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Related Documents Document Number Document Title

General Welding for Petrochemical
SP-008
Plant
CON-010 Fabrication and Field Works of Piping
CON-006 Site Inspection and Testing
SP-017 Factory/Shop Inspection and Testing

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INDEX

1. PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................... 6

2. SCOPE ................................................................................................................................ 6

3. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 6

4. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................... 7

5. PROCEDURE ..................................................................................................................... 8

5.1. WELDING CONTROL FLOW CHART ...................................................................... 8

5.2. WELD IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING ............................................................. 9

5.3. WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION .............................................................. 9

5.4. WELDER QUALIFICATION .....................................................................................10

5.5. WELDER PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................10

5.6. WELDING MACHINE MAINTENANCE ................................................................11

5.7. MATERIAL INSPECTION ........................................................................................11

5.8. FIT-UP .......................................................................................................................11

5.9. WELDING SEQUENCE ............................................................................................14

5.10. PREPARATION PRIOR WELDING .........................................................................15

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5.11. INSPECTION DURING WELDING.........................................................................16

5.12. INSPECTION AFTER WELDING ............................................................................17

5.13. WELD DEFECT REPAIR ...........................................................................................18

6. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT ..............................................................................................19

7. RECORD...........................................................................................................................19

8. APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................19

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1. PURPOSE

This procedure is to describe the general requirements for the control of welding
activities to ensure all of production welds that are in good quality and satisfied the
requirements of project specification, application rules/Codes/Standards.

2. SCOPE

The scope of this procedure covers all stages of work before welding, which include
selection of WPS, welder qualification, welding machine maintenance, material
identification, welding surveillance during welding, welding sequence and inspection
after welding, visual inspection, control of welding status and records/reports filling.

3. REFERENCES

AWS D 1.1(Latest edition) Structure Welding Code-steel

ASME B31.3 (Latest edition) Process Piping

ASME B31.1(Latest edition) Power Piping

ASME SEC. IX(Latest edition) Welding and Brazing Qualifications

API Std 650(Latest edition) Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage

ASME VIII Div.1&2(Latest edition) Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels

SP-008: General Welding for Petrochemical Plant

CON-010: Fabrication and Field Works of Piping

PIP-008: Piping Material Specification

PIP-004: Piping Welding Specification

ME-001: Pressure Vessel

ME-002: Cylindrical Storage Tank

ME-035: Spherical Storage Tank

CON-006: Site Inspection and Testing

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SP-017: Factory/Shop Inspection and Testing

CON-013 : Inspection and Testing for Civil Work

4. DEFINITIONS

LSP: Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd

PPC: PEC and PVC-MS Consortium

DWG: Drawing

NDT: Non Destructive Testing

PT: Penetrant Testing

MT: Magnetic Testing

RT: Radiographic Testing

UT: Ultrasonic Testing

SMAW: Shield Metal Arc Welding

GTAW: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

SAW: Sub Arc Welding

WQT: Welder Qualification Test

WPQT: Welding Procedure Qualification Test

WPS: Welding Procedure Specification

QA: Quality Assurance

QC: Quality Control

AFC: Approval for Construction

IFC: Issue for Construction

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5. PROCEDURE

5.1. WELDING CONTROL FLOW CHART

PREPARATION
- WPS Qualification
- Welder Qualification
- Equipment Calibration
- Welding Consumable Handling

BEFORE WELDING

- Material Identification
- Fit-Up Inspection
- Qualified WPS to be applied
- Qualified Welder to be employed
- Welding consumable to be used, etc.

DURING WELDING

- Welding per WPS

- Welding condition/ Parameter
- Weldingconsumable handling
- Welder Performance

AFTER WELDING
- Visual inspection
- PWHT (if any)
- NDT
- Weld Repair
- Record/Reports Filling and Maintain

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5.2. WELD IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING

Prior to commencement of fabrication, Subcontractor/Vendor shall establish an

identification system for qualified welders and a numbering system that provides
unique identification of each weld. The numbering system shall be for identification
purpose at each weld on all shop drawings for index all NDT. The identification
system for each weld shall be submitted to PPC/LSP for review.

5.3. WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

5.3.1 Prior to fabrication, Subcontractor/Vendorshall identified from pre-accepted

welding procedure specification, the applicable WPS for the work. The list of
the applicable WPS shall be submitted to PPC/LSP for review and approval.

5.3.2 If additional WPS is required, the WPS shall be qualified in accordance with
ASME VIII Div. 1/Div.2 for spherical tank, ASME B31.3/ B31.1 for piping,
API650 for cylindrical tank, AWS D1.1 for steel structure, ASME IX and
project specification.

