Table of Contents

1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
4 PLANNING
5 QUALIFICATION OF PERSONNEL
  5.1 General
  5.2 Examination Prerequisites
  5.3 Qualification Examinations
  5.4 Reexamination
6 EXTENT OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
  6.1 Time of Examination
  6.2 Examination During Onshore Fabrication
  6.3 Examination During Offshore Installation
7 TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UT
  7.1 Applicability of Ultrasonic Examination to
       Offshore Structures
  7.2 Advantages and Limitations of Ultrasonic
       Examination of Welds
  7.3 Significance of Discontinuities
  7.4 Procedure Qualification and Approval
  7.5 Equipment
  7.6 Preparation for Examination
  7.7 Scanning Techniques
  7.8 Discontinuity Location
  7.9 Discontinuity Evaluation
  7.10 Acceptance Criteria
  7.11 Reporting
  7.12 Verification
8 TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING
  8.1 Applicability of Magnetic Particle Examination
       to Offshore Structures
  8.2 Advantages and Limitations
  8.3 Procedure Qualification and Approval
  8.4 Equipment
  8.5 Examination Techniques
  8.6 Equipment Performance Checks (Standardization)
       and Evaluation of System Sensitivity
  8.7 Interpretation and Evaluation of Indications
  8.8 Acceptance Criteria
  8.9 Reporting
APPENDIX A - EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN UT TEST
APPENDIX B - CONSTRUCTION AND UT EVALUATION OF MOCKUP
             STRUCTURES
APPENDIX C - EXAMPLE OF SCORING UT PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE
APPENDIX D - EXAMPLES OF UT AND MT REPORT FORMS
APPENDIX E - GLOSSARY OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
             TERMINOLOGY
APPENDIX F - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BACKGROUND REFERENCES

Abstract

Specifies non-destructive examination (NDE) of offshore structural fabrication and guidelines for qualification of personnel which contains guidance on NDE methods that have evolved from fabrication experience with offshore structures.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 2004
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	API 2X : 1996