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HELLENIC GAS TECHNICAL JOB a} SYSTEMOPERATOR §=———— @DESFA war ws cu Toniiesie Gran) 357-359, MESSOGION AVE., 415 25 ATHENS, GREECE Tels 210 sooo "REVISION Fax : 210 6501551 | DATE 05/04/2011 TRANSMISSION SPECIFICATION HIGH PRESSURE (HP) TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS PLANT — APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING This document isthe property of DESFA SA andi shall not be reproduced copied o7 used for ans purpose ater than that for hich is specially furnished ODESF, HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR inc tntoxaninngore Job Spec.No 834/1 Revision o Date 05-04-2011 Page 2120 QUALITY ASSURANCE PAGE CHANGES LOG REVISIONS LOG. 0 [05.04.2011 FIRST ISSUE PQ DPT Ve Rev.No_| Rev. Date REASON FOR CHANGE Made 8) Approved B: "REVISION: 0 “FIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - wart -PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL S-LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING ©. DES, FA HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/1 Revision 0 Date 05-04-2011 Page 3/20 CONTENTS REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 1.0 SCOPE 20 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS % SURFACE PREPARATION 40 MATERIALS 5.0 COATING APPLICATION 6.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING 7.0 REPAIRS 8.0 = MARKING 9.0 HANDLING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT 10.0 TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION REVISION “HIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - e3art PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - @dEs FA HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/1 Re 0 Date 05-04-2011 Page 4120 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS Job Spec. No. 171/1 [Steel Pipe] ELOT EN ISO 8501-14 [Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products - Visual assessment of surface cleanliness - Part 1: Rust grades and preparation grades of uncoated steel substrates and of steel substrates after overall removal of previous coatings] EN ISO 21809-1 [Petroleum and natural gas industries - External coatings for buried and submerged pipelines used in pipeline transportation systems - Part 1: Polyolefin coatings (3-layer PE and 3-layer PP)] REVISIONS TFIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS war “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 34LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - 40 A 42 2.0 22 DES FA HELLENIC Gas TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/14 Revision oO Date 05-04-2014 Page 5120 SCOPE ITEM This specification defines the minimum requirements for the surface preparation, coating application, inspection and handling of plant-applied three layer polyethylene (PE) coating of pipes; the minimum requirements for the epoxy primer, extruded adhesive, extruded polyethylene outer layer and the applied coating; and the minimum requirements for repair of pipe coating. SERVICE TEMPERATURE The service temperature of the pipeline will be from -5° C to +50" C. However, coated pipes may be stored at ambient temperatures down to -20° C and with a surface temperature up to 80° C under the sun, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS GENERAL A record of pipe serial numbers shall be kept for Owner's information. This record shall contain all information on the delivered pipes, ic. lengths, damages, cuts, repairs, transfer of serial numbers, coated stock, bare stock, scrap. These records shall be available at all times for review of the Owner. Upon completion of coating operations the Contractor shall satisfactorily account for all materials or shall reimburse the Owner for the full cost of any materials not balanced. All coating materials, production and repair procedures as well as test methods shall be approved by the Owner before coating starts. Coating application procedures shall be documented and monitored by the Contractor. Written records shall be maintained by qualified personnel. ‘The procedures shall include: - Surface preparation, including number, type and size of cleaning machines, grades and types of abrasive, removal of steel defects, cleanliness, surface profile and methods of measurement. - Complete details of the coating materials, together with quality control and manufacturer's certification sheets and of materiais storage, which shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. ~ Application of coating, including details of application temperatures, curing times and methods, cutback and beveling methods