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Responsibilities
User
manufacturer

U-2 (a)

• The User or his designated agent shall establish the design

requirements for pressure vessels, taking into consideration factors
associated with normal operation, such other conditions as startup
and shutdown, and abnormal conditions which may become a
governing design consideration

• Such consideration shall include but shall not be limited to the

following:
• the need for corrosion allowances;
• the definition of lethal services. For example, see UW-2(a).
• the need for post weld heat treatment beyond the requirements of this Division and
dependent on service conditions;
• for pressure vessels in which steam is generated, or water is heated [see U-1(g) and U-
1(h)], the need for piping, valves, instruments, and fittings to perform the functions
covered by PG-59 through PG-61 of Section I.
• the degree of nondestructive examinations(s) and the selection of applicable
acceptance standards, when such eexaminations are applied, are beyond the
requirements of this Division.

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Manufacturer responsibilities
UG-90 (b)

• assuring that the quality control, the detailed examinations,

and the tests required by this Division are performed.

• The Manufacturer shall perform his specified duties. See UG-

92 and 10-15.

Manufacturer responsibilities
UG-90 (b)

• the Certificate of Authorization from the ASME Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Committee authorizing the Manufacturer to
fabricate the class of vessel being constructed [UG-117(a)];
• the drawings and design calculations for the vessel or part [10-
5 and 10-15(d)];
• identification for all material used in the fabrication of the
vessel or part (UG-93);

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Manufacturer responsibilities
UG-90 (b)

• (4) securing Partial Data Reports [UG-120(c)];

• (5) access for the Inspector in accordance with UG-92 and 10-
15;
• (6) examination of all materials before fabrication to make
certain they have the required thickness, to detect defects
[UG-93(d)], to make certain the materials are permitted by
this Division (UG-4), and that traceability (UG-77) to the
material identification (UG-93) has been maintained;
• (7) documentation of impact tests when such tests are
required (UF-5, UCS-66, UHA-51, UHT-6, and ULT-5);

Manufacturer responsibilities
UG-90 (b)

• (8) concurrence of the Inspector prior to any base metal

repairs (UG-78 and UF-37);
• (9) examination of the shell and head sections to confirm they
have been properly formed to the specified shapes within the
permissible tolerances (UG-79, UG-80, UG-81, UF-27, and UF-
29);
• (10) qualification of the welding and/or brazing procedures
before they are used in fabrication [UG-84(h), UW-28(b), and
UB-31];
• (11) qualification of welders and welding operators and
brazers before using the welders or brazers in production work
(UW-29, UW-48, UB-32, and UB-43);

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UG-90 (b)

• (12) examination of all parts prior to joining to make certain

they have been properly fitted for welding or brazing and that
the surfaces to be joined have been cleaned and the
alignment tolerances are maintained (UW-31, UW-32, UW-33,
and UB-17);
• (13) examination of parts as fabrication progresses, for
material marking (UG-94), that defects are not evident (UG-
95), and that dimensional geometries are maintained (UG-96
and UF-30);
• (14) provision of controls to assure that all required heat
treatments are performed (UW-2, UW-10, UG-85, UF-31, and
10-11);

Manufacturer responsibilities
UG-90 (b)

• (15) provision of records of nondestructive testing

examinations performed on the vessel or vessel parts. This
shall include retaining the radiographic film if radiographic
examinations are performed (UW-51, UW-52, and 10-10);
• (16) making the required hydrostatic or pneumatic test and
having the required inspection performed during such test
(UG-99, UG-100, UG-101, and UW-50);
• (17) applying the required stamping and/or nameplate to the
vessel and making certain it is applied to proper vessel (UG-
116, UG-118, and UG-119);

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UG-90 (b)

• (18) preparing required Manufacturer’s Data Report and

having it certified by the Inspector (UG-120);
• (19) providing for retention of radiographs (UW-51), ultrasonic
test reports (12-4), Manufacturer’s Data Reports (UG-120),
and other documents as required by this Division (10-13).

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UG-117
CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATION
MARKS

• A Certificate of Authorization to use the Certification Mark with

the U, UM, UV, or UD Designators will be granted by the Society
pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraphs.
• Stamps for applying the Certification Mark shall be obtained
from the Society.
• For those items to be marked with the UM, UV, or UD
Designators, a Certified Individual meeting the current
requirements of ASME QAI-1 shall provide oversight to ensure
that each use of the UM, UV, or UD Designators is in accordance
with the requirements of this Division
• In addition, each use of the UM, UV, or UD Designators is to be
documented on the Certificate of Compliance Form (U-3 or U-
3A) for vessels bearing the UM Designator, or a Certificate of
Conformance Form (UV-1 or UD-1) as appropriate.

UG-93

For plates
• the vessel Manufacturer shall ensure all requirements (ASME section
II part A and Section VIII ) been complied with.
• The Manufacturer shall obtain CoC or MTR.
• The Inspector shall determine if these documents represent the
material and meet the requirements of the material specification.
• (a) MTR shall include:
• results of all required tests and examinations,
• evidence of compliance with the material specifications
• and additional requirements, as applicable.
• (b) Manufacturer shall receive a copy of the test report and maintain
as part of his construction records.

For all other product forms,

• shall be accepted if marking required by the material specification
available

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UG-120 (c)
• (c) Partial Data Reports.
• Data Reports for pressure vessel parts requiring inspection under this Division which are
furnished by other than the location of the Manufacturer responsible for the vessel to be marked
with the Certification Mark shall be executed on the applicable Partial Data Report, Form U-2 or
Form U-2A, by the parts Manufacturer and his Inspector in accordance with the requirements of
this Division and shall be forwarded, in duplicate to the Manufacturer of the completed vessel
[see U-2(b)].

• Form U-2A may be used for this purpose provided all the applicable information is recorded on
this Form; otherwise Form U-2 shall be used.

• These Partial Data Reports, together with his own inspection, shall be the final Inspector’s
authority to witness the application of a Certification Mark to the vessel [see UG-90(c)].

• When Form U-2 or Form U-2A is used, it shall be attached to the associated Form U-1 or Form U-
1A by the Manufacturer of the vessel to be marked with the Certification Mark.

• All materials shall be examined before fabrication for the purpose of detecting, as far as possible,
imperfections which would affect the safety of the vessel.
• Particular attention to cut edges and other parts of rolled plate
• All materials that are to be tested in accordance with the requirements of UG-84 shall be inspected
for surface cracks.
• a pressure part is to be welded to a flat plate thicker than 1/2 in. (13 mm) to form a corner joint):
• before welding : the weld joint preparation in the flat plate shall be examined by either the MPT or DPT
methods.
• After welding: both the peripheral edge of the flat plate and any remaining exposed surface of the weld joint
preparation shall be reexamined by the magnetic particle or liquid penetrant methods.
• When the plate is nonmagnetic, only the liquid penetrant method shall be used.
• The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to those joints when 80% or more of the pressure load is
carried by tubes, stays, or braces.
• For Figure UW-13.2 the weld joint preparation and the peripheral edges of flat plate forming a corner
joint shall be examined as follows:
• in sketches (b), (c), (d), (f), and (n) the weld edge preparation of typical weld joint preparations in the flat
• sketches (a), (b), (c), and (d) the outside peripheral edge of the flat plate after welding as shown in;
• sketches (e), (f), and (g) the outside peripheral edge of the flat plate after welding, as shown in if the distance
from the edge of the completed weld to the peripheral edge of the flat plate is less than the thickness of the flat
plate such as defined in UG-34(b);
• sketches (m) and (n) the inside peripheral surface of the flat plate after welding
• sketches (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l). no examination is required on the flat plate