Document Responsibility: Inspection Engineering Standards Committee                              SAEP-343
Issue Date: 7 July 2015
Next Planned Update: 21 August 2018                   Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) for Saudi Aramco Facilities
        6.19     RBI Team Makeup
                 RBI requires data gathering from many sources, specialized assessment, and
                 then risk management decision-making. Generally, one individual does not
                 have the background or skills to conduct the entire assessment. RBI assessment
                 shall be conducted by a team of people with the required competencies.
                 Some team members may be part-time due to limited input needs. It is also
                 possible that not all the team members described in this SAEP may be required
                 if other team members have the required skill and knowledge of that discipline.
                 1)    Team Leader
                          The Team Leader shall be proposed by the Proponent's Management
                           for in-house assessments and service provider for contracts or RPO
                           assessments. This individual shall be a Sr. Inspection Engineer,
                           Materials/Corrosion Engineer or process engineer.
                          RBI Contractors’ team leaders shall demonstrate to the ES RBI Team
                           their personnel are suitably qualified and experienced in RBI technology.
                           The qualifications of the RBI personnel shall be documented.
                          If data is unavailable, the team leader should validate assumptions of
                           the current conditions, as provided by the team members.
                          Validating data in the RBI software, controlling quality of data input /
                           output, calculating the measures of risk and displaying the results in an
                           inspection plan, and reviewing the final report, is required.
                           Team Leader qualifications:
                           o Demonstrated skills in team leadership and project management
                           o Degree in Engineering and minimum of 5 years’ experience in Oil and
                             Gas industry or 15 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas Industry.
                           o Adequate training in RBI methodology and software navigation,
                             i.e., having actively participated in a minimum of two RBI
                             assessments using the software approved for the assessment.
                           o Experience in NDT disciplines.
                           o Excellent report-writing skills
                           o Excellent presentation skills
                 2)    RBI Facilitator
                       RBI facilitator should prioritize the implementation of RBI for each Unit
                       based on next T&I date and integrity issues associated with operating risk.
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