MANDATORY APPENDIX 12
ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION OF WELDS (UT)
12-1 SCOPE
(a) This Appendix describes methods which shall be
employed when ultrasonic examination of welds is speci-
fied in this Division.
(b) Article 4 of Section V shall be applied for detail
requirements in methods, procedures and qualifications,
unless otherwise specified in this Appendix.
(c) Ultrasonic examination shall be performed in
accordance with a written procedure, certified by the
Manufacturer to be in accordance with the requirements
of T-150 of Section V.
12-2 CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCE
OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINER
The Manufacturer shall certify that personnel per-
forming and evaluating ultrasonic examinations required
by this Division have been qualified and certified in accor-
dance with their employer’s written practice. SNT-TC-
1A1 shall be used as a guideline for employers to establish
their written practice for qualification and certification of
their personnel. Alternatively, the ASNT Central Certifi-
cation Program (ACCP)1 or CP-1891 may be used to
fulfill the examination and demonstration requirements
of SNT-TC-1A and the employer’s written practice. Pro-
visions for training, experience, qualification, and certifi-
cation of NDE personnel shall be described in the
Manufacturer’s Quality Control System (see Appendix
10).
12-3 ACCEPTANCE–REJECTION
STANDARDS
These Standards shall apply unless other standards are
specified for specific applications within this Division.
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Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A, “Personnel Qualification
and Certification in Nondestructive Testing,” ACCP, ASNT Central
Certification Program, and CP-189 are published by the American Soci-
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Imperfections which produce a response greater than
20% of the reference level shall be investigated to the
extent that the operator can determine the shape, identity,
and location of all such imperfections and evaluate them
in terms of the acceptance standards given in (a) and (b)
below.
(a) Indications characterized as cracks, lack of fusion,
or incomplete penetration are unacceptable regardless of
length.
(b) Other imperfections are unacceptable if the indica-
tions exceed the reference level amplitude and have
lengths which exceed:
(1) 1⁄4 in. (6 mm) for t up to 3⁄4 in. (19 mm);
(2) 1⁄3t for t from 3⁄4 in. to 21⁄4 in. (19 mm to 57 mm);
(3) 3⁄4 in. (19 mm) for t over 21⁄4 in. (57 mm).
where t is the thickness of the weld excluding any allow-
able reinforcement. For a butt weld joining two members
having different thicknesses at the weld, t is the thinner of
these two thicknesses. If a full penetration weld includes a
fillet weld, the thickness of the throat of the fillet shall
be included in t.
12-4 REPORT OF EXAMINATION
The Manufacturer shall prepare a report of the ultra-
sonic examination and a copy of this report shall be
retained by the Manufacturer until the Manufacturer’s
Data Report has been signed by the Inspector. The report
shall contain the information required by Section V. In
addition, a record of repaired areas shall be noted as well
as the results of the reexamination of the repaired areas.
The Manufacturer shall also maintain a record of all
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reflections from uncorrected areas having responses that
exceed 50% of the reference level. This record shall locate
each area, the response level, the dimensions, the depth
below the surface, and the classification.
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