Specification For Riser Coating

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 GENERAL...............................................................................................................................................4
1.1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................4
1.2 DEFINITIONS...............................................................................................................................4
1.3 DOCUMENT PRECEDENCE.......................................................................................................4
1.4 OBJECTIVES.................................................................................................................................5
1.5 CODES, SPECIFICATIONS AND REFERENCES.......................................................................5

2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................6

2.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL.................................................................................6
2.2 CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY.........................................................................................6
2.3 PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT................................................................................................7

3.0 SERVICE CONDITIONS.....................................................................................................................7

4.0 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................7

4.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................................7
4.2 PROCEDURES..............................................................................................................................7
4.3 QUALIFICATION TESTING........................................................................................................8

5.0 MATERIALS.........................................................................................................................................8
5.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................................8
5.2 PRIMER.........................................................................................................................................9
5.3 BONDING AGENT.......................................................................................................................9
5.4 ELASTOMER..............................................................................................................................10

6.0 APPLICATION...................................................................................................................................10
6.1 GENERAL....................................................................................................................................10
6.2 SURFACE PREPARATION........................................................................................................11
6.3 PRIMER APPLICATION.............................................................................................................11
6.4 HOT BONDING OF ELASTOMER............................................................................................12

7.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING..........................................................................................................13

7.1 GENERAL....................................................................................................................................13
7.2 VISUAL.......................................................................................................................................13
7.3 HOLIDAY DETECTION.............................................................................................................13
7.4 ADHESION TESTING................................................................................................................13
7.5 HARDNESS.................................................................................................................................13
7.6 COATING THICKNESS..............................................................................................................13
7.7 SOUNDING TEST.......................................................................................................................14

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7.8 ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION................................................................................................14

7.9 AGEING TEST............................................................................................................................14

8.0 REPAIRS..............................................................................................................................................15
8.1 GENERAL....................................................................................................................................15

9.0 HANDLING AND STACKING..........................................................................................................15

9.1 HANDLING.................................................................................................................................15
9.2 FINAL SHIPPING........................................................................................................................15

10.0 REPORTS AND RECORDS.................................................................................................................15

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0 GENERAL
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Dragon Oil (Turkmenistan) Ltd, (DOTL) here-in after, called as ‘Company’ is engaged in
exploration & production in Lam and Zhdanov Fields located about 35 km off Turkmenistan
in the Caspian Offshore. The company is having Production Sharing Agreement with the
Turkmenistan Government for 25 years. The LAM and Zhdanov fields produce oil and
condensate together with associated gas from a series of stacked reservoir sandstones. 

With alignments of company growth and future plan and based on the production forecast,
new platforms and subsea pipelines are required to be installed.

1.2 DEFINITIONS
COMPANY DRAGON OIL TURKMENISTAN LTD

CONTRACTOR The party which carries out all or part of the Detailed
Engineering, Procurement, Transportation, Installation, Pre-
Commissioning and Commissioning (EPIC) of the project.

SUPPLIER/VENDOR The party, which manufactures and/or supplies equipment,

technical documents/drawings and services to perform the
duties specified by CONTRACTOR/COMPANY.

SUBCONTRACTOR The party, which provides services to perform the duties

specified by CONTRACTOR/COMPANY.

SHALL Indicates a mandatory requirement.

SHOULD Indicates a strong recommendation to comply with the

requirements of this document.

PROJECT EPIC of Platforms and subsea pipelines

WORK All activities associated with EPIC PROJECT.
.

1.3 DOCUMENT PRECEDENCE

For resolution of any clarification requests the following order of precedence shall apply for the
documents:

1. APPLICABLE LAWS and local regulatory requirements.

2. Project Technical Documents, in particular:
- Design Basis
- P&IDs
- Equipment Specifications / Data Sheets
- Drawings
- General Specification
- Company Engineering Standards
3. International Codes and Standards

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In the event of any conflict, discrepancy, inconsistency or ambiguity amongst documents within the
same level of precedence or between project documents and international codes/standards, the more
stringent requirement shall prevail unless otherwise APPROVED.

