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May 2002
PIP ADG001
Specification for Authors
Developing Process Industry Practices
PURPOSE AND USE OF PROCESS INDUSTRY PRACTICES
In an effort to minimize the cost of process industry facilities, this Practice has
been prepared from the technical requirements in the existing standards of major
industrial users, contractors, or standards organizations. By harmonizing these technical
requirements into a single set of Practices, administrative, application, and engineering
costs to both the purchaser and the manufacturer should be reduced. While this Practice
is expected to incorporate the majority of requirements of most users, individual
applications may involve requirements that will be appended to and take precedence
over this Practice. Determinations concerning fitness for purpose and particular matters
or application of the Practice to particular project or engineering situations should not
be made solely on information contained in these materials. The use of trade names
from time to time should not be viewed as an expression of preference but rather
recognized as normal usage in the trade. Other brands having the same specifications
are equally correct and may be substituted for those named. All Practices or guidelines
are intended to be consistent with applicable laws and regulations including OSHA
requirements. To the extent these Practices or guidelines should conflict with OSHA or
other applicable laws or regulations, such laws or regulations must be followed.
Consult an appropriate professional before applying or acting on any material
contained in or suggested by the Practice.
This Practice is subject to revision at any time by the responsible Function Team and will
be reviewed every 5 years. This Practice will be revised, reaffirmed, or withdrawn.
Information on whether this Practice has been revised may be found at www.pip.org.
PIP will not consider requests for interpretations (inquiries) for this Practice.
PRINTING HISTORY
PIP ADG001
Specification for Authors
Developing Process Industry Practices
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................. 2
1.1 Purpose ............................................. 2
1.2 Scope................................................. 2
2. References.................................... 2
2.1 Process Industry Practices................ 2
3. Definitions .................................... 3
4. Requirements ............................... 3
4.1 Resources ......................................... 3
4.2 Planning............................................. 4
4.3 Organization of a Practice ................. 6
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This Practice provides information on planning and organizing Process Industry Practices
(Practices) for the Process Industry Practices (PIP) initiative.
This Practice is primarily written for authors. Technical writers and PIP editors who work
with the authors also need to know the information contained in this Practice. Following
the recommendations in this Practice ensures that each Practice addresses the intended
audience, is written in the appropriate Practice style, and follows the recommended
Practice organization. Adherence to the requirements of this Practice decreases
maintenance costs for the Practices and increases readability.
1.2 Scope
This Practice describes the major planning decisions that an author makes before writing
a Practice and provides an overview of the organization used for the Practice.
This document supplements and shall be used in conjunction with PIP ADG002,
Specification for Technical Writers Developing Process Industry Practices.
In addition, the technical writer and lead author may want to learn the PIP formatting
standards by reading PIP ADG003, Guide for Editors Formatting Process Industry
Practice with Microsoft Word for Windows.
This document is a complete revision of PIP ADG001, and therefore revision markings
are not provided.
2. References
Applicable requirements in the following PIP Practices are an integral part of this Practice. Short
titles are used herein where appropriate.
3. Definitions
audience: Those who will read and use a Practice to perform the work it describes
lead author: The Task Team member responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Task Team,
technical writer, and PIP editor. If the Task Team chooses not to employ a technical writer, the
lead author shall fill the technical writer’s role.
Practice: A compilation of documents inclusive of, but not limited to, text (criteria,
specifications, or procedures), data forms, and drawings
Task Team: The PIP team that has volunteered to develop the Practice. The Task Team is
responsible for planning and writing the Practice as well as complying with PIP standards
regarding organization and writing style.
technical writer: A communications specialist who works with the Task Team and the PIP editor
to write the Practice
4. Requirements
4.1 Resources
4.1.1 Authors
Authors are responsible for the following:
• Planning and writing Practices
• Knowing and applying PIP standards for organization and writing style
• Harmonizing member company standards
4.1.2 Lead Author
Lead author is responsible for the following:
• Leading the development of a Practice
• Ensuring that the Practice follows PIP standards for organization and writing
style
• Technical writing, unless employing the help of a technical writing service
• Coordinating the work of the authors, the CAD representative, the technical
writer, and the PIP editor
4.1.3 CAD Representative
Refer to PIP ADG004.
4.2 Planning
Before writing a Practice, the Task Team shall make the following major planning
decisions:
4.2.1 Type of Practice
Determine the type of Practice to develop on the basis of the audience and
intended use. The types of Practices are defined in the PIP Operations Manual,
under “Guidelines for Writing Practices” and “Practices Numbering System.”
4.2.2 Scope of Practice
Determining the scope of a Practice involves identifying the applicable content to
include in the Practice.
4.2.2.1 Requirements to Include in the Practice
Identify requirements that apply to the Practice by completing the
following steps:
1. Identify the specific work divisions normally associated with the
subject of the Practice. Examples of work divisions follow:
a. Design
b. Detail
c. Manufacture
d. Fabrication
e. Erection
f. Installation
g. Construction
2. Identify the audiences (e.g., designers, fabricators, installers).
3. Determine the Practices to be developed that address the
requirements associated with the subject. The work divisions that are
normally contracted separately shall be described in separate
Practices.
4. Prioritize the Practices for development.
5. Determine the requirements for each Practice. A Practice shall
include only the requirements for which the audience is responsible.
