EPCC Service for Light Oil

Transportation Through
Pipeline Corridor

EBS1-AAAA00-SAQA-PRPC-1015-G02

Coating Procedure for pipeline

DOCUMENT DETAILS

COMPANY CONTRACT NO. : 004-SC-21-EBS

: EPCC Service for Light Oil Transportation Through Pipeline

PROJECT TITLE
Corridor ,Republic of Iraq

COMPANY : EBS PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED

CONTRACTOR : SUHOOL AZMER COMPANY LIMITED

CONTRACTOR JOB NO. : SA07

PROJECT DOCUMENT NO. : EBS1-AAAA00-SAQA-PRPC-1015

REVISION NO. : G02 No. of pages (incl. Cover sheet) : 14

DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION : Coating Procedure for Pipeline

REVISION DETAILS

Mahmood Mahmood
G02 ISSUE FOR APPROVAL 13/11/2021 Mustafa N.
Salah Salah
Mahmood Mahmood
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Salah Salah
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SCOPE .................................................................................................................. 4

2. REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 4

3. DEFINITIONS/ABRREVIATIONS …………… ...................................................... 5

4. MATERIAL ……… ............................................................................................... 6

5. EQUIPMENT……………………………………………….………………………………7

6. QUALIFICATION ……………………………….………………………………………..8

7. PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................... 9

Notes: This document is based on widely used international codes, standards and good
engineering practice that are applied in Oil & Gas Projects and is intended to highlight
the minimum tests and inspections that ensure quality requirements are fulfilled
within the scope of the document.
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1.0 SCOPE

This procedure is detailed to cover the surface preparation and coating activities for carbon
steel Pipeline in EBS oil field.
This procedure describes the materials, applications, handling, installation and testing
procedures for external coating to prevent corrosion over carbon steel pipeline to be laid
under ground.

2.0 REFERENCES

 SSPC-SP1 Solvent Cleaning

 SSPC-SP2 Hand Tool Cleaning
 SSPC-SP3 Power Tool Cleaning
 SSPC-SP6 Commercial Blast Cleaning
 SSPC-SP7 Brush Off Blast Cleaning
 SSPC-SP9 Weathering Followed by Blast Cleaning
 BS 7079-B2-10 Tests for Assessment of surface cleanliness.
 ISO 2178 – Non-magnetic coatings on magnetic substrates - Measurement of coating
thickness - Magnetic method.
 ASTM D 4285- Indicating oil or water in compressed air.
 BS 7079-B2-10- Tests for Assessment of surface cleanliness.
 ASTM G62 Standard Test Method for Holiday Detection in coating.
 ASTM D4541 – Pull-off strength of coatings using portable adhesion testers.
 ASTM D5402 – Assessing the solvent resistance of organic coatings using solvent rubs.
 ISO 21809-1 submerged pipelines used in pipeline transportation systems- part 1:
Polyolefin coatings (3-layer PE and 3-layer PP).
 ISO 21809-2 Petroleum and natural gas Industries-External coatings for buried or
submerged pipelines used in pipeline transportation systems- part 2: Fusion-bonded
epoxy coatings.
 ISO 21809-3 Petroleum and natural gas Industries-External coatings for buried or
submerged pipelines used in pipelines transportation systems- part 3: Field joint coatings.
 ASTM D4414 – 95 Standard Practice for Measurement of Wet Film Thickness by Notch
Gages.
 SAC Coating and Painting Specification (EBS1-AAAA00-SAMC-SPPA-1006).
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3.0 DEFINITIONS/ABRREVIATIONS

Project EPCC Service for Light Oil Transportation Through Pipeline

Corridor
Company EBS Petroleum company limited

Contractor Suhool Azmer Company

PMC Project Management Consultancy

Third Party
TPI Inspection (An Third-Party Intermediary
independent
organization, Subcontractor appointed by contractor to carry of
person, firms,
Subcontractor construction works
ITP partnerships, Inspection & Test Plan
companies, bodies, Project Management
entities or a and Consultant (An
QC combination thereof, Quality control organization, firms,
other than companies, who
shall representing
ASME COMPANY and American society Of Mechanical Engineers
CONTRACTOR who COMPANY, shall
shall review and review, certify and
ASTM certify the product/ American Society For Testing material advice the
process/ engineering designs,
ISO equipment’s/ tools International Standarization Organization technical documents,
etc. to complies with plans etc. to
specific standards or complies with
SSPC requirements for The Society for Protective Coatings specific standards or
safety, quality or requirements for
performance). safety, quality or
BS British Standards performance).

