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SECTION 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 TITLE SCOPE REFERENCE DOCUMENTS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS MATERIALS SURFACE PREPARATION PRIMING HEATING OF ENAMEL COATING OF PIPES INSPECTION REPAIRS MEASUREMENT AND LOGGING HANDLING AND HAULING OF PIPES DOCUMENTATION

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SCOPE This specification governs the minimum requirements of materials, equipment, application, inspection, repair, handling and other aspects of external corrosion protection coating of offshore pipelines using glass fiber reinforced coal tar enamel coating system. The work includes the furnishing of all labour, materials, tools and equipment and the performance of all operations and incidentals necessary for the coating, handling, storing and shipping of bare and coated pipes. Contractor shall obtain Companys written approval for any deviations from the requirements of this specification, and/or the standard referred herein. This document is not intended to be all inclusive, and the use of the guidelines set forth does not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility to supply a product capable of performing its intended service.

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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS The following documents (latest revision or as specified) are referred in this specification and are a part of this specification. In case of conflict between reference standards or specifications the more stringent shall apply. In case of conflict between this specification and the reference documents, this specification shall apply. a. BS 4164-1987 : Coal Tar Based Hot Applied Coating Materials for protecting Iron and Steel including suitable primer. : Coal Tar Protective Coating Pipelines - Enamel and Lining for Steel Water Pipelines Enamel and Tape Hot Applied. : Structural Steel Painting Council Solvent Cleaning.

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d. e. f. g.

SSPC-SP 10 API RP 5L 1 API RP 5L 5 SIS 055900

: Structural Steel Painting Council Near White Blast Cleaning : Recommended Practice for Rail Road Transportation of Line Pipe : Recommended Practice for Marine Transportation of Line Pipe : Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards for Painting Steel Structures.

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with this specification and other requirements noted. Contractor shall submit a detailed written description in the form of a manual covering coating equipment, procedure, materials, inspection, tests and repair etc. for Company approval.

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The Contractor shall provide the skilled personnel required for execution of this work. The equipment required shall be in good operating condition. Improvised equipment shall not be acceptable. The Contractor shall supply all coating materials required by this specification and shall carry out tests on one sample per batch of supply as described subsequently in this specification in Section 4.0. The tests shall be carried out by the Contractor at his yard and the results shall be reported to the Company for approval and acceptance. If the Contractor does not have adequate facilities at the yard to carry out these tests, the same shall be got done at a Company approved independent laboratory.

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The Contractor shall unload the pipes at the coating plant, tally, store and provide security for the pipes during coating and storage. The Contractor shall be responsible for placement of the bare and coated pipes in storage in accordance with the reference specifications. All coating and wrapping operations shall be performed under the supervision of and performed by, personnel skilled in the application of the coating system. Inspection of the coating and wrapping of the pipes shall be performed by qualified inspectors. The qualification of the inspectors shall be verified and approved by the Companys Representative prior to the start of work. Final acceptance of all coating works shall be determined by the Companys Representative. The Contractor shall provide access, during all phases of work, to the Company and Companys Representatives/inspectors. Any expense caused by the Company inspector stopping the work because it is not being carried out as per this specification shall be borne by Contractor. All tools and equipment furnished by the Contractor shall be of good quality, maintained in good operating condition and suitable for use to apply materials as per this specification. All equipment shall be subject to approval by the Company Representative. All cleaning, priming and coating machines shall be equipped with rubber or wheels overlaid with hard fiber to prevent marking or denting the pipe.

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MATERIALS The primer shall be fast drying synthetic primer for cold application certified to meet British Standard BS 4164, Section 3. Coal Tar Enamel The coal tar enamel shall consist of a uniform mixture of a specially modified coal tar and inert non-fibrous filler. The coal tar enamel shall be Grade 120/5 and shall conform to British Standard BS 4164, Section 4, except that penetration shall be between 7 and 9 mm when tested at 25 degree C. The material shall be certified by the manufacturer as being suitable for use of the design temperature of the pipeline.

