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  • API 6DSS : 2017-08

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    SPECIFICATION FOR SUBSEA PIPELINE VALVES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  16-05-2020

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    Published date:  01-08-2017

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations, Symbols, and Units
    4 Valve Types and Configurations
    5 Design
    6 Materials
    7 Welding
    8 Quality Control
    9 Valve Assembly
    10 Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
    11 Coating/Painting
    12 Marking
    13 Preparation for Shipment
    14 Documentation
    15 Facility Requirements
    16 Purchasing Guidelines
    Annex A (informative) - Use of API Monogram by Licensees
    Annex B (informative) - Valve Configurations
    Annex C (normative) - Valve End-to-End and Face-to-Face Dimensions
    Annex D (informative) - Actuator - Gearbox Requirements
    Annex E (informative) - Guidance for Travel Stops by Valve Type
    Annex F (informative) - Design Validation
    Annex G (informative) - Hyperbaric Validation Testing
    Annex H (normative) - Pressure Boundary Bolting
    Annex I (informative) - Pressure-containing Castings and Forgings
    Annex J (normative) - Qualification of Heat Treating Equipment
    Annex K (normative) - Requirements for Nondestructive Examination
    Annex L (informative) - Supplementary Test Requirements
    Annex M (informative) - Isolation Valve Features
    Annex N (normative) - External Coating for End Connections
    Annex O (informative) - Marking Example
    Annex P (informative) - Supplementary Documentation Requirements
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes the requirements for the design, manufacturing, quality control, assembly, testing, and documentation of ball, check, gate, plug, and axial onoff valves for application in subsea pipeline systems for the petroleum and natural gas industries.

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    Development Note Chinese translation of 2ED 2009 edition is still active, see API 6DSS CHINESE. Effective date: 01-08-2018. (08/2017) New child ADD 2 2022 is added New child ERR 3 2022 is added.
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Chinese translation of 2ED 2009 edition is still active, see API 6DSS CHINESE. Effective date: 01-08-2018. (SND 08/2017) NEW CHILD ERR2 IS NOW ADDED NEW CHILD ADD 1 IS NOW ADDED NEW CHILD ERRATA 1 IS NOW ADDED New child ADD 2 2022 is added New child ERR 3 2022 is added.
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ASME B31.4 : 2016 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
    ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
    API 6D :2015 SPECIFICATION FOR PIPELINE AND PIPING VALVES

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    ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 2 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 2- ALTERNATIVE RULES
    ISO 17636-1:2013 Non-destructive testing of welds — Radiographic testing — Part 1: X- and gamma-ray techniques with film
    ISO 6506-1:2014 Metallic materials Brinell hardness test Part 1: Test method
    ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
    ISO 5210:2017 Industrial valves — Multi-turn valve actuator attachments
    ASTM A 923 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Detecting Detrimental Intermetallic Phase in Duplex Austenitic/Ferritic Stainless Steels
    API 20A : 2017 CARBON STEEL, ALLOY STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL, AND NICKEL BASE ALLOY CASTINGS FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
    ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS
    ISO 9712:2012 Non-destructive testing Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
    ASTM E 562 : 2011 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determining Volume Fraction by Systematic Manual Point Count
    NACE TM 02 84 : 2016 EVALUATION OF PIPELINE AND PRESSURE VESSEL STEELS FOR RESISTANCE TO HYDROGEN-INDUCED CRACKING
    ISO/TR 15608:2017 Welding Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system
    ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 1 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 1
    ISO 6508-1:2016 Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
    API 6A : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR WELLHEAD AND CHRISTMAS TREE EQUIPMENT
    ASME B16.10 : 2017 FACE-TO-FACE AND END-TO-END DIMENSIONS OF VALVES
    ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
    ISO 6892-1:2016 Metallic materials Tensile testing Part 1: Method of test at room temperature
    ISO 9606-1:2012 Qualification testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels
    EN 12516-1:2014 Industrial valves - Shell design strength - Part 1: Tabulation method for steel valve shells
    ASME B31.4 : 2016 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
    ASTM E 10 : 2017-05 TEST METHOD FOR BRINELL HARDNESS OF METALLIC MATERIALS
    ASTM A 578/A578M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications
    ASTM E 110 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers
    SAE AMS 2750 : 2012 PYROMETRY
    ISO 148-1:2016 Metallic materials — Charpy pendulum impact test — Part 1: Test method
    API SPEC 20E : 2017 ALLOY AND CARBON STEEL BOLTING FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
    ISO 5817:2014 Welding — Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding excluded) — Quality levels for imperfections
    ISO 15614-1:2017 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials — Welding procedure test — Part 1: Arc and gas welding of steels and arc welding of nickel and nickel alloys
    API 20F : 2015 CORROSION RESISTANT BOLTING FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
    MSS SP 25 : 2013 STANDARD MARKING SYSTEM FOR VALVES, FITTINGS, FLANGES, AND UNIONS
    ASME PV CODE 2D METRIC : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - PROPERTIES (METRIC)
    API Q1 : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
    AWS QC1 : 2007 STANDARD FOR AWS CERTIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS
    ISO 15614-7:2016 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure test Part 7: Overlay welding
    ISO 10474:2013 Steel and steel products — Inspection documents
    API TR 17TR11 : 2015 PRESSURE EFFECTS ON SUBSEA HARDWARE DURING FLOWLINE PRESSURE TESTING IN DEEP WATER
    EN 10204:2004 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents
    ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units — Part 1: General
    MSS SP 44 : 2016 STEEL PIPELINE FLANGES
    ISO 17637:2016 Non-destructive testing of welds Visual testing of fusion-welded joints
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    API 20B : 2013 OPEN DIE SHAPED FORGINGS FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
    ASME B16.5 : 2017 PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS: NPS 1/2 THROUGH NPS 24 METRIC/INCH STANDARD
    ASME B16.34 : 2017 VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING END
    ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    MSS SP 55 : 2011 QUALITY STANDARD FOR STEEL CASTINGS FOR VALVES, FLANGES, FITTINGS, AND OTHER PIPING COMPONENTS - VISUAL METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF SURFACE IRREGULARITIES
    ASME PV CODE 2D CUSTOMARY : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - PROPERTIES (CUSTOMARY)
    EN 12516-2:2014 Industrial valves - Shell design strength - Part 2: Calculation method for steel valve shells
    ASME B16.47 : 2017 LARGE DIAMETER STEEL FLANGES: NPS 26 THROUGH NPS 60 METRIC/INCH STANDARD
    ISO 15607:2003 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials General rules
    API 17H : 2013 REMOTELY OPERATED TOOLS AND INTERFACES ON SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
    API 17D : 2011 DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - SUBSEA WELLHEAD AND TREE EQUIPMENT
    ASME B16.25 : 2012 BUTTWELDING ENDS
    ASTM E 8/E8M : 2016-09 TEST METHODS FOR TENSION TESTING OF METALLIC MATERIALS
    ISO 5211:2017 Industrial valves — Part-turn actuator attachments
    API 20C : 2015 CLOSED DIE FORGINGS FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
    ISO 5208:2015 Industrial valves Pressure testing of metallic valves
    EN 287-1:2011 Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 1: Steels
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