PQT Procedure Qualification Trial

PPT Pre-Production Trial

HSS Heat-Shrinkable Sleeve

3LPE Three Layers Polyethylene

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4.0 MATERIALS

The blasting and coating materials shall comply in all details with this procedure and shall be
suitable for the specified coating application procedure, the principal stages of which are as
follows:
 Surface preparation by abrasive blasting
 Application of primer coat
 Application of heat shrink sleeve

4.1 Abrasive

Blasting materials shall be ready and checked as per the project requirements and standards.
Especial for the moisture content shall be less than 2%, radius shall be around 0.5mm~1.5mm
for 95% of blasting materials, sieve diameter shall be around 40~48 sieve/m2 for radius 1.2mm
materials and 372~476 sieve/m2 for radius 0.3mm materials, for other requirements materials
shall meet project and standard requirements.
The use of sand is not acceptable, surfaces shall be blasted by proper abrasive material, i.e.,
Garnet, copper Slag, etc.

4.2 Primer coat

Blasted surfaces shall be primed by solvent-free liquid epoxy coating. Primer coat material
shall be of the same manufacturer of the heat shrinkable sleeve, and shall be mixed, applied
and preheated as per manufacturer application instructions.
Primer coat material shall be inspected by TPI and PMC, and shall be approved prior to be
used.
Primer coat shall be two componts Niashimi epoxy primer.

4.3 Heat Shrink Sleeve

The sleeve material and closures shall be manufactured from a thermally stabilised, ultraviolet
resistant, semi-rigid high-density polyethylene and shall be radiation crosslinked. The heat
shrink sleeve material shall be subject to approval by Company. Any long-term exposure
limitations shall be clearly defined.
The sleeve shall be of sufficient length to cover the full joint plus at least 100mm of
polyethylene coating beyond the cutback on either side of the joint after shrinkage. The
shleeve shall also has 100mm overlap between its ends
The minimum thickness of the installed sleeve at any point of the pipe body shall be with
coating specification for project and recommended manufacturers.

The structure of heat shrinkable sleeve:

Construction: 3-Layer system

First Layer: Liquid Epoxy, solvent-free two-component
Second Layer: High shear strength copolymer Adhesive (hot melt base)
Third Layer: Radiation cross-linked, high density polyethylene PCI.

Coating material brand will be Niashimi HSS-80

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Repair Patches and melting stick

Repair patch shall be irradiated (Electron beam) cross-linked high density polyethylene
backing, coated immediately with a high temperature, high melting point semi crystalline
thermoplastic adhesive, which is applied over the filler mastic covering the damaged area.
The backing layer of repair patch shall be thermally stabilized and ultraviolet resistant.
The melting stick shall be made of hot melt adhesive same with the first layer of the repair
patch.

4.4 Materials Storage and handling

All materials shall be stored in a covered warehouse in a location under cold temperature as
per manufacturer recommendation, protected from the ingress of dirt, dust, moisture, etc.
Special care shall be taken during handling and installation of material to prevent ingress of
dirt or material damage. Any coating materials show evidence of deterioration due to
weathering or damage due to mishandling shall be rejected and removed from site.

5.0 EQUIPMENT

5.1 Inspection Equipment

The following inspecting equipment shall be kept available during blasting and coating
operations：

 A temperature gauge and a hygrometer

 Surface temperature thermometer
 Soluble Salt Tester
 Wet film thickness gauge (25µm to 3 mm)
 Roughness inspecting instrument
 Peel Strength tester
 Holiday detector (rolling spring types of electrodes)
 Crest voltmeter (for daily calibration of holiday detector)

All the equipment shall be ready and checked periodically (Especially for the wet film thickness
gauge) as being in good working order prior to and during blasting and coating operations and
shall be kept in a sufficiently clean condition to avoid surface and/or coating contamination.

5.2 Blasting and Coating Equipment

The type of blasting and coating equipment shall be as per specification, coating material
manufacturer’s recommendation and as approved by Owner/PMC including as follows:
1) Power tool cleaning equipment;
2) Dry abrasive blasting equipment with air compressor, moisture separator, oil separator,
trap, abrasive hopper, abrasive blasting nozzle and frame and abrasive screen;
3） Brushes;
4) Coating application rollers;
5） Ventilation equipment;
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All the equipment shall be ready and checked as being in good working order prior to and
during blasting and coating operations and shall be kept in a sufficiently clean condition to
avoid surface and/or coating contamination.