5.3.3 It is duty of Welding Engineer to formulate welding procedure applicable to

the joint configuration and application.

5.3.4 The proposal WPS shall be submitted to PPC/LSP for review and approval
before commencement of qualification test.

5.3.5 Upon approval of the proposal WPS, welding procedures qualification test
shall be carried out in the presence PPC/LSP Representative. PPC/LSPshall
be informed before the testing. Third Party may also wish to witness, or in
absence.

5.3.6 The test piece shall be visually inspected and non-destructive tested in
accordance with project specification, applicable code and standard. The
acceptable test piece shall be sent to mechanical testing in an independent
Third party. PPC/LSP shall be informed before the testing and reserve the
right to witness the testing.

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5.3.7 A complete documentation of the welding qualification records, NDT reports

and mechanical test results shall be compiled together with WPS and
submitted to PPC/LSP for endorsement.

5.3.8 The Welding Engineer shall issue and update register of all approved WPS’s
applicable to the work to the relevant departments i.e. QA/QC, production,
Engineering, etc, for information.

5.4. WELDER QUALIFICATION

5.4.1 Prior to fabrication, subcontractor/ vendor shall submit list of welders/

operators who were previously qualified on other projects with their
performance records to PPC/LSP for consideration on acceptance without
qualification test.

5.4.2 Those welders/ operators that need to be qualified shall undergo qualification
test as per ASME VIII, AWS D11,ASME B31.3/ B31.1, or ASME IX
requirements for tank, steel structure and piping respectively.

5.4.3 Subcontractor/ vendor shall inform PPC/LSP prior to any welder qualification
test. PPC/LSP welding inspector shall monitor the welders during the
qualification. Third Party may also witness.

5.4.4 The final acceptance of the welders and welding operator qualification shall
be by PPC/LSP.

5.5. WELDER PERFORMANCE

5.5.1 Subcontractor/ Vendor Welding Engineer shall compile a register of all

qualified welders/ welding operators and their qualification.

5.5.2 The Welding Engineer shall develop and maintain a record of welder
performance and submit to PPC on weekly basics.

5.5.3 Subcontractor/ Vendor shall control the failure rate identified by radiography
for any welder shall not exceed 2% of the welds radiographed. If overall
failure rate exceeds 2% of the welds radiographed Subcontractor/ Vendor

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shall stop all production welds until the cause of the failures has been
identified and rectified.

The project welder repair rate report shall be issued weekly for PPC checking
and certify.

5.6. WELDING MACHINE MAINTENANCE

5.6.1 Prior to all fabrication work, the welding machines andequipments shall be
checked and made good and safe for its purpose.
5.6.2 Periodical checking and maintenance work are essential to the safety,
reliability and accuracy of the machines.

5.6.3 Calibration of all welding machines for the project shall be conducted before
the start of fabrication work and to be witnessed by subcontractor/ vendor QC
inspector. Calibrated certificate shall be valid for 01 year or recommendation
from manufacture.

5.7. MATERIAL INSPECTION

5.7.1 All material shall be inspected in accordance with latest approved AFC/shop
drawing, mill certificates and cutting plan to ensure correct material as
specification, dimension, cutting profile and piece mark and free from any
surface defects.

5.7.2 Subcontractor/ vendor shall ensure that transferring of heat number/trace

number of material is done prior to cutting. Marking shall be done using soft
notch, or low stress stamps.

5.7.3 Inspection and acceptance by Subcontractor/ vendor QC inspector shall be

required prior to cutting of any materials.

5.8. FIT-UP

5.8.1 Subcontractor/ vendor supervisor shall submit fit-up inspection request to PPC
QC inspector for arrangement time before checking.

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5.8.2 All fit-up inspections shall be conducted by subcontractor/ vendor inspectors

and when require shall be random checked by PPC representative. The
accepted joint fit-up is signed by subcontractor/ vendor QC inspector on the
joint information table which is far 100 mm from weld edge. Only the
accepted joint fit-up is allowed for welding.

5.8.3 All joints shall be checked in conformance to the shop drawings and welding
procedure specification.

5.8.4 Preparation of weld edges shall be by thermal cutting or machining. Wherever

practicable, thermal cutting shall be done with a mechanically guide torch.
For thermal cutting, the cut surfaces shall be ground to bright metal. The
edges preparation shall be visually checked for any lamination and defect at
the cut and ground edges. Any lamination or defect observed shall be
removed by grinding and counter check with MT/PT. Prior to making repairs,
the method to be used shall be submitted to PPC for approval.

