Inspector Turkey Freelance: Semih BULGUR is a Freelance inspector in Turkey – Istanbul. He is a Welding & Coating Inspector and Pipe Mill & Pipe Line, Steel Construction, Pressure Vessel 3rd Party Inspector for more than 20 years.
More than 20 years of experience as a Surveillance Inspector, API pipes’ production, pipe line, CCPP welding inspection, onshore drill team Q1, steel construction, pressured vessels and LPG TPED, PED cylinders and valves, coating inspector SSPC Level 2. Trained to Level 2 in MPT, UT, RT. Experience as an API chief Inspector for ELPASO Co. 500 Km. rocky mountain express natural gas pipe line. BTC API crude oil project pipe manufacturing quality responsible. TANAP (Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipe Line Project) Lead Inspector. Exxon Mobil Constanta onshore drill team inspector. Various steel structure and welded product and pipes inspection. Performing various inspection activities on site and at vendor facilities during manufacture, fabrication, installation onshore and offshore. Verification of vendor compliance to purchase orders and specifications. Steel and stainless steel tanks, silos and constructions’ and welded products nspection according to EN 1090 and AWS D 1.1. – D 1.6. ASME SEC.9…
{Contact: +90 539 462 52 49 Mail:semihbulgur@gmail.com}
“l am your EAR and EYE for Higher Quality Requirments!”
Semih BULGUR
What is the Freelance Inspector? Inspector Turkey
Small hole mybe a pinhole on your corrosion coating without protection and just only a micro crack inside the weld bead can ruin or destroy your Billion Dolars Project maybe hunderds of lifes. Due to the this concerns to be freelance inspector is very important, critical and serious job like selling, manufacturing, QC/QA and planning maybe more. Mail me if you need Inspector Turkey with 20 years experience!
Don’t Forget!
Remember, Challenger spacecraft disaster caused by refusing of small sealing test results! Whereas, inspector engineer had warned the management before rocket launching about the temperature drop down under the design temperature of fuel tanks sealings but nobody has cared this concern!
Adherence to standards, specifications, concentration, empaty and proactive approching are the keys for the successful completion of huge project and 3rd party inspection activities as a Freelance Inspector!
He has got more than fifteen (15) years of experience as a Surveillance Inspector. His scopes; API pipes’ production, pipe line, CCPP welding inspection, onshore drill team Q1, steel construction, pressured vessels, coating inspector SSPC Level 2, 3 Layer PE, FBE Coating, Epoxy Coating. Trained to Level 2 in MPT, UT, RT and VT. Experience as an API chief Inspector for ELPASO Co. 500 Km. Rocky mountain express natural gas pipe line. BTC API crude oil project pipe manufacturing quality responsible. TANAP ( Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipe Line Project) Lead Inspector. Exxon Mobil Constanta onshore drill team inspector. Steel, stainless steel constructions, tanks, silos, AWS D 1.1 and EN 1090 welding inspection. Expedition of ongoing projects.
Some Of My Knowledge! Inspector Turkey
I have experience more than 20 years in the Oil and gas sector as a welding inspector, Piping Inspector, QA/QC Mechanical, QA/QC Coordinator, etc. the past projects helped me build confidence, improved knowledge skills, communication skills, and ability to work in a team environment. I have gained a lot of experience from my role as QA/QC and I hope it will be great to be able to contribute positively to your company’s overall goals which I feel so passionate about and to help increase customer satisfaction.
I have a Specialty and sufficient knowledge in Welding, Piping, Pipeline, Storage Tank, Incoming materials, Inspection, FAT (Factory acceptance test prior to shipping) for various materials and equipment such as Piping, Plate, Pump, Pressure vessel, control valves, manual valves, etc. Conversant with various specifications and standards such as Chevron Specifications & International codes ASTM, ANSI, ASME, API 650, API 653, AWS D1.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, API 5L, API RP 5L2, EN 1090 etc.
Recent activities as a Freelance Inspector
QatarGas North Field Expansion Onshore Project, (Company inspector) for PSL 1 Grade B pipes up TO 120″ diameter, coated with Phenolic Epoxy. Turk Stream Project Coating Lead inspector at Samsun port for sub-sea pipes’ final on shore coating inspection (2019-2020)
Freelance Inspector Turkey (Semih BULGUR) Contact me!
