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ASME B31.3-2016 Chapter VI Inspection, Examination, and Testing 340 INSPECTION experience in the design,fabrication,or examination of 340.1 General industrial pressure piping. (3) be a certified welding inspector or a senior certi- This Code distinguishes between examination (see fied welding inspector as defined in AWS QC1,Standard para.341)and inspection.Inspection applies to functions for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors,or nation- performed for the owner by the owner's Inspector ally recognized equivalent with at least 5 years of experi- or the Inspector's delegates. References in this Code ence in the design, fabrication, or examination of to the "Inspector" are to the owner's Inspector or the industrial pressure piping. Inspector's delegates. (4) be an authorized piping inspector as defined in 340.2 Responsibility for Inspection API 570,Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems,with It is the owner's responsibility,exercised through the at least 5 years of experience in the design,fabrication, owner's Inspector, to verify that all required examina- or examination of industrial pressure piping. tions and testing have been completed and to inspect (c) In delegating performance of inspection,the own- the piping to the extent necessary to be satisfied that it er's Inspector is responsible for determining that a per- conforms to all applicable examination requirements of son to whom an inspection function is delegated is the Code and of the engineering design. qualified to perform that function. 340.3 Rights of the Owner's Inspector 341 EXAMINATION The owner's Inspector and the Inspector's delegates shall have access to any place where work concerned 341.1 General with the piping installation is being performed. This Examination applies to quality control functions per- includes manufacture, fabrication, heat treatment, formed by the manufacturer (for components only), assembly,erection,examination,and testing of the pip- fabricator,or erector.Reference in this Code to an exam- ing. They shall have the right to audit any examination, iner is to a person who performs quality control to inspect the piping using any examination method examinations. specified by the engineering design, and to review all certifications and records necessary to satisfy the own- 341.2 Responsibility for Examination er's responsibility stated in para. 340.2. Inspection does not relieve the manufacturer,the fabri- cator, or the erector of the responsibility for 340.4 Qualifications of the Owner's Inspector (a) providing materials, components, and workman- (a) The owner's Inspector shall be designated by the ship in accordance with the requirements of this Code owner and shall be the owner,an employee of the owner, and of the engineering design [see para. 300(b)(3)] an employee of an engineering or scientific organization, (b) performing all required examinations or of a recognized insurance or inspection company (c) preparing suitable records of examinations and acting as the owner's agent.The owner's Inspector shall tests for the Inspector's use not represent nor be an employee of the piping manufac- turer,fabricator, or erector unless the owner is also the 341.3 Examination Requirements manufacturer,fabricator, or erector. 341.3.1 General. Prior to initial operation each pip- (b) The owner's Inspector shall meet one of the fol- ing installation, including components and workman- lowing requirements: ship, shall be examined in accordance with the (1) have at least 10 years of experience in the design, applicable requirements of para. 341. The type and fabrication,or examination of industrial pressure piping. extent of any additional examination required by the Each 20% of satisfactorily completed work toward an engineering design, and the acceptance criteria to be accredited engineering degree shall be considered applied,shall be specified.Joints not included in exami- equivalent to 1 year of experience, up to 5 years total. nations required by para. 341.4 or by the engineering (2) have a professional engineering registration or design are accepted if they pass the leak test required nationally recognized equivalent with at least 5 years of by para. 345.