1 APPLICABLE DESIGN STANDARDS AND CODES

1.1 APPLICABLE MECHANICAL/PIPING STANDARDS

API 5L Specification of line pipe

API 6D Specifications for pipe line valves (Gate, Ball, Check valves…)

API 594 Check Valves Wafer and wafer lug check valves & double flanged type

API 598 Valve inspection and testing

API 600 Steel Gate Valves - Flanged and Butt-welding Ends, Bolted Bonnets

API 602 Compact Steel Gate Valves

API 941 Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and

Pressures in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

API 610 Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas

Industries

API 617 Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors for

Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services

API 618 Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas

Industry Services

API 674 Positive Displacement Pumps - Reciprocating

API 675 Positive Displacement Pumps – Controlled Volume

API 676 Positive Displacement Pumps – Rotary

API 682 Pumps-Shafts Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps

API 619 Rotary-Type Positive-Displacement Compressors for Petroleum,

Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries

ASME B1.20.1 Pipe Threads, General Purpose

ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings: NPS 1/2 through NPS 24

Metric/Inch Standard

ASME B16.47 Large Diameter Steel Flanges: NPS 26 Through NPS 60

ASME B 16.9 Factory made wrought steel butt welding fittings

ASME B16.11 Forged Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded

ASME B16.20 Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges - Ring Joint, Spiral Wound and

Jacketed

ASME B16.28 Wrought Steel Buttwelding Short Radius Elbows and Returns

ASME B 16.34 Valves flanged, threaded and welding end

ASME B 16.36 Orifice flanges

ASME B31.3 Process Piping

ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and

Other Liquids

ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

ASME B36.10M Welded and seamless wrought steel pipe

BS 5316 PART 1 ISO 2548) Specification For Acceptance Tests For Centrifugal, Mixed Flow And

Axial Pumps

ISO 1940 PART 1 Mechanical Vibration-Balance Quality Requirements Of Rigid

Rotors

ASME SECTION II Material Specifications

ASME SECTION V Non Destructive Examination

ASME SECTION VIII DIV.1 Rules For Construction Of Pressure Vessels

ASME SECTION VIII DIV.2 Alternative Rules

ASME SECTION IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications

AWS A5.1 to A5.24 Filler Metal Specifications

AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code

UBC Uniform Building Code

EN10204 Metallic Products – Types Of Inspection Documents

NACE MR-01-75 Material Requirement - Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistant Material

for Oilfield Equipment

API RP 520 Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in

Refineries-Part II, Installation

1.2 APPLICABLE MECHANICAL TEST CODES

American Petroleum Institute (API)

API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code - Maintenance Inspection,

Rating, Repair, and Alteration

API RP 572 Inspection of Pressure Vessels

API 570 Piping Inspection Code - Inspection, Repair, Alteration and

Rerating of In-Service Piping System

API RP 574 Inspection Practices for piping system components

API 653 Tank Inspections, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction

API 1104 Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities

API 620 Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure

Storage Tanks

API 610 Welded Tanks for Oil Storage

Painting and Insulation Code

API 5L2 Recommended practice for internal coating of line pipe for non

corrosive gas transmission service.

ISO 8501/4 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and

related products

ISO 8502 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and

related products.

SSPC STEEL STRUCTURES PAINTING COUNCIL "Steel Structures

Painting Manual"

ASTM D1000 Standard Testing Method for pressure – sensitive adhesive

coated tapes used for electronic applications

ASTM E-29 Standard practice for using Significant Digits in Test Data to

Determine Conformance with Specifications

ASTM G14 Impact Resistance of Pipeline Coatings (Falling Weight Test)

API Spec. Q1 Specification for Quality Programs

SSPC-SP5 White Metal Blast Cleaning

SSPC-SP10 Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM E 94 Standard Guide for Radiographic Testing

ASTM E 142 Standard Method for Controlling Quality of Radiographic

Testing

ASTM E 747 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material

Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI)

