EMPLOYER: GASTRANS d.o.o.

Novi Sad SECTION: 000

LOCATION: SERBIA
PROJECT / UNIT: Transmission Gas Pipeline DOCUMENT NUMBER:
(Interconnector) ‘Border of Bulgaria – Border of IDC-000-MGP-ONP-PRO-005518EN
Hungary’
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PROCEDURE FOR WELD NUMBERING

01 Re-issued for Review Astakhov AV Strelchenok D.S. Leube G. Alekseev A. 27.05.2019

00 Issued for Review Astakhov AV Strelchenok D.S. Leube G. 15.04.2019

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CONTENT
1.PURPOSE AND SCOPE 3
2. TERMS, DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3
3. ARRANGEMENT OF PROCESS AND WORK EXECUTION METHOD 4
3.1 Welding of the main pipeline, industrial welding for HDD 4
3.1.1 General provisions 4
3.1.2 Tie-in of the main pipeline 5
3.1.3 Temporary Joints 6
3.1.4 Cut pipe sections / re-weld 6
3.1.5 Repair of the joint 7
3.1.6 Joints of special structures requiring separate production 8
3.1.7 Crossings with water bodies, motor roads and railways 9
3.1.8 Pipelines, fittings of process units and block valve stations 9
3.1.9 Changing the weld designation and removing the weld 10
3.2 As-built Information 11
4. PRODUCTION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 11
5. GENERAL FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 11
6. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS 12
7. RESPONSIBILITY 12
7.1 Head of Construction and Installation Department 12
7.2 Head of the Spread Welding Section 12
7.3 Welding Engineer 12
7.4 Welding Master 13
Training on the practical application of the welded joint marking system 13
8 REFERENCES 14
9 APPENDIX 15
APPENDIX 1 16
APPENDIX 2 17
APPENDIX 3 18
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1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This Procedure defines application procedure for welds numbering and marking at
the linear part of "Transmission gas pipeline (interconnector) "border of Bulgaria – border
of Hungary" for preparation of reports and records, as well as alignment of such elements
to the known coordinates on a map. Accordingly, each permanent weld shall be followed
at all stages of the welding process and non-destructive testing.
Combined plans-sections of the pipeline approved for construction shall constitute
a basis of the system of pipeline elements designation. For the purposes of this
Procedure, 1 (one) kilometer equals 1 (one) section, thus, section 85 starts at KP 85 +
000.00 and continues until KP 85 + 999.00. The designation of each section is numerically
conducted (from 0) with the corresponding designation in kilometer points (from 0 +
000.00). All numbering of welded joints, consisting of the kilometer number and the seam
number, shall not be repeated and shall be determined by the terrain data and
abbreviations listed in this Procedure. The kilometer number shall be used in the reporting
documentation for all welded joints of the pipeline. Joints ырфдд рфму sequencing
numbers, starting at 10 for each kilometer. Tie-in joints shall include T prefix. General
view of the welded joints numbering system is specified below, however, the numbering
system is described in detail in Appendices 1, 2 and 3.
Example of joint numbering for pipes with a diameter of 48 inches

Pipeline start Kp 0
SPREAD
Pig receiver OPF 1C 0
Kp Kp 1
Match line

-ve +ve RVX 1 -ve +ve

0ML1 → 0RVX1/1 1ML1→

2. TERMS, DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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CONTRACTOR – IDC Consortium;
STINGING - single-pipe sections, laid out about the axis of the trench at an
angle of 30⁰.
SPOOL - cut part of the original pipe segment.
SITE - place for pipeline welding for pulling,
TIE-IN - place for welding of two countermoving pipe strings.
GOLDEN WELD FT - The final tie-in between pipeline sections that have passed
hydrotest.
WELD STARTING - The starting point for welding the main pipeline.
FINAL WELDING STAGE - The place where the welding of the main pipeline is
completed.
FREE END - The physical beginning or end of the working string.
OPEN PIPE - Open end of pipe or string.
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END PLUG - A lid covering the open ends of the pipe string.
CUT OUT - a defected joint cut from a pipe.
PISTON - Self-propelled device mounted inside the pipeline.
POSITIVE FLOW (+ ve) - flow direction along the medium flow.
NEGATIVE FLOW (-ve) - low direction against the medium flow.
HSE Health Safety Environment
AFC Approved for construction
ML Construction of main pipeline
KP Kilometer point
RDX Asphalt road crossing
RVX Water course crossing
BVS Block valve stations
SF Marking of the weld, requiring separate manufacturing (pre-assembly).
C Cutting-out
ROW Right of Way
W Temporary weld
R Repair weld
TDC Top dead center.
FOC Fiber optic cable
HDD Horizontal directional drillling
NDT Non-destructive testing
RT Radiographic (X-ray) testing
UT Ultrasonic testing
SL Scraper launcher
SR Scraper receiver
PWS pipe-welding station (area for pre-assembly of parts)
NDTL Laboratory of Non-Destructive Testing

