RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ULTRASONIC AND MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL FABRICATION AND GUIDELINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF TECHNICIANS
American Petroleum Institute
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
4 PLANNING
5 QUALIFICATION OF PERSONNEL
5.1 General
5.2 Examination Prerequisites
5.3 Qualification Examinations
5.4 Reexamination
6 EXTENT OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
6.1 Time of Examination
6.2 Examination During Onshore Fabrication
6.3 Examination During Offshore Installation
7 TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UT
7.1 Applicability of Ultrasonic Examination to
Offshore Structures
7.2 Advantages and Limitations of Ultrasonic
Examination of Welds
7.3 Significance of Discontinuities
7.4 Procedure Qualification and Approval
7.5 Equipment
7.6 Preparation for Examination
7.7 Scanning Techniques
7.8 Discontinuity Location
7.9 Discontinuity Evaluation
7.10 Acceptance Criteria
7.11 Reporting
7.12 Verification
8 TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING
8.1 Applicability of Magnetic Particle Examination
to Offshore Structures
8.2 Advantages and Limitations
8.3 Procedure Qualification and Approval
8.4 Equipment
8.5 Examination Techniques
8.6 Equipment Performance Checks (Standardization)
and Evaluation of System Sensitivity
8.7 Interpretation and Evaluation of Indications
8.8 Acceptance Criteria
8.9 Reporting
APPENDIX A - EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN UT TEST
APPENDIX B - CONSTRUCTION AND UT EVALUATION OF MOCKUP
STRUCTURES
APPENDIX C - EXAMPLE OF SCORING UT PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE
APPENDIX D - EXAMPLES OF UT AND MT REPORT FORMS
APPENDIX E - GLOSSARY OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
TERMINOLOGY
APPENDIX F - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BACKGROUND REFERENCES
Specifies non-destructive examination (NDE) of offshore structural fabrication and guidelines for qualification of personnel which contains guidance on NDE methods that have evolved from fabrication experience with offshore structures.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 2004 |
| Supersedes |
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