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Turnaround Inspection Manpower
Teams have been deployed onshore and offshore across Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and on turnarounds in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kazakhstan. The bench carries API 510, 570 and 653 inspectors, API 579-1 fitness-for-service specialists, ASNT Level III personnel, CSWIP welding inspectors and IRATA rope-access technicians.
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In brief
TCR Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd., NABL ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited and headquartered in Navi Mumbai, supplies turnaround inspection manpower for plant shutdowns across India and the GCC, deploying 100 to 200 personnel at peak, including API 510, 570 and 653 inspectors, CSWIP and AWS welding inspectors and ASNT Level II and III NDT technicians.
Turnaround Inspection and Plant Shutdown Manpower
TCR sources and deploys NDT manpower for petrochemical, fertiliser and power plant shutdowns in India, as part of its inspection manpower and third-party services.
TCR has deployed engineering and NDT teams at onshore and offshore locations in the GCC, including Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, and its inspectors have worked on turnarounds in South Africa, Nigeria and Kazakhstan.
TCR works with industry-specific organisations, research and development facilities, and clients to develop new inspection equipment, applications, and procedures.
TCR Engineering staffs plant shutdowns from the following disciplines:
Inspection and NDT
- API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspectors
- API 570 Piping Inspectors
- API 653 Tank Inspectors
- API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness for Service
- Metallurgists including experts in RBI (API 580/581), Failure analysis, RLA
- ASNT Level III Experts
- BGas Paint Inspectors
- Painting/Coating Inspection Professionals
- Corrosion Engineers
- IRATA (Rope Access) Technicians
- Multi-Skilled NDT Level II Technicians (ASNT/ PCN)
- CSWIP/AWS Certified Welding Inspectors
- QA/QC Inspectors and Engineers, and Saudi Aramco approved inspectors engaged by TCR Arabia on contract
- NACE Cathodic & Coating Inspectors
- NDT Level III in multiple subjects (with Welding Inspector Qualification)
- NDT Level II in UT with Auto UT, Phased Array and TOFD Experience
- NDT Level II with extensive experience on pressure vessels and Multi-Skilled Usage
- ASNT MSLT Level II with Leak Testing experience
- ASNT Level II in Eddy Current (ET)
- ASNT UT Level II with TKY experience
- ASNT RT Level II and RTFI
- QA/QC Inspectors with Static and Rotating Equipment Experience
- Electrical Inspectors
- Ultrasonic Inspection (UT), Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI), Radiography
- CSWIP Plant Inspector Level I (PL 11, PL 12)
- Positive Material Identification Operators
- Ferrite Assessment
Engineering and design
- Mechanical Engineers
- Civil Engineers
- Instrumentation Design Engineers
- Piping Engineers
- Plant Process Engineers
- AutoCAD Operators/Designers
- PDS/PDMS Designers
- Process Design Engineers
Project management, laboratory and HSE
- Chemists, Material Testing Lab Technicians
- Heat Treatment (PWHT) Technicians
- Project Managers
- Construction Managers
- Procurement Managers
- HSE Managers /Officers
- Safety Officers/Engineers
TCR inspectors are conversant with ASME/ANSI Codes and Standards across:
- ASME SECTION VIII, DIV. I and II Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Design and Fabrication of Pressure Vessels
- ASME/ANSI B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
- ASME/ANSI B16.9 Butt Welded Fittings
- ASME/ANSI B16.11 Screwed and Socket Welded Fittings
- ASME/ANSI B31.3 Process Piping
- AWS D1.1/D1.1M Structural Welding Code - Steel
- AWS D10.4 Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Piping and Tubing, Recommended Practices for Welding
- AWS D10.8 Chromium-Molybdenum Steel Piping and Tubing, Recommended Practices for Welding
- AWS D10.10 Local Heating of Welds in Piping and Tubing, Recommended Practices
- AWS D10.11 Root pass Welding of Pipe Without Backing, Recommended Practices
- AWS D10.12 Welding Low Carbon Steel Pipe, Recommended practices and Procedures
- AWS D14.5 Pressure and Press Components, Specification for Welding
- AWS QC7 Standard for AWS Certified Welders
- AWS D1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 Structural Welding Code-Aluminum, Sheet Steel, Reinforcing Steel, Bridge Welding Code
- AWS D9.1 Structural Welding Code - Sheet Metal
- AWS D10.6 Titanium Piping and Tubing, Gas Tungsten Arc, Recommended Practices for Welding
- AWS D11.2 Welding Iron Castings, Guide
- SSPC VOL I&II Steel Structures Painting Council Standard
TCR works as an extension of the client’s human resources department: it learns the client’s environment, maintains its own search network, provides people to the client’s requirements, and screens solicited and unsolicited résumés for the hiring authority, with a progress report.