6.0 QUALIFICATION

6.1 Procedure Qualification Trial (PQT) and Pre-Production Trial (PPT)

Prior to commencement of any production coating operations, Contractor shall undertake a

PQT/PPT according to the approved proceure and manufacturer application instruction. This
will include all preparation and coating methods that will be followed in production activities.
The PQT/PPT shall utilize pipes of the same dimensions as those to be coated during
production. A minimum of 1 pipe shall be coated and tested; including 1 pipe with a full 3-layer
PE coating system applied for each service duty required.
The PQT shall be witnessed by PMC/TPI. The results from the PQT/PPT shall be recorded by
SAC and submitted to TPI for approval. PMC/TPI shall have the right to witness the
performance of tests and to examine the results of any tests conducted.

6.2 Performance Qualification

 Personnel performing surface preparation, coating application, supervising coating

application and inspection shall be qualified and certified to perform their tasks. Procedure
and Performance Qualifications shall be administered by the TPI, PMC and EBS.
 Applicators who will be qualified to this procedure, will be authorized to apply the specific
coating systems shown on their Certification Card.
 Coating applicator performance test shall be conducted on test coupon. The required
equipment will be supplied by SAC. Testing shall take place at a suitable testing area or job
site. Preferably, the equipment shall be that which will be used on the actual job. Testing
shall not be conducted if the equipment is improper, inadequate, or defective.
 The candidate for Coatings Applicator shall be required to demonstrate his ability to:

a) Set up coating application equipment.

b) Know when and how to properly use safety equipment and adhere to the basic safety
requirements.
c) Adhere to cleanliness requirements for the material before coating.
d) Familiar to coating application techniques, and has full kowladge of manufacturer
application instruction.
e) Use wet film and dry film gages.
f) Recognize and correct coating defects.
g) SAC personnel who performing inspection shall be well trained, qualified to supervise and
inspect surface preparation and coating application, and have the knowlage of defect types
and acceptance criteria according to the relavent codes, standards and specifications.
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7.0 PROCEDURE:

7.1 Invironmental conditions

In rainy weather nor in presence of high speed wind without proper protection.
Surface preparation and coating application shall also not be conducted when the surface
temperature is less than 3 C˚ above dew point or when the relative humidity of the air is greater
than 80% also when rains falling down or temp. More than 50 C.
Surface temperature, air temperature and relative humidity shall be monitered and recorded
during all construction time, at least each two hours.

7.2 Surface Preparation

 Surface preparation shall be in accordance with paint manufacturer’s instruction and

project specification, whether blast cleaning, power tool, hand tool or solvent cleaning. Any
area that has deoxidized shall be prepared by “sweep” blasting to reinstate the originally
specified standards.
 The exposed steel area and adjacent pipe coating shall be cleaned of all dust dirt,
moisture, salts, grease or other contaminants, if necessary, using a non-contaminant
solvent, Xylene or equal.
 Weld area shall be thoroughly abraded to a near white metal finish, SIS SA 2½ to yield an
anchor pattern of 50-100 microns. Blasting material shall be approved by Company prior
to its use at site.
 The exposed steel areas should be wiped clean of all foreign materials.
 Sufficient preparation of the overlap areas between field joint coating and the mill-applied
coating shall take place. The angle between the exposed surface and pipe coating should
be 35°-40° inclined, ensuring the required slope degree of the cut back edges to be as per
applicable codes, specifications and manufacturer’s instructions.
 Immediately after blasting and as soon as possible (within max. ½ hour of blasting), joint
area shall be pre-heated to the Manufacturer’s recommended minimum temperature.
A pyrometer shall be used to ensure that correct temperature is reached on steel and the
line coating. As a minimum, Pre-heating of the steel surface 5 deg. F above dew point is
required.