1.4 OBJECTIVES
This document defines the minimum technical requirements for Elastomeric Coatings of
Risers including materials, surface preparation, coating, inspection, repairs and handling.

Contractor shall obtain Company written approval for any deviations from the requirements
of this document or specifications, standards and drawings referenced herein or elsewhere in
the Contract.

This document and the codes, specifications and referenced documents listed in 1.2 below are
not intended to be all-inclusive. The requirements set forth do not relieve Contractor of his
responsibility to perform all services in a safe manner, to meet applicable codes and
standards, to comply with government regulations or to supply a product capable of
performing its intended service.

1.5 CODES, SPECIFICATIONS AND REFERENCES

The latest editions of all applicable codes, specifications and references shall define the
minimum requirements applicable to the subject work and no statement contained in this
Specification shall be construed as limiting the work to such minimum requirements.

Wherever conflicts or omissions between codes, specifications and contract occur, the most
onerous condition shall apply. Contractor is responsible for reviewing the list below and
informing the Company of any omissions. All conflicts shall be formally brought to the
attention of the Company.

Applicable Codes

BS 271 Method of Use and Calibration of Pocket Type Rubber Hardness

Meters

BS 5375 Methods of Test for Raw General Purpose Chloroprene Rubbers

BS 7079 Preparation of Steel Substrates before Application of Paints and

Related Products

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BS 903 Various Method of Testing Vulcanized Rubber

Part: A1 Determination of Density
A2 Determination of Tensile Stress-Strain Properties
A3 Determination of Tear Strength
A9 Determination of Abrasive Resistance
A21 Determination of Rubber to Metal Bond Strength
A36 Preparation of Test Pieces
A37 Assessment of Adhesion to, and Corrosion, of, Metals
A43 Determination of Resistance to Ozone Cracking
C5 Determination of Insulation

NACE RP-02-74 Electrical High Voltage Testing for External Pipeline Coatings

ASTM G8 Test method for Cathodic Disbonding of Pipeline Coatings

ISO 9000 Quality Systems

Company Specifications

Specification for Submerged Arc Welding Line Pipe

0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL
Contractor shall comply with the appropriate part of ISO 9000 and produce a Quality Plan,
which will be subject to Company approval prior to commencement of production.

2.2 CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY

Contractor shall assume full contractual and engineering responsibility for the design and
coating application.

Contractor’s responsibility shall also include:

1. Resolving questions and/or problems relating to coating design, manufacture, testing of

coating and inspection.

2. Ensuring that the coating consumables covered by this specification are manufactured
only by approved manufacturers.

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2.3 PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT

Linepipe coated in line with this specification shall be packed for shipment in accordance
with this specification and the requirements of Project Specification for Submerged Arc
Welding Line Pipe

After completion of coating, the linepipe shall be suitably protected against the ingress of
foreign matter and debris during transit and storage. End caps shall be fitted to protect the
linepipe ends.

0 SERVICE CONDITIONS
The coated pipe will be used to carry production fluids at a maximum design temperature of 85 ºC.

The ambient temperatures which the coated pipe will be exposed to are as follows:

 Maximum air temperature 43ºC

 Minimum air temperature (-) 20 ºC

 Maximum sea surface temperature 28.9ºC

 Minimum sea surface temperature 3.4ºC

0 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
4.1 GENERAL
The elastomeric coating shall be applied to linepipe to a minimum thickness of 12.7 mm.

All materials used in the coating procedure shall be chloride free and contain neither metallic
ions nor be in anyway detrimental to the in service performance of the linepipe.

Contractor shall confirm to Company the suitability of his coatings at the design temperature.
Contractor shall submit to Company a Qualification Test Procedure in accordance with
Section 4.3 of this specification.

Contractor shall submit to Company a Coating Procedure in accordance with Section 5.2 of
this specification.

Elastomeric coating shall be suitable for a design life of 30 years in the service conditions
defined in Section 3.0.

4.2 PROCEDURES
Prior to the commencement of the work, the Contractor shall submit to Company, for
approval his detailed procedures as to how he intends to carry out the work within the
framework of this specification.

