1 Design, Construction and Inspection of Column shall be in accordance with ASME VIII Div.

1 , Edition 2019
+ RoK Regulations (GGTN) shall be fully in compliance with the recognized national certifying authorities and
marked certified accordingly Eur Asian Conformity mark (EAC).All materials and equipment shall comply with
relevant Technical Regulations of Customs Union (TR-CU)

2 minimum design temperature of -40°C

3 All other components not covered by ISO 10474 type 3.1 certification as above shall require a
Certificate of Compliance in accordance with ISO 10474 type 2.2

4 Clad vessels shall meet the requirements of ANNEX A of this specification.

5 Bolting shall always consists of threaded studs and nuts and for size up to 25 mm (1”) shall have UNC
standard thread and bolting 28 mm (1 1/8”) and larger shall have UN threading (8-thread series)

6 Hydraulic bolt tensioners shall be used on all joints with nominal bolt diameter of 1 1/4” and over.

7 No corrosion allowance shall be considered for stainless steel and for non-ferrous materials

8 Pressure equipment exposed to wet H2S shall be designed as follow:

• Self reinforcement nozzle are mandatory
• Slip on Flanges are not permitted
• Maximum specified tensile strength of carbon and carbon manganese steels shall not exceed 585 MPa.

10 The equipment shall be designed and constructed for a design life of 40 years

11 All vessels operating at atmospheric pressure shall be designed for an internal pressure of 3.5 barg

12 Minimum thickness of shells and heads for carbon and low alloy steel, excluding corrosion allowance,
shall be 6 mm for vessels up to 2000 mm inside diameter, and 8 mm for larger diameters

13 Minimum thickness of shells and heads for high alloy steel shall be 4mm.

14 for calculated hydrostatic test value, the stresses shall not exceed 90% of the minimum specified
yield strength for the material at the testing temperature

15 All process nozzles shall be designed to withstand the external loads in the design/corroded condition
specified in Annex B.

16 Detailed analysis of nozzle connections shall be performed in accordance with either WRC 597/297 or
PD5500 Appendix G.

17 Loading combination shall be considered as per Annex C.

18 Flanges used for nozzles, manways and bolted covers shall be in accordance with the following:
• ASME B16.5 for nozzles sizes through 24” NB
• ASME B16.47 Series A for nozzle sizes 26” NB through 60” NB

19 Vessels up to 900mm ID, which do not have removable internals, shall have 2-off inspection openings of 8” NB.
Vessels greater than 900mm ID shall have a minimum of one manhole
Manholes shall be 24” NB with an ID of not less than 575mm
Blind flanges for manholes and inspection openings shall be hinged or provided with a davit when the
blind flange weighs 20 kg or more.
 The davits for manholes of class 900 and higher shall be tested to a safe working load
25% above the weight of the blind flange. The clearance between the edge of manhole opening and
nearest internals above or below shall be at least 150mm.
An internal grab rung all be provided above each manhole
When the manhole centre line is more than 1200mm above a suitable foot support, internal ladder
rungs shall be provided.

20 The mean diameter of the shell bottom course and the cylindrical skirt shall coincide
the top 600mm of skirt shall be of the same material as the vessel.
Vessel skirts of 2400 mm diameter or greater shall have two 600 mm diameter access openings
Smaller diameter skirts shall have one such access opening
Skirts less than 900 mm diameter shall have one 200 mm inspection opening
A minimum of four 2” NB skirt vents shall be provided near the top of the skirt.

21 Leg supports shall be limited to vessels less than 1500 mm diameter and 2000 mm tan/tan,

22 All vessel supports shall be provided with at least 2 earthing bosses

23 All vertical vessels shall be provided with lifting trunnions or lugs and tailing lugs,
All vessels with a mass over 20 tons shall be provided with lifting trunnions and tailing lugs
minimum load factor of 1.5 times the erection weight applied
Lifting lugs and trunnions shall be attached to the shell (or pad when required) with a full penetration
weld and shall be 100% volumetric examined, plus 100% PT or MT examined after any trial lift.