{Contact: +90 539 462 52 49 Mail:semihbulgur@gmail.com}
Many kinds of steel structure and welded products and pipes’ welding & coating inspection. Performing various inspection activities on site and at vendor facilities during manufacture, fabrication, installation, packing, loading. coating. Verification of vendor compliance to purchase orders and specifications tanks, SS silos, pipes, piping, steel constructions.
Pressure Vessels Assignments:
ASME Sec.9 Pressure Vessels Code and PED (2009/105/EC) qualification for welder or welding operations, welding performance qualifications. Check and approval for WPS and witnessing for PQR tests. ASME Sec. 5 Nondestructive Examination, review and witnessing for tests for pressure vessel. In-Service inspection, pressure test witnessing for tanks according to API 510.
• Cemsan – Kocaeli CARGILL AGRICOLA S.A – 10-15 m3 Steam tanks, Asme Sec.9 & Sec 5 Visual & Dimensional, Ndt witness and review of reports and also production fit-up controls. Pressure tests witnessing.2014. Wps review and approval, Witnessing for PQR tests. You can find here an Inspector Turkey!
• Oschatz Kocaeli (Project: Kansanshi Xstrata Zambia) for BASF, Boiler, Super Heater 1-2-3, Economizer ASME Stamp S, Asme Sec. 9, Sec 5, visual and dimensional controls and hydrotest witnessing 2013.
• WORTHINGTON Industries-Arıtaş – Kocaeli for SIAD Macchine Impianti S.p.A | 470 m3 Vertical LIN Tank, SA 240 /M ASME SEC II A Ed 2010 2011 Add. Longitudinal joint GTAW for 2 shell plates (Ø4125x2000x11mm) Draw. No. XXXX Detail B Fit-Up controls. Body part material SA 240 TP 304 heat no. Verifying lamination UT by witnessing. ASME WPS-049, ASME PQR 39 Fit-up inspection of bevel angle, root, gap controls after tag weldings carried out,WPS,PQR,WPQ,WOPQ are reviewed, witnessed.
Abount my Backround and Qualifications as a freelance inspector Turkey;
LOCATION
EDUCATION
Metallurgy and Material Engineering, BSc Sakarya University (1999) – Turkey
LANGUAGES
English (Comprehensive Speaking, Reading and Writing)
Italian (Conversational)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS for a Freelance Inspector,
Welding Inspector
NDT Level 2, Welding Defects, Metallographic Examination of weld, Welding Parameters, Mechanical Tests of Welded Samples, Messe-DUSSELDORF Pipe/Wire Fair , OHSAS 18001 And ISO 14001 Trainings ISO 9001: 2000 version introduction seminar , Eddy Current Test, ISO-TS 16949, Magnetic Particle Test Level – 2 , Radiographic Test Level – 2 , Coating Inspector SSPC Level 2 , Metallograph, Ultrasonic Test Level – 2, Visual Inspection Level – 2, Industrial Oils and Applications, Simple Production, HSE trainings.
EQUIPMENT
Water, gas, petroleum API pipes, Valves, Plant, Pressured Vessels, Welded constructions, piping, steel products, Drilling tools, SS silos, steel constructions. NDT and measurement devices..
CODES / STANDARDS
API 5L, AWS, NACE, ANSI, ASME, DIN, EN, GOST, SSPC, AWWA C 210
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Middle East Technical University Welding Technology and Non Destructive Inspection Centre.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 to Present, Inspector.
