Saudi Aramco 7180 (5/89)

G.I. NUMBER Approved

2.600
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Saudi Aramco)
GENERAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL ISSUE DATE REPLACES
ISSUING ORG. INSPECTION DEPARTMENT 06/19/2002 1/1/1992
SUBJECT: PLANT/UNIT ACCEPTANCE AFTER T & I SHUTDOWN APPROVAL PAGE NUMBER
MGR 1 OF 4

CONTENT:
This Instruction outlines the procedure for accepting plants and/or units for return to
service after T&I shutdown and establishes conditions which must be met before plant acceptance is
possible. The text includes:

1 Acceptance of Major Units

2 Acceptance of Other Units
3 Responsibilities
4 Acceptance Committee
5 Acceptance Procedures
6 Tightness Testing Procedures

1.0 ACCEPTANCE OF MAJOR UNITS:

Before a major plant or unit is returned to service after T&I shutdown, it shall be inspected and
accepted by the Acceptance Committee.

1.1 During the pre-T&I Superintendents Meeting, a decision shall be made by both Operations
Superintendent and Maintenance Superintendent as to type of acceptance required, i.e. what is
the composition of Acceptance Committee for the particular plant or unit.

1.2 A T&I Acceptance Report, Saudi Aramco Form 3060, shall be prepared for each unit
acceptance and distributed by the Maintenance representative to all Committee Members.

2.0 ACCEPTANCE OF OTHER UNITS:

Other plants or units not considered in Paragraph 1 above shall also be inspected and accepted by the
concerned operating Foreman, Inspector (Plant Equipment) and the Maintenance T&I Director or
Maintenance Engineer, as appropriate, before being returned to service after T&I.

2.1 In certain cases the concerned operating Superintendent may request inspection and acceptance
by the full Acceptance Committee and will advise the operating Foreman accordingly.

3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES:
3.1 The concerned operating Superintendent shall normally act as Chairman of the Acceptance
Committee but may select an operating Foreman to act in this capacity.

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G.I. NUMBER Approved
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SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Saudi Aramco)
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ISSUING ORG. INSPECTION DEPARTMENT 06/19/2002 1/1/1992
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3.1.1 The Chairman shall be selected prior to completion of the T&I and the Maintenance T&I
Director shall be advised accordingly.

3.2 The Maintenance T&I Director shall

3.2.1 Alert the concerned operating Superintendent and the Committee Chairman at least
TWO DAYS in advance of the time the T&I is expected to be completed and the plant/
unit ready for Committee inspection.
3.2.2 Notify the Committee Chairman at least ONE DAY before the plant/unit will be ready
for final T&I inspection.

3.3 The Committee Chairman shall alert all members of the Committee at the earliest possible time
and shall inform each member of the acceptance meeting time and place at least EIGHT hours in
advance.

3.4 Committee members must assemble at the designated time and place and be prepared to state
their exceptions to T&l completion PRIOR TO AND AT the plant/unit inspection.

3.4.1 Each committee member shall follow the T&I closely and as far in advance of the full
acceptance meeting as possible submit to the Maintenance T&I Director a preliminary
exception list.
3.4.2 The full committee membership must be present at the final acceptance meeting. The
plant/unit being inspected may not be returned to operation until the committee has
finished the inspection and signed the T&I Acceptance Report, Saudi Aramco Form
3060. PRIOR TO T&I FINAL ACCEPTANCE MEETING ALL EXCEPTION ITEMS
REQUIRED FOR START UP MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

3.5 The inspection supervisor shall ensure:

3.5.1 Inspection's pre -T&I items have been completed.

3.5.2 All repairs have been accomplished in accordance with the applicable codes/standards.
3.5.3 All non-destructive testing has been completed prior to final plant/unit acceptance.

4.0 ACCEPTANCE COMMITTEE:

The Acceptance Committee shall normally composed of the following:

4.1 The operating representative who will act as Chairman.

4.2 The concerned operating Foreman.

4.3 The Supervisor, Inspection, or a qualified representative designated by the Supervisor,

Inspection.