7.2.1 Blast cleaning

 Blasting material shall be approved by the Company prior to its use at site.
 Any grit used shall be washed free of any salt contaminants, dry and sieved to give the
required anchor pattern. Industrial grade garnet may also be used as an alternative to
copper slag, to ensure a contamination free steel surface.
 Blast cleaning shall not be permitted where adjacent areas or equipment are not
sufficiently protected from contamination by abrasive dust or debris.
 Blast cleaning shall not be permitted in areas close to coating operation to prevent
contamination of wet pain film by dust and grit.
 All rough welds, burrs and sharp surface projections shall be ground smooth and all weld
spatter shall be removed prior to blasting operations.
 The compressed air supply used for surface preparation must be of sufficient pressure
and volume to prepare the surface to the degree specified and shall be free of oil and
water.
 Alternative surface preparation methods may be approved when dry blast cleaning is
unsafe or impractical.
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7.2.2 Power-tool cleaning

Power-tool cleaning shall be to a visual standard in accordance with ISO 8501-1 St3. Power-
tool cleaning shall be done using abrasive or wire-type power discs.
Power-tool cleaning shall extend a minimum of 25mm distance into adjoining coated surfaces.

7.2.3 Hand-tool cleaning

Hand-tool cleaning is the least effective of the surface preparation methods, but it may be
used for touch-up/repair maintenance with certain surface-tolerance coating systems. Hand-
tool cleaning shall be a visual standard in accordance with ISO 8501-1 St 2. Cleaning shall be
done with brushes, scrapers, emery paper or other hand impact tools.

7.2.4 Solvent Cleaning

Solvent cleaning shall be done in accordance with SSPC-SP1 “Solvent Cleaning’ on the
surface examined for the presence of oil or grease.

7.3 Coating Application

 Coating shall be applied in accordance with the coat manufacturer’s instructions and this
procedure.
 Primer coat shall be applied within two hours after blasting of the joint.
 The required preheat of the primer coat shall be conducted as per manufacturer’s
instructions.
 The dwell time between primer coat application and HSS application shall be as per
manufacturer application instructions.
 Contractor shall check surface cleanliness prior to apply primer coat. If the blasted surface
contain dust or it was begun to corrod, contractor shall assue the removal of such matters
prior to apply primer.
 Coating shall be worked into all crevices and corners.
 Coating shall not be started until all NDT to be performed and accepted.

7.3.1 Installation of Heat Shrinkable Sleeves:

 HSS shall not applied if the primed surface shows the presence of dirt/sand, or bubbles
(intrapped air).
 The heat shrink sleeve shall be wrapped loosely around the pipe, wrapping it over the primed
area and evenly overlapping the adjacent pipe coating by 100mm or more.
 Using a torch approved by the Owner, the flame length shall be adjusted to approximately
20” (500 mm) to produce a yellow flame at the end. Using the yellow portion of the flame,
the closure shall be heated evenly until the pattern of the fabric reinforcement is visible.
The closure shall then be put down with gloved hand and any wrinkles shall be
smoothened by gently working them outward from the centre of the closure.
 A small hand roller shall be run over the closure to push out any trapped air.
 Using torch approved by the Owner, heating shall start at the centre of the sleeve and
move circumferentially around the pipe, using a constant paint-brush motion.
 Heating shall be continued toward one end of the sleeve, followed by the other, starting at
the shrunk down weld bead area and continue to the other end of the sleeve.
 During shrink-down, adhesive flow shall be occasionally checked with finger. Wrinkles
should disappear automatically.
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 When the sleeve has been shrunk onto the joint area and is still hot and soft, a small hand
roller may be run over the sleeve to push out any trapped air. Particular attention shall be
paid to the weld and cutback area. If necessary, areas may be reheated to roll out air.
Sleeve shall be fully recovered when all of the following have occurred:
a) The sleeve has fully conformed to the pipe and adjacent coating.
b) There are no cold spots or dimples on the sleeve surface.
c) Weld bead profile can be seen through the sleeve.
d) After sleeve is cooled, adhesive flow shall be evident on both edges.

7.3.2 Repair of damaged coat work:

 Damaged coating, coating which does not pass the holiday detection test shall be repaired
and retested to the satisfaction of Owner/PMC and TPI.
 The coating materials used for repair and maintenance as per EBS Specification
(EBS1-AAAA00-MEMC-SPPA-1002-0) and coating material manufacturer's
recommendation.
 The surface preparation method for repair will depend upon the size of areas to be coated
and the repair coating materials required.
 The area of the coating damage or holiday, along with the adjacent area of coating for a
minimum of 25 mm on all sides shall be thoroughly prepared / abraded.
 The coating repair method shall be as per coating manufacture’s specifications.
 Repair coating shall be applied so that the final coat overlaps the surrounding sound
coating for a minimum 25 mm.
 Smoothing edges between repaired areas and old coating then complete the consecutive
coats according to the coating supplier recommendations for the repair system.
 Repair activities should be with suitable and good tools as per manufacturer.in the event
that the required coating thickness for pipeline is not achieved we search for the defect
and re –clean the surface in good way and add layer of coating to reach the thickness
required according to specification.

