Visual Inspection Responsibilities
1.When – Final visual inspections must be performed:
a)When the weld is complete, and in the final sur-face and heat treated conditions
b)Before other NDT (when required)
c)Before being made inaccessible for inspection
2.Where – the weld inspection zone:
a)All work - Completed weld faces plus ½ inch on both sides of weld shall be visually inspected for the entire length of the weld.
b)To gauge weld size:
(1). Gauge where the weld size visually ap-pears to be the smallest
(2). If the weld length is five feet or less, gauge a minimum of once per weld
(3). If the weld length is greater than five feet,gauge a minimum of once every five feet