THANG LONG JOINT OPERATING COMPANY

HAI SU TRANG FULL FIELD AND HAI SU DEN EARLY

PRODUCTION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
CONTRACTOR: PTSC MECHANICAL & CONSTRUCTION

DIMENSIONAL CONTROL PROCEDURE

FOR TOPSIDE AND DRILLING DECK FABRICATION
EPCI CONTR
ACT NO: CN3911008
DOCUMENT No.: HSTD-PTSCMC-TS-Q-PR-0001

PTSC MECHANICAL & CONSTRUCTION

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REVISION RECORD SHEET

No.

Rev. No.

Content of revision

Date of Revision

Issued for review

04-Apr-2012.

Issued for construction

17-Apr-2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION

DESCRIPTION

PAGE

1.0

PURPOSE

2.0

SCOPE

3.0

REFERENCE

4.0

DEFINITION

5.0

PROCEDURE

5.1

RESPONSIBILITIES

5.2

EQUIPMENT

5.3

SURVEY CONTROL NETWORK

5.4

SETTLEMENT MONITORING.

5.5

METHOD OF DIMENSIONAL & LEVELING SURVEY

5.6

DRILLING DECK & TOPSIDE FABRICATION

5.7

PIPING

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6.0

RECORDS

12

7.0

APPENDICES

15

APPENDIX I : LIST OF DIMENSIONAL CONTROL EQUIPMENTS

15

APPENDIX II : TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES

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APPENDIX III: DIMENSIONAL CONTROL INSPECTION REPORT

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PURPOSE
This procedure outline the methods of dimensional control survey to ensure specified
dimensional requirements are met in the final fabricated Drilling deck & Topside structures
and appurtenances.

2.0

SCOPE

This procedure is applicable to the following actions:

Material dimensional inspection on receipt.
Assembly of Drilling deck & Topside and related component items (include: Main legs,
deck-legs, Elevation difference among platforms, conductor guide positions, crane pedestal
bearing surface, deck levelness).
Final dimensional check the Drilling deck & Topside and Load-out.

3.0

REFERENCE (Latest revision)

API 2B
EEMUA 158(2005)
AWS D 1.1

Specification for the Fabrication of Structural Steel Pipe.

Construction Specification for Fixed Offshore Structures in the
North Sea.
Structural Welding Code-Steel.

API RP 2A

Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Fixed

Offshore Platforms Working Stress Design, 21st Edition, December 2000.

GEN-0-00-SSP-0003_F01
4.0

Welding & Fabricating Offshore Structures

DEFINITION
TL JOC
QA/QC
PCM
DCS
MWS

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Thang Long Joint Operating Company

Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
Project Construction Manager.
Dimensional Control Surveyor.
Marine Warranty Surveyor.

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5.0 PROCEDURE
5.1 RESPONSIBILITIES
Foreman
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Shall be responsible for overall aspects of shift working which includes quality, health
and safety.

Make recommendation to conduct improvement activities to improve productivity and

quality.

To be responsibility of production team to liaise with DCS ensuring adequate notice is

given to allow surveys to be performed which meet the obligations of this procedure.

Train subordinate to meet required standard of quality and output.

Dimensional Control Surveyor.

The Dimensional Control Surveyor shall be responsible for ensuring that all surveys are
carried out accurately, efficiently and expeditiously, using calibrated equipment and
proven techniques.

The DCS will report directly to the Fabrication QAQC Manager. The DCS will ensure
manning level which adequate service the needs of the production team progressing
fabrication efficiently. In turn, the production team will take account of the knowledge
and experience available, in terms of valid advice for the avoidance of dimensional
problems, when developing assembly and erection method statements.

It is the responsibility of the DCS to ensure that all the tolerance parameters defined by
Company Specification: EEMUA 158 section 6"Fabrication tolerances-construction
specification for fixed offshore structures in the north sea" and API-RP2A-WSD Section
11.1.5 or API-RP2A- LRFD Section L.1.5 (Final Fabrication Tolerances). DCS will
ensure out of tolerance conditions are addressed appropriately.

Liaise with TLJOC representative day to day business, describing problems,

anticipating concerns and engineering solutions.

QA/QC Manager or his designee will be authorized to carry out all QA/QC activities
for the project as follows:
Coordinating all Dimensional Control activities at the fabrication site

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Ensuring that the quality system meets requirements established in this specification.

Ensuring all reports are correct and acceptably good for TLJOCs QC
acceptance/approved.

Reviewing and approve all Dimensional reports.

Monitor/Coordinate quality activities with production team.

