1、 To: API 570 Certification Candidates Re: Required Sections of ASME Documents for API 570 ICP Exam For Exam Administrations during 2014 This package includes the following sections of ASME documents for the API-ICP exam: Section V, Nondestructive Testing, 2010 Edition, with June 2011 Addendum Articl
2、e 1, General Requirements Article 2, Radiographic Examination Article 6, Liquid Penetrant Examination Article 7, Magnetic Particle Examination Article 9, Visual Examination Article 10, Leak Testing Article 23, Section SE-797, Standard practice for measuring thickness by manual ultrasonic pulse-echo
3、contact method Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, 2010 Edition, with June 2011 Addendum Part QW, Welding only B16.5, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fitting, 2009 Edition B31.3, Process Piping, 2012 Edition Please note that any future Addenda to the ASME documents will not be provided through
4、API. AN INTERNATIONAL CODE2010 ASME Boiler accordingly, the Addenda will be issuedin the loose-leaf format.INTERPRETATIONSASME issues written replies to inquiries concerninginterpretation of technical aspects of the Code. The Inter-pretations for each individual Section will be publishedseparately a
5、nd will be included as part of the update serviceto that Section. Interpretations of Section III, Divisions 1xivand 2, will be included with the update service to Subsec-tion NCA.Interpretations of the Code are posted in January andJuly at http:/cstools.asme.org/interpretations.cfm.CODE CASESThe Boi
6、ler and Pressure Vessel Committee meets regu-larly to consider proposed additions and revisions to theCode and to formulate Cases to clarify the intent of existingrequirements or provide, when the need is urgent, rulesfor materials or constructions not covered by existing Coderules. Those Cases that
7、 have been adopted will appearin the appropriate 2010 Code Cases book: “Boilers andPressure Vessels” and “Nuclear Components.” Supple-ments will be sent automatically to the purchasers of theCode Cases books up to the publication of the 2013 Code.FOREWORDThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers
8、set up acommittee in 1911 for the purpose of formulating standardrules for the construction of steam boilers and other pres-sure vessels. This committee is now called the Boiler andPressure Vessel Committee.The Committees function is to establish rules of safety,relating only to pressure integrity,
9、governing the construc-tion1of boilers, pressure vessels, transport tanks andnuclear components, and inservice inspection for pressureintegrity of nuclear components and transport tanks, andto interpret these rules when questions arise regarding theirintent. This Code does not address other safety i
10、ssues relat-ing to the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, transporttanks and nuclear components, and the inservice inspectionof nuclear components and transport tanks. The user ofthe Code should refer to other pertinent codes, standards,laws, regulations, or other relevant documents. With fe
11、wexceptions, the rules do not, of practical necessity, reflectthe likelihood and consequences of deterioration in servicerelated to specific service fluids or external operating envi-ronments. Recognizing this, the Committee has approveda wide variety of construction rules in this Section to allowth
12、e user or his designee to select those which will providea pressure vessel having a margin for deterioration in ser-vice so as to give a reasonably long, safe period of use-fulness. Accordingly, it is not intended that this Sectionbe used as a design handbook; rather, engineering judgmentmust be emp
13、loyed in the selection of those sets of Coderules suitable to any specific service or need.This Code contains mandatory requirements, specificprohibitions, and nonmandatory guidance for constructionactivities. The Code does not address all aspects of theseactivities and those aspects that are not sp
14、ecificallyaddressed should not be considered prohibited. The Codeis not a handbook and cannot replace education, experience,and the use of engineering judgment. The phrase engi-neering judgment refers to technical judgments made byknowledgeable designers experienced in the application ofthe Code. En
15、gineering judgments must be consistent withCode philosophy and such judgments must never be usedto overrule mandatory requirements or specific prohibitionsof the Code.1Construction, as used in this Foreword, is an all-inclusive term com-prising materials, design, fabrication, examination, inspection
16、, testing,certification, and pressure relief.xvThe Committee recognizes that tools and techniquesused for design and analysis change as technology prog-resses and expects engineers to use good judgment in theapplication of these tools. The designer is responsible forcomplying with Code rules and dem
17、onstrating compliancewith Code equations when such equations are mandatory.The Code neither requires nor prohibits the use of comput-ers for the design or analysis of components constructedto the requirements of the Code. However, designers andengineers using computer programs for design or analysis