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G.I. NUMBER Approved
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SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Saudi Aramco)
GENERAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL ISSUE DATE REPLACES
ISSUING ORG. INSPECTION DEPARTMENT 06/19/2002 1/1/1992
SUBJECT: PLANT/UNIT ACCEPTANCE AFTER T & I SHUTDOWN APPROVAL PAGE NUMBER
MGR 3 OF 4

4.4 Maintenance T&I Director and/or Maintenance Engineer.

4.5 Maintenance T&1 Coordinator(s)

4.6 Area Operation Engineer

4.7 Area Safety Engineer or Advisor

5.0 ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES:

The T&I Acceptance Committee shall:

5.1 Inspect all major plants or units involved to ensure that the following conditions are met:

5.1.1 All T&I work has been completed or is in the final stages of completion.
5.1.2 All T&I debris has been removed from the on-plot area.
5.1.3 All T&I materials and equipment have been removed from the on-plot area with the
exception of scaffolding.
5.1.4 Painting of lines, vessels and other equipment which cannot be painted in service has
been completed.
5.1.5 Plant equipment is safe to operate.
5.1.6 Tightness tests have been passed (see paragraph 6).
5.1.7 All equipment (vessels, columns, etc.) have been internally cleaned and accepted by
inspection, maintenance and operations prior to closure and the closure document, Saudi
Aramco Form 3060, signed by the above parties.

5.2 When each member Or the Committee is satisfied within his area of responsibility that the T&I
is essentially complete as outlined in paragraphs 3.4.1, 3.5, and 5.1.1 through 5.1.6 above, he
shall sign the Acceptance Report listing any exceptions.

5.2.1 The Chairman shall note on Form 3060 what work must be done before the plant/unit
may be started up.
5.2.2 Hydrocarbon may not be brought into the plant/unit concerned until the Acceptance
Report has been signed off and the work specified by the Chairman in paragraph 5.2.1
above has been completed.

5.3 Should the Committee consider the plant/unit not acceptable for start-up, the Maintenance T&I
Director shall review exception items provided by the Committee and advise the Committee
before it adjourns when the plant/unit will be ready for acceptance.

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G.I. NUMBER Approved
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SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Saudi Aramco)
GENERAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL ISSUE DATE REPLACES
ISSUING ORG. INSPECTION DEPARTMENT 06/19/2002 1/1/1992
SUBJECT: PLANT/UNIT ACCEPTANCE AFTER T & I SHUTDOWN APPROVAL PAGE NUMBER
MGR 4 OF 4

5.3.1 The Committee shall reconvene at this specified time and re-inspect the plant/unit.

6.0 TIGHTNESS TESTING PROCEDURE:

The start-up procedures of most plants include nitrogen, water, air, or steam tightness tests of the major
process columns, vessels and piping systems. Pneumatic Tightness Testing will normally require
WRITTEN APPROVAL of the Chief Inspection Engineer and concurrence of Loss Prevention as per
AES-A-004. Steam tightness testing could be used where it is not detrimental to an internal coating.
These tests should precede completion of the T&l as they usually reveal leaks which must be repaired
prior to a plant/unit start-up. This paragraph outlines conditions under which theses tightness test may
be carried out.

6.1 Prior to undertaking a tightness test of a section of a plant/unit, (e.g., the recovery section at the
Hydroformer), T&l work must be essentially complete in the area affected.

6.1.1 When the area in question has been declared ready, a notation to this effect will be
entered in the T&l log book and initialed by the operating Foreman.

6.2 The time of the tightness test shall be agreed upon by the Operations, Maintenance and
Inspection representatives.

6.2.1 During the tightness test, T&l work in the affected area will be held to an absolute
minimum or suspended if possible and all non-essential personnel will be kept out of the
area by the use of rope, chain, or other suitable barriers.

6.3 When the tightness test has been successfully completed, a notation to this effect will be entered
in the T&l log book and initialed by Operations, Maintenance and Inspection representatives.

Concur:

Manager- Inspection

Vice President
Southern Area Producing

Exec. Director
Northern Area Producing

Approved:

Sr. Vice President

Exploration & Producing

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