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2. ASME Code: all (for boilers and pressure vessels manufactured outside Canada) and for all Section VIII Division 2 and 3
Pressure Vessels.
Boilers and pressure vessels must be stamped with the letters “CRN” preceding the assigned design registration number.
ObJeCtS SUbJeCt tO rUleS FOr COnStrUCtIOn anD StampInG
All boilers, boiler external piping, pressure vessels, and fittings.
ObJeCtS SUbJeCt tO rUleS FOr FIelD InSpeCtIOn
Same as OBJECTS SUBJECT TO RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STAMPING. Exemptions for lower-hazard equipment are listed in
the Pressure Equipment Exemption Order and Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation.
InSpeCtIOnS reQUIreD
Preferred inspection interval is:
1. Power boilers: Annual inspection.
2. Heating boiler Biennial Inspection.
3. Pressure vessels over 15 psi: Every two to five years, depending on service.
InSUranCe InSpeCtIOn reQUIrementS
Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies are not accepted in lieu of inspections made by ABSA inspectors.
CertIFICate OF InSpeCtIOn
Certificate of Inspection Permit is issued by the chief inspector and administrator of ABSA.
prOVInCIal FeeS
1. Annual registration fees for power boilers, depending upon heating surface, vary from $195.00 CAD to $269.00 CAD.
2. Annual registration fees for heating boilers, depending upon heating surface, vary from $68.00 CAD to $136.00 CAD.
3. Annual registration fees for pressure vessels other than shell-and-tube heat exchangers, depending on volume, vary from
$45.00 CAD to $60.00 CAD.
4. Annual registration fees for shell-and-tube heat exchangers, depending on heating surface, vary from $45.00 CAD to
$60.00 CAD.
5. For fees covering design registration, shop inspections and special inspections – including inspections of liquified petroleum
gas and anhydrous ammonia containers, refer to the Fee Schedule for Delegated Functions on the ABSA Web site.
mISCellaneOUS
1. The chief inspector and administrator will issue a Certificate of Competency, Grade B or Grade C, to qualified welders
who successfully meet the requirements and pass a satisfactory examination.
2. Notification in conformance with regulations is required when selling, installing, or performing repairs to boilers and
pressure vessels.
3. Operators of boilers over 20 kW are required to be certified.
4. All ellipitical manway openings must be at least 12 inches by 16 inches and circular manways must be at least 16 inches in
diameter (inside dimensions).
2013 National Board Synopsis of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Laws, Rules and Regulations