Preparation of welding procedure specifications and the conducting of tests of procedures and welders shall be the responsibility of the party undertaking repairs or alterations. Before repairs or alterations are started, the inspector shall examine the written welding procedure and records of qualification tests to determine if procedures and welders have been properly qualified as required in section IX of the ASME Code. Witnessing of the tests by the inspector is not mandatory, but the inspector shall have the right to call for and witness the making of test coupons by any welder, at any time, and to observe the physical testing of the coupons.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 14-3.6