Third Party Inspection for Ground Storage Tank-

            Reference Documents- 1.     Design code 2.     Purchase order specification 3.     Purchaser's standards 4.     Approved drawings 5.     API 650 6.     API 620 7.     API 653 8.     BS 2654 Inspection Activities from start to finish-              Material Inspection            Fabrication Inspection            Plate Preparation            Shell Courses and Base Plates containing Welded Seams            Post Weld Heat Treatment of Hot Formed Components            Assembly Inspection             Painting and Coating              ...

Important Point For Pressure Vessel Inspector-E-2

 CORROSION RATES AND INSPECTION INTERVALS

The Inspector must be able to calculate:

a) Metal Loss (including corrosion averaging) (API 510, Para 7.4)

b) Corrosion Rates (API 510, Para 7.1)

c) Remaining Corrosion Allowance (API 510, Para 7.1)

Remaining Corrosion Allowance = t actual – t required

d) Remaining Service Life (API 510, Para 7.2)

e) Inspection Interval (API 510, Section 6)

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