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Volume-II of IV - GAIL

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MECON LIMITED<br />

REGD. OFF: RANCHI (BIHAR)<br />

PROCESS & PIPING<br />

DESIGN SECTION<br />

NEW DELHI<br />

TITLE PIPING FABRICATION AND<br />

ERECTION<br />

1.13.3 Welder's Qualification<br />

STANDARD SPECIFICATION<br />

SPECIFICATION NO. PAGE 20 OF 62<br />

MEC/S/05/62/06 REVISION 0<br />

a) Welders shall be qualified in accordance with the API 1104/ ASME IX<br />

and other applicable codes by the contractor at his expense. The butt<br />

weld test pieces <strong>of</strong> the qualification test shall meet the radiographic tests<br />

requirements as mentioned in this specification. The COMPANY's<br />

inspector shall witness the test and certify the qualification <strong>of</strong> each welder<br />

separately. Only those welders who have been approved by the<br />

COMPANY's inspector shall be employed for welding. Contractor shall<br />

submit the welder qualification test reports in the standard format and<br />

obtain express approval, before commencement <strong>of</strong> the work. It shall be<br />

the responsibility <strong>of</strong> contractor to carry out Qualification tests <strong>of</strong> welders.<br />

b) The welders shall always have in their possession the identification card<br />

as shown in Exhibit-E and shall produce it on demand by the<br />

COMPANY's Inspector. It shall be the responsibility, <strong>of</strong> the Contractor to<br />

issue the identify cards after it has been duly certified by the COMPANY.<br />

If a welder is found to perform a type <strong>of</strong> welding for which he is not<br />

qualified, he shall be debarred from doing any further work. All welds<br />

performed by an unqualified welder shall be cut and redone by a qualified<br />

welder at the expense <strong>of</strong> the Contractor.<br />

1.13.4 Visual Inspection<br />

Inspection <strong>of</strong> all welds shall be carried out by COMPANY as per the latest<br />

editions <strong>of</strong> the applicable codes and specifications. All finished welds shall be<br />

visually inspected for parallel and axial alignment <strong>of</strong> the work, excessive<br />

reinforcement, concavity <strong>of</strong> welds, shrinkage, cracks, under cuts, dimensions <strong>of</strong><br />

the weld, surface porosity and other surface defects. Under-cutting adjacent to<br />

the completed weld shall not exceed the limits specified in the applicable<br />

standard/ code.<br />

1.13.5 Non-destructive Examination<br />

The non destructive examination shall mainly consist <strong>of</strong> examination using x-ray<br />

radiography as detailed in Annexure-4.

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