TCR’s on-site inspection team, with its equipment and tools, can be engaged on contract or for individual on-site assignments, or alongside another third-party inspection agency.
Industry Expertise
- TCR’s teams work across refining, petrochemicals, fertilisers, power and oil and gas, and bring that sector knowledge to problem resolution.
- Competent Professionals
- TCR’s NDE professionals are qualified to the requirements of each job, and in-house training keeps them current with the relevant codes and regulations.
- TCR brings new inspection methods to its clients so that integrity management decisions rest on better data and cost less.
- The aim is equipment that runs with integrity and efficiency, and safe working conditions on site.
Latest Inspection Solutions
- TCR’s teams have worked on projects in India and the Middle East across radiography, ultrasonic testing, welding inspection, MPI, in-situ metallography and positive material identification.
- Inspectors have worked on design, fabrication, construction, inspection and erection of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Towers, Stacks, Tanks, Plant Pressure Piping, Offshore oil wells and several other advanced projects.
Large pool of Talent
- TCR’s pool of professionals deploys to any location, mobilised to the outage plan.
- With over 100 NDT technicians, TCR covers inspection requirements from daily activities to large turnarounds.
- TCR provides integrity management solutions across industries.
- TCR inspectors can undertake visual inspection, ferrite assessment, PMI operations, etc and are conversant with ASME/ANSI, AWS, API, BS, ASTM and NACE Codes and Standards. Saudi Aramco approved inspectors are engaged by TCR Arabia on a contract basis. Experience across the bench:
- ASNT Level III personnel have 7 to 15 years of experience
- ASNT Level II personnel have 5 to 10 years of experience
- Senior team members have over 25 years of experience
- Junior NDT inspectors have 2 to 5 years of experience
Across the group, TCR has completed 1,000+ turnaround engagements.
| Capability | Detail |
|---|---|
| Mobilisation | Planned to the outage schedule and confirmed in the quotation |
| Peak deployment | 100 to 200 personnel during a major turnaround window |
| Geographic surface area | India end-to-end and the GCC (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain) |
| Engagement length | Short-term (5 to 30 day shutdowns) and long-term (rolling rate contracts of 1 to 5 years) |
| Personnel pool | API 510 / 570 / 653 inspectors, CSWIP and AWS CWI welding inspectors, AMPP/NACE corrosion engineers, RBI specialists, ASNT and PCN Level II / III NDT technicians |
| Reporting | Daily progress, NCR tracking, RFI logging, end-of-shift handover; integrated into AiOM where available (see AiOM) |
| Health, Safety, Environment | ISO 45001:2018-aligned site safety; AERB-regulated radiation-safety procedures where RT is in scope (see Pipeline Radiography) |
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Frequently asked questions
How is mobilisation for a turnaround planned?
Mobilisation is planned to the outage schedule and confirmed in the quotation, with peak deployment of 100 to 200 personnel during a major turnaround window. Engagements run from short-term shutdowns of 5 to 30 days to rolling rate contracts of 1 to 5 years, across India and the GCC.
What personnel can TCR deploy?
The pool covers API 510, 570 and 653 inspectors, API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 and RBI (API 580/581) specialists, ASNT and PCN Level II and III NDT technicians, CSWIP and AWS certified welding inspectors, AMPP/NACE corrosion and coating inspectors, IRATA rope access technicians, PWHT technicians and supporting engineering disciplines.
Where has TCR executed turnaround work?
TCR has deployed engineering and NDT teams at onshore and offshore locations across the GCC, including Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, and its inspectors have executed turnaround projects in South Africa, Nigeria and Kazakhstan, alongside petrochemical, fertiliser and power industry shutdowns across India.
How is site work reported and governed?
Reporting covers daily progress, NCR tracking, RFI logging and end-of-shift handover, integrated into the AiOM platform where available. Site safety follows ISO 45001:2018-aligned procedures, TCR holds ISO 45001:2018 certification, and AERB-regulated radiation-safety procedures apply wherever radiographic testing is in scope.
What is the difference between a shutdown and a turnaround?
A shutdown is any stop of a unit or plant, planned or forced. A turnaround is a planned shutdown of a whole unit or plant, scheduled in advance for the inspection, repair and replacement work that cannot be done on stream. TCR supplies inspection manpower for both, mobilised to the outage plan and confirmed in the quotation.