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QAP 18 – DESIGN CONTROL

1. PURPOSE:

1.1. This Quality Assurance Procedure describes the procedures used within RigMaster Power
International for design control.

2. SCOPE:

2.1. Design control applies to all new design completed at RigMaster Power International. For
design modifications see DCR. QAP 04, Form RMI 11, Appendix “A”.

2.2. Design change procedures are fully describes under QAP 04.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES:

3.1. Engineering Manager:

The Engineering manager is responsible for the overall coordination of the design and
development process and to ensure that specifications are met.

3.2. Department managers:

The engineering, Production, and Quality Assurance managers are all responsible for the
various functions throughout the design and development process.

4. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING:

4.1. During the planning phase of a contract the need for design requirements are identified in
accordance with the contract requirements, the design input, and the designer’s own initiative
based on experience plus input from other staff.

4.2. A design specification or customer requirements list (Form RMI 32 – Appendix “A”) is
established by sales during the first phase of the design and development process. The
design specification details the following requirements:

4.2.1. Completed product requirements:

a. Functional – mechanical and physical;

b. Reliability;
c. Performance range;
d. Component interchangeability;
e. Safety, and;
f. Environmental concerns.

4.3. Based on the design specification, the project will be defined into design and development
plans (Form RMI33 – Appedix “B”) which assigns activities with schedules for completion to
qualified personnel with proper resources, defined organizational interfaces, and it also
defines the documents required. The plan shall be updated as the design evolves. The

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President, or their designate, will approve, and the Project Engineer will be responsible for
the controlling and recording of theses updates.

5. DESIGN INPUT:

5.1. Prior to the actual design process (detailed design) the design input phase is implemented to
provide a preliminary design. At the design stage the input requirements are identified,
documented, and reviewed by the Project Engineer.

5.2. In order to produce a preliminary design the following is implemented:

5.2.1. Create a design concept with layout and sketches.

5.2.2. Check the design concept with the design specification; note areas of deviation.

5.2.3. Review and incorporate historical design data.

5.2.4. Apply the necessary calculations to the design concepts, including the material requirements.

5.2.5. The project Engineer will implement basic configuration control.

5.3. Upon completion of the above, a preliminary design is prepared for a design assurance
meeting.

5.4. A design assurance meeting is arranged by the Project Engineering. The meeting is attended
by representatives from Engineering, manufacturing, Quality, and Procurement.

5.5. Design assurance reviews are repeated as necessary to obtain joint approval to the
preliminary design concept.

5.6. All details of the preliminary design concepts are reviewed for the following items:

a. Manufacturing/testing/inspection feasibility and compatibility;

b. Available resources and material;
c. Functionality, reliability, safety, and performance feasibility;
d. Sub-assembly and component interchangeability;
e. Verification of the design specification;
f. Alternative use of calculations;
g. Material suitability;
h. Configuration control;
i. Cost, and;
j. Regulatory requirements.

5.7. Upon conclusion and documentation of the initial design input (assurance) reviews (Form
RMI 34 – Appendix “C”), the President, or their designate, will provide a final approval of the
preliminary design to proceed to the next phase.

6. DESIGN PROCESS:

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6.1. During the design process phase, detailed drawings and specifications documents are
produced.

6.2. All drawing and/or documents produced are checked by the Engineering Dept. throughout the
process; however the designer may not check their own work. Prototype and proposal
drawings do not require approval signatures.

6.3. Drawings may be produced by either CAD or manual methods.

6.4. Each drawing and/or document will be provided with a unique number which is recorded in
the drawing log (Form RMI – Appendix “E”). The number assignment is in accordance with
the Configuration Control System.

6.5. Each drawing will be prepared on a RigMaster Power International drawing format (Appendix
“F”)

6.6. Parts list will be prepared in Parts List Format (Form RMI 37, Appendix “E”).

6.7. When the detailed design is completed a Design Assurance meeting will be arranged by the
Project Engineer.

6.8. The Design Review will address all items reviewed during the preliminary design concept
reviews as well as consideration of the design results.

6.9. At the conclusion of the Design Review the detailed design will be documented (Form RMI 35
– Appendix “D”) and approved by the President, or their designate, for the next phase (design
output or redesign, as required)

7. DESIGN OUTPUT:

7.1. The design output is documented and expressed in terms of requirements, calculations, and
analysis. The design output shall:

a. Meet the design input requirements;

b. Contain or refer to the acceptance criteria;
c. Conform to regulatory requirements, and;
d. Identify characteristics of the design that are crucial to function and safety

7.2. Prior to fabricating a limited production sample of the design product, the following design
output requirements are required:

a. Manufacturing procedures, and:

b. Testing and/or inspection procedures.

7.3. The above design output will be documented on a Design Output Checklist (Form RMI 38 –
Appendix “H”) and prepared by the various departmental functions within the company and
their development will be coordinated by the Engineering Manager.

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7.4. When the Design Output documents are completed, the President, or their designate, will
approve the design for limited production sample as well as First Article inspection, if
required.

8. DESIGN VERIFICATION:

8.1. When deemed necessary, a prototype is produced for design verification. This prototype will
be subject to the applicable test including, for example, air flow, temperature drop, etc., as
defined by the Verification test Plan.

8.2. The Project Engineer shall plan verification, document verification, and assign verification
tasks to competent personnel. The extent of verification activities will be determined by the
customer requirements on customer driven projects. Internal designs will be at the discretion
of the President. The verification shall establish that the design output meets the design input
requirements by:

a. Holding and recording design reviews;

b. Undertaking qualification test and demonstration;
c. Carrying out alternative calculations, and;
d. Comparing the new design with similar proven design, if available.

8.3. A design verification meeting is arranged by the Project Engineer to review the results.
Records of the meetings are collected and filed by the Project Engineer.

8.4. The meeting will determine the approval for the production or the need for design output
changes.

8.5. When changes are required the process will be repeated until acceptance of the design is
achieved.

8.6. Upon approval of the design, the drawings will be formally released utilizing the Document
Control release and distribution procedure.

9. DESIGN VALIDATION:

9.1. Design validation will be completed by the customer.

9.2. Design changes required by the customer based on the design verification will be completed
in accordance with the Design Change Request process, paragraph 10. Below Additional
prototypes or test will be detailed in the DCR response.

9.3. The final verified prototype and applicable documents will be delivered to the customer for
design validation.

9.4. After delivery of the validated prototype, the design process is complete and the design is the
responsibility of production.

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10. DESIGN CONTROL:

10.1. During production the design may be changed or modified due to various reasons. The
changes or modifications will be controlled by the use of DCR (DCR, Form RMI 11, QAP 04,
App. “A”) in accordance with QAP 04. Drawings dated prior to September 12, 1995, will be
considered at revision 0. The design control is established for the identification,
documentation, review, and approval of all changes and modifications.

10.2. Design changes may be initiated internally or by the customer. Design change ramifications,
including but not limited to, cost and schedule impacts, will be identified in the DCR response
and communication to the customer, by Sales or Customer Service.

10.3. Internal changes will be initiated by the individual raising the design change request and
passed to Engineering for action.

10.4. Customer initiated design changes will be completed by the Sales, Customer Service, or
Engineering personnel in contact with the customer regarding the request. These DCRs will
be passed to Engineering for action.

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