3. ARRANGEMENT OF PROCESS AND WORK EXECUTION METHOD

3.1 Welding of the main pipeline, industrial welding for HDD

3.1.1 General provisions
Construction engineer for welding work shall always be in the course of all welding
works execution of the main pipeline.
All numbering shall begin with the starting point of the corresponding match line
(KP), starting with the numbering of joint No. 1. (sections of HDD; SF - sections of the
pipeline requiring special manufacturing; crossings with roads, railways, water bodies
shall be numbered starting at xxx/1 by the end of the structure). Before the joint number
the designation of the pipeline section and reference to KP, where the construction is to
be completed shall be specified. For example: number of a weld of the main pipeline
S1 84 ML 10, where S1 is a section, 84 is the kilometer of the pipeline, ML 10 is the
number of the joint. For example: river crossing number S1 84 RVX 1-01/1-02, etc. HDD
section shall be designated as S1 46 HDD 1-01, 1-02 etc.
In general, the numbering system of sutures is described in Appendix 1. An
independent numbering system related to a kilometer point (Kp), described in Section 2,
shall be applied to each of the above pipeline segments. The distinction between types
of work at the site and size of the pipe of a separate section is given in Appendix 2. The
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joint number and the pipe number shall be applied manually with indelible paint or an
indelible white or yellow marker on the outer surface of the pipe insulation at the 1 o'clock
point, approximately 500.00 mm + ve from each joint. Sequential numbering of the joints
shall be arranged, where possible, in the direction from –ve to + ve. The height of numbers
and letters shall be 50.0 mm. In the place for VISUAL CONTROL marks, a rejection mark
shall be put instead of OK, if a joint is recognized to be nonconforming to the
requirements, the area requiring correction shall be also outlined. All numbers assigned
to the joints shall be the same as those inscribed on the pipe by a welding inspector at
the welding work site.
3.1.2 Tie-in of the main pipeline
Construction engineer (technologist) for welding shall be present at all sites
where the tie-in welding is carried out at the main pipeline, and start numbering and
shall put a mark at each joint.
Numbers, specifying the location of a joint of a tie-in and pipes, shall be
manually applied with white or yellow indelible paint on the outer surface of the pipe
insulation at the 1 o'clock point, approximately 500.00 mm +ve from each joint.
Sequential numbering of the joints at the place of tie-ins shall be in the direction
from –ve to + ve and shall be determined by the closest number of the joint on the main
pipeline in the –ve direction. The height of numbers and letters shall be 50.0 mm. Ref.
to Appendix 3 Weld Marking
The welding engineer, who controls the numbering of the tie-ins of the main
pipeline, manually marks approximately 500.0 mm + ve from each tie-in joint at the
1 o'clock point on the right of way. The identification numbers of the welders who
performed the welds shall be filled in into the cells.
The left and right sides of the pipeline are those that face + ve:
right side Side of the right of way (working)
left side Side of the trench (piled soil)
Unplugged pipe string ends shall be marked. Plugs of the approved design shall
be installed at the open ends of the pipe string.
In some areas, more than one weld is required to join two free pipe ends or pipe
strings. Such joints shall be indicated by the last joint number of the main pipeline –ve
direction, but with addition of the letter suffix ML1T1, ML2T1, ML3T1, etc.
For tie-in joints for the pipeline sections, sequential numbering shall also be
used as on the main pipeline in the direction from –ve to +ve.
All cut off or excess parts of the pipe shall be labeled, including the pipe number
with index, length and wall thickness, placed on both inside and outside of the cut or
excess part of the pipe prior to removal from the right of way.
A tie-in of original pipe can be fabricated on the site to take into account conditions
of tie-in welding. If a pipe is cut from the original pipe (initial pipe), then the resulting two
pipes shall be designated pipe No. 1 and pipe No. 2, respectively. All other parts to be
cut off from pipe section 1 or 2 are designated pipe No. / 3 (or pipe No. /4, etc.). The
welding engineer shall ensure that the designations of all the cut pipe parts are transfered
before cutting the pipe. These designations include new length data and shall be recorded
in the cut pipe logbook in accordance with Appendix No. 4.
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3.1.3 Temporary Joints

