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How To Secure A Permit To Install and Permit To Operate BoilersPressure Vessels in The Philippines
How To Secure A Permit To Install and Permit To Operate BoilersPressure Vessels in The Philippines
Before a boiler/pressure vessel is installed, the owner/manager or his authorized representative shall file to the
government as the enforcing authority an application for boiler/pressure vessel installation accompanied by the
necessary plans in white or blue print and manufacturer’s data report. The following shall be incorporated in the plans:
6. Size of plans:
All sheets of plans to be submitted shall be limited to any of the following:
267.70 mm x 350 mm ------minimum
350 mm x 525 mm
350 mm x 650 mm
700 mm x 1050 mm -------maximum
7. Title block:
a. The size shall be 10cm x 16cm at the lower right hand corner of each sheet of plans to contain:
1. Name and address of the establishment
2. Title of the plan
3. Initial of draftsman, date of plan drawn, sheet number and scale used.
4. Name in print, signature and seal of PME at the lower right hand corner, within the title block. The
registration number, current PTR number and Tax Account Number shall also be indicated.
5. Name in print and signature of owner/manager of the establishment at the lower left hand corner,
within the title block opposite the PME. The Tax Account Number of the owner/establishment shall
also be indicated below the signature of the owner/manager of the establishment.
All plans shall be drawn using Metric scale. Minimum shall be 1:50 but preferably 1:100 except for
small and minute parts/details.
b. Upon approval of the plans and supporting papers, installation shall be done under the supervision of
the Professional Mechanical Engineer (PME) who signs the application. If minor deviations from the
approved plans is encountered in the actual installation, the enforcing authority shall be informed in
writing or in person so that the necessary corrections can be noted. In cases where major alterations
will be done in the actual installation that may affect the original design, the necessary plans shall be
re submitted, in the same manner as for new application. The approved application and plans serves
as the permit to install.
c. Upon completion of the installation, the establishment shall request final inspection and if found to be
in accordance with the approved plan and standards, the permit to operate the boiler/pressure vessel
shall be issued which is good for one year.
d. Thirty days before the expiration of the permit to operate the boiler/pressure vessel, the establishment
shall inform the enforcing authority. The establishment shall prepare the boiler/pressure vessel for
inspection and a hydrostatic pump (preferably a hand pump) shall be made ready by the
establishment during the inspection. In cases where the establishment cannot stop the operation of
the boiler/pressure vessel due to unavoidable circumstances or commitments in their business, the
owner/manager can request for a postponement of not more than thirty (30) days from the expiry
date.
e. Boiler tenders shall be licensed in accordance with the Mechanical Engineering Law, as amended.
f. Repair of boiler/pressure vessel shall only be done after the plans and specifications of materials are
approved by the enforcing authority.