This procedure shall include, but not be limited to, the following information and proposals:

 Receipt of material, offloading inspection and storage;

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 Steel surface preparation, including materials, removal of steel defects, cleanliness,

profile and methods of measurement;

 Complete details of storage of the coating materials;

 Complete details of the coating materials, together with quality control and
Manufacturer’s certification sheets;

 Application of coating, including details of tape width, tension and overlap;

 Cure time, temperature and methods;

 Inspection and testing, including instrument and equipment types;

 Details of instrument and equipment calibration methods, including relevant standards

and examples of calibration certificates.

Contractor shall provide full details regarding the use of any Subcontractor, location of work,
choice of materials and any such additional information that Company may request to clarify
his work intentions. Only Subcontractors approved by Company shall be employed.

4.3 QUALIFICATION TESTING

Contractor shall demonstrate that the coated pipe can meet the requirements of this
specification by performing tests over a minimum duration of three months, or by providing
documented evidence, to the satisfaction of Company, of the performance of Contractor’s
proposed materials and application procedure from previous tests.

A detailed qualification test procedure to ensure suitability of the coatings to be submitted to

Company for approval, on a test piece produced in accordance with defined process of
application.

The procedure shall include details of the test set-up to simulate actual operating conditions,
in accordance with this specification.

The procedures shall also include confirmatory testing of the Manufacturer’s stated
mechanical and physical cured properties in addition to testing the test piece for adhesion,
hardness, uniformity of thickness, flexibility and tear resistance.

All repair procedures shall be qualified in the same manner.

Contractor to submit written test report to Company for approval.

Contractor shall not commence full production until Company has issued approval of the
procedure qualification.

0 MATERIALS
5.1 GENERAL
The coating system shall consist of the following materials:

a. Metal Primer

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b. Bonding Agent

c. Elastomeric Sheet

The elastomeric coating shall be polychloroprene, chloroprene, or equivalent and be suitable

for operation in totally submerged environment in the service conditions specified in Section
3.0.

The final coating shall meet the requirements specified below (Table 5.1):

Table 5.1: Material Properties - Polychloroprene Coating

Hardness (BS 903 A26) 55-65 Shore Aº

Tensile Strength (BS 903 A2) >15 N/mm2

Elongation at Break (BS 905 A2) >350%

Tear Strength (BS 903 A3) >30N/mm

Compression Set (BS 903 A6) >15% (25% strain for 24 hr at 70ºC)

Water Absorption (BS 903 A16) >2.5%

Cathodic Disbondment (ASTM G8) Disbondment diameter >10mm (90 day

1.5V 3% NaCl at 130ºC)

Dielectric Resistance (ASTM D257 (83)) >500V per 25mm

Adhesion (BS 903 A21) >35N/mm (25mm width sample)

Ozone Resistance (BS 903 A43) No adverse effects

5.2 PRIMER
The primer shall be a metal primer as specified by the elastomer manufacturer and approved
by Company.

The primer shall be continuously agitated before and during application to ensure it is
homogenous and this agitation shall commence at least 30 minutes before application is to
commence. If the primer is to be sprayed, it shall be of a suitable viscosity. No primer that
has thickened or is contaminated shall be used.

5.3 BONDING AGENT

The bonding agent shall be an elastomer-bonding agent as specified by the elastomer
manufacturer. All bonding agents shall be used immediately upon opening of storage
container or else discarded. Shelf life to be advised.

5.4 ELASTOMER

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The elastomer coating shall have the final properties specified in Section 5.1.3 and any
batching of elastomeric sheet will only be permitted by Company if this is not detrimental to
the finished coating.

A sample of raw elastomer from each batch to be used shall be tested no more than 1 day
prior to use for the following properties:

a. Measurement of specific gravity (cured)

b. Viscosity using Monsanto Rheography test (uncured)

c. Scorch using Monsanto Rheography test (uncured)

Tests shall be in accordance with BS 5375 and only a 10% deviation in values obtained,
between batches, shall be permitted.