7.4 Inspection and Testing

It shall be the responsibility of contractor to conduct the test and inspection as follows in
accordance with per paint manufacturer's application instruction and project specification.

1) Environmental Inspection:

Before commencing work on surface preparation and coating, the atmospheric temperature
and relative humidity shall be measured in order to determine the dew point. Relative humidity
readings shall be measured a maximum interval of 2-hour. Following determination of the dew
point, the steel surface temperature shall be measured at regular 2-hour intervals. The steel
surface temperature shall be 3ºC or more above the dew point during surface preparation as
well as during coating. During coating operations.
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2) Surface Preparation:

All coatings shall be visual checked for compliance with the specified surface cleanliness finish
standard and freedom of contamination before coating application. The finished coating
surfaces shall be of uniform color and free from pinholes, peeling, sags, and runs, etc.
a) Any oil, grease, salt or other contaminants detrimental to the formation of a good coating
bond or coating quality shall be removed prior to coating application. Contaminants may be
removed by the use of non-oily solvents. Gasoline or kerosene shall not be used for this
purpose. Visible oil and grease spots shall be removed by solvent wiping in accordance
with SSPC-SP 1. surface shall be allowed to dry before abrasive blast cleaning.
b) Surface soluble salt content: chloride contamination shall be checked prior to blast cleaning.
A salt test meter, such as an Elcometer Salt Contamination Meter, shall be used to check
for chloride contamination. The meter shall be calibrated and used in accordance with the
manufacture's recommendation. The chloride content on the metal surface shall be
measured and recorded at three locations and shall not exceed 5 μg/cm². If levels of
chloride found above 5μg/cmi before blasting then water washing/power Jetting required,
then repeat chloride tests.
c) Weld splatter. weld slag, sharp edges, burrs, etc., and any other surface discontinuities
shall be removed prior to abrasive blasting.
d) Ensure the Dew point temperature before starting blasting.
e) Ensure the Blasting profile and cleanliness before commencing to coat.
f) The coated field joint shall be visually inspected around the circumference, the installed
sleeve shall be smooth, free from defects such as, punctures, pin holes, dimples or
cracking, discolouration, air entrapment and with no dust, sand or dirt inclusions.
g) Ensure the coats product datasheet and MSDS availability in the site.
h) Ensure the metal temperature, weather and Dew point temperature to the standard.

3) Tape Application:

Visual inspection of the as-applied field joint coating shall be carried out on all joints, for the
following:
a) Adhesive flow is evident over the full circumference on both edges.
b) The tape has fully conformed to the pipe and adjacent coating and is free from air
entrapment or voids.
c) The tape surface is free of burns, punctures, or other defects indicated in the Manufacturer's
literature.
d) Weld bead profile can be seen through the tape.
e) The tape shall resist attempts to lift it from the factory coating at both edges with the
fingernail.

4) Wet Film Thickness:

a) The wet film thickness of individual coats and of the total coating system shall be checked
at random locations over areas representative of the work in progress. There shall be a
check of at least one area on each horizontal, vertical and curved surface.
b) With the exception of areas such as welds, crevices, etc. the specified minimum film
thickness shall not be exceeded by more than 50%.
c) The wet film gauges are applied to the wet conformal coating and the teeth indicate the
thickness of the conformal coating. The dry film thickness can then be calculated from the
measurement based upon the solid resin content of the conformal coating.
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5) Peel strength test:

