SAUDI ARAMCO ID/PIEU-15-July-2018-REV. 2018.05.00(Standards Cutoff - May 31,2018) Rev.2018.05.

00 31-May-18
SAIC NUMBER DATE APPROVED QR NUMBER
SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION CHECKLIST
Pre-Welding Inspection (Shop & Field) of Plant Piping SAIC-W-2005 15-Jul-18 WELD-
PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

EQUIPMENT ID NUMBER(S) EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION EQPT CODE SYSTEM ID. PLANT NO.

LAYOUT DRAWING NUMBER REV. NO. PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER EC / PMCC / MCC NO.

SCHEDULED INSPECTION DATE & TIME ACTUAL INSPECTION DATE & TIME QUANTITY INSP. MH's SPENT TRAVEL TIME
SAUDI ARAMCO USE ONLY
SAUDI ARAMCO TIP NUMBER SAUDI ARAMCO ACTIVITY NUMBER WORK PERMIT REQUIRED?

SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION LEVEL CONTRACTOR INSPECTION LEVEL

ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.

A General Requirements (Pre-Welding)

All WPSs, PQRs, and Weld and Line Description Table shall be available
SAES-W-011,
A1 at the work site for verification of Saudi Aramco inspector.
Para. 7.1.8

Prior to start of welds, a welder must posses a valid Job Clearance Card SAEP-324,
A2
(JCC) Para. 6.1.4

SAEP-1160, Para
Weld joints identification system as specified in SAEP-1160 has been
6.2 & SAES-W-
A3 adopted (by approval of Weld Identification procedure) and weld joints are
011,
marked accordingly and a weld map is maintained.
Para. 16.2

Weld number & Welder symbol are to be marked adjacent to welds. SAES-W-011,
Note: Use suitable weather-proof permanent Para. 16.1
markers & materials, such as certified low-chloride (50ppm) markers for
A4
Stainless steel Note: This is an assigned unique weld SAEP-1160,
ID number to be tracked by database & shall remain intact during the Table
construction process 6.1

Welding power supplies are calibrated Note: SAES-W-011,

Sch Q requires a 6 month interval (max). Process control procedures shall Section 19.2 &
A5 detail intervals. BS 7570 is used for
validation when Charpy Impacts are specified. Sch Q,
Note : See SAIC-W-2011 checklist. Attach-IV Para-6

Prior to start of welding activities, Welder Registration and Tracking SAEP-324,

A6
System shall be submitted. Para. 6.1.3

B WELD JOINT EDGE PREPARATION

Stainless steel and nonferrous materials shall be cleaned with grinding

SAES-W-011,
B1 wheels or stainless steel brushes not previously used on other materials..
Para. 11.4.3

Thermal cut surfaces of stainless steel and non-ferrous materials shall be SAES-W-011,
B2
ground to bright (unoxidized) material prior to welding. Para. 11.3.2.4

A minimum of 1.5 mm depth shall be removed by grinding/machining from

thermally cut or gouged surfaces of air-hardenable materials (e.g.,
SAES-W-011,
B3 Chrome-Moly steels or P-No 3 / 4 / 5).
Para. 11.3.2.3
Note: Saudi Aramco Inspector can specify additional NDT (MT/PT) to be
applied on the cut surfaces.

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