5.2

EQUIPMENT( Reference to Appendix I).

The Dimensional Control Surveyor will be equiped with a suitable supply of survey
instrumentation capable of dealing with complex 3D dimensional geometry. Instruments
will be calibrated regularly in accordance with good survey practice and records kept to
that effect.

In addition, small tools such as tapes, squares, inclinometers spirit levels, string lines,
plumb bobs etc., all complying with recognized international manufacturing standards,
will be employed.

Computers can be utilized to facilitate the reduction and computation of some of the
more complex best fit solutions.

Only approved equipments with valid calibration certificate shall be used.

Reference to Appendix I-List of Dimensional Control Equipments.

5.3 SURVEY CONTROL NETWORK.

A network of ground control survey stations will be established, primarily in the Drilling
deck & Topside erection areas. They will be given appropriate local grid coordinates e.g.
relating to centerline or main grid lines of the Drilling deck & Topside.
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The ground control survey station composed of tubular steel or concrete pillars will be
situated to give the best sight-lines into the final assembly erection areas, while
attempting to avoid heavy plant traffic routes. Barriers should be erected to protect the
stations from disturbance.

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Initial observations around the network will be distilled to produce accurate coordinates
for each station, and during the life of the project the network will be rigorously
monitored to maintain this accuracy.

Temporary control stations, in times of peak fabrication activity, may be required to be

established and these will be related to the main control network through conventional
survey techniques such as triangulation, trilateration, braced quad, intersection, resection,
bearing and distance etc.

5.4 SETTLEMENT MONITORING.

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Prior to Lift of the Topside frames, a series of temporary Benchmarks(TBMs) will be

established at convenient location around Drilling deck & Topside erection area. The
height of these TBMs will be obtained using Level model AX 2S from permanent
benchmarks. The level of these TBMs will be obtained at weekly interval to monitor the
settlement.

The result of the settlement monitoring will be issued as a dimensional survey report
using the initial elevation of each TBM as a datum.

5.5 METHOD OF DIMENSIONAL & LEVELLING SURVEY

The method of dimensional and levelling survey are as follows:
1.

Survey of straightness:
The straightness survey shall be accomplished by means of measuring the external
surface of assemblies at two planes, i.e. "X" - "Y" direction with two ends zeroed and
readings at every 3m intervals utilising piano wire or thoedolite.

2.

Ovality survey:
The ovality survey shall be applied to tubulars or cans with the opens ends measured at
crossed direction i.e. 0, 45, 90, 135.

3. Survey of plumbness:
The plumbness survey shall be applied to vertical assemblies by means of checking the
reference center line marked by hard stamping outside the tubulars or cans at two planes
i.e. "X" - "Y" direction utilising piano wire with plumb bob or theodolite.
4. Working point survey (intermediate & overall dimensional and squareness
check):

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The work point to work point survey shall be accomplished by measuring the intermediate
dimensions (Elevation), overall lengths and squareness survey (cross dimensional) that
have been specified in the approval for construction drawing utilising measuring tape.
5. Survey of level:
The level survey shall be applied to the levelness or flatness of the assemblies i.e. jacket
braces and etc, with two ends at zeroed and reading at every 3m interval ulilising dumpy
level.
5.6 DRILLING DECK &TOPSIDE FABRICATION.
5.6.1 CRITICAL ELEMENTS
The following items have been identified as critical elements in terms dimensional control
and will require having particular emphases applied in order to achieve minimum
dimensional deviations.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Deck legs and cone spacing.

Conductor guide positions.
Crane pedestal bearing, surface.
Deck levelness.
Crane slew bearing flatness and level.
Flare Boom.

5.6.2 TUBULAR MAKE UP (e.g. legs, crane pedestal, braces.)

a
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Single can.
All single can tubulars shall be 100% dimensionally check. Checks shall be made 100%
for all primary items to tubular done by PTSC sub-contractors to establish a level of
confidence that dimensions are within tolerance after delivery.
The ovality and circumference of the open ends should be supplemented with length
checks.
Note: All single cans and brace subassemblies will have been checked ND accepted
before dispatch.

Cones.

Pre and post weld surveys of the cone should include length, angle and diameter of the
open ends. For the deck leg cones the as built tubular shape (radial deviation) must be
recorded for the portion of the stab-in protruding below the leg cut off i.e. at the actual
mating elevation.

