AB-513, Repair Alteration Requirements - ABSA

the pressure equipment safety authority
requirements. The repair organization must ensure that sufficient competent
resources are assigned to complete all the specified examinations.
The ITP shall include provision to enable the Inspector to designate his or her
inspection and hold points for the activities he or she needs to witness, and to
document acceptance of the repair or alteration procedure prior to the start of work.
11.2 Inspection and Certification
All repairs and alterations to boilers and pressure vessels must be inspected and
certified by an Inspector.
The owner-user Inspector is responsible for inspecting and certifying:
a. repairs under an owner-user Certificate of Authorization Permit as
provided for in Section 6.2 of this document.
The ABSA Inspector is responsible for inspecting and certifying:
a. all alterations;
b. all repairs and alterations to equipment in facilities of public occupancy,
c. all repairs and alterations to ASME Section VIII, Div. 2 & 3 vessels.
d. repairs and alterations that are done at a repair organization s (i.e. not
an owner-user s) facility,
e. all repairs and alterations done at owners sites that are not inspected
and certified by the owner-user under its Certificate of Authorization
Permit.
The ABSA Inspector may authorize an inspection company Inspector or an owneruser
Inspector to inspect and certify a specific repair to a boiler or pressure vessel
that is not covered under the scope of an owner-user s CAP, providing the inspection
company or owner-user has a CAP that covers the inspection and certification of
repairs and the ABSA Inspector is satisfied that the item will be repaired in
accordance with AB-513.
11.3 Inspection and Certification Activities
Inspectors who inspect and certify repairs and alterations must complete all the
inspections needed to ensure that the item is restored to a condition that is suitable
for safe operation at the design conditions. This would include the applicable
inspections that are identified in the code of construction used.
Issued 2012-12-13 AB-513 Edition 2, Rev 1 Page 18 of 26