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Scope and application

This recommended practice gives guidance on how to establish, implement and maintain an integrity management system.

The main focus is on the Integrity Management Process; i.e. the combined process of threat identification, risk assessment, planning, monitoring, inspection, and repair.

This recommended practice is applicable to rigid steel submarine pipeline systems, and its associated pipeline components, as defined in DNV-OS-F101 Sec.1 C336 and C287, and its Appendix F. It focuses on structural/containment failures, and threats that may lead to such failures.

The integrity management system described herein will also be applicable to rigid risers, however, for details; reference is given to DNV-RP-F206 'Riser Integrity Management' /2/, which also covers flexible risers.