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Who responds to any inspection results that require corrective action?

Owner/user
Who determines to include 510 exempted vessels in the inspection program?

Owner/user
Who has the overall responsibility of complying with API 510?

Owner/user
Who is responsible to develop a QA inspection and repair management system?

Owner/user
Who is required to take an annual Jaeger J-1 eye test?

Inspector
Who is responsible to develop an effective MOC process?

Owner/user
Who is responsible to develop a program for Integrity Operating Windows?

Owner/user
During repairs and alterations, who is responsible for quality control?

Repair organization
Who assures the owner that testing, inspection, repairs, and examinations meet code? (TIRE)

Inspector
Who is directly involved in visual inspection activities?

Inspector
Who evaluates and accepts NDE examination results?

Inspector
Who makes recommendations for repairs, replacements, or fitness for continued service?

Inspector
Who performs NDE in accordance with specs?

NDE Examiner
Who determines qualification requirements for persons performing NDE?

Owner/user
Who maintains examiner's certification records?

NDE Tech's employer
Who notifies inspector or engineer of vessel integrity issues?

EVERYONE
Who establishes a tracking system for inspection audit findings?

Owner/user
Who develops the inspection plan for vessels and relief devices?

Inspector OR engineer
Who chooses to conduct RBI assessments?

Owner/user
Who reviews vessel history prior to inspections?

Inspector
Who familiarizes themselves with characteristics and causes of potential damage mechanisms?

Inspector
Who approves deviations from an inspection plan?

Inspector OR engineer
Who performs the internal inspection?

Inspector
Who assists with the internal inspection?

Qualified others
Who determines whether it is necessary to remove deposits or linings?

Inspector AND corrosion specialist
Who performs on-stream inspections?

Inspector OR NDE examiner
Who approves on-stream inspection work performed by examiners?

Inspector
Who specifies training requirements for non-AI's who perform external inspections?

Owner/user
Who accepts non-Inspectors to perform externals?

Inspector
Who notifies the inspector of any vessel deterioration found?

All others
Who performs external inspections?

Inspector OR qualified others
Who takes thickness measurements?

Inspector OR NDE examiner
Who reviews corrosion data for possible anomalies?

Inspector
Who reviews corrosion data if short term corrosion rates vary significantly?

Inspector AND corrosion specialist
Who assures those taking thickness measurements are trained and qualified?

Owner/user
Who should be aware of CUI suspect areas and that CUI is unpredictable?

Inspector
Who should be aware that CUI can be localized and that doing UT's during an Internal may be unsuccessful?

Inspector
Who determines locations of CML's for vessels with localized corrosion?

Corrosion specialist
Who is involved if the number of CML's will be significantly reduced or eliminated?

Corrosion specialist
Who determines the type of expected damage and selects an NDE method?

Inspector AND corrosion specialist/engineer
Specific Industry - Qualified UT angle beam examiners when needed?

Owner/user
During NDE, who should be aware of sources of measurement inaccuracies?

Inspector AND NDE examiner
Who reviews use of a component pressure test in lieu of complete vessel hydro?

Engineer
Who determines the pressure for tightness test (non-code test)?

Owner/user
During a hydro of 300 SS, who verifies the water quality and that the vessel is drained and dried?

Inspector
Who reviews potential risks of a pneumatic pressure test?

Engineer
Who develops pneumatic pressure test procedures?

Engineer
Who approves substituting NDE for a pressure test after an alteration or major repair?

Inspector AND engineer
Who determines if a pressure test is needed after a non-major repair?

Inspector
Who verifies new materials for repairs and alterations comply with those specified?

Inspector
Who PMIs new materials during repairs and alterations?

Inspector OR examiners
Who determines the sampling percentage when verifying new materials?

Inspector OR owner
Who selects the amount of additional PMI to do when the wrong material is found in an existing vessel?

Inspector
Who assess preferential corrosion in welds?

Inspector
Who assess crack like flaws and environmental cracking?

Engineer OR Corrosion specialist
Who inspects new vessels at the time of installation?

Inspector
When the vessel owner and location change, who checks that adequate documentation is provided?

Inspector
Who determines the external inspection interval?

Inspector OR engineer
Every 10 years, who reviews and approves RBI assessments with intervals beyond 10 years?

