La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-30222

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-30222 - Welders-Qualification of Welders [49 CFR 195.222]

A. Each welder or welding operator must be qualified in accordance with section 6, section 12, Appendix A or Appendix B of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see §30107), or section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC), (incorporated by reference, see §30107) except that a welder or welding operator qualified under an earlier edition than listed in §30107, may weld but may not requalify under that earlier edition. [49 CFR 195.222(a)].

B. No welder or welding operator may weld with a particular welding process unless, within the preceding six calendar months, the welder or welding operator has: [ 49 CFR 195.222(b)]

1. engaged in welding with that process; and [ 49 CFR 195.222(b)(1) ]

2. had one weld tested and found acceptable under section 9 or appendix A of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see §30107). [ 49 CFR 195.222(b)(2) ]

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-30222

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Pipeline Division, LR 29:2818 (December 2003), amended LR 31:677 (March 2005), LR 33:469 (March 2007), Amended LR 441026 (6/1/2018), Amended LR 461606 (11/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:753.