Q1. Is the HAZ considered for the examination?

Please ensure the required area is covered

& examined.
Q2. Dead Zone Inspection?

Q3. Couplant material to be used?

Q4. What is the calibration frequency? Whether it is recorded and submitted?

Q5. Demonstration of ability to measure defect height and length.

Q6. Personnel Qualification / experience records?

Q7. Reference / Scanner / Demonstration Block / Facility for manufacturing

Q8. Type of scanner to be used and required area of inspection for the same

Q9. Inspection plan for Transverse defects

Q10. Origin marking on the joints. To have a common origin so that data can be compared
later on
Q11. Inspection at T-Sections

Q12. Scan Plan and Analysis Software used? Is analysis done at site or in a remote location?

Q13. How many number scans required for complete area coverage.

Q14. Operator shall ensure that there is no coupling loss and no missing lines?

Q15. Area required for scanner movement. Length of weld flush required at T-Sections.

Q16. Responsibility Matrix

Q17. Access requirements for continuous scanning

Q18. Possibility of working along with construction i.e., effect of vibration / noise / welding

Q19. Technique to identify type of defect. As LOF is not acceptable defects has to be
categorized and cross-verification is required.

Q20. Submission interval of Data (Raw and Converted)