Rule Section: §192.925(b)

General requirements.

Rule Hierarchy:

• 192.925  What are the requirements for using External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA)?
  • 192.925(b) General requirements.

Rule Language:

An operator that uses direct assessment to assess the threat of external corrosion must follow the requirements in this section, in ASME/ANSI B31.8S (ibr, see §192.7), section 6.4, and in NACE RP 0502-2002 (ibr, see §192.7). An operator must develop and implement a direct assessment plan that has procedures addressing preassessment, indirect examination, direct examination, and post-assessment. If the ECDA detects pipeline coating damage, the operator must also integrate the data from the ECDA with other information from the data integration (§192.917(b)) to evaluate the covered segment for the threat of third party damage, and to address the threat as required by §192.917(e)(1).

Sections

• (b)(1) Preassessment.
• (b)(2) Indirect Examination.
• (b)(3) Direct Examination.
• (b)(4) Post assessment and continuing evaluation.

Related Topics:

Related Protocol Questions:

• D.01 ECDA Programmatic Requirements