§ 195.222 - Welders and welding operators: Qualification of welders and welding operators.

§ 195.222 Welders and welding operators: Qualification of welders and welding operators.

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Link to an amendment published at 82 FR 7999, Jan. 23, 2017.

(a) Each welder or welding operator must be qualified in accordance with section 6, section 12, Appendix A or Appendix A B of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3), or section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC), (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3) , except that a welder or welding operator qualified under an earlier edition than an edition listed in § 195.3, may weld but may not re-qualify requalify under that earlier edition.

(b) No welder or welding operator may weld with a welding process unless, within the preceding 6 calendar months, the welder or welding operator has - has—

(1) Engaged in welding with that process; and

(2) Had one weld tested and found acceptable under section 9 or Appendix A of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3).

[Amdt. 195-81195–81, 69 FR 54593, Sept. 9, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 195-86195–86, 71 FR 33409, June 9, 2006; Amdt. 195-99195–99, 80 FR 186, Jan. 5, 2015; Amdt. 195-100195–100, 80 FR 12780, Mar. 11, 2015; Amdt. 195–101, 82 FR 7999, Jan. 23, 2017]