What specificity does OPS expect for schedules in baseline assessment plans?
OPS expects to see a viable, active planning and scheduling process that is likely to result in assessments being performed in the relative sequence identified by risk assessment. OPS will review an operator s process for managing its baseline assessment schedule. The degree of specificity of assessment schedules will vary depending on how far in the future assessments are planned. • Assessment Methods [Top] [Bottom] FAQ-104. ASME/ANSI B31.8S, Appendix B, section B1.3, Indirect Examinations, states that the secondary indirect examination method must evaluate at least 25% of each ECDA region. NACE Standard RP0502-2002, section 4.1.2 states that the indirect inspection step requires the use of at least two inspections over the entire length of each ECDA region. The requirements in the two standards appear to conflict. Which requirement should be implemented? [05/11/2004]Answer: The rule requires (192.923(b)) that an operator s plan for using direct assessment as a primary assessment meth