3RD Party inspector for the project FPSO Maria Quiteria for the clients YINSON-PETROBARS. Inspection of 3” and 4” Class 150 Globe Valves and witnessing of body and seatback hydrotests. Body, bonner, disk visual and dimensional controls and leakage check according to API 598 – ASME B16.5
3rd party inspector for Evaluation, Inspection and Witness service in Manufacturing Pipeline for the Rosarito Gas Pipeline Extension (EGRO). Vendor is Erciyas steel pipe. QC inspection of FBE mass coating and PU splice joint coating. Witnessing of long term MPQT activities according to ITP ERC-ITP-21-25-2 Rev. 3 item 12.0. and to witness FBE and Liquid PU production according to ISO 21809-3 and CSA Z245.20 Series-18 – System 1A and client specifications. (2022 May – 2023 Feb)
QatarGas North Field Expansion Onshore Project, (Company inspector) for PSL 1 Grade B pipes up 120″ diameter, coated with Phenolic Epoxy. (2020)
Turk Stream Project, Coating Lead inspector at Samsun port for sub-sea pipes’ final on shore coating inspection (2019)
GCX Project for Kinder Morgan at Borusan Mannessmann Mill Lead Inspector (May – December 2018)
TANAP (Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipe Line Project) Lead Inspector. June 2014 – August 2017
Chief Inspector;
Williams Transcontinental Gas Pipe line Co. Leidy SE Project – (Jan-April 2014) – Chief Inspector
For Kinder MORGAN NEUP Project (Feb-May 2013)- Chief Inspector API 5L Pipe-mill and coating manufacturing by Borusan Mannessmann
OMV Samsun-Turkiye, CCPP Natural gas combine cycle power plant erection. Welding inspector, walk down, line test inspector.(May-Sep. 2012)
EXXON Mobil Romania Drill team onshore- Site inspector, monitoring Smith service inspection activities, inspection of drill pipes, casings, fising tools, drill parts etc. (Jan-March 2012)
EL-PASO TGP natural gas pipe line Project (May 2011- June 2012) – Chief Inspector
In Salah Gas Southern Fields Development Project (Jan. 2011- March 2012) – Lead Inspector
API pipe line manufacturing EL-PASO TGP Project (March – Oct. 2009)- Chief Inspector
Various Inspections;
Various steel structure and welded products and pipes’,coating inspection. Performing various inspection activities on site and at vendor facilities during manufacture, fabrication, installation, packing, loading. Verification of vendor compliance to purchase orders and specifications tanks, SS silos, pipes, piping, steel constructions.
What does inspector engineer do?
Engineering Experiences;
Sinter Metal. Inc.Co.
2007 to 2007
Project Consultant
- The Project named “ Improving produce technology of tool and mold steel by using advenced powder metalurgy method” is supported by TUBITAK .
Noksel Steel Pipe Inc. Co.
2002 to 2006
Quality Assurance Engineer : 2005 – 2006
- NOKSEL Steel Pipe Inc. Co. is one of the outstanding steel pipe manufacturers of Turkey.
This company has been manufacturing spirally submerged arc welded steel pipe and longitudinally welded (HFI) steel tubes and profiles. Noksel has ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 (OHSAS 18001) and API 5L, AWWA, DIN, BS, ASTM, TSE, ASME, EN product standards.
- Quality assurance engineer in longitudinally welded (HFI) steel tubes an profiles factory which was established in 1999 in NOKSEL Hendek plants.
- Responsibility: Controlling pipe and profiles and carrying out quality assurance system and carrying out eddy current inspection system.
- Preparing noncomformity, scrap, second quality pipe and mill test documents and using SAP Quality Modules , elsystem X-R Chart module.
Production Engineer : 2004 – 2005. Inspector Turkey
- Production Engineer in longitudinally welded (HFI) steel tubes an profiles factory which was established in 1999 in NOKSEL Hendek plants.
- Responsibility :Preparing production, scrap, consumption, stock and stop time reports, controlling and supporting pipe machines.
- In edition l took part and work in MES (Manufacturing Executive System) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Plan) which were under construction.
Quality Assurance and Control Engineer : 2002 – 2004
- NOKSEL in BAKU – TBILISI – CEYHAN crude oil pipeline that is the biggest project in this century.
- Responsibility: Preparing welding specification and qualification documents (WPS, PQR , MPQT) and to carry out mechanical tests and NDT (Non Destructive Tests).
What does freelance inspector do?
He is one of the most important part of world wide energy, transportation, building, construction projects. What he doesn’t do and what is inspector engineer? In fact he does everyting! He takes the most critical decision for the huge projects by knowledge and experience and know-how. What does an inspector engineer do? He approves and signs the billions of dollars projects to produce, provide energy or transport energy without trouble with safely for many years. Inspector works to bring energy to the service of people with higher quality levels and long lifetime accordance with related specifications, ITP, standards and procedures.
Freelance Inspector (Semih BULGUR) {Contact: +90 539 462 52 49 Mail:semihbulgur@gmail.com}
Only a minor discontinuity inside the weld bead can stop your Million Dolars Project maybe can cost Thousand of lifes. That’s why to be Inspector is very critical and serious job like to be soldier, police, doctor and lawyer.