5.6.3 BEAM SPLICE.

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a. Engineering Department shall prepare shop drawing, cutting sheet for every beam.
Dimensional Control Surveyor shall conduct 100% dimensional check on beams based on
approved shop drawing.
b Dimensional surveys should demonstrate correct beam depth, flange width, web
verticality, flange rotation, web to flange eccentricity, beam straightness in two planes and
length of beams.
c

If beam is splice in 2 sections, a fit up survey should check the straightness, reading at 3m
intervals and either side of the splice. Both camber and transverse deviations should be
noted.

5.6.4 SUB-CELLAR DECK, CELLAR DECK, DRILLING DECK, MEZZANINE

DECK, MAIN DECK, HELI DECK, FLARE BOOM.
a Basically the cellar/main deck comprises of deck legs attached to star plates. The star
plates are the members holding the main beams on both transverse and longitudinal side.
Pre and post dimensional survey is required for this assembly. See appendix II for
dimensional tolerances.
Interface dimension between mezzanine deck and main deck assembly to be checked for
proper alignment, levelling.
b Drilling deck will be fabricated separately and installed to jacket on offshore. Interface
dimension of conductors between drilling deck and top of jacket leg assembly shall be
dimensionally checked prior to install.
c Heli deck assembly shall be dimensionally checked prior to install into final position. This
is to be done after main deck has been dimensionally checked and installed.
d. All above items include in: Sub-cellar deck, cellar deck, drilling deck mezzanine deck,
main deck, heli deck, flare boom will be fabricated separately at out construction site.
Dimensional control for fabricated sections will have to comply with dimensional control
stages effectively and achieve minimum dimensional deviations.

5.6.5 TRANSPORTATION FRAME

a Although this is a temporary structure it becomes important in so far as it will effectively
set the spacing for the deck leg and stab-in cone spacing- a critical dimension items. It will
also form the upper grillage for offshore transportation.

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b As such pre-weld and post-weld survey check shall be conducted to ensure that the position
deviations of the cone receiving cans are minimized. Weld shrinkage effects should be
anticipated by increasing fit up distances center to center.

5.6.6 CELLAR DECK ASSEMBLY

a The pre- assembly of the cellar deck transverse primary beam East/West in between leg
can to leg can and the cantilever beam will be post weld surveyed for erection. The leg will
be stabbed in to the transportation frame buckets, set at correct theoretical leg spacing.
b Check on the leg cans to conform the verticality and the levelness of the cellar deck. As the
intention is to erect the main deck with the short section of legs, this will ensure the properfit-up of leg splices during the erection.
c Temporary supports shall be set at the correct elevation to attain the flatness of the primary
beams and pre/post weld check of the primary beams straightness, levelness and alignment
shall be checked.
d The North/South longitudinal primary beam in between North/South leg to leg can will be
erected first and follow up with the remaining beam, beams levelness and straightness
should be checked pre/post weld.
e The level of the primary beams shall be surveyed and the relationship of the primary
structural has been set to facilitate the secondary beams fit-up. As the cellar deck is loaded
up with secondary beams settlement should be monitored day to day basis, if the
settlement exceeds an agreed limit of 6mm corrective action shall be taken.
f Since conductor guide are considered critical the center point of the conductor guides
should relate to the leg centerlines, the setting out being performed by Dimensional control
Surveyor.
5.6.7 SUMP/ESDV SERVICE PLATFORM ERECTION
a Having targeted the panel for the erection it should be monitored for compliance during
erection. Temporary supports shall be set at the correct elevation to attain a flat deck post
erection.
b Match line shall be set out on the erected legs to facilitate fit up.
c A grid of levels will be surveyed and the relationship between the main pallet and the legs
centerline will be checked.

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d The position of any free ends expected to accept cantilever/wing pallets will also be
surveyed.
e As the deck is loaded up the supports should be monitored for settlement and corrective
action taken if the settlement exceeds an agreed limit 6 mm.

5.6.8 INTER DECK BRACING

a The brace between the cellar deck and main deck will be installed after the cellar deck
erection and weld out and as equipment permits.
b Deck bracings are pre profiled and fit up checks shall include verticality and brace landing
surveys.
5.6.9 MAIN DECK ERECTION
a The whole main deck section will be subjected to post weld survey prior to erection. Post
erection check to conform the verticality of the leg and leg to leg spacing, section of the
legs length, deck elevation and deck flatness.
b The whole main deck assembly shall be erected/fitted-up on top of the cellar deck legs. The
full length legs dimension and elevation of the cellar deck to main deck and the main deck
level checks shall be perform to ensure erection fit-up is achieve.