5.8.5 Design and tolerances of weld groove shall be in accordance with the
approved WPS. However, in general, the groove shall be beveled to give an
included angle of 700 ÷ 800 for single Vee or double Vee, and 350÷ 400 for
single bevel. The root opening and the root face shall be complied with
approved WPS. If the root opening is larger than maximum specified,
buttering of the joint is required. Request for weld repair and buttering shall
be submitted to PPC approval. In any case, the thickness of the weld deposit
on each side of the joint not exceed 9.5 mm and the maximum gap 19 mm,
the buttered area shall be ground to desired profile, visual and NDT (if
required) prior to fit-up .

5.8.6 Trimming tubular braces in-situ for closed root openings is not acceptable
without specific approval by PPC/LSP.

5.8.7 Tack weld shall only be done by qualified welders and be performed with the
same qualified welding procedure, as that will be used for fabrication welds.
Consumables used for tacking shall be the same as per the qualified WPS.
Preheat for tack welds shall be followed on approved WPS.

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5.8.8 Tack weld for structural joints shall minimum of 50mm (2 in.) length where
practical, and tack weld for piping joints shall be ≤25mm (1in.) length.
Subcontractor/ vendor shall propose and demonstrate an acceptable
alternate to PPC. Tack weld shall be sufficient and equally space to prevent
the tack weld from cracking. These tack welds shall be cleaned by grinding
before actual welding commences.

5.8.9 For fit-up of piping, steel structure, tank, the internal and external transition
shall be in accordance to the AFC drawing and project specifications, code
and standard applied and verified by PPC QC Inspector.

5.8.10 For steel structural

i) The alignment and dimension of the material to be welded shall be

checked during fit-up inspection. Linear misalignment shall not exceed t/10,
(where t is the thickness of the thinner part) or 3mm, whichever is the lesser.

ii) The root gap in fillet welds shall not exceed 1.0mm and shall only
exceed 0.5mm intermittently.

iii) Excess penetration shall not exceed 3mm

iv) Weld reinforcement shall blend smoothly with the parent metal with no
signs of overlap.

5.8.12 For piping :

i) Internal and external surfaces to be thermally cut or welded shall be clean

and free from paint, oil, rust, scale, and other material that would be
detrimental to either the weld or the base metal when heat is applied.

ii) Internal misalignment of pipe-work shall not exceed 15% of the pipe wall
thickness up to a maximum of 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm for external surface.

iii) The individual weld layer thickness for all processes shall not exceed 3/8
inch (9.5 mm) for materials less than 1-1/4 inch (32 mm) thick, or 1/2 inch
(13 mm) for greater material thickness.

iv) In principle, the maximum tolerance of dislocation between both plates in

butt joints of pipes shall be below 20% (maximum 1.5mm) of the wall

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thickness of pipe. Tolerable dislocation between both plates in butt welded

joints shall be according to approved WPS.

5.8.13 Surface to be welded shall be cleaned to bright metal for a distance of not
less than 25.4 mm from the edges of weld groove and all surface shall be
free from oil, grease, water, loose scale, paint or any foreign material.

5.8.14 Temporary welds for fabrication aids shall not be made in high-stress areas.
If unavoidable, these welds shall be subject to the same welding and
material requirements as other structural welds. These welds shall minimum
of 50mm (2 in.) length. Preheat for temporary welds shall be followed on the
applicable WPS. These fabrication aids/temporary attachments shall be
produced from material of the same type as being welded. Temporary
attachments/fabrication aids for piping is not permitted.

5.8.15 All temporary attachments shall be cut from a good condition plate and shall
match the adjoining members in term of weld ability. All temporary
attachment shall be removed by grinder or thermal cutting to minimum of
03mm from the surface of the material and subsequently ground flush with
the surface. After grinding, the area shall be checked by MT/PT.

5.8.16 Temporary attachments shall not be removed by breaking, knocking or other

means which will cause damage to surface of the structural.

5.8.17 Run-on and run-off tabs shall be used for all welds at the plates end
locations, and at beam splices and terminations. These tabs shall be
produced from material of the same type as being welded.

5.9. WELDING SEQUENCE

5.9.1 Where shrinkage and distortion is likely to affect the adequacy of the
member of piping, tank, steel structure, welding sequences shall be
developed to control distortion, warping, creeping and the build-up of
excessive internal stresses in the piping, tank, steel structure and shall be
submitted to PPC for approval before the weld activity commence.

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5.9.2 The approved welding sequence shall be briefed to the welders and displayed
prominently at the working area.

5.9.3 Welding Engineer or supervisor shall supervise the welding of the assembly to
ensure the planed sequences are followed.

