Virginia Administrative Code › Title 16 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Agency 25 - SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD › Chapter 50 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Part II - Administration › Section 16VAC25-50-50 - Examination for an inspector's certificate of competency

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Examination for an inspector's certificate
				  of competency in accordance with the requirements of § 40.1-51.9 of the
				  Code of Virginia shall be held at the office of the commissioner or at any
				  other location selected by the commissioner, four times each year, on the first
				  Wednesday and Thursday of March, June, September and December.
B. An applicant for an examination shall have
				  a minimum of five credit points accumulated under the following subdivisions:
1. Education (1 credit minimum, 4 credits
				  maximum)
Category
Credit Points
a. Technical Training in Boiler and
							 Pressure Vessel Inspection (1 pt. maximum)
1
Includes any of the following:
Continuing Education: Having completed and received a
							 passing grade in a training course in at least one of the following (or
							 related) subjects: quality assurance, engineering, fabrication methods,
							 nondestructive examination or inspection. The training course(s) may be a
							 correspondence course or conducted in a classroom.
Coded Courses: Completion of a course on knowledge,
							 understanding and general structure of the National Board Inspection Code OR
							 other codes or related standards, as applicable.
Other Courses: Completion of a course on procedures
							 and techniques of auditing, and/or basic inspection methods.
b. Technical Curriculum:
2
Includes any of the following:
A diploma from an accredited technical school,
Power Engineering certificate,
Accredited Trade Certificate in such skills as a
							 welder, boilermaker, mechanic, steam fitter, machinist or millwright,
Evidence of completion of a military or merchant
							 marine training course in the area of marine or stationary boilers or pressure
							 vessels.
c. College/University
3
Includes any of the following:
Associate's Degree in science, mathematics or
							 engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Science or Mathematics
d. College/University
4
Bachelor's Degree in engineering
2.
				  Experience (1 credit minimum, 4 credits maximum)
Credit as shown for each full year's technical experience
					 associated with boilers and pressure vessels in the categories listed
					 below.
Category
Credit Points/ Each full year of experience
a. Engineering, design.
1
b. Manufacturing, including fabrication methods or
							 processes in either shop or field.
1
c. Responsible charge in the operation of boilers
							 exceeding 50,000 pounds of steam per hour total capacity.
1
d. Perform repair, alteration or maintenance of
							 boilers or pressure vessels.
1
e. Quality control system related to boiler or
							 pressure vessel manufacturing, repair or alteration in either shop or field.
1
f. Inspection of boilers and pressure vessels either
							 inservice or during construction including either shop or field.
1
g. A Nondestructive Examination Level II examiner of
							 boilers and pressure vessels.
1