PROCEDURE FOR

PREPARATION AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE AND

WELDERS/WELDING OPERATORS

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00 29.11.14 Initial Issue

PREPARED BY APPROVED BY ACCEPTED

REV. DATE DESCRIPTION
(QC ENGINEER) (QA/QC HEAD) BY

DOCUMENT REVISIONS
 INDEX

1. SCOPE

2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

3. RESPONSIBILITY

4. PROCEDURE FOR WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

PREPARATION AND QUALIFICATION

5. PROCEDURE FOR WELDER/

WELDING OPERATOR QUALIFICATION

6. RECORDS
1. SCOPE

1.1. This procedure lays down steps to be followedfor “Preparation&qualification

new Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) and qualification of
Welders/Welding operators(WPQ)”.

2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

2.1. The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application
of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document
(including any amendments) applies.

2.1.1. ASME Sec. II Part – C

2.1.2. ASME Sec. IX

2.1.3. EN ISO 9606-1,EN 15609-1& EN 15614-1

2.1.4. Client’s Specification (if any)

2.1.5. Applicable Construction code

3. RESPONSIBILITY

3.1. Welding Engineer

3.2. Head Welding

4. PROCEDURE FOR WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION
PREPARATION AND QUALIFICATION

4.1. Identify the requirements asper Client Specifications and relevant

drawings prior to initiation of fabrication such as:

4.1.1. Material and Grade Type or its combination (Parent material)

4.1.2. Thickness & diameter range

4.1.3. Additional Requirement like mechanical testing &heat treatment

4.1.4. Applicable Code of Construction

4.2. Identify the Welding processes to be followed and its variables. After
reviewing above information, welding Engineer shall identify the number of
WPS’s to be prepared.

4.3. Welding Engineer shall prepare the preliminary welding Procedure

specifications (pWPS) based on above information’s, applicable code,
client specific requirements in suggested format of ASME Sec IX or EN
15609-1 taking into considerations all requisite welding variables.

4.4. The welding engineer shall organize to conduct procedure qualification

test based on pWPS.

4.5. Welding Engineer shall issue pWPS to welding station & instruct
Welder/Welding operator to follow pWPS parameters for procedure
qualification tests.

4.6. Welding Engineer shall fill the welding data sheet during welding.All
welding variables such as current, Voltage, travel speed, preheat,inter pass,
wire feed rate & mode of metal transfer etc as applicable.

4.7. Once welding, NDT &PWHT (if applicable) is completed; test coupon will
be sent to lab for test sample preparation & testing.

4.8. VT shall be done as per QW 144 for ASME SEC IX for ASME Job & EN
970& EN 571-1 for job according European standard or as specified by
client.

4.9. If tests are found satisfactory, test piece stamping shall be doneas per
ASME SEC IX or EN 15614-1

4.10. Once marking done, TPI/AI stamping shall transfer to all the test coupons
before cutting.

4.11. Sample preparation for mechanical test asapplicable shall be done as per
ASME Sec IX QW150, QW 160,QW 170 or EN 895,EN 910,EN 875,EN
1321 & EN 1043-1.

4.12. The extent of testing shall be as per applicable code and client
requirement.
4.13. Once samples are prepared, Welding Engineer shall verify its dimensions
& offer to AI/TPI for same (as required).

4.14. Testing shall be done in NABL LAB, in-house lab or any other lab
recommended by client.

4.15. Lab test reports shall be reviewed by welding Engineer.

4.16. Welding Engineer shall take decision of acceptance or rejection based on

ASME Sec IX or EN 15614-1.

4.17. If all the test results meet these specified requirements, Welding
Engineer shall prepare PQR in suggested format of ASME Sec IX or EN
15614. Heat input value shall be computed and indicated in PQR Format.

4.18. After establishing PQR, Welding Engineer shall update WPS & releasefor
production.

4.19. Welding Engineer shall update list of qualified WPS’s.

5. PROCEDURE FOR WELDER/ WELDING OPERATOR

QUALIFICATION :

5.1. If procedure qualification is successful as per clause 4 above, the welder

is granted approval for the process and within the parameters of
qualification.

5.2. For new Welder Approval, tests shall be conducted by welding a tests
coupon with parameters as per qualified welding procedure.

5.3. Test coupon identification shall be done as per ASME section IX/ISO:
9606-1.

5.4. Once marking is done, TPI/AI marking shall be transferred before

cutting( if applicable)

5.5. Sample preparation for applicable physical tests shall be done as per
ASME Sec IX/ISO: 9606-1

5.6. Once sample is prepared, Welding Engineer shall verify its dimensions &
offer to TPI/AI for Review/Stamping as applicable.

5.7. Testing shall be done in NABL approved lab,in-house lab or other lab
recommended by client.

5.8. After completion of tests, Welding Engineer shall verify test reports &
shall take decision of acceptance or rejection based on ASME Sec IX or EN
9606

5.9. Welders’ tests coupon can also be subjected to radiography examination

in lieu of Mechanical Tests as per applicable code.
5.10. Record of Welders/Welding Operator qualification i.e. WPQ shall be
prepared.

5.11. List of Qualified Welders & Welding Operator shall be updated.

5.12. Correspondence of key clauses of ASME IX and EN are listed below.

WELDING QUALIFICATIONS: ASME, ENREFERENCES

ACTIVITY ASME IX EN

1 Suggested format for WPS/ QW 482 ANNEX A OF EN ISO

pWPS 15609-1
(Non mandatory
appendix B)

2 Preparation of WPS/ pWPS QW 400 EN ISO 15609-1

3 Welding Procedure QW 200 EN ISO 15614-1

Qualification

4 Test coupons for PQR QW 202 TABLE 1 OF EN ISO

15614-1

5 Limits of qualified QW 203 CLAUSE 8 OF EN ISO

positions for procedure 15614-1

6 Suggested format for PQR/ QW 483 ANNEX A OF EN ISO

WPQR 15614-1
(Non mandatory
appendix B)

7 Welding Performance QW 300 EN 287-1/ EN ISO

Qualification 9606-1

8 Test coupons for WPQ QW 302 CLAUSE 6 OF EN

287-1

9 Suggested format for WPQ QW 484A/ QW 484B ANNEX A OF EN 287-1

(Non mandatory
appendix B)

10 Limits for qualified QW 303 CLAUSE 5 OF EN

positions 287-1

11 Expiration and Renewal of QW 322 CLAUSE 9 OF EN

287-1
 Qualification

6. RECORDS

6.1. PWPS

6.2. WPS

6.3. PQR

6.4. WPQ

6.5. Qualified welder list

6.6. List of qualified WPS

6.7. List of PQR

6.8. Welding Data Sheet