Section 192.225 - [Effective 6/28/2024] Welding procedures(a) Welding must be performed by a qualified welder or welding operator in accordance with welding procedures qualified under section 5 (except for Note 2 in section 5.4.2.2), section 12, Appendix A or Appendix B of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see§192.7), or section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC) (incorporated by reference, see§192.7) to produce welds meeting the requirements of this subpart. The quality of the test welds used to qualify welding procedures must 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.Amdt. 192-52, 51 FR 20297, June 4, 1986; Amdt. 192-94, 69 FR 32894, June 14, 2004; Amdt. 192-119, 80 FR 181, Jan. 5, 2015; Amdt. 192-120, 80 FR 12778, Mar. 11, 2015; Amdt. 192-123, 82 FR 7997, Jan. 23, 2017 Amdt. 192-52, 51 FR 20297, 6/4/1986; Amdt. 192-94, 69 FR 32894, 6/14/2004; Amdt. 192-119, 80 FR 181, 1/5/2015; Amdt. 192-120, 80 FR 12778, 3/11/2015; 82 FR 7997, 3/24/2017; 89 FR 33281, 6/28/2024