Peel strength to pipe surface primed with epoxy and to plant coating shall be tested after field
installation by Purchaser’s inspectors. Atleast one sleeve per 100 pieces shall be tested. Peel
strength at 23℃±5℃ shall be ≥5N/mm. The minimum waiting period between application of the
coating and the Peel strength test shall be 24hours. On each sleeve tested, at least a point
shall be take on the main body of the pipe and a point on the line coating overlap area. The
temperature shall be measured by means of a temperature thermometer, on the external
surface of the joint at the root of the peeled strip (evaluationon100mm). From the joint, as trip
of coating with a minimum 160mm long and 20-50mm wide perpendicular to the axis of the
joint shall be cut. A tone end of the cuts, the coating strip shall becarefully released from the
pipe surface without causing damage to the material or the cut edges. Sufficient warming to
allow the coating to become pliable may be necessary to release and bend the coating back
through 90 degrees. The released end of the coating shall be secured in the clamp of the spring
balance or digital load cell. Marking invisible contrasting colour should be made on to the
coating a long the specimen, every 10mm, in order to help in evaluating the pulling speed. The
test shall be carried out using either of the following methods.
1) Controlled rate of peel- Force to be recorded:
It shall first be established whether peeling will occur at the required minimum force or at the
force reasonably expected for the material. If peeling does occur, the force needed to initiate
peeling and the first 20mm of peeling shall be disregarded. The coating shall be peeled off with
a peeling rate of 10mm/min perpendicular to the surface of the pipe. The peel force shall be
recorded at least every 6 seconds over a distance of 100mm. During the peeling, care shall be
taken to adjust the applied force so as to maintain the rate of peel to as close as reasonably
practicable to 10mm/min by use of as top watch and the markings made on the pipe surface.
The peel strength, expressed in Newtons per millimetre, shall be the arithmetic mean of the
values recorded over the 100 mm length. No peeling at the required minimum force, or a peel
strength that equals or exceeds the required minimum force shall be deemed as acceptable.
2) Controlledapplicationofforce-Rate of peel to be recorded. It shall first be established whether
peeling will occur at the required minimum force or at a force reasonably expected for the
material, once the initial peak value has been overcome. If peeling does occur, the first 20
mm of peeling shall be disregarded.
Throughout the test, care shall be taken to maintain the force at approximately 0% to 10%
greater than the minimum specified value. The rate of peeling shall be recorded by timing the
progress of peeling over 10 sequential 10 mm distances by means of a stop watch and
measuring tape.

The rate of peel, expressed in mm/min, shall be calculated as the arithmetic mean over the 10
recorded rate of peel values. If no peeling occurs, the rate of peel shall be recorded as 0
mm/min.

A rate of peel that is equal to or less than 10 mm/min shall be deemed as acceptable.
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6) Holiday detection:

a) The entire surface of the mainline coating and field joint coating shall be inspected by
means of a full circle holiday detector set to the same DC voltage as applicable for factory
applied main line coating and field joint coating as per the applicable standard. Inspection
of the tapes shall be carried out only after the joint has cooled and prior to lowering in
operations. The test shall be performed only on a coating that is free from surface moisture.
In any case, the test voltage shall not exceed 25,000 volt sand the movement shall be
continuous and speed of the electrode shall not exceed 30cm/sec. The voltage shall only
be applied when the electrode is moving. Holiday detection for coated joint sand pipes shall
be pre-tested by coating crew. QC and SAC inspection shall witness final holiday.
b) A beep will be heard for every repair or damage. Repair shall be done as their
commendation of the Manufacture. Qualified personnel under the witness of the QC
inspector shall perform Holiday detection. The holiday detector machine shall be calibrated
and volt indicator should always show on the machine. The machine shall always be on full
charge. SAC inspection shall always witness holiday detection. Holiday Test report shall be
recorded as quality records.
c) All holidays, imperfections and damaged areas shall be clearly identified immediately with
a waterproof marker. All markings shall be sufficiently distant from the holiday, imperfection
or damaged area to allow surface preparation and patching to take place without detriment
to the adhesion of the coating.
d) Final visual inspection and holiday testing to ensure the coating is free from damage.
e) Appearance, without defects that may be deleterious to the quality of the coating.

7.5 Safety:

The following instructions for safety procedures: -

a) The manufacturer's safety data sheets on coating materials to be applied shall be obtained
and shall be made continuously available at the work place.
b) The manufacturer's instructions on handling and storage shall be followed.
c) Flammable products, thinners, etc., are to be stored away from combustible materials and
all precautions taken to avoid creating a fire hazard.
d) Due regard shall be paid to local and statutory regulations in respect to personnel safety,
Attention shall be given to the potential fire and explosion hazards, which may exist due
to the presence of solvent vapors or air borne dust. Attention shall also be given to the
potential dangers to personnel in the vicinity of equipment operating at high nozzle
pressure and using materials, which may be either toxic or irritant to the skin, eyes or
lungs.

7.6 Quality Record and Inspection Report

a) Daily reports shall be assured on all coating activities and recorded on blasting / coating
inspection reports. These records shall be maintained and monitored by QC engineer who
together with OWNER/PMC and TPI shall sign on all inspection reports.

b) The inspection report shall be filled up by QC engineers, in which the content shall reflect
status of the inspections and quality in truth.