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Procurement The coal tar enamel and Coal Tar Primer shall be obtained from the same manufacturer. The manufacturer of primer and coal tar enamel shall be approved by Company prior to procurement of the material.

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Identification The primer and coal tar enamel containers shall be legibly and permanently marked as follows: 1. BS 4164 : 1987 2. Primer Description (for Primer Containers) and Grade 120/5 (for coal tar enamel containers). 3. Manufacturers identity 4. Manufacturers batch number

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Sampling and Testing All sampling and testing of primer and enamel shall conform to BS 4164, Section 7. The manufacturers test certificates for each characteristic of primer and coal tar enamel as per BS 4164 shall be furnished for each batch of primer and coal tar enamel.

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Wrapper

4.6.1 Inner Wrap The inner wrap glass fiber reinforcement shall conform to AWWA C 20386, Appendix Section A.2, except that minimum thickness shall be 0.5 mm. The glass fiber reinforcement material shall be reinforced in the longitudinal direction. 4.6.2 Outer Wrap The outer wrap material shall be coal tar impregnated glass fiber wrap and shall conform to the requirements of AWWA C 203-86, Section 2.10.

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White Wash The white wash used as a final coat shall be manufactured in accordance with the White Wash Formula as specified in AWWA C 203-86, Section 2.11.

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Approvals

4.8.1 Prior to start of work, Contractor shall submit manufacturers test certificate of all raw materials for each batch as per applicable material standard and this specification. In case of coal tar impregnated outer wrap, the manufacturers test certificate shall also include the test certificates of the base glass fiber wraps used for impregnation. 4.8.2 Contractor shall perform the following tests at his coating yard or in a Company approved test laboratory, for each batch of the raw materials and obtain Company approval prior to using these materials for coating application: 4.8.2.1 Coal Tar Enamel i. ii. iii. iv. v. Softening point (Ring and ball test) Penetration Filler content by ignition Peel Cathodic Disbondment (Frequency : one at start of production and one in mid production) vi. Impact Resistance (Frequency same as for (v) above) 4.8.2.2 Inner Wrap i. ii. iii. iv. Weight Thickness Elmandorf Tear Strength Breaking Strength

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i. Weight ii. Thickness iii. Breaking Strength 4.9 Storage and Handling of Coating Materials Primer, rolls of inner and outer wrap shall be kept in the Contractors warehouse and only the daily requirements withdrawn at one time. Primer containers shall be kept closed in order to prevent entrance of dirt, water or other contaminants or loss of solvent. Coating and wrapping materials shall be handled in such manner as to prevent injury to packages. All rolls of inner and outer wrap shall be stored in a dry place, kept away from contact with concrete flooring and protected from the weather. All rolls or wrappers shall be carefully handled in order to prevent contamination or distortion of rolls and damage to the edges which may interfere with efficient application. Any such materials which in the opinion of the Companys Representative show evidence of deterioration shall be rejected and shall be replaced by the Contractor at his own expenses. 5.0 5.1 5.2 SURFACE PREPARATION The procedure for cleaning of pipes shall be approved by the Companys Representative prior to being used. All oil grease or other contaminants shall be removed by solvent cleaning in accordance with SSPC SPI prior to shot/grit blasting. All exterior surfaces of the pipe shall be blast cleaned to near white metal finish to Swedish Standard SIS 055900 Grade SA 2-1/2. Weld end bevels shall be protected at all times during the entire coating operation. The abrasive blast material shall be free of impurities, inclusions, water and oil. All abrasives shall be removed by brush off, blast or vacuum type cleaner prior to applying primer.