and acceptable prevailing working conditions (humidity, dust and temperature), - Inspection and testing, including instrument and equipment types, makes and uses. = Details of instrument and equipment calibration methods, including relevant standards and examples of calibration certificates. = Coating defect repair methods and materials. - Storage, handling and transport procedures for both bare pipes and coated pipes. REVISION: © THIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS = wa ‘SLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING 22 2.3 3.0 34 32 @DES. Fy HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/1 Revision 0 Date 05-04-2011 Page 6/20 STANDARDS Coating shall conform to the requirements of EN ISO 21809-1 and the requirements specified herein. The coating shall fulfill the requirements given for coating class A, LDPE as per EN ISO 21809-1 COATING THICKNESS CLASS The coating thickness class, according to EN ISO 21809-1, shall be AZ (for moderate duty). The minimum coating thickness shall he a8 per Table 2, EN ISO21809-1 for class A2. SURFACE PREPARATION INITIAL CLEANING All weld spatter, grease, oil, etc, shall be removed prior to biasting. In case of presence of chlorides the pipes must be washed prior to preheating for biasting. Ita chemical cleaner is used, subsequent washing with potable water is required, BLAST CLEANING The pipe surface shall be preheated dried before blast cleaning The ends of the pipe shall be protected with plugs so as to prevent entry of abrasive into the pipe during the biast cleaning Alternatively the Contractor may propose to link the pipes together to prevent entry of abrasive. Unless otherwise agreed, surfaces shall be cleaned by abrasive blasting to at least degree SA 2 1/2 according to EN ISO 8501-1. Angular sharp grit or a mixture of grt and shot shall De used. Shot applied alone is not accepted. Blast cleaning abrasives shall be agreed with the Owner. The use of sand is not permitted. After blast cleaning, the surface profile shall have an average peak to trough height of 40 um and a maximum of 7 um. Dust on the pipe extesiar shall be removed directly before coating by a method which is approved by the Owner, for example compressed dry air assisted by vacuum cleaning Blasting abrasives shall be kept dry, clean and free from contamination. Airlines shall be filtered to remove oil and moisture. Blasting abrasive shall be cleaned by a dust extraction system, which removes fine particles the size of which will be determined after the initial site testing When recovered metallic grit systems are used, a stabilized working mix of blast cleaning material 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. Report verifications of the mix quality shall be submitted to Owner by the ‘Contractor. Blasting and other dust producing areas shall be kept separate from coating application areas. REVO T FIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - war “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - ©DES. FA HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/1 Revision ° Date 05-04-2011 Page 7120 The blast-cleaned surface shall not be contaminated with dirt, dust, metal particles, hydrocarbons, water, or any other foreign matter, which is detrimental to the coating 3.3 SURFACE INSPECTION The metal surface shall be inspected after biast- cleaning under adequate lighting from both ends and all slivers, scabs, burrs, gouges, sharp edges in welding area, etc, made visible shall be removed by grinding. Grinding which reduces the pipe wall thickness below the nominal wall thickness minus the permissible negative pipe-manufacturing tolerance is not permitted. Pipe ‘engths containing a dent shall be set-aside for the Owner's Representative to determine its disposition. Gouges in a dent shall not be ground The pipe surface shall be uniform throughout before coating, Coating shall take place quickly after cleaning and before any contamination or rust blooming appear. If the surface shows any contamination or rust blooming, the surface shall be blast-cleaned again. Pipes, which have not been coated within three hours, shall be reblasted Blast cleaning shall be suspended if the pipe surface temperature falls 3° C below the dew point 40 MATERIALS 44 GENERAL The 3-layer polyethylene coating system shall consist of - One fusion bonded epoxy powder primer coat ~ One adhesive coat, ~ One extruded polyethylene outer coat. The manufacturer, trade name and data sheet for the coating materials proposed by the Contractor shall be approved by the Owner prior to the placing of any order for