5.6.10 CRANE PEDESTAL ERECTION

a Similar to the deck legs the crane pedestal will be installed as a single piece.
b Radial check will be performed to ensure that the tubular will fit into the cut outs.
c The verticality will be checked post erection fit up and post weld. The rotation will also
be checked.
d If the crane pedestal slewing ring adaptor will form part of the erected item detailed checks
shall be carried out on bearing surface flatness, elevation, diameter, centerline position,
bolt hole rotation prior to welding and post welding. Dimensional Tolerances shall be as
per Manufacturers recommendation.
5.6.11 MISCELLANEOUS

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a Other miscellaneous structural sub assemblies such as crane boom rest, mud splash walls,
emergency shelter wall, lift pad eyes etc... Should be surveyed on an as-required basis.
b Pipe support, piping vessel and equipment seating should be surveyed on an as requested
basis.
5.6.12 LOAD-OUTS
a Load out operation shall be considered as having critical dimension input in term of
monitoring barge ballast, monitoring lift off and set down operations and hard marking
layout match lines.
b Transverse and lateral derrick barge and transport barge movement shall also be monitored
during load-out, particularly critical for skidded load-out operations.
c Pipe support, piping vessel and equipment seating should be surveyed on an as requested
basis.
5.7 PIPING(Reference to piping fabrication procedure)

6.0 RECORDS
- Dimensional control reports shall generally be A4 sketches of the surveyed item. Each
sketch will have a unique project surveyor number and will reference the revision of the
shop drawing against which the deviations are being reported. Dimensional Controller shall
sign all dimensional inspection reports. Subsequent stages shall be performed if to be sure
that all assembly differentials are within tolerances described in the reports. If necessary,
the survey report will have its own revision status.
- In the reports, dimensions are in "mm"; theoretical dimensions are written in brackets
"[xxx ]", actual dimensions are written above theoretical dimensions without brackets,
Error values are written in parenthesis (xxx) adjacent to actual dimensions preceded by
+ or or 0 indicating higher or lower value or equal from theoretical
dimensions.
- Out of tolerance(OOT) dimensions shall be specifically identified in the DC report by
providing a cloud mark.
- Out of tolerance(OOT) dimensions shall be highlighted and report discussed with
production personnel in seeking a constructive solution to the problem.
- If it is determined that the out of tolerance deviation can not be solved by valid fabrication
rework methods, the report will be submitted to TL JOC for approval via the Site Query.

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- All original reports will be kept in QA/QC department and will be available for TL JOC at
any time. A copy of fit up surveys will be passed to production as evidence of compliance
with the project specification.
- The final as built dimensional report of steel structural part and components shall be
generated and signed by TL JOC representative.
- All original Dimensional Control Reports shall be filed in QAQC Department and the QA
Engineer shall be responsible for these documents.
All dimensional control reports shall be submitted to TL JOC for verification.
List of asbuilt dimensional control Inspection reports as follows:
I. WHP HSD -TOPSIDE
HSD Main Deck framing Plan
HSD Helideck framing Plan
HSD Elevation Grid Row B
HSD Elevation Grid Row 1
HSD Elevation Grid Row 2
HSD Drill Deck Framing plan and
Elevations
HSD Drill Deck Stabbing Guide Post
HSD Drill Deck Lifting Trunnion
HSD Crane Boom Rest
HSD Crane Pedestal/Diesel Storage tank
HSD Lifting Padeye.

Before welding
X
X
X
X
X
X

After welding
X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X

I. WHP HST -TOPSIDE

HST Main Deck framing Plan
HST Helideck framing Plan
HST Elevation Grid Row A
HST Elevation Grid Row B
HST Elevation Grid Row 1
HST Elevation Grid Row 2
HST Drill Deck Framing plan and
Elevations
HST Drill Deck Stabbing Guide Post
HST Drill Deck Lifting Trunnion
HST Flare Boom Plan &Elevation

Before welding
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

After welding
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X

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APPENDICES
APPENDIX I
LIST OF DIMENSIONAL CONTROL EQUIPMENTS

No.

Type of
Equipments

Serial no.

Purpose

01

Total Station Leica

TS09-power 1

1315978

All dimension
checking

02

Total Station Leica

TS09-Power 1

1300805

All dimension
checking

Remarks

03

Theodolite Model
NE-20H

055921

To ensure angle,
trigon metric
leveling and define
straight lines

04

Level Model AE-7C

277233

Check leveling

05

Level

Check leveling,
plumpness.

06

Measuring Tape,
Rule

Linear measurement
and it apparatus

5m, 30m,
50m

07

Square

To ensure the angle

is square

0.3m, 0.6m ..