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The compressed air for blasting shall be free of water and oil. Separators and traps shall be provided at the compressor and blasting station. Separators and traps shall be checked daily for effective moisture and oil removal during coating operations. Blast cleaning operation shall not be conducted on surfaces that are less than 3C above dew point or when the relative humidity is greater than 90 percent, unless preheating of the pipe is performed. Blast cleaning under these conditions may be performed providing the pipe can be warmed to a temperature (not exceeding 52C) sufficient to perform the blasting operations. Prior to primer application, the pipe shall be cleaned to remove any wetness or other contamination. Care shall be taken that no grit remains inside the pipe. Laminations or other irregularities on the steel surface that become visible after blast cleaning shall cause the pipe to be rejected unless in the opinion of the Companys Representative, it can be accepted by grinding and reblasting. Such repairs shall be carried out by Contractor at no extra cost to the Company. PRIMING Primer shall be kept at a warehouse and only the daily requirements shall be brought to the job site. Primer shall be thoroughly agitated in its container before use. Only the amount of primer required for immediate use shall be emptied from the drums into open containers. After obtaining the quantity required, bungs shall be immediately replaced to prevent the loss of solvents by evaporation. Primer which has become contaminated with foreign matter or has thickened because of evaporation of solvents shall not be used. The Primer shall be cold applied to a clean, dry surface, immediately after surface preparation operation. The primer shall be applied as received from the manufacturer unless, in the opinion of Companys Representative, a thinner should be added to speed up the drying time. The thinner, when used, shall be mixed with the primer in the manner and proportions recommended by the manufacturer of the primer.

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Primer shall be applied with pneumatic spray gun, at a rate recommended by the manufacturer on new pipe in a uniformly thin film free from runs, drips, bubbles, sags, dust, grease or foreign matter. Primer shall completely cover the circumference of the pipe and all surfaces which are to be coated. All missed spots or areas covered with insufficient primer shall be touched up immediately by hand brushing. Primer which has been applied too heavily, such as at the base of welds, shall be brushed out before the primer sets. The priming coat shall not be applied when the pipe to be primed is wet or moist.

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During the application of the priming coat, the primer in the container shall be stirred regularly. The freshly primed pipe shall be permitted to dry on racks until it is no longer wet, sticky or tacky. Pipes on which the primer, after being applied, becomes contaminated by dust before it is dry or which becomes dead, shall be reprimed, or if so directed by the Companys Inspector, shall be recleaned and reprimed. In no case shall a third application of primer be made without having removed all the previous coats. The cost of recleaning and repriming shall be borne by the Contractor. Dead or crumbly primer can be evaluated by scraping a small quantity of primer from the top and bottom of pipe and kneading it. Properly dried primer is easily kneaded and rolled and does not adhere to the skin. Insufficiently dried primer will stick to the skin and feel tacky. Over-dried or dead primer will become powdery or crumbly.

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Primer once used shall not be reused either by recycling or otherwise. Removal of primer from the primed pipe due to abrasion from any metallic contact will be reprimed properly and allowed adequate curing time before flood coating. The Primer coat shall be exposed for curing, before flood coating, only within the time limits recommended by the manufacturer.

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During or after drying of primer coat, the pipe shall be handled with care. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent excessive dust depositing on the primed pipe or on pipe prior to priming by shielding the pipe or by prohibiting movement of mobile equipment/by watering surface from where the dust arises. HEATING OF ENAMEL Preparation

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7.1.1 The enamel, prior to being cut, shall have its surface freed from all contaminations of whatever nature and shall be cut into pieces weighing approximately 10 kg., on a platform so constructed as to prevent the introduction of any contaminations during the cutting process. In no case shall enamel be cut on flattened enamel drums. 7.1.2 The supply of chopped enamel shall be covered with tarpaulin or other suitable means when there is a danger of wetting or contaminations due to local conditions. 7.1.3 Enamel shall be delivered to the heating kettles entirely free of all contaminates including, but not limited to, pieces of metal, wood, grass, leaves, dirt, sand or gravel. 7.2 Heating

7.2.1 The enamel shall be heated in clean approved kettles provided in sufficient number to maintain a continuous supply of hot enamel. Kettles shall be of the mechanically agitated type. 7.2.2 The kettles and patch-pots shall be equipped with fuel oil, kerosene or gas burners. 7.2.3 Kettles and patch-pots from which enamel is drawn into the coating machine shall be equipped with strainers (Wire mesh 1.5 mm size) which will prevent the introduction of, and inclusion in the enamel applied to the pipe of coke, filler deposits, or other undesirable matter which will detrimentally affect the application or the properties of the coating. These strainers shall be located where they can be easily cleaned.

