ATTACHMENT V

INSPECTION REFERENCES

The contractor shall use the following inspection guidelines and consider the contents
including other quoted tests elsewhere during costing for works in the contract scope and
bill of quantities.

TANK COMPONENTS REQUIRING TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL

PART INSPECTION INSPECTION STANDARDS
REFERENCE
SECTIONS
Foundation Foundation shoulder VE API 650; Annex B.
Tank pad API 650; Annex B,
VE 7.5.5, 7.3.7.9,
7.3.7.10
Shell Butt welds for insert plates API 653; 12.2.1.8,
RT API 650; 8.1.2.2d
and 5.7.8.11
Weld repairs to butt welds RT/UT API 653; 12.1.3.2
Butt welds for Replacement of API 653; 12.2,
RT
plates API 650; 7.3.2.1
Butt welds for Door Sheets RT API 653; 12.2
Shell areas over-which lap
UT API 653; 9.3.1.9
patch welds are to be welded
Shell areas over-which new
UT API 653; 12.1.2.1
reinforcing is to be welded
Areas of shell plates repaired
MPI/DPT API 653; 12.1.8.1
by welding
Cavities from removing API 653; 12.1.2.2,
MPI/DPT
existing pad welds API 650; 7.2.3.6
New welds of Nozzle-Shell, API 653; 12.1.2.3,
Nozzle-RePad and RePad- MPI/DPT/Pneumati API 650; 7.3.5
Shell. c and EN 14015;
13.7.2
Cavities from removal of weld
MPI/DPT API 653; 12.1.3.1
defects
Completed new permanent API 653; 12.1.4.2,
attachments API 650;
MPI/DPT
7.2.1.12d and
7.2.3.6
Back gouged surface of the
root pass and final surface of a
new shell plate weld where the MPI/DPT API 653; 12.1.5.1
shell plate is thicker than 1
inch.
Tank shell and Edge API 653; 12.5,
VE using Surveyor’s
settlement Annex B and
Equipment.
API 650; 7.3.7.7
Localized shell deviations VE using Peaking API 650; 7.5.4

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 and Banding
templates
Entire Shell API 653; 12.3,
DEP 34.51.01.31
Hydrostatic Test
Gen 19.13.1 and
API 650; 7.3.7
Bottom Bottom plates remaining wall
MFL and UT API 653; 4.4
thickness examination.
New annular plate butt welds API 653; 8.1.2.9,
EN 14015; 19.4.4
RT Table 29 and API
650; 8.1.2.9

Repairs to annular plate butt API 653;

UT
welds after final pass 12.3.2.4.1.b
Existing shell-Bottom welds
that will be under a patch API 653; 12.1.6.3,
MPI/DPT/VB
plate plus 6 inches on each 12.1.7.3
side
Root and Final weld pass of a
MPI/DPT API 653; 12.1.7.2
patch plate on critical Zone.
Bottom plates restored by
MPI/DPT API 653; 12.1.7.3
welding
Repairs to the annular plate or
API 653;
bottom plate within the critical MPI/DPT
12.3.2.4.1.b
Zone after Root and Final pass
Repairs to the Shell-Bottom API 653;
welds before and after the 12.3.2.5.2 and
root pass and after the final MPI/DPT API 650;
pass 7.2.4.1b/c,
7.2.4.3c
Arc gouged weld removal
areas of Bottom-Shell weld
MPI API 653; 9.10.2.3
when removing a bottom
plate.
New Bottom-Shell (corner) API 653; 12.1.6
welds EN 14015; 19.4.4
VB/Oil Penetrant Table 29 and
API 650; 7.2.4.3c,
7.2.4.1c/d
New Bottom Lap welds API 653; 12.1.7.3,
EN 14015; 19.4.4
VB
Table 29 and API
650; 7.3.3a
Potential Bottom plate leak
VB API 653; 12.1.7.1
paths
Patch plates welded on bottom API 653; 12.1.7.1
VB
plates & 2.
Bottom Drain Sumps API 650; 7.3.4
UT/MPI/DPT and EEMUA 159;
5.3.5 Fig 17

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 Internal Bottom settlements API 653; Annex B,
VE
7.3.7.9 & 10, 12.5

Roof New Roof plate welds API 653; 7.3.7 EN

14015; 19.4.4
VB
Table 29 and API
650; 7.3.8.1
Floating Roof Pontoon API 650; Annex C
VB/Oil penetrant
compartment joints 3.6
Floating Roof Deck seams API 650; Annex C
Oil Penetrant and
(underside- Double deck roofs) 4.2, C 4.3 and
Hydrostatic Test
Annex. H 6.2
External Floating Roof Drains API 650; Annex C
4.5 and
Hydrostatic Test
DEP 34.51.01.31
Gen 19.13.1
Internal Floating Roofs API 650; Annex H
Hydrostatic Test
6.6.1
Butt welded Roof Drain pipe Swivel Joint
RT
joints MSDS/TDS.
Roof legs Remaining wall EEMUA 159;
UT
thickness Annex B 2.8.4a
Roof drain sump DPT/ Diesel test/VB API 650; 7.3.4
Pontoon inner and outer rims EEMUA 159; Table
53 4.11 (Out of
UT/MPI/DPT Service
Maintenance
Tasks)
COATING Surface Preparation Methods, Visual
ISO
assessment, Tests
8501,8502,8503
for assessment and
& ISO 8504
surface Roughness.
Protective Coating DEP 30.48.00.31
Table 7,
ASME B31.4 463.1
Application
&
Methods
Paint
Manufacturer’s
TDS

Reference Standards:

API 650 13TH EDITION MARCH 2020 or Later

API 653 5TH EDITION NOVEMBER 2014, ADDENDUM 1 APRIL 2018 or Later
EEMUA PUBLICATION 159 5TH EDITION AUGUST 2018 or Later
BS EN 14015 NOVEMBER 2004 EDITION or Later
DEP SPECIFICATION 34.51.01.31-Gen FEBRUARY 2017 or Later

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 ISO 8501/2/3/4 Latest editions
DEP SPECIFICATION 30.48.00.31-Gen Jan 2009 or Later and latest referenced ASTM
standards

Abbreviations:

1. VE: Visual Examination.

2. RT: Radiographic Testing.
3. UT: Ultrasonic Testing.
4. DPT: Dye Penetrant Testing.
5. MPI: Magnetic Particles Testing.
6. VB: Vacuum Box Testing.
7. Oil penetrant shall have the same meaning as Diesel Test.

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