18、are cautioned that they are responsible for all technicalassumptions inherent in the programs they use and theyare responsible for the application of these programs totheir design.The Code does not fully address tolerances. Whendimensions, sizes, or other parameters are not specifiedwith tolerances,
19、 the values of these parameters are consid-ered nominal and allowable tolerances or local variancesmay be considered acceptable when based on engineeringjudgment and standard practices as determined by thedesigner.The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee deals withthe care and inspection of boilers
20、and pressure vessels inservice only to the extent of providing suggested rules ofgood practice as an aid to owners and their inspectors.The rules established by the Committee are not to beinterpreted as approving, recommending, or endorsing anyproprietary or specific design or as limiting in any way
21、 themanufacturers freedom to choose any method of designor any form of construction that conforms to the Code rules.The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee meets regu-larly to consider revisions of the rules, new rules as dictatedby technological development, Code Cases, and requestsfor interpretat
22、ions. Only the Boiler and Pressure VesselCommittee has the authority to provide official interpreta-tions of this Code. Requests for revisions, new rules, CodeCases, or interpretations shall be addressed to the Secretaryin writing and shall give full particulars in order to receiveconsideration and
23、action (see Submittal of TechnicalInquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee).Proposed revisions to the Code resulting from inquiries willbe presented to the Standards Committees for appropriateaction. The action of the Standards Committees becomeseffective only after confirmation by lett
24、er ballot of theCommittees and approval by ASME.(10)(a)Proposed revisions to the Code approved by the Commit-tee are submitted to the American National Standards Insti-tute and published at http:/cstools.asme.org/csconnect/public/index.cfm?PublicReviewpRevisions to invite com-ments from all interest
25、ed persons. After the allotted timefor public review and final approval by ASME, revisionsare published in updates to the Code.Code Cases may be used in the construction of compo-nents to be stamped with the Certification Mark beginningwith the date of their approval by ASME.After Code revisions are
26、 approved by ASME, they maybe used beginning with the date of issuance. Revisions,except for revisions to material specifications in SectionII, Parts A and B, become mandatory six months after suchdate of issuance, except for boilers or pressure vesselscontracted for prior to the end of the six-mont
27、h period.Revisions to material specifications are originated by theAmerican Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) andother recognized national or international organizations,and are usually adopted by ASME. However, those revi-sions may or may not have any effect on the suitability ofmaterial, pr
28、oduced to earlier editions of specifications, foruse in ASME construction. ASME material specificationsapproved for use in each construction Code are listed inthe Guideline for Acceptable ASTM Editions and in theGuideline for Acceptable Non-ASTM Editions, in SectionII, Parts A and B. These Guideline
29、s list, for each specifica-tion, the latest edition adopted by ASME, and earlier andlater editions considered by ASME to be identical forASME construction.The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee in the formu-lation of its rules and in the establishment of maximumdesign and operating pressures consi
30、ders materials, con-struction, method of fabrication, inspection, and safetydevices.The Code Committee does not rule on whether a compo-nent shall or shall not be constructed to the provisions ofthe Code. The Scope of each Section has been establishedto identify the components and parameters conside
31、red bythe Committee in formulating the Code rules.Questions or issues regarding compliance of a specificcomponent with the Code rules are to be directed to theASME Certificate Holder (Manufacturer). Inquiries con-cerning the interpretation of the Code are to be directedxvito the ASME Boiler and Pres
32、sure Vessel Committee.ASME is to be notified should questions arise concerningimproper use of the Certification Mark.The specifications for materials given in Section II areidentical with or similar to those of specifications publishedby ASTM, AWS, and other recognized national or interna-tional org
33、anizations. When reference is made in an ASMEmaterial specification to a non-ASME specification forwhich a companion ASME specification exists, the refer-ence shall be interpreted as applying to the ASME materialspecification. Not all materials included in the materialspecifications in Section II ha