In addition, cured samples of elastomer (two per batch) shall be tested for:

 Bond strength

 Elongation

 Hardness

 Specific gravity

 Tensile strength

 Tear strength

In accordance with the relevant parts of BS 903 and Section 7.0 of this specification. The
properties shall meet the requirements of Section 5.1.3.

Calendared sheet produced from approved batches of elastomer shall be of the correct
thickness to be agreed with Company and shall be free of porosity, holes, contamination and
any other defects considered detrimental. All calendared sheets shall be clearly marked with
the elastomer batch number and the date of production of both batch and sheet.

0 APPLICATION
6.1 GENERAL
Application of coating shall commence only when the steel pipes have been properly
inspected by Contractor for surface indentations or other external damage. A record of
acceptable pipes shall be kept by Contractor to track their progress through the coating
process.

For all operations the steel surface must be 3ºC above the dewpoint temperature and remain at
this level throughout the operation. No operation shall be allowed to proceed or continue
when humidity exceeds 85%.

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6.2 SURFACE PREPARATION

All steel surfaces to which the elastomeric coating will be applied, and all other steel within
100mm of these zones, shall be prepared by abrasive blasting to meet an equivalent of Sa3
visual standard of BS 7079 or SSPC equivalent.

Using dry blasting techniques only, the exterior surface of the pipe lengths shall be abrasive
cleaned using non metallic grit to remove all millscale and other impurities from the surface,
to expose bare metal all over.

The surface profile (anchor pattern) shall be between 50 and 150 microns.

Steel surface to be blast cleaned must be free from grease, oil, dirt, weld spatter, burns, salts
and heavy layers of rust scale. Weld spatter, burns and rust scale shall be physically removed
by power tools, and welds shall be ground smooth and contoured. Grease, oil, and dirt shall
be completely removed by a water emulsifiable de-greasing solvent. De-greased surfaces
shall then be washed with copious amounts of freshwater or steam cleaned.

All compressed air used shall be free of water oil, dirt, etc, and filters or traps used for this
purpose shall be cleaned and drained regularly.

Steel surfaces which have been subject to salt spray or other atmospheric contamination shall
be repeatedly washed with fresh water and air blast dried until all traces of the salt or
contaminant have been removed.

Blasting abrasives shall be kept dry, clean and free from contamination. When recovered grit
systems are used, a stabilised working mix of blast cleaning materials shall be established and
maintained throughout the entire course of the production by frequent small additions from
fresh or cleaned stock at a rate sufficient to replenish consumption. Large additions of new
material shall be avoided. The smallest particle size shall be an 80 mesh abrasive.

All surfaces shall be inspected immediately after blast cleaning and all slivers, scabs, gouges,
etc made visibly by blast cleaning shall be marked. All marked defects shall be brought to the
attention of Company who shall determine whether the defects can be removed by grinding.
No steel surface defects shall be ground without approval from Company.

All accepted ground areas shall be re-blasted to meet the requirements of this specification.

The primer shall be applied immediately following blast cleaning or in any event within 2
hours of blast cleaning. No surface shall be primed if it is contaminated. Should the surface
become contaminated with oil, grease or other medium injurious to the elastomeric coating, a
solvent wash should be applied to remove this.

6.3 PRIMER APPLICATION

A single coat of primer shall be applied no later than 2 hours after shot-blasting and before
visible oxidation of the surface finish.

Priming agents shall be thoroughly mixed to ensure that solids are kept in suspension.

The primer shall be applied either by brush kept solely for the purpose or spray ensuring that
the entire surface is covered.

The primer shall be applied to an even thickness at the manufacturer’s recommended

thickness and coverage rate.

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Full coverage shall be ensured for the primer.

The primer shall be allowed to dry completely before application of the bonding agent.

The primer shall be applied to all surfaces, which will be covered by the elastomeric coating,
plus all other steel surfaces within 50 mm of these zones.

Application of Bonding Agent

The bonding agent shall be applied over the primer. Manufacturers minimum and maximum
over coating times for the primer shall be adhered to.

