Applicants; New, Multiple, or Renewal Certification

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Applicants Requesting; New, Multiple, or Renewal Certification

There are also a lot more questions you may have like, what is the Pressure Vessel certification process?

Pressure Vessel manufacture certification is the same as the Authorization for the ASME® Stamp. The Pressure Vessel manufacturers can implement the Quality Control System and then apply for ASME® Stamp.

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Applicants for new issuance or renewal of an ASME® Certificate(s)

Applicants for new issuance or renewal of an ASME® Certificate(s) of Authorization should be aware that the Joint Review will require implementation and demonstration of their Quality Control Program.

The purpose of the demonstration is to have the Applicant provide evidence of their knowledge of and compliance with requirements of each Certificate and scope they are requesting. All elements of the Program must be demonstrated.

If ongoing Code work is not sufficient in implementing all aspects of the Program then a mock‐up shall be used to address the missing elements of the Program. If there is no ongoing Code work, implementation of the quality control program shall be demonstrated using a mock‐up not intended to be Code stamped.
When using subcontracted services, such as NDE, the qualification records of procedures and personnel shall be made available for review by the Team at the location of the Joint Review.

Applicants requesting multiple Certificates of Authorization

For Applicants requesting multiple Certificates of Authorization, it is not necessary to have a demonstration item with design calculations for each Certificate Designator. A demonstration item fabricated to any one of the requested Certificates may be used as the demonstration item for the implementation portion of the Review. The applicant is advised to select a demonstration item based on type of code item normally and most frequently manufactured. However, please note that if the demonstration item selected does not cover all the Certificates requested, the applicant will be required to prepare and present to the Review Team design documents for those Certificate designator’s not covered by the selected demonstration item.

Applicant for U and U2 Certificates

An Applicant for U and U2 Certificates could demonstrate its QCS on a Section VIII, Div. 1 demonstration item including design. However, since the Section VIII, Div. 1 demonstration item does not cover the U2 Certificate Designator, the applicant will also be required to prepare and present to the Review Team design documents for Section VIII, Div. 2 such as, Examination and Inspection plan, Manufacturer’s Design Report with supporting User Design Specification, Certification of the design documents by an Engineer, as applicable. If there is any on‐going Code work in the shop at the time the Joint Review is conducted, the Applicant will be required to use a Code item being fabricated for Demonstration.