Forms & Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Preproposal Questionnaire
    • Frequently Asked Questions for ROBOTIC INSERVICE Certified API 653 in service robotic inspections
    • Safety and Security
      • Basic Safety plus H₂S – AL YAMI provides
      • Customer Site Specific – Customer provides orientation
      • Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC) – AL YAMI provides
      • Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) – AL YAMI provides
        • Safety Belts and lanyards
        • AL YAMI Hardhat
        • Steel toed boots
        • Safety Glasses with side protection (or goggles)
        • Fire Retardant Clothing (FR)
        • Gloves
      • Hazardous Material Protective Garments and Equipment – Customer provides
      • Confined space entry certified personnel – AL YAMI provides
      • EMS on-site (if customer requires) – Customer provides
      • Fresh breathable air (bottled air if required) – Customer provides
      • Hole watch and bottle watch (if required) – Customer provides
      • Work Permits – Customer provides
      • Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) – Customer provides
      • Plan, preparation and procedure – AL YAMI provides
      • Health, Safety and Environmental Documentation – AL YAMI provides
      • OSHA statistics – AL YAMI provides
      • Experience Modification Rate (EMR letter) – AL YAMI provides
    • Certified API 653 inspections - Deliverables
      • External (walls and roof) – AL YAMI provides
      • Internal (floor) – AL YAMI provides
      • Annual ring plate - AL YAMI PROVIDES Via SRUT SHORT RANGE ULTRASONIC
      • Leveling Survey – AL YAMI provides
    • Products
      • Yes – crude oil, fuel oil, diesel oil, heating oil, Jet A, kerosene, some methylesters, styrene, monoethanolamine (MEA), ethanolamines, alcohols, glycols, lubricants, acrylics, vitamin E, vitamin C, corn oil, corn syrup, soybean oil, water
      • No - Benzene, Toluene, Phenol, sweet naphtha, unleaded gasoline, gasoline blends, denatured alcohol, any volatile organic solvent
      • flash point ≥ 56 DEGREE CELCIUS is preferred
      • pH equal to 7 ±1 (6-8) is preferred
      • Viscosity ≥ API Gravity 14 is preferred
      • Product level in tank ≥ 30CM is preferred
    • Sludge
      • Cleaning – AL YAMI provides if necessary
      • Centrifuging - AL YAMI provides if necessary
      • Waste haul-off - AL YAMI provides if necessary
    • Tank drawings – required if available
      • Tank diameter ≤ 40’ and height ≤ 40’ - can use ROBOTIC INSERVICE Probe
      • Tank diameter > 40’ or height > 40’ – requires ROBOTIC INSERVICE
      • Man way opening required
        • ≥ 24” - optimal preferred
        • > 19 ¾” minimal for ROBOTIC Robot required
        • ≥ 6” minimal for ROBOTIC Probe required
      • Legs – OK, no problem
      • Ladders – OK, no problem
        • Internal – as long as ladder does not impede above dimensions
        • External
      • Floats – OK, no problem
      • Floor Bottom – need to be able to roll robot around all over floor
    • Heaters
      • Coils – no
      • Bayonets – no
      • Heat exchangers - no
    • Roof
      • Flat – OK, no scaffolding required
      • Cone – OK, requires scaffolding sometimes
      • Floating – OK
      • Internal Floating – requires temporary “Confined Space – Manned Entry” to only deploy ROBOTIC OR Side entry with level of liquid 30 cm
      • Open – OK, requires scaffolding
      • Round – OK, requires scaffolding sometimes
    • Wall
      • Insulation – OK
      • Double wall – OK
      • Transponders –
    • Floor Lining
      • 0-40 mils is OK
      • Fiber glass liners are no problem
    • Turbulence
      • Minor turbulence is OK
      • Major turbulence is usually a problem
    • Pressure
      • Pressure Vessels – no, not OK
      • NO₂ gas blanket - AL YAMI provides if necessary for semi-volatile products
    • Temperature
      • Product ambient temperature to ≤ 130⁰ F is preferred
      • Product 130⁰ F to ≤ 150⁰ F is acceptable with minor additional preparation
      • Product 150⁰ F to ≤ 180⁰ F is acceptable with major additional preparation
      • Product >180⁰ F is unacceptable
    • Crane
      • ROBOTIC INSERVICE Robot – required by client
    • Scaffolding
      • Scaffolding most likely not required (90% of jobs) for ROBOTIC INSERVICE
      • Man-lift – no, never use
    • Remediation (clean up)
      • Contamination of robot or probe – OK, no problem
      • De-contamination - AL YAMI provides when necessary
      • Waste disposal - AL YAMI provides when necessary
    • Reporting
      • Preliminary on-site - AL YAMI provides
      • Final (20 days) - AL YAMI provides
    • Pre-proposal Questionnaire (PPQ)
      • Pre-proposal Questionnaire - Required from customer prior toproposal preparation
    • Scheduling and Logistics
      • Purchase Order required for scheduling
      • Four weeks in advance for scheduling
    • Pricing and Terms
      • NET 30 - required
      • Insurance - AL YAMI provides
      • Indemnification - AL YAMI provides

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