ABOVE WATER AND UNDERWATER INSPECTION OF LIQUID FUEL JETTY

AT FIRST GAS POWER CORPORATION

METHOD STATEMENT

APPROVED
REV. DATE PAGE DESCRIPTION PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:
BY:

00 07/10/19 ALL FOR REVIEW E. ENRIQUE R. TEANO

A. Planning for the Above Water and Underwater Inspection
1. Supply the necessary personnel and supervision for the underwater
activity. This work should only be carried out by personnel with the
experience and expertise required to successfully complete the work.
2. For underwater inspection, divers and the diving supervisor shall be
qualified, preferably with commercial training and should hold a
certification from a recognized training organization. The divers should
have a documented experience and/or training to make
determinations of the condition of materials, cleaning of underwater
elements, and taking of underwater photographs and measurement.
3. Diving plan must be carried out which shall be solely made for
underwater defect investigation.
4. The Project Engineer/Inspector should be familiarized with as built
drawings. This information shall be used to identify trends of
deterioration, rehabilitation that has been carried out if there such
and, critical locations to be cleaned from marine growth.
5. For all inspection, a work-specific Safety Plan shall be prepared by
Safety Engineer/Officer and submitted for approval prior to the start of
the work and also to gain access to the facility being inspected.
6. Inspections should be scheduled to avoid conflicts with berthing
operations. Other constraints must be carefully reviewed by the Project
Engineer/Inspector.

B. Above Water Structural Inspection

1. Pre-inspection of existing concrete deck of the jetty structures including
the underside of above-water concrete elements. This work may be
performed in parallel with underwater inspection of immediately
before or after.
2. Mark member for identification (if necessary)
3. Visual inspection of all above water members such as piles, pile caps,
beams and concrete deck. Locate, measure and record any
anomalies found.
4. For any above water damage/defect found, the following detail shall
be recorded in pile condition survey sheet, as in:
a.) Nature of damaged/defects- which may include such as: concrete
spalling, spalling with exposed rebars, impact damage, cracks,
holes, corrosion damage, coating/wrapping damages, etc.
 b.) Size of damage/defect- measured, marked, and recorded in terms
of length, width and depth in millimeters (if accessible).
c.) Location – its coordinates shall be established by the depth and
cardinal clock position respectively, with reference orientation.
5. Close-up photographs of all the above water damages/defects found
include a marking of the pile designation within the frame of the
photo.

C. General Preparation for Underwater Inspection on Site

1. Check and make sure that all personal protective equipment, diving
tools and equipment to be used are all in good working condition.
2. Conduct tool box meeting before any activity.
3. Prepare and secure all necessary permit valid to the inspection to be
done duly signed and authorized.
4. All documentation, photographic equipment, and office supplies
should be kept in a watertight box.

