[ AS3862 ]

Associated with the AS2885 suite of standards for petroleum pipelines is AS3862: External Fusion-Bonded Epoxy (FBE) Coating for Steel Pipe.   

Bare steel buried underground has a tendency to corrode.  Fortunately, the pipeline industry has developed excellent coating products, like FBE, to protect the pipelines from corrosion.

The local AS3862 standard carries over from when Australia had its own steel pipe mills and coating plants to match.  Those left us 10 years ago, and now our pipe is made and coated overseas.  But AS3862 still has very useful local requirements around mandatory tests, and for transporting the coated pipe long distances.