API 6DSS : 2017-08
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
View Superseded by
SPECIFICATION FOR SUBSEA PIPELINE VALVES
Hardcopy , PDF
05-16-2020
08-01-2017
Important note : All end users must be registered with an Account prior to user licenses being assigned.
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
Bibliography
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.
| DevelopmentNote |
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.
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
141
|
| ProductNote |
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.
|
| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
|
| Status |
Superseded
|
| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Access your standards online with a subscription
Features
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.