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7.2.4 Each kettle shall be equipped with an accurate, dial type thermometer with (90-300C) appropriate range. Patch-pots shall be equipped with a dial thermometer. Thermometers shall be placed on the region of maximum temperature. In addition, each kettle shall be provided with a temperature recorder and records from each recorder should be presented to the Company Representative at the end of each day. All thermometers shall be checked periodically for accuracy with a long-stem mercury thermometer or other thermometer of known accuracy. 7.2.5 All kettles and patch-pots shall be carefully cleaned before being charged each time. All traces of old coatings, cooked deposits, oil and other foreign matter shall be completely removed. 7.2.6 While heating, flames from the burners shall be kept low until the enamel on the bottom of the kettle has melted and the agitators have been started. The flames shall be increased gradually until about one-half of the charge has been melted. Full heat shall then be applied until the optimum application temperature has been reached. The burners shall then be adjusted to maintain the optimum application temperature of the enamel. Enamel in patch-pots shall be heated with the same care as described above. During the entire time that the enamel is in a molten condition, it shall be continuously agitated in the kettles or stirred every 15 minutes with steel paddles in the case of patch-pots. The rate of agitation shall be such as to prevent separation of filler and formation of coke. Wooden sticks or paddles shall not be used for stirring. 7.2.7 Kettles lids shall be kept tightly closed at all times, as will patch-pots lids when enamel is not being stirred. 7.2.8 Enamel heated to temperatures above the maximum specified by the manufacturer for more than 15 minutes or heated for prolonged periods without agitation and/or with open lids, shall be condemned and dumped. The cost of this shall be on the Contractors account.

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Interruption

7.3.1 In the event of an interruption of short shut-down due to weather conditions or other unavoidable causes, the burner flames shall be decreased immediately. The temperature of the charge shall be reduced to approximately 100F less than the application temperature until operation starts-up again. The kettle lids shall be kept tightly closed during the shutdown period and the mechanical agitators kept in continuous operation. Patch-pots not equipped with mechanical agitators shall be emptied. Kettles and patch-pots shall be emptied at the end of each day or prior to a long shut-down. The enamel may be drained into suitable containers. 7.3.2 Care shall be exercised to ensure that the enamel in the mechanically agitated kettles or patch-pots is brought back to the optimum temperature before application is resumed. Enamel which has been previously heated to application temperature then drawn from the kettle or patch-pot may be reheated provided it has been kept clean. 7.3.3 The previously heated enamel shall be chopped again and added to the new charge with fresh enamel. The contents of the new charge shall not be more than 10 parts of previously heated enamel to 90 parts of fresh enamel. Fluxing will not be permitted. 7.3.4 All kettles or patch-pots shall be cleaned whenever coke or other deposits form on the heating surface. 8.0 8.1 COATING OF PIPES The coating system shall consist of applying over the primed pipe, a coat of coal-tar enamel having a minimum thickness of 2.4 mm and one wrap of glass-fiber mat, followed by a second coat of coal-tar enamel having a minimum thickness of 2.4 mm and wrap of glass - fiber mat followed immediately by an outer wrap of coal-tar impregnated glass fiber felt. The minimum thickness of coating (without the outer wrap) shall be 4.7 mm + 0.5, -0. When the protrusion of weld seam interferes with this thickness, the thickness of the coating above weld seam shall meet the thickness specified. Enamel shall be applied by pouring on the revolving pipe and spreading to the specified thicknesses. Enamel shall be applied so that each spiral resulting from the spreading operations shall overlap the preceding spiral

