Re: Re: [MW:7960] No of Welders

Dear Dr.Paulose John,        As per your statement in SEC IX QW 301.2 and API 1104 para 6.2.1 it has been not mentioned regarding the minimum number of welder to be qualified by one WPS    QW-301.2 Qualification Tests. Each manufacturer or Contractor shall qualify each welder or welding operator For each welding process to be used in production welding. The performance qualification test shall be welded in accordance With qualified Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), 6.2.1 General (API 1104) For single qualification, a welder shall make a test weld Using a qualified procedure to join pipe nipples or segments Of pipe nipples. The welder shall make a butt weld in either The rolled or the fixed position. When the welder is qualifying In the fixed position, the axis of the pipe shall be in the horizontal Plane, in the vertical plane, or inclined from the horizontal Plane at an angle of not more than 45°. A welder making a single-qualification test for branch connections, Fillet welds, or other similar configurations shall follow The specific procedure specification. Sir please clarify.     Here By,   P.BalajiRajan, Inspection Engineer, Velosi Certification LLC, P.O 3408 Doha-Qatar. -------Original Message-------   From: Dr. Paulose John Date: 10/30/2010 7:57:30 PM To: materials-welding Subject: Re: Re: [MW:7943] No of Welders   Dear Mr. Arun, Minimum number of welders to be qualified by one WPS is - One welder. The welder who performs the PQR coupen welding is automatically becomes qualified. Please refer 2nd para of QW 301.2 of Section IX:2010 and para 621 of API 1104:2007. Regards, Dr. Paulose John QA/QC Manager, Unisis Engineering, Saudi Arabia . On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 14:15:07 , No ID Specified wrote To my knowledge there is no limit for number of welder qualification  upon one WPS, You can qualify as many as per to the requirement for your project.        Here By,   P.BalajiRajan, -------Original Message-------   From: Arun Das Date: 10/28/10 17:39:52 To: materials-welding@googlegroups.com Subject: [MW:7911] No of Welders   Sir,   Minimum number of welders to be qualified upon one WPS is mentioned in SEC 1X or API 1104. We are using PIPE,16"X0.375"WT STD SCH API 5L X52   Thanks in advance   with regards,   Arun S Das   -- To post to this group, send email to materials-welding@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to materials-welding+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group's bolg at http://materials-welding.blogspot.com/ The views expressed/exchnaged in this group are members personel views and meant for educational purposes only, Users must take their own decisions w.r.t. applicable code/standard/contract documents. -- To post to this group, send email to materials-welding@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to materials-welding+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group's bolg at http://materials-welding.blogspot.com/ The views expressed/exchnaged in this group are members personel views and meant for educational purposes only, Users must take their own decisions w.r.t. applicable code/standard/contract documents.