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TOLERANCES
Sources:
1. Structural Welding and Fabrication Specification.
2. API-RP2A-WSD-Section 11.1.5.
3. API spec 2B: Specification for the fabrication of structural steel pipe.
4. AWS D1.1(2008). Section 5.23: Dimensional tolerance of welded structural
members.
5. EEMUA 158(2005) Construction Specification for Fixed Offshore Structures
in the North Sea.
APPENDIX II: TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES
NO.

DIMENSIONAL
TOLERANCE

DESCRIPTION
Top of the jacket and the bottom of the deck
columns, the horizontal distance from the
centerline of any column to the centerline of the
column adjacent in any direction.(Refer to
Section 11.1.5b-API RP2A).
At all deck levels, the horizontal distance from
the centerline of any column to the centerline of
the column adjacent in any direction.(Refer to
Section 11.1.5b-API RP2A).
Diagonals of rectangular plan layout between the
deck leg punch mark shall be
(Refer to Section 11.1.5b-API RP2A).
The centerline of deck beams/cap beams at their
ends should be within reference to section
11.1.5d API RP 2A.
No point along deck beams centerline at any
beam should be out of line within reference to
section 11.1.5d API RP 2A.

10mm (3/8 inch) of the net

drawing dimension
13mm (1/2 inch) of the net
drawing dimension

19mm from the design

dimensions
13mm of the drawing
location.
19mm in horizontal
13mm in vertical

No point along cap beams centerline at any beam 10mm in horizontal

should be out of line within reference to section
6mm in vertical
11.1.5d API RP 2A.
All braces in horizontal vertical plane (refer to
section 11.1.5.c API RP 2A).
Handrails shall be erected so that the top rail in
either vertical or horizontal planes (refer to
Section 6.4.1-EEMUA 158).
Stanchions and fencing shall be plumb within

13mm (1/2 inch)

5mm in level in any 3m length
measured.
5mm

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(refer to Section 6.4.1-EEMUA 158).

10

11

Walkways, stairways and landings shall be

positioned within the tolerance in relation to the
theoretical position (refer to Section 6.4.2EEMUA 158).
Deck plating level
Plate or grating joints shall be flat without
visible warping
Padeyes, padears and lifting trunnions location
and final orientation, work points shall be
located within the design radius sphere. (refer to
Section 6.3.4-EEMUA 158).

12mm in elevation.
6mm in any 3m length.
12mm in horizontal position.

The best-fit cente line for conductor guides of

the adjacent or nearest leg at the jacket-deck
interface level
At all other levels this tolerance
(refer to section 6.3.3 EEMUA).
Tubular
Circumference (at joints or within 610 mm
from the joint).

10mm.

6mm in 3m.
Mismatch >2mm grating joints
shall be ground out and recoated.
0.5 of final orientation.
15mm error on radius sphere.

25mm
Tubular
30% of tn or 10mm
(whichever is smaller)

Circumference ( he remaining length of the

tubular). Reference to section 6.2.1.1 of
EEMUA 158.

Ovality (Dn 610)

Not exceed 1% Dn.

Ovality (610 < Dn 2000)

Ovality (Dn > 2000). Reference to section

6.2.1.2 of EEMUA 158.
Out of roundness: (Reference section 6.2.1.4
of EEMUA 158).

Greater of 6mm or 0.75%

Dn.
Not exceed 0.5% Dn or
15mm. whichever is greater
Not exceed 0.2% of the
nominal external
diameter(Dn) or 25% tn
(whichever is smaller).

12

End perpendicularity (Dn 2000mm )

End perpendicularity (Dn > 2000mm )

Reference to Fig 20 of EEMUA 158-End

perpendicularity tolerance).

45% of tn or 15mm
(whichever is smaller)

3mm
5mm

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HAI SU TRANG DEN PROJECT
EPCI OF HAI SU TRANG, HAI SU DEN AND PIPELINES
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FABRICATION.

Abbreviation:
tn :
Nominal wall thickness
Dn :
Nominal external diameter
Cn :
Nominal circumference
OD:
Outer diameter
c :
Circumference tolerance

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THANG LONG JOINT OPERATING COMPANY

HAI SU TRANG DEN PROJECT
EPCI OF HAI SU TRANG, HAI SU DEN AND PIPELINES
Document No :
HSTD-PTSCMC-TSQ-PR-0001.
Revision No.: 0

DIMENSIONAL CONTROL PROCEDURE

FOR TOPSIDE AND DRILLING DECK
FABRICATION.

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APPENDIX III: DIMENSIONAL CONTROL INSPECTION REPORT.