c.
Plumbness;
API 650 TANK INSPECTION -Check at 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180, 225°, 270°
A) Shop Fabrication Inspection: -The plumbness of the top of shell relative to the bottom of the shell not exceed 1/200 of the total tank
1.Material Receiving Inspection Report height.
-Check visual (free of lamination & damage). -The out of plumbness in one shell plate (single course) shall not exceed 1/250 of the course height.
-Check certificate (keaslian, Heat No & Plate No). 2.Visual
-Check dimensional (Length, Thickness, Width & Diameter). Visual examinations shall be carried out during all stages of fabrication to ensure that the completed
2.Marking fabrication meets COMPANY satisfaction and approval with particular attention being paid to the
-Check dimensional marking. following:
-Check transfer heat no. A weld shall be acceptable by this kind of inspection if the conditions are fulfilled :
3.After Cutting -The weld has no crater cracks or other surface cracks.
-Check dimensional. -The maximum acceptable undercutting is 1/64 inches of the base metal for vertical joints, and 1/32
-Check traceability (Heat No & Plate No). inches maximum for horizontal joints. For the welds that attach nozzles, manholes, clean-out opening,
-Check Stamp Marking. and permanent attachments, no undercutting exceeds 1/64 inches.
4.Rolling -The frequency of surface porosity in the weld does not exceed one cluster (one or more pores) in any 4
-Check visual (free of damage). inches of length, and the diameter of each cluster does not exceed 3/32 inches.
-Check edge preparation. Welds that fail to meet the criteria given in paragraph above, shall be reworked prior to hydrostatic
-Check Rolling radius. testing as follows :
5.Painting -Defects shall be removed by mechanical means or thermal gouging processes.
-Check material painting (batch no, self life, brand). -If the resulting thickness is less than minimum required as per hydrostatic test design conditions, re-
-Check Ambient Condition (surface & whether). welding is required.
-Check DFT. -The repair weld shall be visually examined for defects prior to reexamined by radiography.
B) Field Erection Inspection: 3.NDT
1.Dimensional Inspection
a.Oil leak test;
a.Peaking banding; media solar, method spray, temperature ambient, holding period 4 hours.
Peaking measured using a horizontal sweep board 36 inch (900 mm) long. Tolerance of b.Vacuum box test;
peaking shall not exceed ½ inch (12.7 mm). Vacuum testing shall conduct as follows:
Banding measured using a straight edge vertical sweep board 36 inch (900 mm) long. -Vacuum testing is conveniently performed by means of a metal testing box, 6 inches wide x 30
Tolerance of peaking shall not exceed ½ inch (12.7 mm).
inches long, with a glass window in the top. The open bottom is sealed against the tank surface by a
b.Roundness; sponge-rubber gasket. Suitable connections, valves, and gauges should be provided.
-Check roundness at 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°, 225°, 270°, 325° -Approximately 30 inches of the seam under test is brushed with a soap solution or linseed oil. The
-Radius measured at 1 foot above the bottom corner weld shall not exceed the following tolerance: vacuum box is placed over the coated section of the seam, and a vacuum is applied to the box. Bubbles
or foam produced by air sucked through the welded seam will indicate the presence of porosity in the
seam.
-A vacuum can be drawn on the box by any convenient method, such as connection to a gasoline or
diesel-motor intake manifold or to an air ejector or special vacuum pump.
-Vacuum box tested using a test pressure at least 3 psi gauge or as specified on Company specification.
c.Radiographic Test;
-Radiographic examination method shall be in accordance with the ASME section V,
Article 2.
-Radiographic inspection is required for shell butt weld, annular-plate butt welds, and flush-
type connection with butt welds.
-Inspection by radiographic method is not required for roof-plate or bottom-plate welds, for
welds joining roof plates to top angle, the top angle to the shell plates, shell plates to bottom
plates, or appurtenances to tanks.
-Number and location of radiographic shall minimum as specified on API Standard 650,
Section 6. Vendor shall submit proposal of number and location of radiographic to
CONTRACTOR/COMPANY for review and approval.
-The radiographers shall be certified by the manufacturer meeting the requirement as
outlined by ASNT Recommended Practice SNT-TC-1A and its supplement.
-Vendor shall submit the radiography test result to CONTRACTOR/COMPANY for review and
approval. The penetrameter image as result of radiography shall clearly enough for visual
examination on a radiograph viewer. The acceptance criteria of radiographs result shall be
judged as specified on ASME Section VIII Div. 1, par. UW-51 (b).
-Repairing defective welds shall be done by chipping or melting out the defects from one or
both side of joint, as required, and proceed with re-welding. All repaired welds are subject to
be re-tested as specified above.
d.Penetrant test;
-Liquid penetrant examination shall be performed in accordance to ASME Section V, Article6.
-Magnetic particle examiner shall meet the requirements on API Standard 650 par. 6.4.3.
-The acceptance criteria and repair of defects shall be per ASME Section VIII, Division 1,
Appendix 8, Par. 8-3, 8-4, and 8-5.
e.Ultrasonic test;
-Ultrasonic examination method shall be in accordance with ASME Section V, article 5.
-Ultrasonic examiner shall be qualified in accordance with as specified on API Standard 650
par. 6.3.3.
-The acceptance criteria and repair of defects shall be per ASME Section VIII, Division 1,
Appendix 12, Par. 12-3 and 12-4.
