Thanks for your input, Dhurjati Sen.
You may be right but there's no need for your condescending tone.
What we're trying to achieve is to have an effective NDE procedure which we can impose whilst being fair to the Piping Contractor. We can only do that if our NDE procedure follows the...
The NDE Contractor performs the NDE on the NBEP welds and then reports it to us. We as Owner's Inspectors review and evaluate these reports.
There are instances wherein we as Owner's Inspectors (QA/QC Engineers) conduct random sampling NDE to verify the performance of the Piping Contractor...
Hi Al,
Thank you. I wouldn't have understood it if you hadn't explained the AWS Endorsements.
Thank you to everyone who responded. Based on your answers, I figured that it's a matter of preference for us Owners. I was worried that we might be breaking ASME B31.1 Code if we would hire someone...
Hi weldstan,
Thank you for the response. Please allow me to clarify.
Say we have a project which involves building piping systems in accordance with ASME B31.1. We will hire a Contractor to build this for us. Aside from that, we will also hire a third party contractor for all the NDT (not...
Hi,
First off, my apologies for the long post.
I am employed by an Owner in the Power Plant industry. I am under the QA/QC section and my manager has tasked me to develop procedures for our VT, PT, MT, and RT. Our reference standard are ASME V and ASME B31.1.
For context, the intention of...
Hi Al,
I forgot to mention that we are also looking on that AWS CWI as our minimum qualification. His function is more of evaluating the MTRs and visual inspection of the materials.
As for the NDE for welded pipes and fittings as part of acceptance, we have a third party contractor doing...
Hi! I am working for the Owner side and we are currently establishing the qualification for Material Inspector.
For context, we are in the Power Plant industry. Some of the materials the candidate must inspect for acceptance are seamless and welded pipes, fittings, fasteners all furnished to...
