Canadian PE stamping

[jtseng123]

Dear all,

Anyone who has purchased pressure vessel outside of BC Canada and shipped to jobsite in Canada, would you please advise the following :

1. Does the purchase order package (which contains specifications, standards, vessel data sheets or drawings) require PE registered in BC Canada to review and stamp ?
2. For vendor fabrication dwgs and calculations, noting that each document will be back and forth for review several times, does every revision for review need PE registered in Canada to review and stamp ? or just stamp on the final As-Built document is sufficient ? I was told every revision for review needs PE stamp but the final as-built does not require PE stamp, based on EGBC “Guide to the Standard for the Authentication of Documents” Section 3.4.4 and 3.4.5, 3.2.14, 3.2.15 and 3.2.15.9. I am not quite sure if the interpretation to EGBC is correct.

 

Contact your provincial PV authority, who will be happy to describe the requirements.
To avoid snags though, this should be done before an import order is placed.

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts."

 

[Geoff13]

Here's the design registration link for the local authority in BC. You may find they have tighter rules than EGBC. There's a phone number at the bottom of the page.
BC Pressure Vessels

We design, fab and construct PV's throughout Canada. We read 3.2.3 that only preliminary documents aren't stamped. Thus we stamp any document (with engineering content) that is "approved for construction", regardless of how many times it is revised at that status. This rule is consistent across all the engineering regulators in Canada.

Per 3.2.14, the responsible engineer should rarely stamp "as-built" drawings. The words in 3.2.15 explains the excess liability created by stamping these sorts of drawings.

 

[david339933]

Not all regulators require stamps. Nova Scotia does not require any stamp on pressure equipment to register for CRN.

 

[cbPVme]

Purchase order packages should ideally identify that BC licensed P.Eng. is required to seal the documents. Preliminary documents do not need to be sealed, but it must be clearly stated that these are preliminary and for discussion purposes only.

 

[Cobra17]

1. Does the purchase order package (which contains specifications, standards, vessel data sheets or drawings) require PE registered in BC Canada to review and stamp ?

the vessel needs to be registered in BC and TSBC (Technical Safety, BC) needs to issue a CRN. TSBC does not require a P.Eng or PE stamp to register the design, but the design needs to done by someone with experience. I'm a C.E.T. (Certified Engineering Technologist) and I register things in BC all the time.​

2. For vendor fabrication dwgs and calculations, noting that each document will be back and forth for review several times, does every revision for review need PE registered in Canada to review and stamp ? or just stamp on the final As-Built document is sufficient ? I was told every revision for review needs PE stamp but the final as-built does not require PE stamp, based on EGBC “Guide to the Standard for the Authentication of Documents” Section 3.4.4 and 3.4.5, 3.2.14, 3.2.15 and 3.2.15.9. I am not quite sure if the interpretation to EGBC is correct.

TSBC wants a drawing that depicts how the vessel will be fabricated. Materials, pressures, temps, etc... things like nozzle locations can vary slightly.​

 

[GD2]

Jtseng123,
I will rephrase your question
1. If the pressure vessel was specified, and outsourced by a BC permit holder/Professional Engineer,but the design and the fabrication was done outside BC/Canada for installation in BC, the BC professional engineer will be responsible for signing and sealing performance specifications in which the vessel manufactures certifies that it meets the required performance.
2. The BC professional engineer will also be required to take the responsibility of the drawings and documents by sealing and signing the final drawings and documents. There are two options:
A. With minimal investment: through verification of couple of fabricator requirements
B. Through regular drawings and documents review process.

GDD
Canada