Gentlemen,
I am going to take this one step further to show you an observation.
According to AWS D1.1 welders can have a "performance qualification" under Qualification Section.
According to Aws QC7-93 Standard for AWS Certified Welders. The welders must be certified through an accredited testing facility by a CWI. In this case, proof of testing does have to be submitted. (this standard can be viewed under Cerifications/Documents online)
There are some major differences between the two, but in the end, both will provide a welder qualification record, that when submitted to an Inspector, he/ she will look for specific information, and accept it.
Has anyone been confronted by this, and being a CWI, which of the two, do you follow?
Am I missing something, or stepping on some loose sand?
Ram_ I can only speak for myself but I will not accept a QC-7 cert in my shop. However, that said, there are some AWS Standards that are now beginning to recognize QC-7. To the best of my knowledge D1.1 does not openly accept this type certification but may leave it to the Engineer's discretion should he/she wish to do so.
I have raised concerns at the very highest levels of AWS Staff and Volunteer Committee level about the validity of QC-7 but as I said there are now AWS Standards which are beginning to recognize the cert. Don't quote me, but I believe D14 is among the first.
RAM_,
AWS QC7-93 is a standard and unless it is specifically spelled out in a specification for a particular project it should not be considered. That is my opinion regarding this standard. I remember when AWS began to develop this standard and in many cases you could be hard pressed to find an accredited testing facility in your area. Regardless, it all boils down to what is detailed in the project specification.