API - Welding

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Welding  procedure  specifications  (WPS)  and  welders  and  welding  operators  shall  be  
qualified  in  accordance  with:    

Section IX of the ASME code

According  to  API  Standard  653,  the  weldability  of  steel  from  existing  tanks  shall  be  
verified.  If  the  material  specification  for  the  steel  from  an  existing  tank  is  unknown  or  
obsolete:    

Test coupons for WPS shall be taken from the actual plate to be used

Each  welder  and  welding  operator  shall  be  assigned  an________.    

Identifying number, letter, or symbol

The  welder  or  welding  operator's  identification  mark  shall  be  hand  or  machine-­‐
stamped  to  and  at  intervals  not  exceeding  _____  feet  along  the  completed  welds  on  
reconstructed  tanks.    

In  lieu  of  stamping  the  welds  on  a  reconstructed  tank:    

A record may be kept that identifies the welder or welding operator employed for each welded joint.