FIELD OF APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL CODES

ASME API AWS

1. Construction of Power
Boilers
1. Welding of pipe lines and
related facilities.
1. Fabrication,
erection and
testing of welded
steel structures.
2. Construction of
Heating Boilers
2. Construction of above
ground vertical and
cylindrical steel storage
tanks.
2. Welding and
welder
Qualifications.
3. Construction of
Pressure Vessels

3. Sizing, selection and
installation of pressure
relieving devices in
refineries.
3. Qualification of
welding inspectors
(CWI) and
welding
engineers(CWE)
4. Construction of
Nuclear Facility and
In-service Inspection
of Nuclear Power
Plant Components
4. Design, material,
fabrication, inspection,
testing and erection of
fired heaters, air
preheaters, fans and
burners for general
refinery service.

5. Construction and
Continued Service of
Transport Tanks
5. Design, material,
fabrication, inspection,
testing and erection of
shell and tubes of heat
exchangers for petroleum
and natural gas industries.

6. Welding and Brazing
Qualifications
6. Design, material,
fabrication, inspection and
test requirements of gray
iron, ductile iron ,bronze,
steel, nickel base alloy or
special base alloy butterfly
valves.

7. Materials specs.
rrous Material
Specifications.
Nonferrous Material
Specifications.
Specifications for
Welding Rods,
Electrodes, and Filler
Metals.

7. Welding and welder
Qualifications.

8. Establishment of
Nondestructive
Examination
Procedures.
8. Qualification of personnel
e.g. API 653 (tank
inspectors), API
570(piping inspectors) and
RBI (plant inspectors).


FIELD OF APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL CODES