5.9.4 Welding sequence shall include:

i) WPS to be applied

ii) Sequence of joints to be welded

iii) Number and location of welders at each stage of assembly

iv) Tack weld, temporary attachments and spacers used in the assembly of
components

v) Preheating of joint to be welded

vi) PWHT (if required)

5.9.5 Whenever practical, two welders are required to weld a joint from both sides
simultaneously for welding of pipes or tubular with diameter greater than 12
inches. For welding of pipes or tubular with diameter greater than 20 inches,
two or more welders are required to weld simultaneously.

5.9.6 Avoid welding at both ends of the component because this shall cause high
stress in the component due to weld metal shrinkage when cooling. The high
stress can cause distortion of component or crack in the weld joint.

5.9.7 Special attention is required when welding a large panel of tubular, beam, or
plates to minimize distortion. Welding of the panel shall start from the centre
and out to the perimeter.

5.10. PREPARATION PRIOR WELDING

5.10.1 All approved WPS and list of welder/ operator shall be posted at site/ shop
for welding supervisor and welder’s reference. Welders shall adhere to the
parameters as specified in the related WPS. The welding supervisor shall
ensure that the welders follow the parameters in the WPS.

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5.10.2 Welding consumables to be used for welding shall be checked for the
correct classification, type and size as per approved WPS. It must be dry
and free from foreign material such as grease, oil, water and paint.
Consumables must be stored in heated quivers at all times.

5.10.3 Preheating temperature shall be carried out by electrical resistance or with

gas burner/ torch for carbon steel and shall be checked by means of the
thermocouple or tempilstik. The preheating temperature shall establish to a
distance of at least 100mm in all direction from the point of welding and
through the wall thickness prior to welding. Heating torches must not be
lighted by striking an arc on the steel surface.

5.10.4 Welders/ operators shall be checked and his identification number shall be
written with permanent marker adjacent to the joints. The welding
supervisor must select good welders for welding critical joints.

5.10.5 The welders/ operators shall be briefed on the applicable WPS requirements
i.e. amperage, voltage, travel speed, type and size of consumables,
preheating, etc.

5.10.6 Welding sequences shall be available at work area for reference (if any).

5.10.7 All pieces or structures to be welded shall be earthed. If welding is done on

fabrication table, the work piece shall be earthed individually.

5.10.8 Shelter shall be provided at all times to give protection to the weld areas
from wind, rain and moisture.

5.10.9 Before welding the weld joint shall be cleaned free from rust, dusty, scale,
oil, paint, etc.

5.11. INSPECTION DURING WELDING

5.11.1 Inter-pass temperature and welding parameters shall be controlled during

welding and in accordance with the approved WPS. Welders/ operators
shall check on the inter-pass temperature using tempilstik. Welding
supervisor and QC inspector shall monitor all welding parameters.

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5.11.2 All arcing or re-arcing of electrodes must be done in the weld groove and
not on the area adjacent to the weld. Arc strikes outside the weld groove
area are not allowed. Arc strikes outside the weld groove area shall be
removed by grinding or removal and replacement of the section affected by
the arc strike. All arc strike areas outside the weld area shall be subject to
MT/PT inspection. All indications of cracking shall be subject to grinding and
re-inspection to insure complete removal.

5.11.3 The maximum weave width for SMAW, GTAW, SAW etc. shall comply with
approved WPS.

5.11.4 Welding start and stop should be staggered within 50mm of each weld pass
for each weld layer. This is essential in order to avoid unnecessary defects
and poor weld profiles, which may require dressing and re-welding.

5.11.5 Weld progression in vertical or near vertical position shall be by uphill

method.

5.11.6 All gouged areas after surface dressing shall be tested by MT/PT (if
required) to check for surface cracks, porosity etc.

5.11.7 Care must be taken when laying down welding tongs to ensure that the
electrode end does not come in contact with the plate surface. All arc strikes
shall be subjected to repair or rejection at the discretion of PPC/LSP.

5.11.8 As far as possible welding of joints shall be completed in one continuous

operation. Where interruption is unavoidable, at least one-third (1/3) of the
weld joint thickness over the full weld length shall be completed before
welding is discontinued. Before continuation of welding, the partly welded
joint shall be thoroughly cleaned by power brushed.

5.11.9 Rapid or abrupt cooling of weld shall be avoided. If it is raining during

welding, the welding activities must be immediately stopped and the
incomplete weld shall be covered with water resistant material.

5.11.10 Electrodes shall be kept in a heated quiver at all times.

5.12. INSPECTION AFTER WELDING

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5.12.1 Visual inspection acceptance criteria shall follow ASME VIII Div.1 or Div.2,
ASME B31.3/ B31.1, API 650, AWS D1.1 which is applicable.