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producing a continuous unbroken film free from defects, skips or holidays. Machine operators shall be required to make all necessary adjustment to ensure a continuous film of enamel without undue loss of temperature of point of application. 8.3 Defects such as bubbling or foaming caused by improper machine adjustment shall be cause for shutting down operations until air pockets have been removed from pumps and supply lines and required coating shoe adjustment have been completed. Coating shoes shall be kept evenly centered on the pipe and shall not be allowed to drag or thin the enamel below specified thickness at any point due to improper bridling. Shoes which are out of round or damaged shall be immediately replaced. Thickness of the coating applied shall be frequently tested with an approved pit gauge. The coating punctured by the pit gauge shall be repaired. Simultaneously with the first coat of coal tar enamel, glass-fiber mat shall be mechanically applied in a continuous end-feed machine, or in a lathe type machine, or by other suitable wrap application equipment. The roll of glass-fiber mat shall be under tension sufficient to embed the mat in the enamel before the latter sets or cools. The mat must be placed in the outer third of the first coat of enamel and not be pulled through the hot enamel to the metal surface. The second coat of hot coal tar enamel shall then be applied simultaneously with the second layer of glass-fiber mat in a manner similar to the one described above. The impregnated outer wrap shall then be applied immediately behind the glass fiber reinforcement in a tight uniform spiral. No wrinkles on the wrapping shall be allowed and the outer wrap shall be completely bonded to enamel. All inner and outer wrap shall be moisture free at all times prior to and during application. The overlap at the edges of all wrappings shall not be less than 12 mm nor more than 25 mm. The coating shall be continuous for the full length of the pipe, except that a length of at least 250 mm but no more than 275 mm on each end of the pipe shall not be coated. The ends of the coating shall be feathered over length of 25 mm. All foreign substances, dirt, shots/sand and other debris shall be removed from inside of pipe and uncoated length (cut back) on outside of the pipe before stock piling/shipping. All primer and enamel from inside the pipe shall be removed with solvents and wiped clean. The coated pipe shall be

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placed in such a manner that the enamel can set, cool and harden without damage. 8.8 White Washing The final or finish coat over the outer wrap shall be applied immediately following final inspection and acceptance of the coating & wrapping. The white-wash shall not contain any ingredients which may have any adverse effects on the enamel coat applied (e.g. glue products). The white-wash shall be reasonably resistant to water. The white-wash can be applied by brushing, rolling or spraying. White-wash shall be left off for a distance from the pipe ends on yard-coated pipes sufficient to allow proper blending between the coating applied to the principal part of the pipe as per clause 4.7 of this specification. 9.0 9.1 INSPECTION General

9.1.1 The Companys Representative shall be permitted to test coating, and any repairs subsequently made to it, in compliance with this specification in whatever manner and as often as he thinks necessary, and at any time prior to the coated pipes being transported from yard or prior to concrete weight coating as the case may be. Such inspection by Company Representative shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility to provide materials and workmanship as per this specification. 9.1.2 Inspection activities will be coordinated with operations so as to avoid any unreasonable delay or interference with them. However methods of operation shall be changed, if necessary, to permit complete inspection and adequate repair of imperfections and retesting of the latter. No claims for extra compensation shall be allowed because of time required for testing and inspection by the Companys Inspector.

