Api570 Who Does It?

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Overall responsibility for complying with API 570

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Owner

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Responsible for developing and implementing a QA inspection/repair management system

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Owner

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Responsible for implementing an effective MOC process

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Owner

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Responsible for QC during repairs or alterations

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Repair organization

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Assure owner – testing, inspection and examination activities meet code

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Inspector

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Evaluate and acccept NDE examination results

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Inspector

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Maintain certification records of NDE examiners

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Examiner’s employer

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Develop an inspection plan for a piping system

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Inspector and/or engineer

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Also involved in making inspection plans for pipe that operates greater than 750°F

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Corrosion specialist

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Choose to conduct RBI assessments

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Owner

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Get familiar with prior inspection data and repairs prior to inspections

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Inspector

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Get familiar with operating conditions and potential damage mechanisms of pipe system

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Inspector

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Perform on-stream inspections

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Inspector or NDE technician

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Perform thickness inspection

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Inspector or NDE technician

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Assure individuals taking thickness measurements are trained and qualified

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Owner

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Determine cause of short-term corrosion rate varies significantly

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Inspector and corrosion specialist

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Perform external inspection

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Inspector or qualified other

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Involved if the number of CML’s will be significantly reduced or eliminated

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Corrosion specialist

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Select or adjust the number of CML’s

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Inspector

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Select CML’s for pipe systems subject to localized corrosion or cracking

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Corrosion specialist

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Determine need for non-thickness NDE techniques. Inspector consult w/:

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Engineer or corrosion specialist

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Determine surface prep for NDE exam. Inspector may need to consult with:

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NDE specialist

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Perform UT flaw detection for finding linear flaws

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Qualified UT examiner

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Determine pressure for leak tests (non-code tests)

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Owner

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Prior to hydrotest determine if structure will support weight

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Engineer

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Determine risk of brittle fracture prior to performing a pressure test

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Engineer

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Approve substituting NDE for a pressure test

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Inspector and engineer

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Perform UT as a substitute for a pressure test

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Qualified UT examiner

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Verify that new alloy material during repairs and alteration meet specifications

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Inspector

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When verifying new materials, determine the sampling percentage

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Owner

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PMI new materials during repairs and alterations

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Inspector or NDE technician

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If incorrect material found in existing pipe, determine amount of further verification

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Inspector

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Determine if PMI program is needed for existing facilities

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Owner

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Determine date to replace incorrect materials found during PMI survey

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Inspector, owner, and corrosion specialist

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Periodically inspect components found during PMI survey that are wrong materials

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Inspector

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Determine if crack-like weld flaws are the result of original weld fabrication

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Inspector

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Assess crack-like flaws and environmental cracking

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Engineer

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Assess preferential weld corrosion

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Inspector

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Perform audit of owner/users to assure compliance with 570

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Competent person

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Make corrections based on the audit of owner/users piping program

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Owner’s AIA

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Review and approve RBI assessments

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Inspector and engineer

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Determine the inspection intervals

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Inspector or owner

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Maintain a record of process fluid classification

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Owner

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PRD‘s tested and repaired

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Experienced repair organization

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Determine the inspection intervals for PRDs

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Inspector, engineer, or qualified other

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Select corrosion rate that best reflects conditions

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Inspector and corrosion specialist

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Maintain piping records

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Owner

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Review and approval an interval deferral

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Inspector

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Revise an existing interval and document basis for change

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Inspector

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Revise an existing interval that has unusual degradation issues. Inspector and:

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Engineer or corrosion specialist

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Performs piping repairs

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Repair organization

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Authorize all repairs

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Inspector

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Authorize all alterations

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Inspector and engineer

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Designate hold points for repairs and alterations

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Inspector

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Provide general authorization for limited or routine repairs

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Inspector

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Approve all proposed methods of design, materials, WPSs, NDE and testing

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Inspector or engineer

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Approve use of on-stream welding

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Owner

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Approve repair welding of cracks

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Engineer

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Approve all repair and alteration work at hold points

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Inspector

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Approve all repair and alteration work at completion of work

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Inspector

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Design temporary repairs

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Engineer

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Determine longitudinal cracks won’t grow beyond a FW patch

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Engineer

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Approve using lap patches with a material different than the pipe

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Engineer

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Determine that wall thickness is adequate for on – stream welding

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Inspector

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Allow temporary welded repairs to remain in place past “next opportunity”

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Engineer

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Allow temp leak sealing devices to remain in place past “next opportunity”

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Engineer

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Review leak sealing procedures

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Inspector or engineer

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Maintain record of qualified WPS’s and WPQ’s

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Repair organization

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Allow exceptions to required preheat temperature for temporary repairs

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Engineer

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Check preheat temperature when using preheat in Lieu of PWHT

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Inspector

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Review the use of preheat in lieu of PWHT

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Engineer

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Exceptions to PWHT on temporary repairs

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Engineer

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Review the use of a local PWHT in Lieu of a full encirclement PWHT

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Engineer

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Determine whether a pressure test is needed after repairs

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Inspector

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Approve substituting NDE in lieu of a pressure test

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Inspector and engineer

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Perform rerating calcs

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Inspector or engineer