The bonding agent shall be thoroughly mixed to ensure that solids are kept in suspension.

The bonding agent shall be applied either by brush kept solely for the purpose or spray
ensuring that the entire surface is covered.

Coatings shall be applied to an even thickness as specified by the manufacturer.

Full coverage shall be ensured for the bonding agent.

The bonding agent shall be protected so as to avoid contamination during or after drying.

The bonding agent shall be allowed to dry completely before application of next coat.

6.4 HOT BONDING OF ELASTOMER

Contractor shall submit details of his proposed method of elastomer application for approval
by Company.

Only elastomer sheet that has full documentation, is in good condition and has been correctly
stored shall be used to coat the prepared area. Elastomer sheets shall be warmed thoroughly to
55 - 70ºC on a hot plate before application. Edges of sheet shall be chamfered to 30 - 40°C
and the side of the sheet to be applied to the steel shall be washed with toluene.

When the bonding agent on the steel is thoroughly dry, the elastomer shall be worked onto the
prepared steel area.

The sheet shall be vigorously stitched down from the centre outwards; there shall be no air
entrapment. Edge joint shall be made flush.

Subsequent layers of sheet to be applied shall be made tacky by washing with toluene.

Vulcanisation shall be by steam pressure autoclave, with curing time, temperature, and
pressure controlled in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations for obtaining the
required bonding and material properties specified in Section 5.1.3.

Bonding tape shall be completely removed after curing.

The final coating thickness required shall be 12.7 mm (+2 mm, -0) and this thickness shall be
attained in one vulcanising process. Additional vulcanisation to achieve the coating thickness
shall not be permitted under any circumstances.

A distance of 100 mm at each end of the pipe shall be left uncoated with polychloroprene to
facilitate subsequent welding / fabrication.

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A suitable small steel section shall be coated in parallel with the main application and
submitted to Company for testing purposes. A bond test shall be carried out on this section in
accordance with Section 5.4.3.

0 INSPECTION AND TESTING

7.1 GENERAL
Each completed pipe shall be subjected to non destructive examination to ensure compliance
with this specification. Testing shall take the form of, but not be restricted to, visual checks,
holiday detection, adhesion testing, ultrasonic inspection, hardness testing, thickness
measurement and hammer testing.

7.2 VISUAL
Visual checks on the quality and application of the coating shall be carried out on every pipe.
Pipe ends shall be clean and free from primer, bonding agent, polychloroprene, and/or foreign
material over the total cut back area (100 mm from each end of pipe).

There shall be no evidence of blistering, discontinuities, or porosity in the cured

polychloroprene.

7.3 HOLIDAY DETECTION

100% holiday detection using a low amperage, adjustable voltage, pulse type detector shall be
carried out on every pipe, by using a coil spring electrode.

The minimum voltage employed shall be 25 kV and the voltage shall be set in accordance
with the recommendations in NACE RP-02-74.

Because of variables such as relative humidity and temperature, the detector voltage shall be
calibrated no less than twice daily.

7.4 ADHESION TESTING

The strength of the bond between the polychloroprene and the pipes shall be tested in
accordance with BS 903 A21. This test shall be carried out on every pipe and an additional
25 mm strip of coating shall be provided at one end of the pipes for this purpose.

The strength of the bond shall be in excess of the tear strength of the polychloroprene coating.

7.5 HARDNESS
Hardness shall be determined using a hand hardness meter of an approved type calibrated in
accordance with BS 2719. In addition, hardness meter readings shall be checked and
correlated with a dead load hardness machine meeting the requirements of BS 903. Hardness
shall be a minimum of 60Aº, and a maximum of 70Aº. Readings shall be taken every metre
in at least two planes. At least 20 readings shall be taken on each pipe length.

7.6 COATING THICKNESS

The thickness of the finished elastomer coating shall be measured by an approved technique.
Two measurements at diametrically opposite locations shall be made on each finished pipe.

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7.7 SOUNDING TEST

All coated surfaces shall be hammer tested at maximum intervals of 150 mm along the axis of
the guide.

