S9074-AR-GIB-010/278
3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Responsibility. Each activity that accomplished work in accordance with the document shall be familiar with its provisions and referenced specifications to the extent that they apply to the work being performed. 3.2 Engineering drawings. Drawings shall indicate essential fabrication details. Weld joints shall be identified by symbols in accordance with AWS A2.4 and joint design selection shall be in accordance with section 9. Nondestructive tests for welded joints shall be identified by symbols in accordance with AWS A2.4 except that single symbol PT may be used in lieu of DPT (dye penetrant) or FPT (fluorescent penetrant) 3.2.1 Referencing this document. Drawings shall carry a note stating that welding and inspection shall be in accordance with this document and give the applicable welding class, except those drawings related to components for which inspection requirements are covered by sections 14 and 15. 3.3 Nomenclature and definitions. Welding nomenclature and definitions used in the preparation of drawings, welding procedure specifications, and correspondence related to welding shall be accordance with AWS A3.0. 3.3.1 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this document: 3.3.1.1 Activity. Activity refers to all sites of an organization under the same quality assurance management and using the same quality assurance plan performing work to which this document is applicable. 3.3.1.2 Approved (approval). Approval refers to when the item under consideration has been accepted by NAVSEA or its authorized representatives. 3.3.1.3 Arc-strike. An arc strike is any inadvertent heat affected zone or change in the contour of the finished weld or base metal resulting from an arc or heat generated by the passage of electrical current between the surface of the finished weld or base metal and a current source, e.g. welding electrode or MT prod. 3.3.1.4 Authorized representative. Authorized representative is any Government representative specifically authorized to approve equipment, material, or procedures within the scope of this document for NAVSEA. They are as follows: (a) For Government shipyards: The delegated representative of the shipyard commander. (b) For commercial shipyards: The delegated representative of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair (SUPSHIP) or the American Bureau of Shipping when specified in the ship’s specifications for a particular ship. This includes all applicable areas in the shipyard and applicable items furnished to the shipyard by subcontractors.
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