D. Underwater Structural Inspection of Concrete Piles

1. Visual inspection of all underwater part of concrete piles using CCTV or
U/W Camera thru diving. Activities to be performed shall be respective
to the level of inspection.
1.1. Level I Inspection – general visual overview, which does not involve
cleaning of any structural components. This includes the following
activities:
a.) General visual inspection of 100% of the piles to detect obvious
major damage or deterioration to piles including the wrapping.
b.) Measurement of marine growth thickness and coverage (hard and
soft growth shall be separately reported).
c.) Observation of local and global scour.
d.) Locating of splice and spiral weld (if visible without removal of
marine growth)
e.) Checking of coating and wrapping of piles 4 meters below the
waterline.
f.) Discussion of finding for the selection of piles to undergo further
inspection.
1.2. Mudline Elevations Measurements from MLLW
a.) Measure at every other bent along the access jetty and the
unloading platform.
 b.) Measure for at least one pile per dolphin and catwalk support
frame.
1.3. Level II Inspection – inspection directed towards identifying
damaged/deteriorated areas on piles hidden from marine growth
and wrapping. This includes the following activities:
a.) Inspection of up to 12 selected piles shall be focused on damaged
piles and piles with damaged wrapping. Piles selected must be from
at least:
i. One pile for every dolphin
ii. Two to three piles from unloading platform
iii. Two to three piles from approach jetty
b.) Removal of marine growth and barnacles on the selected piles
must be done at the following elevations:
i. One meter above the waterline
ii. From the waterline to immediately below the wrapping only if
it is intact
iii. One meter at mid depth until the splice weld is identified in its
vicinity. If splice weld is found, one-foot high cleaning around
the perimeter shall be done to locate the splice weld.
iv. One meter above the seabed until the splice weld is
identified in its vicinity. If splice weld is found, one-foot high
cleaning around the perimeter shall be done to locate the
splice weld.
c.) Close visual/tactile inspection of the critical pile areas and welding.
Photos and videos shall be taken.
d.) Measurement of the thickness of bare steel of the pile using
underwater Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge (UTG). Attempt to take UTG
measurements through wrap. Do not remove wrapping as much as
possible. (see1.6)
e.) Discussion of findings for the selection of piles for Level III inspection.
1.4. Level III Inspection – inspection that often require non-destructive
testing (NDT) techniques and use of partially destructive techniques
such as removal of existing wrap of piles in order to detect hidden
or interior damages.
a.) Inspection of up to 12 selected piles which are ideally identical to
the piles selected for Level II inspection but some piles might be
different depending on earlier findings.
 b.) Complete removal of damaged portion of wrapping of pile. The
locations for this removal shall be based on First Gas Power Corp.
(FGPC) input.
c.) Measurement of thickness of steel wall of pile using underwater UTG.
(see 1.6)
d.) Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) of all found splice and spiral welds in
exposed areas after cleaning. (see 1.6)
1.5. Repair of removed pile wrapping (as necessary)
a.) Repair of pile wrapping shall be necessary for the areas where the
wrapping was removed for inspection purposes.
b.) Repair of pile wrapping shall be necessary for the areas where
damaged/missing wrapping was found.
c.) The said exposed areas shall be wrapped with Denso Seashield
providing a minimum of 0.3-meter overlap above and below.
1.6. Non-destructive Testing using Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge and
Magnetic Particle Testing
a.) The pile surface shall be cleaned on spot surfaces and splice welds
where UTG and MT respectively, will be performed.
b.) The UTG readings on all selected steel piles shall be carried on two
levels of each pile namely; splash zone and mudline, while the MT
readings shall only be carried on splice welds found.
c.) Take readings on each level and make records, four (4) points per
pile at cardinal clock position respectively, with reference
orientation.
2. For all of the underwater damage/defect found, the following detail
shall be recorded in pile condition survey sheet, as in:
d.) Nature of damaged/defects- which may include such as: concrete
spalling, spalling with exposed rebars, impact damage, cracks,
holes, corrosion damage, coating/wrapping damages, etc.
e.) Size of damage/defect- measured, marked, and recorded in terms
of length, width and depth in millimeters (if accessible).
f.) Location – its coordinates shall be established by the depth and
cardinal clock position respectively, with reference orientation.
3. Close-up photographs of all the underwater damages/defects found
and pile wrap repair done. Include a marking of the pile designation
within the frame of the photo.
E. Housekeeping
1. On completion of a certain work, the area shall be cleared of any
equipment and kept clean and tidy. Tools that were submerged to
water shall be dried off before storage.

F. Documentation and Reporting

1. The above water and underwater reports shall document all the
measurement and observations above in detail.
2. The report shall provide a Condition Assessment Rating for each pile
examined which rates all damage/defects on ASCE Guidelines Table
2.5 “Condition Assessment Rations for Steel Elements”.
3. Final report shall be submitted to FGPC supported with photographs,
DVD and other necessary attachments within 3 weeks after the
completion of in site inspection activities.