N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 16 § 255.229

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 255.229 - Limitations on welders

(a) No welder whose qualification is based on nondestructive testing may weld compressor station pipe and components.

(b) No welder may weld with a particular welding process unless, within the preceding six calendar months, he has engaged in welding with that process.

(c) A welder qualified under section 255.227(a) of this Part may not weld unless within the preceding six calendar months the welder has had one weld tested and found acceptable under section 6 or 9 of API Standard 1104 (as described in section 10.3 of this Title), except that a welder qualified under an earlier edition than listed in section 10.3 of this Title may weld but may not qualify under that earlier edition.

(d) A welder qualified under section 255.227(b) of this Part may not weld unless:

(1) within the preceding 15 calendar months, the welder has requalified, except that the welder must requalify at least once each calendar year; or

(2) within the preceding 71/2 calendar months, but at least twice each calendar year, the welder has had:

(i) a production weld cut out, tested and found acceptable in accordance with the qualifying test; or

(ii) a production weld tested and found acceptable under section 6 of API Standard 1104 (as described in section 10.3 of this Title); or

(iii) for welders who work only on service lines two inches (51 millimeters) or smaller in diameter, two sample welds tested and found acceptable in accordance with the test in section III of Appendix 14-F to this Title.

(e) Welder requalification tests shall be required if there is good cause to question a welder's ability.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 16 § 255.229