T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 Rev 1
CHAPTER 8 VISUAL TESTING
8.1 INTENDED USE. The visual inspection process is to determine that all welds and adjacent base material surfaces comply with applicable procedures, drawings, and fabrication documents. Unless otherwise specified, the inspection zone for welds shall include the weld and ½ inch of adjacent base material on each side of the weld, where possible. For applications other than weld inspection, this section shall only apply if specifically invoked by the base material specification, ship specification, fabrication document and other document invoking this document. 8.2 DEFINITIONS. The standard terminology for visual examination as described in AWS A3.0 shall apply to this section for welds and adjacent base materials. 8.3 REFERENCE STANDARD. Visual inspection reference standards, as discussed in this section, refer to those devices that are used as an aid to visual inspection such as workmanship samples and sketches or photographs of welds or surfaces. Each activity shall be responsible for preparation of the reference standards specified in that activity's visual inspection procedure.
8.4 PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS. The visual inspection procedure shall contain, as a minimum, the following information:
a. Type of welds or surfaces to be inspected. b. Specific measuring devices to be used. c. Visual aids, reference standards, workmanship standards. d. List of inspection attributes (visual characteristics). e. Lighting requirements. f. Acceptance criteria and classification of defects. g. Record requirements. 8.5 RECORDS. Records (see 1.8) of visual inspection shall contain the following: a. Description and unique identification of item inspected. b. Approved procedure identification. c. Acceptance standard used. d. Date of inspection. e. Signatures of inspectors. f. Disposition (accept/reject) of the item inspected.
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