In areas where welding is ongoing, in addition to the main pipeline or tie-ins, it may
be necessary to carry out a preliminary test of the pipe at crossings over motor roads,
railway, water body or pipe for an emergency stock. In areas where the pipes shall be
welded into the strings for preliminary testing, the welding engineer assigns Temp/W
designation to the temporary joint, which shall be placed before the joint number. The
temporary joint shall be cut (not installed in a permanent product) according to the results
of preliminary testing.
As a rule, after preliminary testing and after cutting the joints, the edges shall be
re-prepared. Subsequent visual inspection of an edge and measurement of roundness
are mandatory. In the event that the cut ends are located at a distance of more than
100mm from the factory edge of the original pipe, ultrasonic monitoring shall be
performed. These requirements shall be met before returning the pipe to the warehouse
site or transportation to other sites.
The welding engineer shall record in a daily report, drawn up in accordance
with procedure No. IDC-000-MGP-ONP-PRO-005503EN, the data on all temporary
joints, as if they were production joints. The temporary joint number shall be manually
applied to the outer surface of the pipe insulation at a distance of approximately
500.0 mm from the joint at the 1 o'clock point; the numbering of the tem porary joints
shall be sequential. The height of numbers and letters shall be 50.0 mm.
The welding engineer (master) shall apply marking at a distance of approximately
500.0 mm of the temporary weld at the 1 o'clock point.
The identification numbers of welders performing the welds shall be specified in
these tables.
Each marking shall indicate stamps of welders performed welding on the left or
right side of the pipeline.
The work engineer (master) for welding shall carry out a visual inspection of all the
finished joints and make a decision on whether or not it is in accordance with the
requirements of the coding adopted in this procedure. The inspector is obliged to fill in
table with welders data and make a mark about the suitability of a joint after visual
inspection, putting the following data on the pipe next to the table containing the symbols
of the welders:

VISUAL CONTROL OK or REJECTED

FULL NAME/SIGNATURE XXX
DATE XXX
NOTE: When rejecting a weld profile, a mark on failure to pass VISUAL CONTROL shall
be put and the area subject to correction shall be outlined. Temporary joints shall be
numbered sequentially and shall be designated as a normal joints, but the prefix W
(temporary weld) shall placed in front of the seam number. Example of joint designation:
S1W46 ML 17.
3.1.4 Cut pipe sections / re-weld
On site welding may require removal of the finished joint from the pipeline. This
may be caused by presence of non-admissible defects or other deviations. A new joint,
resulting after cutting, shall be indicated by the designation of the original joint; at the
same time the prefix C shall added before the joint number.
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If, for example, the number of the weld S146 ML 17 to be cut, the designation of
the replacement weld will be S146 ML 17C, after cutting the section with this new joint
(17C), the second joint will be designated S146ML17C2.
If the joint shall be removed when changing the project, then the letter E shall
be placed in front of the number.
The welding engineer records in the daily report data on all the cut joints, as if
they were production joints. The prefix C shall be added to the number marked earlier on
the pipe, and a new one is applied next to the original marking of the welders. Data in the
original marking shall be deleted.
The welding engineer shall manually add the prefix C to the indicated marking.
The identification numbers of the welders who have been welding the cut area shall be
filled in into these cells. Each marking shall indicate stamps of welders performed welding
on the left or right side of the pipeline.
The left and right sides of the pipeline are those that face + ve:
right side Side of the right of way (working)
left side Side of the trench (dump soil)
The inspector shall be obliged to carry out a visual inspection of all finished joints
and make a decision on suitability or unsuitability in accordance with the requirements of
coding and specification. The inspector is obliged to make a mark about the suitability of
a joint after visual inspection, putting the following data on the pipe next to the table
containing the symbols of the welders:

VISUAL CONTROL OK or REJECTED

FULL NAME/SIGNATURE XXX
DATE XXX

NOTE: When rejecting a weld profile, a mark on failure to pass VISUAL CONTROL shall
be put and the area subject to correction shall be outlined.
If after cutting the joint S116 ML 2 it is necessary to insert a spool, the new welding
joints will receive the numbers S116 ML 2C and S116 ML 2A, respectively (in the direction
from –ve to + ve). All inspectors are required to put signs and enter data from all sections
of the pipeline or cut-off joints in the daily report.
3.1.5 Repair of the joint
If it is necessary to perform the first repair on the joint, then the prefix R is
added to the original joint number. Example of designation of a repair weld: 10 ML
51R, the letter R designates the first repair.
Areas with multiple defects on the same joint shall be designated for reporting
purposes as D1, D2, D3, etc., in a clockwise direction.
A person responsible for the control of repair joints shall be present when all sites
with repair joints are removed and in the process of marking the defective areas, if they
are found, and all the data shall be recorded in the welding logbook.
The welding engineer shall manually add an additional cell to the existing marking.
Data of the welder who performed the repair of the weld shall be filled in this cell.
The left and right sides of the pipeline are those that face + ve:
right side Side of the right of way (working)
left side Side of the trench (dump soil)
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The inspector shall be obliged to carry out a visual inspection of all finished repair
welds and make a decision on suitability or unsuitability in accordance with the
requirements of coding and specification. The inspector is obliged to make a mark about
the suitability of a joint after visual inspection, putting the following data on the pipe next
to the table containing the symbols of the welders:
VISUAL CONTROL OK or REJECTED
FULL NAME/SIGNATURE XXX
DATE XXX
NOTE: When rejecting a weld profile, a mark shall be put in place of the VISUAL
CONTROL and an area that requires re-fusing of a joint or other repair shall be outlined.
3.1.6 Joints of special structures requiring separate production
In areas of welding, where pipeline sections cannot be labeled as permanently
installed items according to the classification described above, special symbols shall be
used for such sections.
The welds in such areas shall not change the initial designation; however, the
place of their installation on the main pipeline shall be marked for traceability purposes.
Special structures are pipe layouts consisting of one or several welds that could
not be welded during the welding of the main pipeline (moving sections), but which at
some stage during construction form a whole with the permanent part of the pipeline. If
it becomes necessary to move the special design in an intact form to another area, the
designation of the special design always remains the same. When it is finally installed in
place, regardless of the length, kilometer point designation shall be assigned to the tie-in
(and X-ray photograph) according to the designation of the main pipeline.
The weld number of the special structure shall be applied manually to the outer
surface of the insulated pipe at a distance of approximately 500.0 mm + ve from each
weld at the “1 hour” point. The height of numbers and letters shall be 50.0 mm.
The use of seams of special structures shall be limited to the cases specified
above.
The work engineer (master) for welding shall manually apply a mark at a distance
of one meter + ve from each weld at the “1 hour” point. The identification numbers of
welders performing the welds shall be specified in these tables. Each marking shall
indicate stamps of welders performed welding on the left or right side of the pipeline.
The left and right sides of the pipeline are those that face + ve:
right side Side of the right of way (working)
left side Side of the trench (dump soil)
The inspector shall be obliged to carry out a visual inspection of all finished welds
of specifal structures and make a decision on suitability or unsuitability in accordance with
the requirements of coding and specification. These welds shall be numbered
sequentially and shall have the same designation as the original ones, but with the prefix
SF added to the weld number. Example of special structure weld 42 SF1 / 1, etc.
The inspector is obliged to fill in cell with welders data and make a mark about the
suitability of a joint after visual inspection, putting the following data on the pipe next to
the table containing the symbols of the welders:

VISUAL CONTROL OK or REJECTED

FULL NAME/SIGNATURE XXX
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DATE XXX

NOTE: When rejecting a weld profile, a mark on failure to pass VISUAL CONTROL shall
be put and the area subject to correction shall be outlined.
3.1.7 Crossings with water bodies, motor roads and railways
In all areas where these intersections are made, the manufacturer of the welding
work shall be present and the procedure for marking the welds shall be started. The
inspector is obliged to apply a full designation of each weld near the crossing weld.
Depending on the physical location of the crossing in front of the weld number, the prefix
shall be defined, determined by the category indicated on the combined profile plans
approved for construction.
Prefixes RDX, RVX, RLX shall be placed after km/KP and before the actual weld
number, for example:
25 RVX3 / 1, 2 etc.
The welding engineer for crossings shall prepare a daily welding report in
accordance with the Welding Procedure No. IDC-000-MGP-ONP-PRO-005503EN. In
this report, the number of the pipe joining section, the weld number, pipe number, pipe
diameter and wall thickness, welder identification number, welding procedure used and
welding part number of welding consumables shall be indicated for all welds. The
inspector shall carry out a visual inspection of all the finished joints and make a decision
on whether or not it is in accordance with the requirements of the coding adopted in this
procedure. The scheme of the physical location of the crossings with the length shall be
drawn up.
The work engineer for welding shall manually apply a mark at a distance of one
meter + ve from each weld at the “1 hour” point.
The identification numbers of welders performing the welds shall be specified in
cells. Each marking shall indicate stamps of welders performed welding on the left or
right side of the pipeline.
The left and right sides of the pipeline are those that face + ve:
right side Side of the right of way (working)
left side Side of the trench (dump soil)

The inspector is obliged to fill in table with welders data and make a mark about
the suitability of a joint after visual inspection, putting the following data on the pipe next
to the table containing the symbols of the welders:

VISUAL CONTROL OK or REJECTED

FULL NAME/SIGNATURE XXX
DATE XXX

NOTE: When rejecting a weld profile, a mark on failure to pass VISUAL CONTROL shall
be put and the area subject to correction shall be outlined.
3.1.8 Pipelines, fittings of process units and block valve stations
At the sites defined by the project along the pipeline route, block valves and
scrapers traps shall be installed. These installations require the installation of a process
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pipeline, which can be prepared in advance in the workshop and then mounted on the
corresponding section of the pipeline.
The marking procedure begins with the welding engineer at the station or
workshop with the pre-assembly.
The welding engineer is obliged to apply a full designation of each weld near the
joint. Depending on the physical location of these units in front of the weld number, a
prefix shall be defined, which is determined by the category of this unit, indicated on the
combined profile plans approved for construction. The following prefixes BVS, SL (scraper
launcher) or SR (scraper receiver) shall be applied before the spread number and before
the actual weld number. Examples:

10 BVSØ pipe 1, 2 etc.,in case of scraper launchers - 0 SL1 Ø pipe1, 2 etc.

In the places of installation of BVS, scrapers caunchers/receivers, the numbering
of the welds of the process pipeline/ fittings related to the main pipeline.
The welding engineer for welding of installed unit shall prepare a daily welding
report in accordance with the Welding Procedure No. IDC-000-MGP-ONP-PRO-
005503EN. In this report, the number of each unit, corresponding to combined plane of
profiles approved for construction, the weld number, pipe diameter and wall thickness,
welder identification number, welding procedure used and welding part number of welding
consumables shall be indicated for all welds. The welding engineer shall perform visual
inspection of all finished welds and make a decision on suitability or unsuitability in
accordance with the requirements of coding and specification. The isometric drawing of
the isometry shall indicate the number of each weld, the number of the pipe, and its length.
The welding engineer of the unit to be assembled shall manually apply a mark next
to each weld. The identification numbers of welders performing the welds shall be
specified in these tables.
Each marking shall indicate stamps of welders performed welding on the left or
right side of the pipeline.
The left and right sides of the pipeline are those that face + ve:
right side Side of the right of way (working)
left side Side of the trench (dump soil)
The inspector is obliged to make a mark about the suitability of a joint after visual
inspection, putting the following data on the pipe next to the table containing the symbols
of the welders:

VISUAL CONTROL OK or REJECTED

FULL NAME/SIGNATURE XXX
DATE XXX

NOTE: When rejecting a weld profile, a mark on failure to pass VISUAL CONTROL shall
be put and the area subject to correction shall be outlined.
3.1.9 Changing the weld designation and removing the weld
If it is necessary to change the designation of the weld, x-ray flaw detection shall
be performed under a new designation.
Flaw-detective X-ray photograph and report of the X-ray with a new designations
shall be put in the box showing the developed radiofilm, the initial
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film and report shall be removed. The initial X-ray photograph shall be stored in
the NDT laboratory of CONTRACTOR. The cross reference of the weld designations shall
be given in the initial report on the decoding of the flaw detection image and the flaw
detection image report, which replaces it.
In case of deletion (cutting) due to a change in the design or installation that was
previously included in the reports, the replacement weld number has the suffix “C”.
3.2 As-built Information
The final as-built information in the welding logbook shall contain the marking of
the kilometer points every 100 m against the nearest weld to the processing installation,
and after the survey, the as-built data and coordinates of the tie-ins shall be aligned
(correlated) compared to the actual pipe lengths in each layout. The welding logbook,
reports on the quality of welding works and other necessary as-built information will be
transferred to EMPLOYER as part of the package “as built” after the completion of the
work.

4. PRODUCTION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Safety measures for local work conditions shall be developed by the company
using welding materials in accordance with the industry’s regulatory and technical safety
documentation.
Security measures shall be approved by the head of the company.
In order to avoid accidents during preparation, storage, transportation of materials,
persons performing work shall be provided with personal protective equipment.
Before admission to work, production personnel performing calcining, storage and
transportation of welding materials shall be trained in the safe conduct and pass the
knowledge assessment test. Knowledge assessment shall be documented by a record in
special logbook and in the certificate.
Prior to commencement of work, persons authorized to perform them shall
undergo safety instructions.

5. GENERAL FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Fire safety requirements for production processes, construction sites, office

premises, etc., which are not reflected in the Rules, shall be fulfilled in accordance with
the general requirements of these Rules and the requirements of the “Standard Fire
Safety Rules”.
At pilot plants and when new processes and materials are introduced at serial
enterprises, if it is impossible to fulfill certain requirements of the Rules, one shall be
guided by technological or regulatory and technical documentation (enterprise standard,
instruction, etc.) to ensure the fire safety of the facility, taking into account the specifics
of production processes, reduction of fire safety requirements is not allowed.
Documentation shall be approved by the fire protection department.
Bringing production sites and premises of enterprises in accordance with the
requirements of the Rules, associated with capital costs or requiring a long time for
restructuring, shall be carried out according to plans of organizational and technical
measures in terms agreed by the management of the enterprise with the General
Directorate of the Ministry for subordination and fire protection.
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