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Holiday detector

9.2.1 All coated and wrapped pipes which have been supported on racks or skids shall be subjected to a test with an electric holiday detector. 9.2.2 The holiday detector shall be supplied, transported, correctly operated and always maintained in good working order by the Contractor, who shall also keep an adequate supply of spare parts. The Company shall not bear the cost of any delay caused by the incorrect functioning of the holiday detector. 9.2.3 The holiday detector shall be of a type designed to operate satisfactorily on coatings or wrappers which may be conductive to dampness or similar causes. 9.2.4 The holiday detector shall be used to detect all coke particles and other inclusions such as pinholes, voids, holidays, air bubbles, cracks and other breaks. Any defective places shall be plainly marked by the Contractor with chalk immediately after they are detected visually or by the holiday detector. The holiday detector shall be readjusted as frequently as necessary to maintain the optimum characteristics as decided by the Companys Inspector but as a minimum as per AWWA C-203 Section 2.14.12.3. At no time shall an employee of the Contractor reset or in any way alter the holiday detector without the agreement of the Companys Inspector. 9.2.5 The voltage of the detector shall be regulated to produce an arc which just bridges an air gap equal to twice the total thickness of the coating, including wrappers. The detector voltage shall be as per AWWA C-20386 Sections 2.14.12.3 and 2.14.12.4. 9.2.6 Movement speed of the holiday detector electrode shall not exceed 20 cm/sec. 9.2.7 Any pipe joint having three (3) or more holidays shall be rejected. Similarly, any pipe joint having any one holiday bigger than 0.1 square metre shall be rejected. 9.3 Measuring Coating Thickness

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9.3.2 The thickness shall be measured by pushing the point of an approved pit depth gauge through the coating and wrappers until metal is reached. The plate of the gauges shall then be lowered until it just touches the outer surface of the outer wrap, always being placed parallel to the axis of the pipe and kept normal to the surface. The thickness of any felt shall be deducted from the figure indicated in order to obtain the thickness of the enamel. After the checks, the holes made by the gauge shall be closed again by pressing down the surrounding enamel. 9.3.3 The specified minimum thickness shall be present both at the pipe weld or any other point. 9.4 Testing the Adhesion of the Coating

9.4.1 At least two tests a day shall be carried out on finished coating at least after 6 hours from completion of coating. The test shall preferably be not done at a temperature below 15C. 9.4.2 The adhesion of the coating is determined at three points of the coated surface, one in the center and two at about 500 mm from the beveled ends. After the coating has cooled sufficiently, two parallel incisions, at least 25 mm apart, are made in the coating right down to the metal and two more incisions at right angles to and intersecting the first two incisions. An attempt shall then be made with the aid of a stopping knife or similar tool to peel the coating off the pipe by applying a uniform force on the coating directed away from the pipe. The adhesion is unsatisfactory if the layers of coating part from the primer coat or if the primer coat parts from the steel. 9.4.3 The areas where the coating has been removed for testing by the inspector shall be repaired by the Contractor at his own expense. 9.4.4 All areas of coating which do not comply with the requirements of this specification and all coating damages and defects shall be repaired or recoated as directed by the Companys Representative and to his satisfaction and at no extra cost to the Company.

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REPAIRS Repairs to the coating shall be performed by an experienced touch-up crew.

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All disbonded, delaminated or loose coatings or those in which wrappers have not been satisfactorily applied shall be removed by scraping. If the amount of pipe to be recoated is such that, in opinion of the Companys Representative, it should be done by machine, it shall be done in accordance with this specification. When the defective area exceeds two square inches, the surfaces shall be cleaned to the bare metal by scraping and wire brushing. In all cases of repair or touch-up, the felt wrapper including white-wash, shall be cut away for at least one inch around the area in question. The bare metal shall then be reprimed and after the primer has dried properly, a layer of enamel shall be applied similar to the thickness of the pipe coating. This shall be followed by a pipe felt wrapper, firmly stuck in position on the hot enamel. Repriming of surfaces less than 2 inches square will not be required.

