TEST AND INSPECTION PER: 01-SAMSS-043 & P.O Specifications as Noted Below
ASTM, Carbon Steel for On-Plot Piping, Seamless or Welded, Straight Seam | INSPECTION & TESTING
Pre-Fabrication/Production Requirements |
Specification Details / Notes: |
| Pre inspection Meeting | Review of manufacturer’s Inspection and Test Plan. |
| Welding Procedure Specification / Procedure Qualification Records (including repair WPS / PQR) | Per para 6 of 01-SAMSS-043 and ASME Sec IX. |
| Qualification of NDT personnel | Per para 11 of 01-SAMSS-043 |
| Raw Material Verification | Per Applicable ASTM standards. 01-SAMSS-043 Para 16.3 and 10.2.3 |
In process inspection & test requirement |
Specification Details / Notes: |
| Heat Treatment | Per para 7 of 01-SAMSS-043 |
| Chemical & Mechanical Requirements: | |
| Chemical Composition, Heat and Product analysis | Per para 8 of 01-SAMSS-043 and applicable ASTM std. |
| Mechanical Tests; Tensile, Impact test, Flattening, Hardness, Guided Bends test. | Per para 9 of 01-SAMSS-043 and applicable ASTM std. |
| HIC Testing | Per 01-SAMSS-043 Annex B (pipes ordered for sour service) and IR010210 |
| Additional requirements for Sour Service | Per para 10 of 01-SAMSS-043 |
| Repair welding | Per para 6 of 01-SAMSS-043 (Weld repairs on seamless pipes and autogenously welded pipes are not permitted.) |
| Hydrostatic Test | Per para 11.5 of 01-SAMSS-043. |
| NDT Examinations: UT, EMI and RT | Per para 11 of 01-SAMSS-043 and applicable ASTM. |
Final inspection & test requirements |
Specification Details / Notes: |
| Visual and Dimensional including Workmanship, Diameter, Wall Thickness, Out of roundness, straightness, weld inspection, Weight, and Lengths | Per para 12 of 01-SAMSS-043 and Applicable ASTM Std. |
| Coatings | Pipes shall be supplied w/o mill coating unless otherwise specified in P.O. |
| Marking, Handling, Packing and shipment | Per para 14 and 15 of 01-SAMSS-043 |
| Product Material Test Certificate and Quality Data Dossier | Per para 16 of 01-SAMSS-043 |
Notes
- May only be waived by the responsible Saudi Aramco, ASC, and AOC Inspection
- See form SA175 – 000003 for instructions on using this
Extent of witnessing should be decided during the pre-inspection meeting
