Documentation Flashcards
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When documenting a weld repair on a pressure vessel per API 510, which of the following is required?
Answer: The WPS, welder qualifications, preheat/PWHT records, and NDE results
Weld repair documentation must include the welding procedure specification (WPS), welder qualifications, preheat and post-weld heat treatment records, and nondestructive examination results.
In API 510, what documentation is required to support a pressure test performed after a repair or alteration?
Answer: Test pressure value, duration, medium used, date, and results
Pressure test records must document the test pressure, hold duration, test medium, date performed, and outcome to verify the integrity of the repaired vessel.
Under API 510, which party is responsible for maintaining the official inspection records for a pressure vessel?
Answer: The owner-user of the equipment
API 510 places responsibility for maintaining inspection records on the owner-user, who must keep them current and accessible throughout the vessel's service life.
What information about inspection findings must be documented in the vessel's record to allow future corrosion rate calculations?
Answer: Measured thickness values at specific documented TML locations with dates
Corrosion rate calculations require thickness readings tied to specific, documented TML locations with corresponding dates so that metal loss over time can be computed.
According to API 510, what must be documented when an inspector determines that a vessel can continue in service with a known defect (fitness-for-service)?
Answer: The FFS evaluation basis, acceptance criteria applied, and any monitoring requirements imposed
When a defect is accepted under FFS principles, API 510 requires documenting the evaluation basis, which acceptance criteria were applied, and any ongoing monitoring or restrictions.
When a vessel is re-rated to a lower MAWP under API 510, what must be updated in the records?
Answer: The inspection record, the nameplate (if required), and operating procedures reflecting the new MAWP
A re-rating requires updating inspection records, potentially stamping or replacing the nameplate, and revising operating procedures to prevent operation above the new lower MAWP.
For API 510 compliance, what minimum information must be traceable from a thickness reading back to the inspection record?
Answer: The reading value, TML location identifier, date, and instrument/method used
Each thickness reading must be traceable to its TML location, the date it was taken, and the measurement method or instrument used to ensure data quality and enable corrosion trending.