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All areas of coating damaged by inspection shall be repaired by the Contractor to the satisfaction of the Companys Inspector and at no extra cost to the Company. Any damage to the pipe such as dents, gauges, flattening or any other damaged caused to the pipe bevels by Contractor shall be repaired or cut off and rebeveled after obtaining approval from Company Representative. The cost of such repairs and the cost of pipe lost due to repairs/cut off shall be to Contractors account. MEASUREMENT AND LOGGING The Contractor shall prepare a special log book containing all the relevant data of individual pipe and pipe coating including heat number, diameter, length, wall thickness, defects, pipe number, batches of materials, sampling, testing, damages, repairs, rejects and any other information that

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the Company considers to be relevant and required for all incoming bare pipes and the Company approved outgoing coated pipes as applicable. The identity of mills pipe number shall be maintained during all phases of work and finally on the coated pipes. 11.2 The Contractor shall submit this information in the form of a report at agreed intervals. HANDLING AND HAULING OF PIPES Contractor shall develop the method of stock piling and loading out bare and coated pipes and shall receive approval from Companys Representative prior to handling coated pipes. The Contractor shall unload, load, stockpile and transport the bare pipes using suitable means and in a manner to avoid damages to pipes. Pipe shall not be allowed to drop or strike objects which will damage the pipe but shall be lifted or lowered from one level to another by suitable equipment, preferably by vacuum lifting equipments. Lifting hooks when used, shall be equipped with a plate curved to fit the curvature of the pipe. In loading pipe on trucks each length shall be lowered to position without dropping and each succeeding length shall rest on special supports on the truck and shall be separated from the adjacent pipes. After loading, suitable chains and padding shall be used to tie the load securely to each bolster. Pipe, when stock piled, shall be placed on suitable skid to keep it clear of the ground and flood water. Care shall be exercised in handling or stock-piling pipes in order to avoid distortion, flattening, denting or other damages. The Contractor shall provide all necessary timber or other materials required for the stock-piling. While stacking, the number of allowable layers of bare pipes shall be calculated as per API RP 5L 1 and shall be agreed with the Company. The stacks must be properly secured against sliding and shall consist of pipes of the same diameter and wall thickness. Adjacent stacks of pipes having different dimensional characteristics shall be clearly separated. Contractor shall load out the coated pipes onto rail-car or trucks and barges and shall furnish special loading spacers, bolsters and the like, approved by the Companys Representative, to protect the pipe during transport.

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Coated pipe shall be handled at times with wide non-abrasive or leather belts or other equipment designed to prevent damage to the coating. All such equipment shall be kept in proper working order so as to prevent injury to the coating. The use of tongs, bare pinch bars, chain slings, protruding rivets, pipe hooks without proper padding, or any other handling equipment that may be injurious to the coating shall not be permitted. Yard coated pipe shall be raised or lowered to or from stock pile, ground, barge, rail car or truck by means of brass lined or padded pipe end hooks engaging the ends of the pipe and carried by wire rope on chain slings with spreader bars between lifting lines. The bolster of the trailer, or barge shall have a bearing surface not less than 300 mm wide to give necessary support to the padding which protects the coating. Sacks partly filled with sand or saw dust shall be placed on the bolster and between the outside bottom pipes and bolster stacks. All chains, cables or other equipment used for fastening shall be padded.

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The maximum stack height for various types of coated pipes shall be limited to such heights as will not cause damage to the pipe and coating. The stacking shall conform to the requirements of API RP 5L 1 and API RP 5L 5. Only coated pipes of same outside diameter and wall thickness shall be nested together. All pipes shall be tightly nested (laid parallel with full length in contact). Corrosion coated pipes shall not be loaded, piled or nested with the concrete coated pipes. The handling and transportation of pipes shall also meet the minimum requirements of AWWA C 203-86 Section 4.1. DOCUMENTATION The following documentation shall be submitted to Company for approval prior to dispatch of coated pipes: a. Certificates of line pipe received. b. Test certificates of all raw materials as received from manufacturers and as tested by Contractor.

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c. All material logging records. d. Any other document as required by this specification. All reports shall be marked with Contractors name, work, location, purchase order no. and items and shall be considered valid only when signed by Company Representative.