When designing any facility, its environmental impact assessment (EIA) shall be
performed both at the construction stage and at the operation stage. Environmental
legislation provides for various forms of control over the documentation prepared for
compliance with environmental requirements. For this purpose, specially authorized state
bodies in the field of environment protection carry out state environmental impact
assessment, approve documentation and materials, define limits and standards for
environmental management, issue permits and licenses. To assess compliance with
environmental requirements, there is a system of environmental regulations.
• Maximum Permissible Emission - emission of harmful substances into the
atmosphere, established for each source of air pollution, provided that the surface
concentration of these substances does not exceed the maximum allowable
concentration.
• Maximum Permissible Dose - an environmental standard that determines the
maximum amount of a substance that does not have a harmful effect on a body. Maximum
Permissible Dose shall be set for one-time or gradual receipt and accumulation of a
hazardous substance in a body.
• Maximum Permissible Concentration is an environmental standard denoting the
maximum concentration of a substance in water, soil, atmosphere or foodstuffs, at which
it cannot harm human health. Maximum Permissible Concentration is used to control
pollution of the environment and food.
• Maximum Permissible Discharge - the maximum permissible amount of a
substance discharged with wastewater per unit of time while maintaining acceptable
water quality. If the MPD is exceeded, drains may damage the aquatic ecological system.
Environmental requirements include implementation of measures aimed at prevention
and elimination of environmental accidents and disasters, and, if necessary, to
compensate for the damage and adverse effects on the environment.

7. RESPONSIBILITY

7.1 Head of Construction and Installation Department

The Head of the Construction and Installation Department is responsible for
ensuring that the markings are correctly and accurately applied on all sections and
crossings on both sides of the pipeline route.

7.2 Head of the Spread Welding Section

Subordinate to Head of Construction and Installation Department.
Duties:
- defines the features of the terrain along the pipeline route and assigns distinctive
designations to each of them.

7.3 Welding Engineer

Subordinate to Head of the Spread Welding Section. Duties:
- Marking in accordance with the terrain features that serve as a point of reference
for categories of sites (crossing over water barriers).
- Determination of the alignment line and marking of the first weld (joint 1)
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at the ends of the pipe for each kilometer point. It shall be considered to be
first point and it starts the subsequent numbering
each production weld of the main pipeline, starting from the alignment
line.
- Identification and installation of landmarks for all kilometer marks and the exact
kilometer points
along ROW.

7.4 Welding Master

Subordinate to Welding Engineer on Site. Duties:
- Control of the requirements of the marking system of joints, responsible for
ensuring that welders put their identification number.
- Marking of the kilometer points on the pipe every 100 m.
- Marking and recording of the pipe number before welding joint, a certain number
to a joint.
- Control over the compliance of the pipe layout with stringing layout. This operation
is repetitive one and shall be carried out together with the advancement of welding and
assembly work along the route.
Manual marking of a table of approximately 500.0 mm + ve from each weld at
the 1 o'clock point on the right of way. The following shall be filled in the table:
identification numbers of the welders who performed the weld. Each marking
shall indicate stamps of welders performed welding on the left or right side of the
pipeline.
- Control over the implementation of the filling/lining the passage, a final visual
inspection.
- Control over the correct marking of joints for the purposes of traceability and the
beginning of non-destructive testing.
- Fills a table with data of welders in the appropriate order, sign on passing the
weld visual inspection after application of the following data in a table right next to the
table, which includes data on the welder:
VISUAL INSPECTION OK or REJECTED
FULL NAME/SIGNATURE XXX
DATE XXX

NOTE: When rejecting a weld profile, a mark on failure to pass VISUAL CONTROL shall
be put and the area subject to correction shall be outlined.

Training on the practical application of the welded joint marking system

The head of the welding section, together with other responsible persons listed in
section 5.0 above, in charge of the weld identification system, shall be trained in the use
of the described numbering and marking system under the supervision of the Chief
Welder of the project before they begin their duties at the work site.
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8 REFERENCES