Used for Radiology

ASTM E 999 Standard Guide for Controlling the Quality of Industrial

Radiographic Film Processing

ASTM E 1025 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material

Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators

(IQI) Used for Radiology

ASTM E 1079 Standard Practice for Calibration of Transmission

Densitometers

ASTM E 1114 Standard Test Method for Determining the Focal Size of

Iridium - 192 Industrial Radiographic Sources

ASTM E 543 Practice for Agencies Performing Non-Destructive Testing

ASTM E 1255 Standard Practice for Radioscopy

ASTM E 114 Recommended Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-

Beam Testing by the Contact Method

ASTM E 214 Standard Practice for Immersed Ultrasonic Examination by the

Reflection Method Using Pulse Longitudinal Waves

ASTM E 797 Standard Practice for Thickness Measurement by Manual

Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Contact Ultrasonic Method

ASTM E 165 Standard Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination for

General Industry

ASTM E 709 Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination

ASTM E 243 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Testing

of Seamless Copper and Copper - Alloy Tubes

ASTM E 309 Standard Practice of Eddy - Current Examination of Steel

Tubular Products Using Magnetic Saturation

ASTM E 426 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current)

Examination of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products,

Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys

ASTM A.578 Specification for Straight Beam Ultra Sonic Examination of

Rolled Steel Plate for Special Applications

ASTM E94 Standard Practice for Radiographic Testing

ASTM E-125 Reference Photographs for Magnetic Particle Indications on

Ferrous Castings

ASTM E-142 Method for Controlling Quality of Radiographic Testing

ASTM E-186 Reference Radiographs for Heavy Walled Steel Castings (2 in

to 4½ in)

ASTM E-280 Reference Radiographs for Heavy Walled Steel Castings (4½ in

to 12in)

ASTM E-317 Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of

Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing. Instruments & systems without

the use of electronic measurement

ASTM E-446 Reference Radiographs for Steel Castings up to 2 ins in

Thickness

ASTM E-269 Definition of Terms relating to Magnetic Particle Inspection

ASTM E-270 Definition of Terms relating to Liquid Penetrant Inspection

ASTM E-433 Reference Photographs for Liquid Penetrant Inspection

1.3 APPLICABLE ELECTRICAL STANDARDS

ISO 8802-3 "Information Technology – Telecommunications And

Information Exchange Between Systems – Local And

Metropolitan Area Networks – Specific Requirements – Part 3:

Carrier Sense Multiple Access With Collision Detection

(CSMA/CD) Access Method And Physical Layer Specifications,

ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3"

ISO 9241-5 "Workstation Layout And Postural Requirements"

EN 50082-1 “Electromagnetic Compatibility – Generic Immunity Standard

Part 1: Residential, Commercial And Light Industry”, 1998

FF AG-140 “Foundation Field Bus Application Guide: 31.25 Kbit/S Wiring

And Installation”

FF AG-163 "Foundation Field Bus Application Guide; 31.25 Kbit/S

Intrinsically Safe Systems"

IEC 60038 IEC standard voltages

IEC 60034-1 Rotating electrical machines

IEC 60947 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear

IEC 60439 Low voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies

IEC 61024 Protection of structures against lightning

IEC 60051 Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring

instrument

IEC 60044-1 Current transformers

IEC 60186 Voltage transformers

IEC 60255 Electrical relays

IEC 60947-1 LV switchgear and control gear – general rules

IEC 60947-2 LV switchgear and control gear – circuit breakers

IEC 60129 A. C. Disconnectors and earthing switches

IEC 60204-1 Safety of machinery

IEC 60287-1-2 Electrical cables – calculations of the current rating

IEC 60309 Plugs, socket-outlets couplers for industrial purposes

IEC60332-3 CAT A,B and C Test on cables under fire condition

IEC 60364 Electrical installations of buildings

IEC 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (ip-code)