34、ve been adopted for Codeuse. Usage is limited to those materials and grades adoptedby at least one of the other Sections of the Code for applica-tion under rules of that Section. All materials allowed bythese various Sections and used for construction within thescope of their rules shall be furnishe
35、d in accordance withmaterial specifications contained in Section II or referencedin the Guidelines for Acceptable Editions in Section II,Parts A and B, except where otherwise provided in CodeCases or in the applicable Section of the Code. Materialscovered by these specifications are acceptable for u
36、se initems covered by the Code Sections only to the degreeindicated in the applicable Section. Materials for Code useshould preferably be ordered, produced, and documentedon this basis; Guidelines for Acceptable Editions inSection II, Parts A and B list editions of ASME and yeardates of specificatio
37、ns that meet ASME requirements andwhich may be used in Code construction. Material pro-duced to an acceptable specification with requirements dif-ferent from the requirements of the correspondingspecifications listed in the Guidelines for Acceptable Edi-tions in Part A or Part B may also be used in
38、accordancewith the above, provided the material manufacturer or ves-sel manufacturer certifies with evidence acceptable to theAuthorized Inspector that the corresponding requirementsof specifications listed in the Guidelines for AcceptableEditions in Part A or Part B have been met. Materialproduced
39、to an acceptable material specification is notlimited as to country of origin.When required by context in this Section, the singularshall be interpreted as the plural, and vice-versa; and thefeminine, masculine, or neuter gender shall be treated assuch other gender as appropriate.STATEMENT OF POLICY
40、ON THE USE OF THE CERTIFICATION MARK ANDCODE AUTHORIZATION IN ADVERTISINGASME has established procedures to authorize qualifiedorganizations to perform various activities in accordancewith the requirements of the ASME Boiler and PressureVessel Code. It is the aim of the Society to provide recogni-ti
41、on of organizations so authorized. An organization hold-ing authorization to perform various activities inaccordance with the requirements of the Code may statethis capability in its advertising literature.Organizations that are authorized to use the CertificationMark for marking items or constructi
42、ons that have beenconstructed and inspected in compliance with the ASMEBoiler and Pressure Vessel Code are issued Certificates ofAuthorization. It is the aim of the Society to maintain thestanding of the Certification Mark for the benefit of theusers, the enforcement jurisdictions, and the holders o
43、f theCertification Mark who comply with all requirements.Based on these objectives, the following policy has beenestablished on the usage in advertising of facsimiles ofthe Certification Mark, Certificates of Authorization, andreference to Code construction. The American Society ofSTATEMENT OF POLIC
44、YON THE USE OF ASME MARKINGTO IDENTIFY MANUFACTURED ITEMSThe ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code providesrules for the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, andnuclear components. This includes requirements for mate-rials, design, fabrication, examination, inspection, andstamping. Items constr
45、ucted in accordance with all of theapplicable rules of the Code are identified with the officialCertification Mark described in the governing Section ofthe Code.Markings such as “ASME,” “ASME Standard,” or anyother marking including “ASME” or the Certification MarkxviiMechanical Engineers does not “
46、approve,” “certify,”“rate,” or “endorse” any item, construction, or activity andthere shall be no statements or implications that might soindicate. An organization holding the Certification Markand/or a Certificate of Authorization may state in advertis-ing literature that items, constructions, or a
47、ctivities “arebuilt (produced or performed) or activities conducted inaccordance with the requirements of the ASME Boiler andPressure Vessel Code,” or “meet the requirements of theASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.” An ASME cor-porate logo shall not be used by any organization otherthan ASME.The
48、Certification Mark shall be used only for stampingand nameplates as specifically provided in the Code. How-ever, facsimiles may be used for the purpose of fosteringthe use of such construction. Such usage may be by anassociation or a society, or by a holder of the CertificationMark who may also use
49、the facsimile in advertising toshow that clearly specified items will carry the CertificationMark. General usage is permitted only when all of a manu-facturers items are constructed under the rules.shall not be used on any item that is not constructed inaccordance with all of the applicable requirements of theCode.Items shall not be described on ASME Data ReportForms nor on similar forms referring to ASME that tendto imply that all Code requirements have been met when,in fact, they have not been. Data Report Forms coveringitems not fully complying with ASME requirements shouldnot refer to
