"Who Dat" Flashcards
- Overall responsibility for complying with API 570?
Owner/User
- Responsible for developing and implementing a Quality Assurance inspection/repair management system?
Owner/User
- Perform audit of owner/users to assure compliance with 570?
Competent Team
The competent audit team is typically from:
- Another owner/user plant site
-Company Central office
- Third party organization experienced and competent in refining and/or petrochemical process plant inspection programs or a combination of third party and other owner/user sites.
- Responsible for implementing an effective MOC process?
Owner/User
- Responsible to develop program for Integrity Operating Windows?
Owner/User
- Responsible for Quality Control during repairs or alterations?
Repair Organization
-The repair organization shall be responsible to the owner/user and shall provide the materials, equipment, quality control, and workmanship necessary to maintain and repair the piping systems in accordance with the requirements of API570
- Assure owner - Quality Assurance, testing, inspection & examinations meet Code?
Inspector
- Extend scope of inspection when justified by findings?
Inspector
- Timely notify owner of Non-conformances?
Inspector
- Evaluate and accept NDE examination results?
Inspector
- Set requirements for NDE Techs competency and certification?
Owner/User
- Maintain certification records of NDE examiners?
Tech Employer
- Has access to NDE certification records?
Inspector
- Develop an inspection plan for a piping system?
Inspector AND/OR Engineer
- Also involved in making inspection plans for pipe that operates >750F?
Corrosion Specialist
- Choose to conduct RBI assessments?
Owner/User
- Review RBI assessments?
Inspector AND Qualified other
*The RBI assessment shall be reviewed and approved by the appropriate qualified personnel per API 580 and inspector
- Get familiar with prior piping history before an inspection?
Inspector
- Understand operating conditions & damage mechanisms affecting pipe?
Inspector
- Approve revisions to the Inspection Plan?
Inspector AND/OR Engineer
21.Perform On-Stream inspections?
Inspector or Examiner
- Approve On-Stream Inspection work performed by Examiners?
Inspector
- Take thickness measurements?
Inspector or Examiner
- Ensure individuals taking thickness measurements are trained and qualified?
Owner/User
- Determine cause if short-term corrosion rate varies significantly (from the previous identified rate)?
Inspector AND Corrosion Specialist
- Perform External Inspection?
Inspector OR qualified other
*Qualified examiners, operating or maintenance personnel may also conduct external inspections, when acceptable to the inspector. In such cases, the persons conducting external piping inspections in accordance with API 570 shall be qualified through an appropriate amount of training.
- Involved if the # of CML’s will be significantly reduced or eliminated?
Corrosion Specialist
- Select or adjust the # of CMLs?
Inspector
- Select CMLs for pipe systems subject to localized corrosion or cracking?
Corrosion Specialist
- Should be aware of causes of thickness measurements errors?
Inspector
- To understand damage mechanism, select type & extent of NDE, Inspector consults with…?
Engineer OR Corrosion Specialist
- Determine surface preparation for NDE exam. Inspector may need to consult with:
NDE Specialist
- Perform UT flaw detection for finding ID surface braking flaws?
QUTE ( i.e. industry qualified UT Angle Beam Examiner)
** API QUTE: API Qualification of Ultrasonic Testing Examiners certification program (Thickness Measurement)
- Determine pressure for leak test (non-code tests)?
Owner/User
* Service tests and/or lower pressure tests, which are used only for tightness of piping systems, may be conducted at pressures designated by the owner/user
- Consulted when a component pressure test is conducted?
Engineer
- Prior to hydrotest determine if structure will support weight?
Engineer
- Determine risk of brittle fracture prior to performing a pressure test?
Engineer
- Approve substituting NDE for a pressure test after an alteration?
Inspector AND engineer
- Perform UT as a substitute for a pressure test?
QUTE ( i.e. industry qualified UT Angle Beam Examiner)
** API QUTE: API Qualification of Ultrasonic Testing Examiners certification program (Thickness Measurement)
- Determine if PMI program is needed for existing alloy facilities?
