CSWIP 3.

1 Exam Notes
Duties of Welding Inspector
Duties of a Welding Inspector
Safety
Before During After
Documentation
Work Permit
Application Standard
Drawing & Specifications
Quality Plans
WPS
Inspect
Welders
Material
Consumables
!uipments
Fitup
Cutting
"oint Preparation
Distortion
n#ironment
Cleanliness
Pre$eat
Alignment
Con!ition
Cleanliness
Pre$eat & Interpass
Consumables
"onitor
Process
%ec$ni!ue
&ariables
Con!ition
Cleanliness
Inspect
Weld Identification
&isual 'amination
(t$er )D
#aluate
*epairs
PW+%, +% & PMI
*e-inspection
*eports
#epairs
*epair Procedure
*epair Welder
Witness *epair
./ack to Inspect0
*e1ect
$%ser&e' Compare an! #ecor!
Descri%e Duties of a We(!ing Inspector
It is duty of a welding inspector to ensure t$at all operations concerning welding are in
accordance wit$ written or agreed, practices or specifications2
A welding inspector must ensure t$at all operations are in complete compliance wit$
3ocal, Company and )ational Safety 3egislation2
%$is includes monitoring and c$ecking a number of operations4 before, during and after
welding4 as follows 5
Before We(!ing )Pre*e(!ing C+ec,s-
Documentations . nsure a#ailability of following documents at work location4
a0 Work Permits
b0 Application Standard of latest edition amendment2
c0 Appro#ed Drawing and Specification of latest re#ision2
d0 Quality Plans 6 aut$ori7ed & endorsed wit$ signature & company stamp2
e0 Applicable appro#ed Welding Procedure Specification .WPS0
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CSWIP 3.1 Exam Notes
Duties of Welding Inspector
We(!ers . nsure t$at welders to be used are appro#ed by company2 *e#iew Welder
Qualification *ecord to ensure t$eir use wit$in !ualification #alidity and range2
"ateria( . *e#iew Material %est Certificates to ensure t$at t$e material in use is as
specified in drawing and specification2
Consuma%(es . Inspect Consumables to be used for Si7e, %ype and Condition2
E/uipments . C$eck !uipments & Instruments to be used are in good operating
condition2 *e#iew Calibration 9 &alidation Certificates, to ensure t$eir use wit$in due
dates and duty cycle2
Fitup
Cutting $peration . C$eck cutting met$od and monitor cutting operation2
0oint Preparation . Inspect 1oint preparation for appearance and dimension2
Distortion Contro( . Inspect ade!uacy of Distortion control measures2
En&ironment Contro( . Inspect ade!uacy of en#ironmental control measures2
C(ean(iness . nsure cleanliness of 1oint preparation2
Pre+eat . nsure ac$ie#ement of pre$eat, as applicable, w$ere arc is to be struck2
A(ignment . Inspect Bit-up for alignment, bot$ linear and angular4 using appropriate
inspection aids2
During We(!ing )Inprocess We(!ing C+ec,s-
C(ean(iness . nsure inter-run & interpass cleanliness2
Pre+eat 1 Interpass . Monitor t$at inter-run & interpass, pre$eat and temperature, is
maintained2
We(!ing Consuma%(es . Monitor Consumables in use for storage, $andling &
condition2
We(!ing Process . Monitor welding process in use is as specified in WPS2
We(!ing 2ec+ni/ue . Monitor welding tec$ni!ue in use is as specified in WPS2
We(!ing 3aria%(es . Monitor t$at all welding #ariables are maintained wit$in WPS
specified range, during welding2
After We(!ing )Post We(!ing C+ec,s-
C(ean(iness . nsure cleanliness of weld 7one2
We(! I!entification . C$eck a#ailability and ade!uacy of Weld Identification2
3isua( Examination . Perform #isual e'amination of completed weld 1oint using
appropriate inspection aid2
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CSWIP 3.1 Exam Notes
Duties of Welding Inspector
$t+er NDE . (ffer for ot$er )D, as applicable2
E&a(uate . *e#iew all )D reports to identify rele#ant imperfections and e#aluate wit$
acceptance standard2
#epairs . Ci#e repairs for defects2 nsure a#ailability of appro#ed repair procedure and
!ualified repair welder, to attend repair2 Witness systematic remo#al of defect and
refilling2 (ffer for *e-)D% of repair area2
PW42 . Perform PW+%, +%, PMI, etc2 as applicable2
#einspection . Perform re-inspection starting wit$ &isual 'amination2
#eports . Prepare report of acceptable weld meeting specification duly signed for future
reference and record2
In general, duty of a Welding Inspector is to (bser#e, Compare and *ecord all
operations concerning welding2
Note . %$e answer s$ould be completed in :: minutes ma'imum2
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