Job Description:

• 1) Inspects processing and storage tanks, pipelines and fittings, stills, towers, and pumping units for defects, following specified inspection procedures: Examines mechanical installations, instrumentation, valves, and fittings for defects, such as cracks, corrosion, and leaks.

• 2) Measures thickness of tank walls, tower walls, and pipelines, using calipers and electronic instruments, to determine extent of corrosive damage.

• 3) Drills test holes in tank and tower walls to take samples of corrosive deposits and verify extent of damage.

• 4) Installs probes and other instruments in tanks and towers to obtain samples of corrosive deposits and to measure rate of corrosion.

• 5) Computes rate of corrosion from laboratory analysis of probe samples, using mathematical tables and charts.

• 6) Reports need for immediate repairs to mechanical department.

• 7) Prepares inspection reports to indicate nature of repairs and replacements required and to specify safe limits of temperature and pressure to follow pending repair of unit.

• 8) Inspects construction and installation of new mechanical equipment for conformity to specifications.

• 9) May inspect operating condition of firefighting equipment.

• 10) May be designated according to equipment inspected as Still And Tank Inspector.