coating work. The coating materials shall be handied, stored and applied in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, or as directed by an authorized representative of the coating manufacturer. Materials used are to be demonstrated either on independent test certificates (not older than + year) or during the pilot production period of the plant, The Contractor shall obtain from the manufacturer and submit to the Owner: - The guarantee that the epoxy primer material, the adhesive material, the polyethylene and the repair products delivered shall meet the coating characteristics of this specification. - Production test certificates each for the epoxy undercoat material, the adhesive material and the poiyethylene. - For epoxy powder, one test certificate shall be submitted per batch, including results of the tests defined in this specification. The certificate shall be in conformity with the specified methods and acceptance values. + Standard infrared scan of epoxy powder for each production batch and a REVEONT HIGH PRESSURE TRANGMISSION SYSTEMS ar ‘PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER. POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR, @DESF: Job Spec.No 834/14 Revi 0 Date 05-04-2011 Page 8/20 certificate indicating that this complies with the normal scan for the product. ~ Major epoxy powder appiication data. - Substrate temperature. ~The maximum time interval during which the adhesive has to be applied. - Packaging and storage requirements of epoxy powder and repair products. + Details of marking on each package of powder and repair product including + Manufacturer's name, + Place of manufacture, + Complete identification of powder and repair product, + Production batch or cast number, * Date of production, + Time limit for use, + Any special safety or storage instructions relevant to the batches, + Conditions of application of any repair products, 42 EPOXY PRIMER Approved fusion bonded epoxy powder primer compatible with the adhesive shall be used. Epoxy Powder and Adhesive material shall be products of the same manufacturer. Unless otherwise agreed, the selected epoxy powder shall meet the requirements of paragraph 8.3, Table 3, EN ISO 21809-1, for Class A. EPOXY POWDER RAW MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PARAMETER TEST METHODS _| UNITS | REQUIREMENTS gfom? AS per Density ELOTEN ISO 2811 manufacturer's spec. | 40.05 Within 20% per Gel ime Annex K, ENISO 218081 Sec | manufacturers spec Moisture content (by mass)| EN ISO 21809-2 % $06 Gass transition temperature| Annex D, EN ISO 21809-1 °C 295 As per manufacturers Residual het ‘Annex D, EN ISO 21809-1] Calg spec. REVISION “HIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS ~ ar - PLANT - APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - O©DESFA HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec. No 834/1 Revision ° Date 05-04-2014 Page 9/20 43 AOHESIVE Unless otherwise agreed, the adhesive shall meet the requirements of paragraph 8.4, Table 4, EN ISO 21809-1, for Class A. ADHESIVE RAW MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PARAMETER TEST METHODS | UNITS | REQUIREMENTS Elongation at break at 23°C | ELOTENISO527 | % 2600 Strength at yield point at 23°C | ELOT ENISO 527 | MPa 26 Notch impact strength ELOT ENISO 179 | KJim? VICAT Softening temperature | ELOTENISO.308 | °C 260 ‘Water content ELOT EN ISO 19512) % <0.1 44 EXTRUDED POLYETHYLENE The polyethylene material shall meet the requirements of paragraph 8.5, Table 5, EN ISO 2809-1, for Class A. POLYETHYLENE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PARAMETER TEST METHODS | UNITS | REQUIREMENT Density ELOT EN (SO 1183) glam? 20.920 Strength at yield point at 23°C | ELOT EN ISO 527) MPa 210 Elongation at break at 25°C | ELOTENISO 827, % 2600 Hardness Shore D ELOT EN ISO 868 | ~~ 2 100 VICAT Softening temperature | ELOT ENISO 306) °C 295 The Material shall, in addition to satisfying the production test requirements covered by section 6.6, be suitably stabilized against thermal and UV effects as per Annex G, EN ISO 21809-1 to withstand open air storage at the conditions ‘specified in section 4.0 for a periad of at least 1 year 45 REPAIR MATERIALS The Contractor shall present details of proposed repair materials to the Owner for approval. This information shall be submitted together with the relevant repair REVISION: HIGH PRESSURE TRANSHISSION SYSTERS - Tar “PLANT APPLIED EXTERNAL 3.LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - ©o ESFA HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/1 procedures. The repair materials shall be such that