5.12.2 Subcontractor/ vendor Supervisor shall submit visual inspection request/

report to PPC QC inspector for arrangement time before checking.

5.12.3 The following inspection shall be carried out after a welded component is
completed:

i) Weld size and reinforcement

ii) Completeness of all welds

iii) Appearances of welds (such as weld profile, spatter, etc.)

iv) Geometrical and surface defects on weld such as under-filling,

undercuts, overlaps, craters, etc.

v) Identification of weld and welder numbers

vi) Distortion of component

vii) Arc strikes on parent metal

viii) Dimension check

ix) Straightness check

x) NDT Inspection

For effective inspection, it is essential that the weld and adjacent surface is
cleaned from slag, spatters, mill scales and oxides.

5.13. WELD DEFECT REPAIR

5.13.1 Unacceptable weld discontinuities shall be removed by grinding, gouging or

other methods suitable for the type material being repair to clean sound
metal. If defect is crack/ fracture, the excavated area shall be examination
by MT or PT to ensure complete removal of defect.

5.13.2 Repair to correct the weld defect shall be made using the approved WPS
and be carried out by a qualified welder.

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5.13.3 The repair areas shall be re-examined by the same NDT method with which
the defect was originally detected. The number of repair attempts shall be
limited to no more than two (02) times.

6. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

6.1 All weld joints to be subsequently covered by an abutting member weld shall
be accepted by NDT in accordance with Project specification prior to fit-up
or welding of the covering member. All plate butt welds that will be
subsequently covered by an abutting weld shall be ground smooth and
subject to MT on the attachment surface for a minimum distance of 50mm
(2 in.) either side of the intended attachment.

6.2 Method statement may require for welding some critical items as ring plate,
lifting padeyes, and repair for crack/fracture defects….

7. RECORD

The following inspection reports shall be produced by Subcontractor:

a. Welding summary report, inc. welder ID, date welded, WPS, visual acceptance of
fit up and weld.

b. NDT reports inc. MT, PT, RT, UT…(whichever applicable)

All reports shall be verified by PPC/LSP, Third Party representative and must be
kept by subcontractor/ vendor for Final Documentation.

8. APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1: FIT-UP INSPECTION REQUEST

APPENDIX 2: VISUAL INSPECTION REPORT/ REQUEST

APPENDIX 3: WELDING SUMMARY

APPENDIX 4: WELDERS REPAIR RATE REPORT

APPENDIX 5: WELDING PERFORMANCE REPORT

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APPENDIX 1: FIT-UP INSPECTION REQUEST

Project: Report No.:
Client: Date:
Drawing no.: rev.: Page:

Joint Weld Piece 01 Piece 02 Fit-up Result Remark

No.
No. Type Description Piece no. Description Piece no. Edge pre. Root gap Alignment Acc Rej

Requested by: Reviewed and checked by:

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APPENDIX 2: VISUAL INSPECTION REPORT/ REQUEST

Project: Report No.:
Client: Date:
Page:

Weld Result NDT requirements

No Drawing No. Weld Size/ WPS no Remark
joint thick Welder ID
type length ACC REJ UT RT MT/PT
no.

Subcontractor/ Vendor PPC LSP

Name: Name: Name:

Sign: Sign: Sign:
Date: Date: Date:

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APPENDIX 3: WELDING SUMMARY

Project: Report No.:
Client: Date:
Drawing no.: rev.: Page:
RT/UT MT/PT RT/UT after PWHT MT/PT after PWHT
Spool WPS Welder Visual PWHT Ferrite PMI
Joint No. Fit-up date Remark
no No. ID date report report report
Report no Result Report no Result Report Result Report Result

Subcontractor/ Vendor PPC LSP

Name: Name: Name:

Sign: Sign: Sign:
Date: Date: Date:

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APPENDIX 4: WELDERS REPAIR RATE REPORT

Project: Report No.:

Client: From date: To date:

Previous This week Accumulated (mm)
Type
Welder Welder Welding Welding Length Joints Length Joints Length Joints
No NDT of Remark
name ID position process
Defect
Length Defect % Joints Defect % Length Defect % Joints Defect % Length Defect % Joints Defect %
tested tested Repair tested joints Repair tested tested Repair tested joints Repair tested tested Repair tested joints Repair

Subcontractor/ Vendor PPC LSP

Name: Name: Name:

Sign: Sign: Sign:
Date: Date: Date:

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APPENDIX 5: WELDING PERFORMANCE REPORT

Tank/piping/steel structure:

Subcontractor/ vendor PPC LSP

Prepared by: Checked by: Checked by:

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