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ARTICLE 6

WELDING PROCESSES AND QUALIFICATIONS

HW-600 WELDING PROCESSES 304 for welders or QW-305 for welding operators, may
be performed within the first 3 ft (0.9 m) of the first
The welding processes that may be used under this
production weld.
Part are restricted to the following:
(a) arc or gas welding processes are restricted to
shielded metal arc, submerged arc, gas metal arc, gas HW-612 INTERCHANGE OF QUALIFYING
tungsten arc, plasma arc, atomic hydrogen metal arc, TESTS AMONG MANUFACTURERS
and oxyfuel gas welding; PROHIBITED
(b) pressure welding processes are restricted to flash,
induction, resistance, pressure thermit, pressure gas, The performance qualification tests for welders and
and inertia and continuous drive friction welding; welding operators conducted by one manufacturer or
(c) definitions are given in Section IX which include contractor shall not qualify a welder or welding operator
variations of these processes. to do work for any other manufacturer or contractor.

HW-610 WELDING QUALIFICATIONS HW-613 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS OF


QUALIFICATIONS AND
Unless specified otherwise for a particular process, IDENTIFYING MARKS
the procedures, the welders, and the welding operators
used in welding pressure parts and in joining nonpres- The Manufacturer or contractor shall maintain a
sure parts (attachments) to pressure parts shall be record of the welding procedures and welders and
qualified in accordance with Section IX. welding operators employed by him showing the date
and results of test and the identification mark assigned
to each welder. These records shall be certified to by
the Manufacturer or contractor and be accessible to
HW-611 NO PRODUCTION WORK
the Inspector. The welder or welding operator shall
WITHOUT QUALIFICATIONS
stamp his identification mark on or adjacent to all
No production work shall be undertaken until the welded joints made by him at intervals of not greater
procedures, the welders, and the welding operators have than 3 ft (0.9 m), or the Manufacturer shall keep a
been qualified, except that performance qualification record of the welded joints on a vessel and the welders
by radiography, in conformance with Section IX, QW- and welding operators used in making the joints.

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