the completed repair ensures a coating Quality conforming to the requirements specified in this specific 6.0 COATING APPLICATION 5A GENERAL Prior to the commencement of full production the Contractor shall carry out a qualification test on lengths of line pipe to be coated 10 demonstrate that the coating applied in accordance with the Contractors proposed procedures complies with the requirements of this specification. Production coating will commence only after all qualification tests including Cathodie Disbonding tests have been approved by the Owner. Long-term test results (thermal aging, electrical resistance, UV exposure etc) at this stage can be covered by test results conducted by Independent Accredited Laboratories taken from line pipe production (with same raw materials) from previous arders of the Applicator ‘The pipes shall be coated on a continuous coating line without any risk of damage to the pipe (external pipe wall, bevels, coating) during the heating, coating, curing and quenching operations. $2 HEATING The heating equipment shall be suitably controlled to maintain uniform temperatures and to achieve the required uniform temperatures along the total length of the pipe and it shall be such that it will not result to any contamination of the steel surface. 53 EPOXY PRIMER The primer shall be applied immediately after the final preheating, including drying, is terminated. The pipes shall be heated to obtain a pipe temperature as recommended by the powder manufacturer. ‘The epoxy powder shall be sprayed using electrostatic spray guns. The thickness of the coat shall be a minimum of 60 jm, The coating fim shall be smooth, and uniform, The pipe ends shall be left unprimed to a length of 50 mm, 54 ADHESIVE The adhesive coat shall be applied by an extrusion process immediately after the epoxy undercoat has been applied, The thickness of the adhesive shall be a minimum of 250 um. The adhesive fim shall cover the entire steel surface. 8.5 EXTRUOED POLYETHYLENE The extruded polyethylene coat shall be apalied by extrusion process. The temperature during extrusion shall be as recommended by the manufacture. The number of wrap and the over-lapping shall be such that the polyethylene coat thickness achieved shall meet the requirements of EN ISO 218091, for Class A. REVISION: 0 (GH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTENS ‘war “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL SLAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - © DES Fy HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/1 Revision o Date 05-04-2011 Page 11120 The coating shall be pressed by pressure rollers in order to avoid any air inclusions. ‘When coating is completed, the pipe shall be cooled with water to such extend where damage of the coating from further plant transportation and handling cannot occur. During cooling, the pipe shall be handled so as to avoid damage to the coating. Overiap of the coatings shall be at least 50 mm. 56 CUT-BACKS: The coating shall be cutback immediately after cooling, and surplus material shall be removed. The epoxy, adhesive and polyethylene layers shall be totally removed, removed length shall be 150 mm + 20 mm. The remaining coating shall be beveled (o approx. 30° to ensure proper void-free bonding of field-applied joint coating The cutback prepared will be protected against ingress of moisture and rust by application of a temporary protection system compatible to the welding (organic phosphate or equivalent). 6.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING 64 GENERAL An office and all necessary facilities required for the performance of his work shall be made available to Owner's Representative by the Contractor. Inspection and testing shall be carried out according to detailed Table 9, EN ISO 21809-1 by the Contractor and, unless otherwise agreed, in the presence of the Owner's Representative. It shall include the following operations: ~ Inspection of raw materials. ~ Systematic inspection of pipe surface preparation - Inspection of application parameters, - Systematic inspection of coated pipes. + Production testing The Owner's Representative may check any pipe for conformity to any requirement specified in this specification. He may take samples of the coating materials or repair product and specimens of coated pipe(s) for testing in laboratories selected by the Owner in order to check the quality of the testing products. He shall also have the Tight to select the pipes to be tested. The following properties will be checked according to detailed Table 9, EN ISO 21809- 1: - Surface before blasting + Surface after blasting - Environmental conditions - Pipe temperature before blasting REVISIONS THIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - Bait “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - ©DES, FA HELLENIC GAs TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR 62 Job Spec.No 8384/1 Revision o Date 05-04-2011 Page 12120 - Size, shape and properties of abrasive - Water soluble contamination of abrasives ~ Surface roughness of blasted surface - Visual inspection of blasted surface - Presence of dust after dust removal ~ Elapsed time between blasting and coating - Temperature of extruded adhesive - Preheating temperature before coating - Minimum epoxy thickness - Minimum adhesive thickness - Degree of cure ~ Appearance and continuity - Total thickness of coating ~ Impact resistance - Peel strength - Indention - Elongation at break - Cathodic disbondment - Flexibility - Hot water soak test - In process degradation of PE - Pipe and preparation ~ Coating repairs INSPECTION OF RAW MATERIALS Upon delivery, the packaging and markings thereon shall be checked. Packaging shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and marking shall be in conformity with EN ISO 21809-1 requirements. Non-conformity with any of the specified requirements shall cause the immediate rejection of the delivery concemed. Three 50 g samples of each coating material shall be taken for reference purposes from the production batches. One shall be retained by the Contractor, one shall be transmitted to the Owner and one shall be kept as a check sample in the Contractor's laboratory for six months, away from humidity, at a temperature below and close to 20°C. REVISION: 0 “FIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS Bsa “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER, POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - ODES: F HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR Job Spec.No 834/1 Revision o Date 05-04-2011 Page 13/20 63 INSPECTION OF PIPE SURFACE PREPARATION 631 FINISH OF PREPARED SURFACE 6314 STANDARD ELOT EN ISO 8501-1 6.312 METHOD Visual comparison of prepared surface finishes with the illustration corresponding to Sa 2 1/2 surface finish 6.3.1.3 INSPECTION Each pipe. 63.1.4 ACCEPTANCE LEVEL The inspection of each pipe shall be considered as accepted when the whole prepared surface shows the same aspect as the relevant illustration. 63.1.5 CORRECTIVE ACTION Rebiasting 632 EXTENT OF DUST ON PREPARED SURFACE 6321 EQUIPMENT Adhesive tape. 632.2 METHOD EN ISO 8502-3 ‘Application of the adhesive tape on the prepared surface, removal, sticking of the tape to white paper, and visual comparison to a reference sample. 63.23 INSPECTION FREQUENCY Every 1 hour. 63.2.4 ACCEPTANCE LEVEL Equal to or better than the reference sample. The reference sample shall be considered as accepted when the proportion of adhesive surface, showing dust particles is less than those for a test panel approved by the Owner prior to production. 6325 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Recleaning 633 TOTAL ROUGHNESS OF PREPARED SURFACE 6331 EQUIPMENT Electric micrometer equipment. 63.32 METHOD Measure the profile height with an electronic micrometer. 6333 INSPECTION FREQUENCY Every 1 hour. 6.334 ACCEPTANCE LEVEL The condition of each pipe shall be considered as acceptable when 4 vaiues have REVSION© “HIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEWS- war “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL SLAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING © IDESFA NELENC GAs TRaNsmission system OPERATOR 6335 64 64t 644.4 64.4.2 641.3 64.14 64.1.5 arn Job Spec.No 834/1 Revision 0 Date 08-04-2011 Page 14120 an average of 50 im with a maximum of 100 jum. if any value(s) are outside the above, an additional measurement shall be made around each point concerned. The tota! roughness value obtained from the new measurements shall be as specified above. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Ifthe values measured are not as specified above reblast. INSPECTION OF APPLICATION PARAMETERS PIPE TEMPERATURE AT START OF COATING EQUIPMENT Optical pyrometer, calibrates by “Tempil sticks" temperature recorder, or monitor. METHOD Specific to the instrument used which shall be calibrated at least twice per shift by "Tempil Sticks’. EXTENT OF INSPECTION Continuous over total pipe length. ACCEPTANCE LEVEL Pipe temperature range as specified by epoxy and adhesive manufacturer. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Rejection of pipes coated outside specified temperature range. 