Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work.
- Prepare the pipeline system for pigging (launching/receiving).
- Launch, monitor progress and/or receive pig
- Prepare launching and receiving scraper barrels and intermediate site for launching and receiving operations
- Load the pig into the scraper barrel and launch
- Calculate pig travel speed during the pig's progress
- Monitor and track progress of the pig in the pipeline system
- Take appropriate actions
- Receive pig in accordance with legislative and enterprise procedural requirements
- Interpret pigging data
- Inspect the received pig to determine wear and/or other required information
- Inspect, measure and or sample the waste material gathered during pigging operations as required
- Take appropriate action
- Dispose of waste materials to procedure
- Record data accurately to assist with assessment of pipeline condition.