Is welder qualification by production welding allowed per ASME IX?
Is welder qualification by production welding allowed per ASME IX?
(OP)
Our welding engineer has approved a contractor to qualify already experienced welders by allowing them to production welding directly and then controlling the weld by X-ray. If it's Ok - then the guy is qualified... but I couldn't find any statement in ASME IX allowing this. Can someone advise me on this issue please? It is complicated for me (as QC on the project) to track all these production qualifications and I'm actually against it but if it's allowed by the code I will have to accept.





RE: Is welder qualification by production welding allowed per ASME IX?
See QW304.1.
You will generally only do it when you are very confident of a welders prior ability - after all a piece of paper is just that.
The risk is all yours when you use the production weld option for welder qualification.
Regards,
Kiwi
RE: Is welder qualification by production welding allowed per ASME IX?
RE: Is welder qualification by production welding allowed per ASME IX?
RE: Is welder qualification by production welding allowed per ASME IX?