Owner/User
- Determine schedule for replacing incorrect components found during PMI exam?
Inspector AND corrosion specialist AND Owner/User
- Periodically inspect components found during PMI survey that are wrong materials?
Inspector
- Verify that new alloy material during repairs and alteration meet specifications?
Inspector
- When verifying new materials, determine the sampling percentage to PMI?
Owner/User
- PMI new materials during repairs & alterations?
Inspector OR examiner
- Incorrect material found in existing pipe, determine amount of further verification?
Inspector
- Determine if crack-like weld flaws are the result of original weld fabrication?
Inspector
- Assess crack-like flaws and environmental cracking?
Engineer AND/OR Corrosion Specialist
- Assess preferential weld corrosion
Inspector
- Determine inspection intervals for Thickness Measurements & Externals
Inspector OR Owner/User (Code Conflict)
- Determine inspection intervals for Thickness Measurements & Externals
Inspector OR engineer (Code Conflict)
- Establish the rules for maximum inspection intervals for Class 4 piping?
Owner/User
- Maintain a record of the piping classification for each process fluid?
Owner/User
- Determine # of CML’s to examine during Thickness Inspection, Inspector consults with…?
Engineer AND/OR Corrosion Specialist
- Determine the amount of inspection to perform on secondary Class 3&4 Small Bore Piping (SBP)
Owner/User
- Consult about placement of CMLs on deadlegs?
Corrosion Specialist
- PRD’s tested and repaired?
Repair Organization experienced in PRD maintenance
- Determine the inspection interval for Pressure Relief Devices?
Inspector OR engineer OR qualified other
- Determines how Corrosion Rates are established: Point-to-Point or Statistics?
Owner/User
- Select corrosion rate (ST or LT) that best reflects conditions
Inspector AND Corrosion Specialist
- Maintain piping records?
Owner/User
- Review and approval an interval deferral?
Inspector AND Owner/User
- Perform deferral that does NOT extend interval more than 6 months, etc.?
Inspector
- Revise an existing interval that has unusual degradation issues. Inspector and:
Engineer OR Corrosion Specialist
- Perform piping repairs and alterations?
Repair Organization
- Authorize all repairs?
Inspector
- Authorize all alterations?
Inspector AND engineer
- Designate hold points for repairs and alterations?
Inspector
- Provide general authorization for limited or routine repairs?
Inspector
- At Repairs & Alterations, approve all methods of design, materials, WPSs, NDE & testing?
Inspector OR Engineer
- Approve use of on-stream welding?
Owner/User
- Approve repair welding of cracks?
Engineer
- Approve all repair and alteration work at hold points?
Inspector
- Approve all repair and alteration work at completion of work?
Inspector
- Design temporary repairs?
Engineer
- Determine longitudinal cracks won’t grow beyond a Fillet-Welded patch?
Engineer
- Approve using lap patches with a material different than the pipe?
Engineer
- Determine that wall thickness is adequate prior to on-stream welding?
Inspector
- Assure on-stream temporary welded repairs can be safely done on higher risk systems?
Engineer
- Allow temporary welded repairs to remain in place past “next opportunity”?
Engineer
- Determine which non-welded repair methods are acceptable?
Inspector AND/OR Engineer
- Allow temporary leak sealing devices to remain in place past “next opportunity”?
Engineer
- Review leak sealing procedures?
Inspector OR Engineer
- Maintain record of qualified WPS’s and WPQ’s?
Repair Organization
- Allow exceptions to required preheat temperature for temporary repairs?
Engineer
- Exceptions to PWHT on temporary repairs?
Engineer
- Review the use of local PWHT in lieu of a full encirclement PWHT?
Engineer
- Review the use of Preheat or Controlled-Deposition Welding (CDW) in lieu of PWHT?
Engineer
- Determine whether a pressure test is needed after repairs?
Inspector
- Approve substituting NDE in lieu of a pressure test?
Inspector AND engineer
- Perform rerating calculations?
Inspector OR Engineer
Keep any piping CP records?
Owner/User