Delivery of Quality Products

Prior to acceptance and delivery of the final product, source inspectors need to determine that:

• All work specified in the contractual agreements is complete,
• All NCRs have been closed out and resolved by the S/V QC representative and owner’s QA representative,
• All punch list items have been completed to the satisfaction of the purchaser,
• All required QC activities by the S/V have been completed and documented,
• All S/V work has been deemed acceptable by the owner’s QA representative in accordance with the contractual documents,
• All documentation is complete and will be sent to the purchaser,
• Painting and coating is complete and meets required quality specs in the contractual documents, and
• Shipping instructions have been implemented.
• The preservation plan has been reviewed and has been implemented.

Source inspection should be a continually improving process. The source inspection team should follow the concept of “Plan–Do–Check–Act.” Which activities went well? Where could improvements or adjustments be made? Why and how?

Furthermore, source inspectors should constantly seek ways to improve their personal job performance. API’s Guide for Source Inspection and Quality Surveillance of Fixed Equipment asks questions that, if answered honestly and introspectively, may lead to excellence in this profession:

• Are there some industry codes and standards that I should be more familiar with?
• Are there any safety and/or personal conduct improvements I can make?
• Can I improve the way I write the various SI reports?
• Can I improve my familiarization with fabrication/manufacturing processes?
• Do I need to improve my review of project documents before showing up at the S/V site?
• Can I improve the way I conducted the pre-fabrication meeting?
• Can I improve the timeliness of closing out my part of the source inspection document?

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