IEC 60598-2 Luminaires

IEC 60694 Common specification for hv switchgear and controlgear

standards

IEC 60598-2-22 Luminaires for emergency lighting

IEC 60839 Alarm Systems

IEC 60870 Telecontrol Equipment And Systems

IEC 61000 Electromagnetic Compatibility For Industrial Process

Measurement And Control Equipment

IEC 60909 Short-Circuit Current Calculation In Three Phase Ac Systems

API RP 505 Classification Of Locations For Electrical Installations At

Petroleum Facilities

NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, Article 760

NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code

EN 55022 Radio Interference Specification For Limits And Methods Of

Measurement Of Radio Interference Characteristics Of It

Equipment

1.4 APPLICABLE INSTRUMENTATION STANDARDS

ANSI/ISA S 5.1 Instrumentation Symbols and Identifications

ANSI/ISA S 5.3 Graphics Symbols for Distributed Control/Shared Display

Instrumentation, Logic and Computer Systems

API RP 552 Transmission Systems (for electronic and pneumatic

measurement and control-signal systems)

API 554 Process Instrumentation of Control

ASTM A 102 Specification for Stainless Steel Pipe Fitting

ASTM A 216 Carbon Steel Castings suitable for Fusion Welding for High

Temperature Services

IEC 60068 Environmental Testing

IEC 60227 PVC Insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including

450/750V

IEC 60228 Conductors of insulated cables

IEC 60245 Rubber insulated cables. Rated voltages up to and including

450/750V

IEC 60304 Standard colours for Insulation of low frequency cables and

wires

IEC 61131 Programmable Controllers - General Information

IEC 61158 Profibus

ISO 5167 Flow Measurement

EIA/RS-232C Interface between data terminal equipment (DTE) and data

communication equipment (DCE) employing serial binary

interchange

G.652 (10/00) Characteristics of a single-mode optical fibre cable

G.955 (11/96) Digital line systems based on the 1544 kbit/s and the 2048

kbit/s hierarchy on optical fibre cables

IEE802.3 CSMA/CD (Ethernet)

V24/RS 232E Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Circuit

Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data

Interchange

1.5 APPLICABLE CORROSION & CATHODIC PROTECTION CODES AND

STANDARDS

NACE RP 0169 – 92 Control of external corrosion on underground & submerged

metallic piping systems

NACE RP 0286 – 86 Electrical isolation of catholically protected pipelines

NACE RP 0572 – 01 Design, Installation, Operation and Maintenance of

Impressed Current Deep Ground beds

NACE RP 0176 – 03 Corrosion controls of steel fixed offshore structures

associated with petroleum production

NACE MR-01-75 Material Requirement-Sulphide Stress Cracking Resistant

Material for Oil field Equipment

DNV RP B 401 Cathodic Protection Design

BS 7361 Part I Cathodic protection – Code of practice for land and

marine applications

1.6 APPLICABLE GENERAL CIVIL & STEEL STRUCUTURE STANDARDS

ACI - American Concrete Institute

ACI-214 Recommended Practice for Evaluation of Strength Test Results

for Concrete

ACI-301 Specifications for Structural Concrete for Buildings

ACI-302 Recommended Practice for Concrete Floor and Slab

Construction

ACI-305 Recommended Practice for Hot Weather Concreting

ACI-308 Recommended Practice for Curing Concrete

ACI-309 Recommended Practice for Consolidation of Concrete

ACI-315 Detailing Manual for Reinforced Concrete

ACI-318 Building Code Requirement for Reinforced Concrete

ACI-347 Recommended Practice for Concrete Formwork

AISC - American Institute of Steel Construction

Manual of Steel Construction (Allowable Stress Design)

Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges

Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steel for

Buildings

Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM A325 or A440 Bolts.

