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

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SAIC NUMBER DATE APPROVED QR NUMBER
SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION CHECKLIST
Surface Preparation for Application of External Epoxy
SAIC-H-2014 15-Jul-18 Coating-
Coating on Pipeline
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
Personnel involved in protective coating activities has been qualified and SAEP-316,
A1
certified to perfom their task. Para. 5.1

SAES-H-201,
The Vendor shall furnish chemical. analyses for all batches of abrasives
Para.8.2.5
A2 used to demonstrate compliance with these requirements.
SAES-H-001 Para
Note: Sand is prohibited to be used as abrasive as per GI-0006.021.
8.2.3

Quality Control Equipment Check Sheet (Attachment B) has been filled

out and signed by all relevant persons. Blasting Equipment is in good SAES-H-001 Para
A3
condition and safe to use. 10.2.1

B Pre-Cleaning (Prior to Blasting):

All hydrocarbon contaminants within a 500 mm wide band centered over
the weld shall be removed from the pipe by solvent cleaning per SSPC
SP-1. Kerosene, diesel, or similar degreasers that leave an oily film shall
not be used. For internal girth weld, it should be done by the Contractor,
unless otherwise specified in the scope of work. The responsibilities of SAES-H-201,
B1
Contractor and Vendor for internal girth weld coating are summarized in Para. 8.2.1
Table 4.

Weld and its adjacent areas are free of weld spatter, weld slag, sharp
SAES-H-201,
B2 edges, burrs, knurls and cold laps/laminations, deep corrosion pits,
Para. 7.2.2
gouges and any other sharp surface discontinuities.

C Surface Preparation

Abrasive blasting shall be carried out only when the steel surface is at SAES-H-001,
C1
least 3°C above the Dew Point. Para. 6.4.3
Compressed air quality is checked at the start and at mid point of each 8
hour shift.
- Attach a piece of blotter or absorbent paper to a clip board, then
- Reduce the nozzle pressure to 388 kpa (50 Psig) SAES-H-001,
C2 - Hold the blotter approximately 45-60 cm in front of the blast nozzle for Para. 6.5.1
one minute.
Blotter shall show no water or oil contamination.

Bare metal was blasted to near white metal cleanliness, SA 2-1/2. for
external and to white metal cleanliness, Sa 3, for internal. The surface
profile shall be 50 to 100 micrometers. For internal girth weld, it should be SAES-H-201,
C3
done by the Contractor, unless otherwise specified in the scope of work. Para. 8.2.3
Pipe bung shall be used to protected shop- applied pipe coating.

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 The gloss shall be feathered out from the shop-applied FBE pipe coating
that will be overlapped by the field coating by light abrasive (sweep)
blasting or sanding. Wire brushes shall not be used for this purpose. SAES-H-201,
C5
Pre-clean the pipe internal coating cutback prior to welding using an Para. 8.2.4
internal pipe bung.
Note: Use of wire brushes to remove gloss surface is not allowed.

D CHLORIDE CONTAMINATION TESTING

The first blasted girth weld in each shift shall be tested for chlorides.
Residual chloride on the surface shall not exceed 20 mg/m² in accordance
SAES-H-201,
with ISO 8502-6. Test one out of each successive 20 girth weld areas..
D1 Para. 8.2.6
Note: Chloride test methods needs prior approval in writing by RSA/CSD

Blasting abrasives shall comply with paragraphs 6.3 and 8.2 requirements
of SAES-H-001 and shall contain less than 50 ppm chlorides and sulfates.
SAES-H-201,
They shall be stored in a dry condition and maintained dry during use.
D2 Para. 8.2.5
Sand shall not be used as an abrasive. The Vendor shall furnish chemical
analyses for all batches of abrasives used to demonstrate compliance
with these requirements.

As soon as surface preparation is completed, the area to be coated shall

SAES-H-201,
D3 be cleaned of any deleterious matter by blowing with clean, dry, oil-free
Para. 8.3.2
compressed air.

E Additional Requirements related to Repair / Patch up Areas

The repair / Patch up area shall be cleaned by using abrasive blasting or

SAES-H-201,
E1 other approved and suitable means. to remove all dirt and damaged or
Para. 9.5.2
disbonded coating

The edges of original coatings shall be feathered out 50mm around the
SAES-H-201,
E2 repair area and area shall be free from dust before application of Patch
Para. 9.5.2
coating

Remarks:

Reference Documents:
1. SAES-H-201: General Specifications for External and Internal FBE Coatings of Pipeline Field Girth Welds (31 May 2018)
2. SAES-H-001: Coating Selection & Application Requirements for Industrial Plants & Equipment, (21 February 2018).
3 . SAEP-316: Performance Qualification of coating personnel (31 July 2016)

Contractor / Third-Party Saudi Aramco

Construction Representative* PMT Representative
Work is Complete and Ready for Inspection: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

QC Inspector PID Representative

Performed Inspection Work / Rework May Proceed T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

QC Supervisor Proponent and Others

Quality Record Approved: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Organization,
Name, Sign and Date:
Initials and Date:
*Person Responsible for Completion of Quality Work / Test Y = YES N = NO F = FAILED

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