642 SPEED OF PIPE TRAVEL 6.4.2.1 EQUIPMENT Contractor's choice 644.2 METHOD ‘Specific to the equipment used which shall be calibrated at least twice per shift 64.2.3 EXTENT OF INSPECTION Continuous during pipe travel along the coating line. 64.2.4 ACCEPTANCE LEVEL The inspection of pipe travel speed shall be considered as acceptable when the measured speed conforms to the approved procedure. 64.25 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Intensified check of coating thicknesses. Correction of pipe travel 643 PLANT TEMPERATURE 6.4.3.1 EQUIPMENT AND RECORDER Contractor's obligation REVISIONS HIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEWS ‘ar “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - IDES, 14 HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR 64.32 6433 64.3.4 6.4.3.5 Job Spec.No &34/1 Revision oO Date 05-04-2011 Page 18/20 METHOD Specific to the instruments used, calibrated according to manufacturer's instructions, EXTENT OF INSPECTION ‘Once per 4 hours. ACCEPTANCE LEVEL As required in section 3 of this specification. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Correction of variant parameter and, at the judgment of the Owner's Representative, rejection of pipes coated since last acceptable test. 65 INSPECTION OF COATED PIPES 65.1 GENERAL Equipment, methods, extent and acceptance criteria shall be as per EN ISO 21809-1, with the additional requirements outlined below. If the results of one or more tests do not conform to the specified requirements, additional tests shall be run at the rate of two per defective test, respectively on the pipe coated immediately prior and after the pipe found to be defective. if the additional tests are acceptable, the coating of the pipes shall be considered to be in conformity with the specified requirements (except for the pipe where the test failed which shall be rejected and recoated) In case of unsatisfactory result of one of these additional tests, the Contractor shall perform the test concemed on extra 10 pipes chosen at random and submit the results obtained with notification of the values corresponding to a correct test. The pipes with defective coating shall be rejected and recoated. Any further action required shal! be based on the results of these tests. 65.2 VISUAL STANDARD: 65.21 METHOD ‘Visual. 65.2.2 INSPECTION 100% of the pipe coated surface. 6.5.23 ACCEPTANCE LEVEL No disbonded areas, air pockets, groves, fissures, blisters, splits, scratches, or other imperfections. The coating shall have a uniform colour and gloss. 653 THICKNESS 6.5.31 EQUIPMENT Magnetic, electromagnetic or ultrasonic measuring instruments with « 10% accuracy. 6532 METHOD Annex A, EN ISO 21803 REVSIONT THIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEWS- war “PLANT ~ APPLIED EXTERNAL 3-LAYER. POLYETHYLENE LINE PIPE COATING - ©o ESF: HELLENIC GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR 6533 6534 65.3.5 65.4 65.4.1 65.42 65.4.3 6544 6545 655 6551 6552 6553 6554 Job Spec. No 834/1 Revision oO Date 05-04-2011 Page 16120 EXTENT OF INSPECTION Annex A, EN ISO 21809-1 On each pipe to be tested, the total of 12 measurements shall be carried out in accordance with EN ISO 2608, Initially one out often pipes shall be selected for checks. If the required coating thickness is not met, each pipe shall be checked. The frequency may subsequently be varied based on quality. ACCEPTANCE LEVEL EN ISO 21809-1, Table2 for Class A2. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Revision of coating process and rejection of pipes with thickness below the specified one. CUT-BACK EQUIPMENT Rule or template. METHOD Specific to the material used. SCOPE OF INSPECTION At both ends of each coated pipe. ACCEPTANCE LEVEL The pipe shall be considered accepted when the cutback length is in conformity with the requirements of section 5.6. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS required. POROSITY (HOLIDAY TESTING) EQUIPMENT Adjustable holiday detector with voltage indicator, ard electrode consisting of: = One circular metal searching coil, ~ One elastomer element for possible defect location METHOD EN ISO 21809-1, Annex B. EXTENT OF INSPECTION 100% of coated surface ACCEPTANCE LEVEL As per EN ISO 21809-1. However, every coated pipe with more than two holidays shall be rejected, Coated pipes with max. Two small holidays shall be repaired in accordance with a procedure approved by the Owner. Any pipe subject to a coating repair procedure shall be fully re-examined. REVISION ~FIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEWS = aa

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