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Plan and a guide for fitting vendor
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GENERAL ITP based your purchase order
specification and requirements.
Pre-Shipment I4I Academy -
Inspection Video Training
Fitting Inspection TPI
Vendor Client
Third Party and Test Plan Task Inspection

Inspection Mill test reports

(incl.heat treatment H R R
Vendor records,etc.)

Inspection Non-destructive
testing (RT, UT, MT
Commodity or PT) (Review of all
H R R

Inspection radiographs films)

API 510 Training -
Inspection Heat treatment
H W R
execution, if specified Exam Prep Course
and Test Plan
Metallographic
Factory examination, if H W R
Acceptance applicable
Test Visual and
H W R
dimensional control
Industrial
Inspection H H R

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Quality Hydrostatic test, if API 510 Exam

applicable
Control Questions
Painting, coating, Package
Plant marking and color H W R
Inspection coding check

Coating Final visual

inspection including
Inspection packaging and
H H R

quantity control

Documentation
I4I review prior to

ACADEMY release(Final activity

of Technical
H H R
API 570 Training -
Inspection) Exam Prep Course
I4I Academy
Pre-shipment
Courses H H R
Inspection

API 510
Training - H: Hold Point implies that relevant
Prep Course production activities shall not
proceed until the continuation of
API 510 Exam
work is permitted by Purchaser.
Questions
(Notification req'd) API 570 Exam
Package
Questions
API 570 W: Witness point implies that Package
Training -
Purchaser intends to witness the
Prep Course
designated inspection feature. If
API 570 Exam Purchaser decides not to witness the
Questions relevant feature, production can
Package proceed without permission of
CWI Purchaser. (Notification req'd)
Endorsement
CWI Endorsement
Course R: Review inspection & test records
Training - Prep
(Notification not req'd)
ASME
Training
Course The selecting hold, point and
witness points depend to the fitting
ASME IX
purchasers. They decide based on
Training
the fitting vendor pre-qualification
Course
assessment results their inspection
budget, local regulatory ASME Training
requirement, etc. Course

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FIX You must add two or three

more columns in above table, one
EQUIPMENT
for identification of the construction
Pressure and manufacturing code or
Vessel specification, second one for
acceptance criteria. The value of the
Heat ASME IX Training
Exchanger acceptance criteria is different from
Course
one construction code to other one.
Piping
System
Following table is a guide for
Industrial assigning inspection level for fitting
Valve vendor inspection.
Steam Boiler
Inspection
Storage Tank Fitting Material Schedule Size
Grade

Process Carbon Steel

<80 ≤10" D
Fitting
Heater
Carbon Steel
<80 >10" C
Fitting

ROTARY Carbon Steel

≥80 ≤10" C
Fitting
EQUIPMENT
Carbon Steel
≥80 >10" B
Fitting
Centrifugal
Pump Low alloy &
Stainless Steel <80 ≤10" C
Centrifugal Fitting

Compressor Low alloy &

Stainless Steel <80 >10" B
Reciprocating Fitting
Compressor
Low alloy &
Gas Turbine Stainless Steel ≥80 ≤10" B
Fitting
Steam
Low alloy &
Turbine Stainless Steel ≥80 >10" A
Fitting
Fan & Blower
Special Fitting <80 ≤10" B

Special Fitting <80 >10" B

E&I Special Fitting ≥80 ≤10" A
EQUIPMENT Special Fitting ≥80 >10" A

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Electric Class A: Mandatory Involvement

Generator during the fabrication; 60 to 100%
Electric Motor checking of parts forming the batch
to be inspected (minimum one piece)
Power
Transformer
Class B: Optional involvement during
Control Panel the fabrication; 25% to 60% checking
Switchgear of parts forming the batch to be
inspected. (minimum one piece)
Power Cable

Class C: 10 to 25% random

GET IN inspection of the parts forming the
batch for which the definition is given
TOUCH
by the standard of the product
About Me (minimum one piece

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Class D: 0 to 10% random inspection
I4I Academy of the parts forming the batch for
Contact which the definition is given by the
Services standard of the product (minimum
one piece)
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