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4-2.7.3.2.1 Noncompliance and Reinstatement of Required Approval. Where technical errors, omissions, and other such discrepancies are found in the submittals of level II welding procedures or qualification test reports, the authorized representative may, at their sole discretion, reinstate the requirement to obtain prior approval per 4-2.3 of all level II qualification test reports until the cause of the discrepant submittals is corrected and a reliably compliant submittal process is demonstrated by the activity. 4-2.8 WELDING POSITION QUALIFICATION LIMITS. The orientation of positions for welding procedure qualification test assemblies shall be classified by reference to the positions shown in figure 7-1. Procedure qualification test assemblies welded in a given position shall qualify the procedure as shown in table 7-4, or per 4-4.4, 4-4.6.3, or D-1.1, as applicable. 4-2.9 REPAIR OF TEST ASSEMBLY. Assemblies may be repair welded only under the following conditions: a. The weld defects repaired are not indicative of an inadequate weld procedure or improper execution of the requirements of a SWPS-N and are representative of defects that would be rejected by nondestructive tests required for production work. b. The repair welding is representative of repair that would be performed on production work. c. Cracks (other than crater cracks) and rejectable titanium weld color per 4-5.1.1.1 may not be repair welded. d. Only one cycle of repair welding is permitted. e. Test results, including a description of the nondestructive test results which failed to meet the requirements and repair work performed to correct the condition, shall be submitted with the procedure qualification test report. f. The welding procedure being qualified shall be used except that, for automatic, mechanized and robotic procedures, a qualified, equivalent manual or semi-automatic procedure may be used for repair where the following conditions are met: (1) The total accumulated repair length shall not exceed 10 percent of the joint length. (2) The procedure is qualified for the same base material, position, heat input, and post weld heat treatment (PWHT), and shall use an equivalent filler metal alloy. (3) The repair location shall be marked and shall not form part of destructive test specimen test areas (e.g., tensile specimen gauge area, bend specimen convex surface, etc.). 4-2.10 TRANSFER OF WELDING PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION. Requalification of previously qualified procedures shall be required for procedures transferred from one activity to another. 4-2.10.1 Procedure Transfer Within an Activity. Transfer of qualified procedures between sites of an activity shall be governed by requirements stated in the activity’s quality assurance manual and shall require approval by the authorized representative. 4-2.10.2 Naval Shipyard Procedure Transfer. Transfer of qualified procedures from one Navy shipyard to another Navy shipyard shall require NAVSEA approval. 4-2.10.3 Technical Manual Welding Procedure Usage. Procedures contained in NAVSEA technical manuals for specific applications may be used without qualification, provided the following conditions are met: a. The NAVSEA procedure permits use without qualification, or authorization for waiver of qualification is obtained from NAVSEA. b. Welders or welding operators are qualified in accordance with this document for the applicable welding. c. The NAVSEA procedure is incorporated by the activity into a separate written procedure that meets the req uirements of this document and is certified by the activity’s responsible official per 4-2.2. d. The activity demonstrates its ability to produce welds to the satisfaction of the authorized representative using the final procedure.
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