24 External vacuum or reinforcement stiffening rings shall be continuously welded on both sides.
Rolled Steel Joists, U-beams, channels and tees shall not be used,

25 Nameplates shall be in accordance with Company Standard drawing.

All information shall be stamped in the English and Russian languages (except for the tag number).
The nameplate shall be riveted to a bracket located in a visible position on the pressure shell, such as
near a low-level manhole.

26 Weld joints of dissimilar metals in the primary pressure boundary require approval of the Company

27 Vessels shall be subject to PWHT as follows:

a) When required by Code
b) When required by RoK Rules;
c) Where required for process service conditions

28 After application of the paint each vessel shall have the following stencilled along opposite sides of the
vessel in large contrasting letters in English and Russian: “DO NOT WELD OR STRIKE ARCS –
STRESS RELIEVED VESSEL”.
25 The Manufacturer shall mark the vessel with the following information in white paint using 150 mm high
characters: - Centre of Gravity (in horizontal plane)
- North arrow on head or 50 mm wide stripe on indicating 0o
- Lifting points (in horizontal plane)
- Weight in kilograms
- Heat Treated Vessel – no welding permitted / no striking arcs (where applicable)
- no entry – nitrogen filled Vessel (where applicable)

26 Inspection, examination and testing shall be included as a minimum in compliance with the most
onerous requirements of the Code, RoK Rules, Specification (STN-00-Z21-V-SP-0001) for Welding, PWHT and NDE of
Onshore Plant Equipment (Vessel and Heat Exchangers) this Technical Specification and the EDS.
All acceptance NDE shall be carried out after PWHT
 Shop hydro test as per MAP (UG-99 c)
Site hydrotest as per MAWP (UG-99b)

27 According to RoK Rules vessels are grouped in categories 1 to 4, depending on design pressure,
temperature, and contents. The vessel category number will be specified in the EDS and the extent of
RT shall be as a minimum in accordance with RoK Rules:
a) For group category numbers 1 and 2, extent is 100% RT of all main weld seams for vessel,
boots, nozzles and attachment butt welds of shell connections.
b) For group category 3, 50% (spot) RT of total joint length is required for all seams, including ‘T’-
joints.
c) For group category 4, 25% (spot) RT of total joint length is required for all seams, including ‘T’-
joints.
Acceptance criteria as follows:
a) Acceptance of weld radiographs with regards to rounded indications or relevant indications
shall be in accordance with the Code Division nominated.
b) Acceptance of weld radiographs with regards to linear indications shall be in accordance with
ASME VIII Division 2, Part 7.

28 Hydrostatic test water for testing carbon steel and low alloy vessels shall be potable quality (pH 6-8)
and shall have a chloride content not exceeding 250 parts per million. Solid stainless steel or duplex
vessels or those with high-alloy cladding or internal attachments test water shall have a chloride
content not exceeding 30 parts per million.

29 The hydrostatic test procedure shall meet the requirements of the Design Code. Minimum duration of
hydrotest shall be 1 hour, held at full test pressure.

30 Equipment that is internally lined shall be prominently marked as follows: ‘INTERNALLY LINED
EQUIPMENT – NO WELDING PERMITTED’. All markings shall be indicated prominently in both
English and Russian language.
31 Equipment that has received post weld heat treatment shall also be prominently marked as follows:
‘THIS ITEM HAS BEEN HEAT TREATED – NO WELDING PERMITTED WITHOUT WRITTEN
AUTHORITY OF THE COMPANY’. All markings shall be indicated prominently in white letters and
figures not less than 100mm high and shall be in both English and Russian language.

32 SPARE PARTS
The Supplier shall provide in the proposal itemised lists for the following:
a) Installation and commissioning spare parts.
b) Spare parts for the first two years of operation.
c) Insurance / Capital spare parts.
d) Parts requiring replacement because of their operating life limitations.
Installation and commissioning spare parts shall be part of the Supplier’s scope of supply.
For each vessel, as a minimum the following material shall be provided for each blanked nozzle, girth
flange and inspection opening:
a) Three complete sets of gaskets;
b) Stud bolts and nuts (increased by 10% and with a minimum of 5 items per nominal size).