Inspector AND engineer
Who determines the external inspection requirements for retired by in place equipment

Owner
Who determines the internal/on-stream inspection interval?

Inspector OR engineer
Who approves the use of on-stream inspection in lieu of internal?

Inspector
Who maintains a fully documented QA process?

PRD repair organization
Who maintains a fully documented training program?

PRD repair organization
Who determines the relief device interval?

Inspector OR engineer
Who approves deferral of inspection tasks?

Inspector AND owner
Who is able to defer relief device interval (lesser of 10% or 6 months) without other approval?

Inspector
Who approves deferral of inspection repair recommendations?

Inspector AND inspection supervisor
Who changes or deletes inspection recommendations?

Engineer OR inspection supervisor
CONFLICT - Who selects which corrosion rate (short vs long) reflects the current conditions?
- Inspector
- Inspector AND corrosion specialist
Who estimates corrosion rates for a new vessel or a vessel with a change of service?

Corrosion specialist
Who approves thickness measuring procedure for MAWP calc?

Inspector
Who uses Sect VIII div 2 for evaluation of pitting or LTAs?

Engineer
Who considers increasing the vessel required thickness for high consequence services?

Engineer
Who maintains vessel and relief device records?

Owner
Who has access to operating and maintenance records that affect vessel integrity?

Inspector
Who prepares equipment repair plans?

Inspector OR engineer
Who authorizes all equipment repairs? (Excluding Sect VIII Div II)

Inspector
Who authorizes all repairs to Div 2 vessels?

Inspector AND engineer
Who authorizes all alterations?

Inspector AND engineer
Who designates the hold point during repairs and alterations?

Inspector
Who provides general authorization of limited or routine repairs?

Inspector
During repairs, who approves all methods of design, materials, WPSs, NDE, and testing?

Inspector OR engineeer
For major repairs, temporary repairs, or alterations, who approves the methods, materials, WPS, NDE, and testing?

Engineer AND inspector
Who approves all repair and alteration work at hold points?

Inspector
Who approves all repair and alteration work at completion of work?

Inspector
Who approves all nozzle installations?

Engineer
During repairs and alterations, who determines if PMI is required due to questionable material documents?

Inspector
Who must be satisfied that the temporary repair is adequate for vessel continued service?

Inspector AND engineer
Who allows temporary welded repairs to remain in place past "next opportunity"?

Inspector AND engineer
Who determines if a crack will not propagate from under a fillet weld patch?

Engineer
Who approves the use of fillet-welded patch repairs?

Inspector AND engineer
Who approves the design and documentation off full encirclement lap band repairs?

Inspector AND engineer
Who determines if a crack will not propgate from under a full encirclement ap patch?

Engineer
Who authorizes the repair welding of cracks at stress concentration points?

Engineer
For insert plate repairs, who approves the use of NDE procedures as an alternate to RT?

Inspector
Who reviews the weld spacing when installing an insert place?

Engineer
Who reviews and approves the repair procedures for SS cladding?

Inspector AND engineer
For a repair plan of welding SS clad or overlay, who considers atomic hydrogen mitigation?

Engineer
Who monitors the repairs made to SS cladding/overlay?

Inspector
Who uses welders and WPS's qualified to Sect IX or specified construction code?

Repair organization
Who verified that welding is done within the welders range and WPS range?

Inspector
Who maintains record of qualified WPS and WPQjQuery110104005759916109739_1504227147181

Repair organization
Who are welding records available to prior to welding?

Inspector
Who approves exceptions to preheat temperatures?

Engineer
Who monitors preheat temperatures?

Inspector
Who develops a procedure for local PWHT in lieu of a full encirclement PWHT?

Engineer
Who reviews the use of preheat in lieu of PWHT?

Engineer
WHo reviews the use of controlled deposit welding in lieu of PWHT?

Engineer
Who verifies that PWHT alternatives used are in compliance with specs and code?

Inspector
Who sets NDE acceptance standards after welding is complete?

Inspector OR construction code
WHo approves the use of alternate NDE methods after repairs and alterations?

Inspector AND engineer
Who performs calculations for rerates?

Engineer OR manufacturer/other?
Vessel rerates must be acceptable to who?

Engineer