Reference and regulatory documentation

Reference Number Name
R1 000-ZA-0920 Base of Design
R2 000-GA-E-60000 Pipeline Material Specification
R3 000-GA-E-60000 Specification for pipeline categories
R4 000-GA-E-60101 Secification for pipeline valves
R5 000-GA-E-60102 Specification for insulation materials
R6 000 GA-E-60103 Specification for pipeline shaped parts
R7 000-GA-E-60104 Specification for pipeline anchor flanges
R8 000-GA-E-60105 Specification for scraper launchers/receivers
R9 000-GA-E-60106 Specification for hot bends
R10 000-GA-E-60107 Specification for pipeline flanges
R11 000-GA-E-60108 Specification for factory pipelines
R12 000-GA-E-60900 Welding and nondestructive control specification for
gas infrastructure with cleaning of more than 16 bar
R13 000-GA-E-60901 Welding of pipelines and NDT specification
SPRS EN ISO 1594 (2015) Gas supply systems. Pipelines with
maximum working pressure over 16 bar –
Functional Requirements.
SPRS EN 12732 (2014) Gas supply systems. Welding of steel
pipelines. Functional Requirements.
SPRS EN ISO 3183 (2013) Oil and gas industry. Steel
pipes for pipeline transport systems.
(ISO 3183: 2012).
SPRS EN ISO 3834-2 (2008) Quality requirements for fusion welding of metal
materials. Part 1. Selection criterion
appropriate level of quality requirements
(ISO 3834-1: 2005).
SPRS EN 10204 (2018) Metal items. Types of verification
. documents'.
SPRS EN ISO 17636-1 (2014) Non-Destructive testing of welds. Radiographic
(X-ray) testing Part 1. X-RAY.
and gamma rays with film (ISO 17636-1: 2013).
SPRS EN ISO 17636-2 (2014) Non-Destructive testing of welds.
X-ray inspection. Part 2. Methods x-ray and
gamma radiation with digital detectors (ISO
17636-2: 2013).
SPRS EN ISO 14731 (2011) Welding Coordination. Tasks and
responsibilities
(ISO 14731: 2006).
SRS EN ISO 10675-1 (2017) Non-Destructive testing of welds.
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Acceptable levels for radiographic

tests'. Part 1. Steel, Nickel, titanium and their
alloys (ISO 10675-1: 2016)

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APPENDIX 1
GENERAL WELD NUMBERING SYSTEM
СИСТЕМА НУМЕРАЦИИ СВАРНЫХ ШВОВ

S2–Section 2/ Поток 2 Next Consecutive Weld

S3–Section 3/Поток 3 ML–Mainline (Магистраль) number/per kilometer
S4–Section 4/Поток 4 Следующий последовательный
№ св. шва/км

- ML FOR MAINLINE AND NUMBERING PER KILOMETER POINT.

- ML ДЛЯ МАГИСТРАЛИ ИИ НУМЕРОВАНИЕ КИЛОМЕТРОВЫХ ОТМЕТОК
Examples: / примеры: S1A 01ML 01; S4 700 ML 01
- TIE – INS WILL BE LAST MAINLINE WELD NUMBER FOLLOWED BY T1, T2 (SECOND TIE-IN IN THE SAME KP), T3 ETC
- TIE – INS БУДУТ ПОСЛЕДНИЕ НОМЕРА ШВОВ МАГИСТРАЛИ ПОСЛЕ T1, T2 (ВТОРОЙ TIE-IN НА ТОЙ ЖЕ КИЛОМЕТРОВОЙ ОТМЕТКЕ), T3 И
Т.Д.
Examples: / примеры: S1A.01.T1-01; S1A.01T2-01; S1A 05T01-01
- REPAIRED WELDS WILL HAVE WELD NUMBER FOLLOWED BY R AND R2 FOR THE SECOND REPAIR.
- РЕМОНТНЫЕ ШВЫ ДОЛЖНЫ ИМЕТЬ НОМЕР ШВА ПОСЛЕ R И R2 ДЛЯ ВТОРОГО РЕМОНТА
Examples: / примеры: S1A.01.ML 01R; S1A.01.ML 01R2
- CUT – OUT WELDS WILL HAVE WELD NUMBER FOLLOWED BY C.
- CUT – OUT ШВЫ ДОЛЖНЫ ИМЕТЬ НОМЕР ШВА ПОСЛЕ C.
- NUMBERING OF CROSSING WELDS WILL BE UNIQUELY IDENTIFIED AS PER APPENDIX 2
-НУМЕРОВКА ШВОВ НА ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЯХ БУДЕТ ОДНОЗНАЧНО ОПРЕДЕЛЯТЬСЯ ПО ПРИЛОЖЕНИЮ 2

CONCRETE FIGURES: / КОНКРЕТНЫЕ ЦИФРЫ

S3 350 ML 01 FIRST WELD AT KILOMETER POINT № 350 (SECTION 3)/ Первый св.шов на км/пикете № 350 (Поток 3)
S3 350 ML 01R FIRST REPAIR WELD/ Отремонтированный сварной шов
S3 350 ML 01C CUT OUT WELD
S3 350 ML 01T1 FIRST WELD OF TIE-IN AFTER MAINLINE WELD № S3 350 ML 01/ Первый захлест после магистрального шва № S3 350 ML 01.
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APPENDIX 2
WELD CROSSING NUMBERING SYSTEM
СИСТЕМА НУМЕРАЦИИ СВАРНЫХ ШВОВ ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЙ ТРУБОПРОВОДА

