AS2885.3—2012AustralianStandard@Pipelines—GasandliquidpetroleumPart3:OperationandmaintenanceAS2885.3-2012ThisAustralianStandard⑧waspreparedbyCommitteeME-038,PetroleumPipelines.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon6March2012.ThisStandardwaspublishedon20September2012.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeME-038:APIAResearchandStandardsCommitteeAustralasianCorrosionAssociationAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustryAustralianInstituteofPetroleumAustralianPetroleumProductionandExplorationAssociationAustralianPipelineIndustryAssociationBureauofSteelManufacturersofAustraliaDepartmentforManufacturing,Innovation,Trade,ResourcesandEnergy(SA)DepartmentofLabourNewZealandDepartmentofMinesandPetroleum(WA)DepartmentofNaturalResourcesandMines(Qld)DepartmentofResources(NT)EnergyNetworksAssociationEnergySafeVictoriaGasAssociationofNewZealandNewZealandInstitutionofGasEngineersNSWDepartmentofTradeandInvestment,RegionalInfrastructureandServicesPetroleumExplorationandProductionAssociationNewZealandWeldingTechnologyInstituteofAustraliaAdditionalInterests:·IndependentChairpersonThisStandardwasissuedindraftformforcommentasDRAS2885.3.StandardsAustraliawishestoacknowledgetheparticipationoftheexpertindividualsthatcontributedtothedevelopmentofthisStandardthroughtheirrepresentationontheCommitteeandthroughthepubliccommentperiod.KeepingStandardsup-to-dateAustralianStandards⑧arelivingdocumentsthatreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentsthatmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspublished.DetailedinformationaboutAustralianStandards,drafts,amendmentsandnewprojectscanbefoundbyvisitingwww.standards.org.auStandardsAustraliawelcomessuggestionsforimprovements,andencouragesreaderstonotifyusimmediatelyofanyapparentinaccuraciesorambiguities.Contactusviaemailatmail@standards.org.au,orwritetoStandardsAustralia,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001.AS2885.3—2012AustralianStandard@Pipelines—GasandliquidpetroleumPart3:OperationandmaintenanceOriginatedinpartasASCB28—1972.RevisedandredesignatedAS2885.3—1997.Thirdedition2012.COPYRIGHT@StandardsAustraliaLimitedAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher,unlessotherwisepermittedundertheCopyrightAct1968.PublishedbySAlGlobalLimitedunderlicencefromStandardsAustraliaLimited,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001,AustraliaISBN9781743422144AS2885.3—20122PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbythejointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeME-038,PetroleumPipelines,tosupersedeAS2885.3—2001.ThisStandardistheresultofaconsensusamongAustralianandNewZealandrepresentativesontheJointCommitteetoproduceitasanAustralianStandard.TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoprovideimportantprinciples,practicesandguidelinesforusebycompetentpersonsandorganizationsinvolvedintheoperationandmaintenanceofhigh-pressurepetroleumpipelines.SignificantchangesinthisrevisionThisStandardisaresultofacomprehensiverevisionofAS2885.3—2001.Itreflectssignificantchangesthathavetakenplaceintheindustryandwithintheregulatoryenvironmentsincetheoriginal...