ANSI - American National Standards Institute

ANSI A10.9 Safety Requirements For Concrete Construction And Masonry

Work

ANSI A-58.1 Minimum Design Loads In Buildings And Other Structures

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM 123 Zinc (Hot Galvanized) Coating on Product Fabricated from

Rolled, Pressed and forged Steel Shapes, Plates, Bars and

Strips

ASTM 325M High-Strength Bolts for Structural Steel Joints

ASTM 490M High-Strength Steel Bolts, Classes 10.9 and 10.9.3, for

Structural Steel Joints

ASTM 36 Structural Steel

ASTM A185 Welded Steel Wire Fabric For Concrete Reinforcement

ASTM A252 Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe for Piles

ASTM A307 Carbon Steel Externally And Internally Threaded Standard

Fasteners

ASTM A497 Welded Deformed Steel Wire Fabric For Concrete

Reinforcement

ASTM A615 Deformed And Plain Billet Steel Bars For Concrete

Reinforcement

ASTM C31 Standard Method For Making And Curing Concrete Test

Specimens In The Field

ASTM C33 Specification For Concrete Aggregates

ASTM C39 Standard Method Of Test For Compressive Strength Of

Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

ASTM C76 Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain And Sewer Pipe

ASTM C90 Standard Specification For Hollow Load-Bearing Concrete

Masonry Units

ASTM C91 Standard Specification For Masonry Cement

ASTM C94 Specification For Ready-Mixed Concrete

ASTM C143 Standard Method Of Test For Slump Of Hardened Concrete

ASTM C145 Standard Specification for Solid Load-Bearing Concrete

Masonry Units

ASTM C150 Specification for Portland Cement

ASTM C156 Water Retention by Concrete Curing Materials

ASTM C309 Liquid Membrane Forming Compounds for Curing Concrete

ASTM C476 Standard Specification for Mortar and Grout for Reinforced

Masonry

ASTM C494 Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

ASTM C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements

ASTM D693 Standard Specification for Crushed Stone, Crushed Slag and

Crushed Gravel for Dry or Water Bound Base Courses and

Surface Courses of Pavements

ASTM D423 Standard Test Method for Liquid Limit of Soils

ASTM D424 Standard Test Limit for Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of

Soils

ASTM D558 Standard Test Method for Moisture Density Relations fort Soil-

Cement Mixtures

ASTM D698 Tests for Moisture - Density Relations of Soils and Soil

Aggregate Mixtures Using 2.5 kg (5.5 lb.) Hammer and 300

mm (12 in.) Drop

ASTM D1143 Load Settlement Relationship for Individual Vertical Piles

Under Static Axial Load

ASTM D1556 Standard Test Method for Density of Soil In Place by the Sand

Cone Method

ASTM D1557 Standard Test Method for Moisture Density Relationships

AWS - American Welding Society

AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code – Steel

CRSI - Concrete Reinforcement Steel Institute

Manual of Standard Practice for Reinforced Concrete Construction

EC - European codes

EC1 Calculation bases

EC2 Design bases of concrete structure

EC3 Design bases of steel structure

EC8 Resistance structure to seismic load

Engineering Standard-Ministry of Energy & Mining, Sudanese Petroleum

Corporation

ES: 015 Engineering Standard-Plant Layouts

BS – British standards

BS 4 Specification for Hot Rolled Sections

BS 648 Schedule of Weights for Building Materials

BS 3692 ISO Metric Precision Hexagon Bolts, Screws and Nuts

BS 4190 ISO Metric Black Hexagon Bolts, Screws and Nuts

BS 4449 Carbon Steel Bars for the Reinforcement of Concrete

BS 4483 Steel fabric for the Reinforcement of Concrete

BS 4592 Grating

BS 4604 The Use of High Strength Friction Grip Bolts in Structural Steel

Works, Metric Series

BS 4848 Hot Rolled Structural Steel Sections - Specifications for Hot finished

Hollow Sections

BS 5950 Structural Use of Steelwork in Building

BS 5628 Code of Practice for Use of Masonry

BS 6073 Specification for Precast Concrete Masonry Units

BS 6399 Loading for Buildings – Part 1: Code of Practice for Dead and Imposed

Loads

BS 8002 Earth Retaining Structures

BS 8004 Code of Practice for Foundation

BS 8007 Design of Concrete Structures for Retaining Aqueous Liquids

BS 8110 Structural Use of Concrete

CP3 Code of Basic Data for Design of Buildings, Chapter V Loading, Part 2

Wind Loads

CP 2012 Code of Practice for Foundations for Machinery

BS 6031 Code of practice for earthworks