CSWIP 3.

1 Exam Notes Duties of Welding Inspector Duties of a Welding Inspector

Before Documentation Work Permit Application Standard Drawing & Specifications Quality Plans WPS Inspect Welders Material Consumables Equipments Fit-up Cutting Joint Preparation Distortion Environment Cleanliness Preheat Alignment Observe, Compare and Record Describe Duties of a Welding Inspector It is duty of a welding inspector to ensure that all operations concerning welding are in accordance with written or agreed, practices or specifications. A welding inspector must ensure that all operations are in complete compliance with Local, Company and National Safety Legislation. This includes monitoring and checking a number of operations; before, during and after welding; as follows : Before Welding (Pre-welding Checks) Documentations : Ensure availability of following documents at work location; a) Work Permits b) Application Standard of latest edition amendment. c) Approved Drawing and Specification of latest revision. d) Quality Plans authorized & endorsed with signature & company stamp. e) Applicable approved Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) Safety During Condition Cleanliness Preheat & Interpass Consumables Monitor Process Technique Variables After Condition Cleanliness Inspect Weld Identification Visual Examination Other NDE Evaluate Repairs PWHT, HT & PMI Re-inspection Reports Repairs Repair Procedure Repair Welder Witness Repair
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CSWIP 3.1 Exam Notes Duties of Welding Inspector

Welders : Ensure that welders to be used are approved by company. Review Welder Qualification Record to ensure their use within qualification validity and range. Material : Review Material Test Certificates to ensure that the material in use is as specified in drawing and specification. Consumables : Inspect Consumables to be used for Size, Type and Condition. Equipments : Check Equipments & Instruments to be used are in good operating condition. Review Calibration / Validation Certificates, to ensure their use within due dates and duty cycle. Fit-up Cutting Operation : Check cutting method and monitor cutting operation. Joint Preparation : Inspect joint preparation for appearance and dimension. Distortion Control : Inspect adequacy of Distortion control measures. Environment Control : Inspect adequacy of environmental control measures. Cleanliness : Ensure cleanliness of joint preparation. Preheat : Ensure achievement of preheat, as applicable, where arc is to be struck. Alignment : Inspect Fit-up for alignment, both linear and angular; using appropriate inspection aids. During Welding (In-process Welding Checks) Cleanliness : Ensure inter-run & interpass cleanliness. Preheat & Interpass : Monitor that inter-run & interpass, preheat and temperature, is maintained. Welding Consumables : Monitor Consumables in use for storage, handling & condition. Welding Process : Monitor welding process in use is as specified in WPS. Welding Technique : Monitor welding technique in use is as specified in WPS. Welding Variables : Monitor that all welding variables are maintained within WPS specified range, during welding. After Welding (Post Welding Checks) Cleanliness : Ensure cleanliness of weld zone. Weld Identification : Check availability and adequacy of Weld Identification. Visual Examination : Perform visual examination of completed weld joint using appropriate inspection aid.
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CSWIP 3.1 Exam Notes Duties of Welding Inspector

Other NDE : Offer for other NDE, as applicable. Evaluate : Review all NDE reports to identify relevant imperfections and evaluate with acceptance standard. Repairs : Give repairs for defects. Ensure availability of approved repair procedure and qualified repair welder, to attend repair. Witness systematic removal of defect and refilling. Offer for Re-NDT of repair area. PWHT : Perform PWHT, HT, PMI, etc. as applicable. Re-inspection : Perform re-inspection starting with Visual Examination. Reports : Prepare report of acceptable weld meeting specification duly signed for future reference and record. In general, duty of a Welding Inspector is to Observe, Compare and Record all operations concerning welding. Note : The answer should be completed in 22 minutes maximum.

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