Inspector and Engineer
Monitor the repairs made to stainless steel cladding (8.1.6.4.3)
Inspector
Allow exceptions to preheat temperatures (8.1.7.3)
Engineer
Maintain record of qualified WPS’s and WPQ’s (8.1.7.2.2)
Repair Organization
Monitor preheat temperatures (8.1.7.3)
Inspector
Review the use of a local PWHT in lieu of a full encirclement PWHT (8.1.7.4.2.a)
Engineer
Review the use of preheat in lieu of PWHT (8.1.7.4.3.1.2)
Engineer
Review the use of controlled deposit welding in lieu of PWHT (8.7.1.4.3.1.2)
Engineer
Approve use of alternate NDE methods after repairs and alterations (8.1.8.3)
Inspector and Engineer
Perform calculations for rerate (8.2.1.a)
Engineer or Manufacture
Oversee the attachment of a name plate after rerating was performed (8.2.2)
Inspector
An On-Stream inspection may be substituted for the internal inspection provided this substitution is approved by _________?
Inspector Only!
Companies that use API 510 must?
Either employ or have access to an authorized inspection agency
During vessel repairs or alterations, who is required to maintain welding records?
Repair Organization
A vessel service has changed. Inspector must obtain probable corrosion rate for new operation. Which of the following is preferred way to establish the corrosion rate for the new service? A - Similar Service B - Owner Experience C - published data D - inspect after 1000 hours
A - Similar service