Interpretation Response #PI-87-001 ([Westar Transmission Company] [Nabil S. Dia, P.E.])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Westar Transmission Company
Individual Name: Nabil S. Dia, P.E.
Location State: TX Country: US
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Response text:
Mr. Nabil S. Dia, P.E.
Westar Transmission Company
P.O. Box 0-
Amarillo, Texas 79189
Dear Mr. Dia:
Your December 22, 1986, letter to this Office asks, if a welder qualified under the requirements of §192.227(a), in accordance with Section IX of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (destructive testing), has a production weld tested and accepted under section 6 of API Standard 1104 (nondestructive testing) every 6 months as required by §192.229(c), is that welder subject to further follow-up destructive testing.
The requirements of §192.229(a) do not apply because the original welder qualification under §192.227(a) was based on destructive testing. The periodic testing required by §192.229(c) as a verification of the original qualification under Section IX of ASME is net by the 6-month x-rays. Therefore, further destructive testing is not required to maintain the original qualification under §192.227(a).
Sincerely,
/signed/
Richard L. Beam
Acting Director
Office of Pipeline Safety
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 192.229 | Limitations on welders and welding operators |