INSPECTION & TESTING REQUIREMENTS REVISION: 12/08/2011 CODE NUMBER: PAGE:

SAUDI ARAMCO FORM-175 REPLACES: 05/22/2011 IR091300 1 of 2

SCOPE: COATING: Shop Applied, Internal or External.

TEST AND INSPECTION PER: 09-SAMSS-089 ,09-SAMSS-091 and Specifications As Noted Below

(1) VISUAL INSPECTION WITNESSING BY INSPECTOR (Note 1)

(2) CERTIFICATES / RECORDS TO BE CHECKED BY INSPECTOR
(3) CERTIFICATES / DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY VENDOR / SUPPLIER / MANUFACTURER
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Pre-Fabrication/Production Requirements
MTR’s for Coating Material
Specification Details / Notes:

0020 X Blast Abrasive Chemical Analysis

0030 X Vendor Coating Inspector/s & Applicators Qualification Review by COMPANY Inspector required prior to work.

0040 X Work Procedure Approval RSA approval is required.

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In process inspection & test requirement
Storage, Dates of Manufacture, Leakage & traceability
Specification Details / Notes:
See SAES-H-100 and applicable SAMSS for details.

0020 X Sample material receiving Inspection, prior to coating Applicable SAMSS and 01-SAMSS-024.

0030 Surface Preparation: Per SAES-H-100 and applicable SAMSS.

0040 X I. Pre-Blast Check, blotter test & weather condition; Shall be Free of oil, moisture and contamination. (See Note 3).

0050 X II. Cleaning, profile, cleanliness grade & check for any steel Removal of spent abrasive, scabs, silvers, gouges, laminations
imperfection etc.Defective pipe or fittings shall be set aside for final decision
by the Buyer representative.

0060 X III. Chloride Contamination Test Test only when blasted surfaces not treated to a phosphoric
acid and fresh water wash.

0070 X Calibration of Inspection Equipment Per Vendor QA/QC requirements.

0080 Paint & Coatings Application:

0090 X X a) Atmospheric Conditions ,cleanliness , Substrate Temperature & Verify free of flash rusting, dust and surface debris prior to
gel time coating. Blasted surfaces shall not left for more than 4 hrs

0100 X b) Primer application Only for Internal coating as per 09-SAMSS-91

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(1) VISUAL INSPECTION WITNESSING BY INSPECTOR (Note 1)
(2) CERTIFICATES / RECORDS TO BE CHECKED BY INSPECTOR
(3) CERTIFICATES / DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY VENDOR / SUPPLIER / MANUFACTURER
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Final inspection & test requirements
Production Bend, Adhesion, Cure, Holiday Detection Test ,
Specification Details / Notes:
09-SAMSS-89/91 as applicable
Stenciling & reproducing original marking

0020 X X Visual Inspection of Finished Coatings Check for coating color, appearances, and uniformity.

0030 X Pipe Handling, Storage & Shipment Preparation Padding material and procedures shall be approved by
COMPANY inspector.

Notes:
(1) May only be waived by the responsible Saudi Aramco, ASC, or AOC Inspection Offices.
(2) See form SA175 000003 for instructions on using this form.
(3) As a minimum, the inspector shall check and approve air quality, humidity, dew point, surface temperature at the start, mid-point of each 8 hour
shift. Prior to blasting

End of IR091300