API 570 Responsibilities (2018)

1. Scope
Owner/ Piping Authorised Corrosion
users Engineer Inspector Engineer
1. Use of API 570 in industries and services
other than hydrocarbon and chemical. 
2. Respond to any inspection results that
require corrective actions. 
4. Owner/User Inspection Organisation
3. Shall exercise control of the piping system
inspection program, frequencies,
maintenance and function of authorised 
agency.
4. Shall control activities related to rating,
alteration and repair of piping systems. 
5. Shall have education and experience in
accordance with Annex A of API 570. 
6. Developing, documenting, implementing,
executing and assessing piping inspection 
systems and inspection procedures.
7. Reporting to the inspector any process
changes that affect piping integrity. 
8. Owner/User organisation should be
audited periodically. 
9. Should receive report of audit teams
findings 
10. Implement effective MOC process. 
11. Approval for changes affecting piping
integrity to go to inspection group incl. 
12. Program for creating, establishing and
monitoring IOWs 
13. Activities involving design, engineering
review, rating, analysis or evaluation of 
piping systems and PRDs.
14. Determining the requirements of API 570
on inspection, examination, QA and testing
for piping inspections, repairs and 
alterations are met.
15. Direct involvement in inspection activities
including in the field. 
16. Extending scope of inspection if justified by
findings. 
17. Notify owner when non-conformances
found and making recommendations. 
18. Evaluate and accept NDE results. 
19. Maintain certification records of NDE
Examiner’s employers
examiners.
20. Notify inspector/engineer of issues that
Operating, maintenance, engineering personnel
may affect piping integrity.
 5. Inspection, Examination and pressure testing practices
Owner/ Piping Authorised Corrosion
users Engineer Inspector Specialist
21. Develop inspection plan for piping systems
and PRDs.  and/ or 
22. Consult to identify all potential damage
mechanisms and locations, especially for 
localised corrosion or cracking.
23. Consult when developing inspection plans
for piping operating above 700F (400C) or 
below ductile to transition temperature.
24. Choose to conduct RBI assessment. 
25. Familiarise themselves with the prior
history of piping system before inspections. 
26. Shall provide specific attention to specific
areas and types of deterioration eg CUI. 
27. Conduct all on-stream inspections. 
or examiner
28. Authorise and approve any on stream
inspection work done by an examiner. 
29. Thickness measurement obtained by
examiner must be at direction of 
30. Ensure all persons conducting thickness
measurements are trained and qualified. 
31. Consultation for lifting piping in operation
for inspection. 
32. Record keeping for external inspection and
repair. 
33. Consult when CMLs will be substantially
reduced or eliminated. 
34. When using NDE to identify or monitor
specific damage, Inspector to consult to
define possible type of damage, NDE  
technique and extent of examination.
35. Shall specify UT angle beam examiners. 
36. To designate test pressure for service tests
and low-pressure pressure tests for 
checking tightness of piping systems.
37. Consult when pressure test of piping
components or sections (instead of whole 
circuit) are to be performed.
38. Evaluate potential for brittle failure prior to
hydro or pneumatic testing. 
39. Approving substituting NDE procedures for
pressure tests after alteration. and 
40. Assess the need and extent of PMI
program. 
41. Shall verify new materials are consistent
with specified construction materials. 
 Owner/ Piping Authorised Corrosion
users Engineer Inspector Specialist
42. Components that fail PMI must be + Consult
scheduled for replacement.  and  
43. NDT failed PMI components until
replacement. 
44. Crack like flaws to be assessed in + Consult
accordance with API 579.  
45. Preferential Weld Corrosion to be
assessed. 
46. To specify industry qualified angle beam
UT examiners for interior defect from
external and for sizing, sizing planar 
defects.
6 . Interval/Frequency and extent of inspection
47. Establish inspection intervals for thickness
measurements and external visual 
inspection.
48. Determine maximum thickness and visual
inspection for class 4 piping. 
49. Maintain record of process piping fluids
handled and classifications. 
50. Confirm CUI inspection targets with
operational history or documentation. 
51. Number and specific CMLs at each location + Consult + Consult
where non-uniform corrosion or other
  
damage is expected.
52. To assess areas of accelerated corrosion
+ Consult
like deadlegs, small bore piping etc
7. Inspection data evaluation, analysis and recording
53. Use Point to Point method or statistical
analysis or combination to determine LTCR 
or STCR.
54. Select corrosion rate (CR) that best reflects + Consult
current process.  
55. For high risk piping, consider increasing
required thickness unanticipated load/loss. 
56. Maintain permanent and progressive
records for piping and PRDs. 
57. Leaks and failures in piping to be recorded
and reported to the: 
8. Repairs, alterations and Rerating
58. To be guided by API 570 for repairs,
alterations etc when conformity with the
construction code cannot be complied  or 
with.
59. Shall authorise all repairs and alterations
prior to commencement. 
60. Approval to authorise alterations. 
61. Designate hold points for repair and
alterations. 
62. Approval for methods of design, execution,
materials, welding, examination, testing for  or 
repairs and alterations.
63. Approval for on stream welding. 
64. Approve all repair and alteration work at
hold points and after completion. 
65. Material for repair patch to match base
metal unless approved by: 
66. Leaks in Class 1 or high risk piping to be
reviewed to determine if safe to work on. 
67. Approve and document for temporary
repairs to remain in place for longer period 
of time.
68. Determine repair methods and procedures
for non-welding repairs. and/or 
69. Acceptance of leak sealing fluids for
process piping.  or 
70. Use API 2201 for hot tapping. 
71. Ensure use of alternative methods for
PWHT are suitable. 
72. Approve the design of temporary
enclosures and repairs. 
73. Design fillet weld patches. 
74. Substituting NDE for pressure test.  and 
75. Specify NDT for final closure welds that
cannot be pressure tested. 
76. To perform rerating calculations.  or 
77. Acceptance of rerating and associated
NDE.  and 
9. Inspection of buried piping
78. Maintain CP records 
79. 6 monthly above ground survey of buried
piping 
80. Check suitability of coating for coating
repairs. 
81. Approval for extension of temporary
repairs on buried piping. 