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8.1 The Design Engineer is responsible for developing a Material Requisition (Exhibit
8.1) for purchasing listing: SA, SB, SFA or other equivalent specification
allowable by the Code including welding materials to assure that only acceptable
material are used in accordance with the construction Code for each item or part
intended to be stamped with the Code Symbol Stamp.

8.2 Material Requisition for purchasing shall include material specifications, grade,
type or class, and the Purchasing Notes (Exhibit 8.2) which include the marking
requirements, Material Test Report required and any additional test or heat
treatment required for the construction Code and the customer requirements

8.3 The Quality Control Manager is responsible for review and accepts the Material
Requisition if it complies with the Code. If any correction is required, it is returned
to the Design Engineer.

8.4 The Engineering Manager shall review and approve the Material Requisition and
forward to the Warehouse Keeper, who reviews against the stock if the material is
available and it is acceptable for the OP. If the material is not in stock, the
Purchaser copies the Material Requisition without changes on the Purchase Order
(PO) (Exhibit 8.3) with the Purchasing Notes attached.

8.5 Copies of the PO are sent to the Quality Control Manager and to the Engineering
Manager who files the copy in the OP file.

8.6 Any change to the requirements of the Material Requisition or PO shall be handled
in the same manner as the original.

8.7 When vessel shell section, heads, or other pressure boundary parts of carbon or
low alloy steel plate are cold formed, the Design Engineer is responsible for
evaluate whether or not the part need to be heat treated. If subcontractor will
supply the part, the PO shall include the type of forming and whether or not the
heat treatment has been performed.

8.8 On the arrival the material, The Quality Control Inspector using the Quality Control
copy of the PO and the Code requirements examines all Code material for
damage, dimensions, material identification and the marking requested by the
material specifications and verification that the material identification taken from
material is traceable to the certification documentation when required.
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8.9 The Quality Control Manager shall review the Material Test Report for physical
and chemical properties against to the requirements of the ASME Code Section II
Specification. If the material is received certified as ASTM, the Quality Control
Chief shall review and assure that the material has been certified as one of the
acceptable editions of ASTM showed on ASME Code Section II Part A or B. If the
material is certified to another ASTM / ASME edition, the Quality Control Chief
shall certify with evidence acceptable to the AI that the corresponding ASME
specification requirements have been met.

8.10 The Quality Control Inspector shall fill out the Receiving Examination Report
(Exhibit 8.4; 8.5; 8.6; 8.7), and if it is acceptable marks on the material with
painting a green strip or attach on the material the Accepted Tag (Exhibit 8.8), or
by marking with paint the OP number or the PO number on the material.

8.11 Material that does not meet the PO and Code requirements is marked with
painting “Hold” or attaches on the material the Hold Tag (Exhibit 8.9) indicating
the hold condition on the Tag, and retained in segregated area; the QC Manager
shall proceed with a “Nonconformity Report” (Exhibit 10.1) as described in the
section 10 of this Manual.

8.12 Prior to cutting of code material in two or more pieces the material specification,
heat number and plate identifier (if applicable) are transferred to each piece. For
formed parts supplied by others, a coded marking traceable to the original
required marking may be used by the part manufacturer if the system can be
verified by the Quality Control Chief. The material marking system shall be
acceptable to the AI.

8.13 The marking of each piece shall be verified and documented by the Quality Control
Inspector in the Material Control Log (Exhibit 8.10) or on the drawings or on the
material map.

8.14 If the materials or Code parts will be transferred between the shop and the field site,
the Quality Control Manager shall send a Transfer Sheet with the Inspection Check
List (Exhibit 9.1) and the Material Control Log attached, all above described
documents shall be available to the A.I.

8.15 The direct purchasing of materials in the field site is not allowed.
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8.16 Purchasing of welded pressure parts shall be accepted only with proper Code
stamping as a part and the Code required documentation, which shall be presented
to the A.I. with the parts prior to use.

8.17 If any material needs to be impact tested or any other supplementary test not
required by the material specification, the Engineering Chief shall include any
additional test by notation in the Material Requisition. If any further material testing
is required, it shall be done in accordance with the Code, and test results shall be
reviewed by the Quality Control Manager and shall available to the A.I.

8.18 Any material in stock shall be reexamined by the Quality Control Inspector using the
requirements of the construction Code Edition and Addenda applicable to the Job
Order, and complete a Material Examination Report before its use in a Code job.