The test shall involve vigorously tapping the sheathing at four circumferentially distributed
locations. Changes in the sound of the hammer blow shall be deemed to indicate a suspect
bond. Locations of suspect bonds shall be adequately marked and subsequently checked by
the ultrasonic inspection technique described in Section 7.8 of this specification.

7.8 ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION

Ultrasonic flaw detection shall be carried out on every coated pipe at 100 cm intervals in at
least 4 equal spaced positions around the pipe. Inspection shall be by the Dry Coupling
Method using a Through Transmission Shadow Technique. Probes shall be 1¼ MHz
undamped and two probes operating in tandem, 1 x Tx and 1 x Rx, shall be used.

Contractor shall submit a full ultrasonic procedure to be used, based on the above, to
Company for approval before production and any qualification tests commence. No defect or
flaw shall be allowable within 15 cm of the end of the coating.

The maximum allowable disbondment on any item shall be 1% (i.e. 1 cm2 per 100 cm2).

The maximum single defect that shall be allowed at the discretion of Company without repair
shall be 4 cm2. No more than 1 repair per square metre of coating attributable to flaws
detected by this method shall be allowable.

The entire coated area, for a distance of 30 cm in all directions, shall be examined around
every detected flaw greater than 4 cm2.

Flaws to be detected by this inspection method shall be voids, porosity, delineation and lack
of adhesion.

7.9 AGEING TEST

In the event of documentary evidence of the ageing properties of the elastomer not being
accepted by Company, long-term (1000-hour) exposure tests shall be carried out on test
pieces of the same specification prepared and coated at the same time as the riser pipe.
Sample lengths shall be immersed in seawater at a temperature of 135ºC for a period of 1000
hours. Identical control samples shall be stored in a dry environment at a temperature of
between 10ºC and 25ºC.

After completion of the 1000 hours exposure samples shall be tested as follows:

 Measurement of hardness by the standard penetrometer test.

 Measurement of bond strength to the steel in accordance with BS 903 A21.

 The control samples shall also be tested to these specifications.

The values measured in accordance with a) and b) above, for the test piece, shall be greater
than 90% of the corresponding values measured for the control sample.

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0 REPAIRS
8.1 GENERAL
Repairs will only be permitted under ‘exceptional’ circumstances and will be subject to
approval by Company. All costs relating to such repairs shall be the responsibility of the
Contractor.

Before repairs will be permitted, Contractor shall demonstrate to Company representative that
the repair is in all respects as good as the parent material.

Repair procedure shall be submitted to Company for approval.

Criteria for allowable repairs, including size, dimensions, depth and nature of defect, shall be
developed by Contractor for Company approval, and shall be included in the repair procedure.

0 HANDLING AND STACKING

9.1 HANDLING
Pipe handling and storing shall be in accordance with Project Specification for SAW Line
Pipe and this specification.

Pipe shall be handled in a manner to prevent damage to coating, pipe walls and bevelled ends.

Adequate strapping and padding shall be provided during loading for transfer to any location.
Pipe shall be raised or lowered to or from the stockpile, ground, barge railcar, or truck by
using non-metallic hooks or straps inserted in the ends of the pipe, and carried by a wire rope
or chain line with a “spreader bar” between the lines. All pipe handling shall be with
equipment agreed with Company.

If Company observes coating or pipe damage due to handling or stacking; Contractor will be
required to take immediate corrective action.

Contractor to install end caps where possible on all coated pipes.

9.2 FINAL SHIPPING

Prior to final shipping of the pipe from the coating yard the uncoated ends shall be cleaned by
wire brushing.

Any and all end caps inadvertently or purposely removed during coating shall be reinstalled
as soon as practical during the coating operations in order to minimise or avoid handling of
the pipe without the protectors.

0.0 REPORTS AND RECORDS

All reports and records shall be supplied in accordance with the requirements of this specification and
the contract. These shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

 Calibration reports

 Holiday detection

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 Adhesion testing

 Hardness

 Coating thickness

 Ultrasonic examination

 Ageing test

 Repairs report

 Raw material report

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