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4-2.2 CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATION TESTING AND OTHER AGENCY QUALIFICATIONS. After testing, the responsible official of the activity shall certify that the tests and the test results meet all requirements of this document (including revision number) and that the welding procedure meets all requirements of this document (revision numbers not mandatory) and the applicable fabrication document. Qualification tests and data containing minor deviations from requirements of this document may be submitted for approval if such deviations are specifically identified as deviations, and the technical justification for each deviation is provided; in each case where deviations are accepted, the authorized representative shall provide a copy of the affected welding procedure and test report to NAVSEA for information. 4-2.2.1 Other Agency Qualifications. Procedure qualifications previously prepared for other Government agencies, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), or other established regulatory codes may be submitted for approval to the authorized representative, provided qualification testing and approval (to the other Government agencies’ or regulatory bodies’ requirements) occurred prior to an activity’s invi tation for bid or request for proposal. Nondestructive examination requirements, as specified in this document but not required by other agencies, shall be accomplished on an additional test sample or, if approved by an authorized representative, on a production application. Such data shall be submitted for approval as required in 4-2.3. 4-2.2.2 Other Agency Qualification Limitations. The qualification limitations for welding procedure qualifications performed for other agencies shall be as specified in this document. As an example, a flat position ASME procedure qualification may only qualify flat position welding in accordance with this document. 4-2.3 SUBMITTAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATION TEST REPORTS. Procedures shall be the activity’s responsibility. Prior to production application of the welding procedure, the activity shall obtain approval of the procedure qualification data (unless exempted by 4-2.7.3.2). This entails submittal of the welding procedure qualification test report to the authorized representative for approval and submittal of the corresponding welding procedure to the authorized representative for review; where permitted by 4-2.7.3, level II data does not require approval. Welding procedures shall also be submitted to the authorized representative per 4-7 and 4-8 at the time of requalification or revision of the procedure. The submittal shall be made to NAVSEA if required per 4-2.5. For robotic welding, first article test reports shall also be submitted per 4-4.1.10.3. 4-2.3.1 Requirements. The following requirements shall apply for welding procedure qualification test reports and welding procedures. 4-2.3.1.1 Welding Procedure Qualification Test Report. The welding procedure qualification test report shall be in accordance with 4-6.1. Supporting information shall be maintained per 4-6.2. 4-2.3.1.2 Welding Procedure. The welding procedure shall be in accordance with 4-3. 4-2.3.2 Lot Testing Information for Unclassed Filler Materials. Lot conformance testing for tensile properties, toughness, weldability, cleanliness, and so forth, for any filler material not classified in table 7-2 (for example, submerged arc welding fluxes covered by table 7-2, footnote 5) shall also be described in the submittal for approval. 4-2.4 VENDOR QUALIFICATION. It shall be the responsibility of each activity to ensure that its subcontractors have qualified procedures. Activities shall ensure that subcontractor procedures and qualification test data are in compliance with this document before submittal for approval per 4-2.3. 4-2.4.1 Approval Letters of Subcontractors. Where the prime contractor deems it appropriate, subcontractors should be provided a copy of the approval letter from the authorized representative for their qualification test report; where this is not appropriate, the subcontractor shall receive the serial number, date, and command title of the authorized representative’s approval letter.
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