CROSSING IDENTIFICATIONS/ ОБОЗНАЧЕНИЯ ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЙ:

1- RIVER CROSSING/ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЕ РЕКИ
2- ROAD CROSSING/ ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЕ ДОРОГИ
3- RAILROAD CROSSING/ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЕ Ж/Д
4- UNDERGROUND SERVICE CROSSING
(PIPE/CABLES ETC.)/ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЕ
КОММУНИКАЦИЙ (ТРУБА, КАБЕЛЬ И Т.Д.)
5- HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING/
ГОРИЗОНТАЛЬНО НАПРАВЛЕННОЕ БУРЕНИЕ
DJ1 DJ2 Z ML2T1
ALL CROSSINGS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY KILOMETER, TYPE
-RVX AND SEQUENTIAL NUMBER WITHIN THAT KILOMETER/ВСЕ
-RDX ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЯ БУДУТ ОБОЗНАЧАТЬСЯ ПО КИЛОМЕТРУ,
-RLX ТИПУ И ПОРЯДКОВОМУ НОМЕРУ ДАННОГО КИЛОМЕТРА.
-US IF 2 OR MORE OF THE SAME TYPE OF CROSSINGS OCCUR
AT THE SAME KILOMETER, THEN THEY WILL FOLLOW AS
ПОДЗЕМНЫХ SUCH/ ЕСЛИ НА ОДНОМ КИЛОМЕТРЕ СЛУЧАЮТСЯ ДВА И
БОЛЕЕ ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЯ ОДНОГО ТИПА, ТОГДА ОНИ БУДУТ
-HDD ОБОЗНАЧАТЬСЯ СЛЕДУЮЩИМ ОБРАЗОМ:
A) S2-383 RDX1-01 etc./и т.д.
B) S2-383 RDX2-01 etc./ и т.д.
Z RD1T1 Z ML3

Z ML1 Z ML2
Z RD 1 01

Z RD1 03 Z RD 1 04
TIE-IN WELDS
/ЗАХЛЕСТЫ
Z RD 1 02 Z - KILOMETER POINT - КМ/ ПИКЕТ
DOUBLE JOINTING WELDS /ШВЫ, св. поворотной сваркой RD – ROAD CROSSING - ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЕ ДОРОГ
1 – FIRST ROAD CROSSING AT Z KILOMETER POINT – 1
ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЕ ДОРОГ НА Z КМ/ПИКЕТЕ
/МАГИСТРАЛЬНЫЕ СВ.ШВЫ
MAIN LINE WELDS 01 TO 04 WELD NUMBER – ОТ СВАРНОГО ШВА 01 ДО
/ШВЫ ПЕРЕСЕЧЕНИЙ СВАРНОГО ШВА 04
CROSSING WELDS трубопровода
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APPENDIX 3

МАРКИРОВКА СВАРНОГО ШВА WELD MARKING BOX

НАПРАВЛЕНИЕ УКЛАДКИ ТРУБ / DIRECTION OF PIPELINE LAYING

PROGRESS →
Отметка об участке сварки: Area reference:
-S.1 to (до) S.4 S for SECTION (Main line) /S – участок (маг. части трубопровода)
-DJ.1 to (до) DJ.x DJ for DOUBLE JOINTING / DJ – ТСБ
-T01 to (до) T.x T for TIE-IN / T – захлест
-Z ML 01/ Z ML x Z for kilometer point (Main line welds) Z – км/пикет (магистральные св. швы)
Шов № Weld №:
Св. швы нумеруются от 1 до х на каждый км для магистральной сварки – Welds shall be
numbered 1 to x for DJ and per kilometer for mainline welding –
Cross-welds to be numbered as per Appendix B/ Св. швы пересечений (трубопровода) следует
нумеровать, как указано в Приложениях
ML. For Main line/Для магистрали
R. For First Repair/В случае ремонта С. For Cut out /В случае вырезки
Клеймо сварщика Welders Marks:
Welder’s identity mark, as identified on the Welder’s Certificate or certified welders’ team. Each box
shall represent a welder Right or Left side weld deposit for / Согласно сертификату сварщика или
номеру команды сварщиков. На каждой из таких табличек должна быть приведена информация по
параметрам наплавления на Левой и Правой сторонах трубопровода
Right Side: ROW Side (Working Side) Правая сторона: Сторона Полосы Отвода (раб. сторона)
Left Side: Trench Side (Spoil Side) Левая сторона : Сторона траншеи