The lead author shall begin working with a technical writer, CAD
representative, and the PIP editor during the planning stage of the
Practice development and shall continue through to the final approval
stage. The intent is that the Practice will meet PIP standards before it is
submitted to the Function Team (FT) and the Steering Team for
approval.
4.2.4.2 Sharing Drafts with the Technical Writer and PIP Editor
The lead author shall make each draft of the Practice electronically
accessible for review. The draft Practice shall be in the current PIP-
approved version of Microsoft Word. If the draft Practice includes CAD
drawings, the drawings shall be provided in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format.
The TOC section is mandatory for all Practices except for Piping Line Classes.
See the Appendix for an example of a Practice TOC.
If data forms and/or drawings are included in the contents of a Practice, they
shall be listed on the TOC page.
If a Practice is jointly authored by two or more FTs, the FTs shall be shown on
the cover page. The FT that has primary responsibility for the Practice shall be
shown first and its numbering system shall be used.
4.3.2 Introduction Section
The Introduction consists of the following subsections arranged in the order as
shown. If the Practice consists of only data forms or drawings, the Introduction
section shall be omitted.
4.3.2.1 Purpose
The Purpose defines the audience and the intended use of the Practice. It
may also describe the benefit of using the Practice.
Because the main purpose of an exception-style Practice is to supplement
an industry code or standard, the Purpose subsection shall identify that
code or standard.
An example of the purpose statement for an exception-style Practice
follows:
This Process Industry Practice (Practice) supplements API 610,
Centrifugal Pumps for General Refinery Services. Together, this
Practice and API 610 provide requirements to suppliers for the
supply of heavy-duty centrifugal pumps.
4.3.2.2 Scope
The Scope describes the range of topics the Practice covers.
Because the main purpose of an exception-style Practice is to supplement
an industry code or standard, the Scope subsection shall identify that
code or standard.
An example of the scope statement for an exception-style Practice
follows:
This Practice describes additions, changes, and deletions that
have been made to API 610. In addition, decisions that have been
made regarding options offered by API 610 have also been
described.
4.3.3 References Section
4.3.3.1 The References section lists only the Practices, industry codes and
standards, and other documents that are referenced in the Practice.
Comment: Indiscriminate use of references leads to uncertainty for
the vendor and drives up costs.
• Deletion
– Delete the following portion
– Delete the following sentence
– Delete in entirety
• Decision
– Option selected
An example of how exceptions may be handled in a Practice is shown in
Figure 1.
4.3.5.4 Narrative-style Practices shall follow the natural flow of the work
process and include only those requirements for which the reader is
responsible. See Figure 2 for an example of the narrative-style Practice.
The following are organizational characteristics of the narrative-style
Practices:
• All headings and subheadings numbered consecutively
• No more than four levels of headings
• Only one requirement per paragraph
1. Requirements
The numbering of the headings and paragraphs in the Requirements section corresponds
to the numbering of API 610, which this Practice revises. The type of revision made to a
specified heading or paragraph is described after the heading or paragraph
identification. All provisions of API 610 that are not revised remain in force.
2. Basic Design
2.1 General
2.1.7 Decision. Option Selected:
Head-capacity curves shall rise continuously to shutoff. Head rise for
parallel operation shall be 10 percent minimum.
2.1.21 Addition. New Paragraph:
Suction specific speed, calculated at the best efficiency point with the
NPSHR based on a 3 percent head drop, shall not exceed 11,000.
2.10 Lubrication
2.10.3.3 Modification. To Read as Follows:
An oil reservoir, with the characteristics specified in Items 1
through 7, below, shall be supplied.
2.10.3.3 Addition. Supplement as Follows:
Specification MSS SP 55 shall govern acceptance criteria for
visual inspection.
4. Requirements
4.2 Submittals
4.2.1 The fabricator shall submit the following documents to the buyer and
receive approval from the structural engineer of record before the start
of fabrication:
4.2.2.1 Two sets of erection and shop drawings
4.2.2.2 One set of engineering calculation sheets per Section 3.1.4.6
4.2.2.3 One copy of connection design certification per Section 3.1.4.5
4.2.2 A shipping list (including total weight), a bolt list, and two sets of final
erection and shop drawings shall accompany the first shipment of each
release.
4.3 Materials
4.3.1 Structural Shapes, Plates, and Bars
4.3.1.1 ASTM A36 or ASTM A572 Grade 50
4.3.1.2 Structural shapes, plates, and bars are specified on the design
drawings.
4.3.2 Standard Bolt Assemblies
4.3.2.1 Bolt – ASTM A307 Grade A heavy hex
4.3.2.2 Washer – ASTM F436
4.3.2.3 Nut – ASTM A563 heavy hex
6.
Figure 2. Example of Key Sections of a Narrative-Style Process Industry Practice
4.5 Drawings
Refer to PIP ADG004.
APPENDIX
PIP ADG001
Specification for Authors
Developing Process Industry Practices
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................. 2
1.1 Purpose ............................................. 2
1.2 Scope................................................. 2
2. References.................................... 2
Process Industry Practices ........................ 2
3. Definitions .................................... 3
4. Requirements ............................... 3
4.1 Resources ......................................... 3
4.2 Planning............................................. 4
4.3 Organization ...................................... 6
Data Forms
Data Form Number - Data Form Title
Drawings
Drawing Number - Drawing Title