Some important tasks of inspector engineer, Inspector Turkey
WPS (Welding Process Specification)
PQR (Welding Method Approval)
WQT (Welder Qualification Test)
Tests, Control of NDT and sectoral applications, implementation and control of Engineering Services.
Tracking, control and inspection of quality plans and documents as well as painting, blasting controls and surface roughness measurements. Providing inspection service for dimensional measurement controls as well as project suitability controls.
What does an inspector do?
Project based work,
As project based, proceed and supervision of both NDT Quality Control and Engineering and all Periodic Control Services, with partner companies approved by accreditation companies such as TURKAK.
In destructive tests, VQC (Vocational Qualification Certificate) Certification of competent expert firms and companies providing auxiliary services. Also in rail systems; Control follow-up and audit of firms that provide stress and tension receiving services on rails.
Quality Control,
100% guaranteed heat and water insulation systems Polyurea, Polyurethane, Epoxy control. Controls in the areas of sliding based insulation. On basic interior and / or exterior surfaces, such as pool, roof, terrace, ship etc. Control of dynamic static construction calculations in many fields.
Control of proper assembly of refractory materials with expert and experienced teams. In addition; Supervision of personnel competence in personnel recruitment on welding / assembly / manufacturing with QA-QC.
What is inspector engineer? Inspector Turkey
Who is the monitoring, witnesing, reviewing, controlling of pipe mill & pipe line documentation and site applications and welding and coating tests etc. In another area; Heat treatment – Stress Relieving, Control and supervision in team and equipment supply for paint-blasting operations.
Freelance inspector,
Providing FREELANCE Inspecor service with (All NDT methods, IIWP-B / SSPC … Level2) certificates and providing audit services in the ongoing projects, manufacturing and processes with expert staff.
To keep yourself open to new technology and standard revisions by participating in conferences, seminars or current practices in the various poject.
These are among the duties that a good Inspector must follow up, execute and develop.
Some technical informations for Api line pipe production,
For the natural gas pipe line and to produce line pipes, the most important and popular standard specification is API. What is the API standard and API psl 1 and psl 2 pipes? This article is based on API Spec 5L, 46th Edition. to prepare of this document. The API technical committee maintained the concept of two basic levels of standard technical requirements for line pipe expressed as two product specification and quality levels (PSL 1 and PSL 2).
How do PSL 1 and PSL 2 Pipes work? Inspector Turkey
Level PSL 1 provides a standard quality level for line pipe. Level PSL 2 has additional mandatory requirements for higher quality for chemical composition, notch toughness and strength properties and additional NDT. Requirements that apply to only PSL 1 or to only PSL 2 are so designated. Requirements that are not designated to a specific PSL designation apply to both PSL 1 and PSL 2 pipe.
The API technical committee also recognized that the petroleum and natural gas industry often specifies additional requirements for particular applications.
For other specific requierment.
In order to accommodate such needs, optional additional requirements for special applications are available, as follows: ⎯ PSL 2 pipe ordered with a qualified manufacturing procedure (Annex B), the requirements of which have been enhanced to include verification detail of critical processes in the production of feedstock material.
line pipe manufacture and product testing and inspection; API pipes demanded with resistance to ductile fracture propagation in gas pipelines (Annex G); PipeS for sour service (Annex H); ⎯ Ordered as “Through the Flowline” (TFL) pipe (An. I); ⎯ PSL 2 pipes required for offshore service (Annex J);
Different types of line pipes | Inspector Turkey
Some specific API pipes.The following new annex is added to this Standard. – Equations for threaded and coupled pipe and background equations for guided bend and CVN test (Annex P). The requirements of the annex apply only when specified on the purchase order. When pipe is ordered for dual or multiple applications, the requirements of more than one annex for special applications can be invoked.
If the Technical conflict arises between purchaser and vendor!
In such instances, if a technical conflict arises due to applying the requirements of more than one annex for special applications, the most stringent requirement applicable to the intended service shall apply.
This Standard does not provide guidance on when it is necessary to specify the above supplementary requirements. Instead, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify, based upon the intended use and design requirements, which, if any, of the supplementary requirements apply for a particular and specific purchase orders.
l love to be inspector for higher quality requirments and sharing experiences of years!
And also l am ready for your inspection assignments!
Semih BULGUR
May 14, 2021.