N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 16 § 255.225

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 255.225 - Qualification of welding procedures

(a) Welding must be performed by a qualified welder or welding operator in accordance with welding procedures qualified under section 5, section 12, Appendix A or Appendix B of API Standard 1104 (as described in section 10.3 of this Title), or section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC) (as described in section 10.3 of this Title) to produce welds meeting the requirements of sections 255.221 through 255.245 of this Part. The quality of the test welds used to qualify welding procedures shall be determined by destructive testing in accordance with the applicable welding standard(s).

(b) Each welding procedure must be recorded in detail, including the results of the qualifying tests. This record must be retained and followed whenever the procedure is used.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 16 § 255.225