Welding Procedures [49 CFR 192.225]

(A)A. Welding must be performed by a qualified welder or welding operator in accordance with welding procedures qualified under section 5(except for Note 2 in section 5.4.2.2), section 12, or Appendix A or Appendix B of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see §507) or Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC) (incorporated by reference, see §507) to produce welds meeting the requirements of this Chapter. The quality of the test welds used to qualify welding procedures shall be determined by destructive testing in accordance with the applicable welding standard(s) [49 CFR 192.225(a)] .#

(B)B. Each welding procedure must be recorded in detail, including the results of the qualifying tests. This record must be retained and followed whenever the procedure is used. [49 CFR 192.225(b)]#

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.#

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:228 (April 1983), amended LR 10:521 (July 1984), LR 30:1241 (June 2004), LR 31:683 (March 2005), LR 33:479 (March 2007), LR 44:1038 (June 2018), amended by the Department of Conservation and Energy, Office of Enforcement, LR 51:1832 (November 2025).#