SCWI

By CECW7611 Date 06-11-2007 17:36

Can't help you. I started to take the SCWI and they told me I would get a new cert # so I told them no thanks. not too many of the 76'ers around anymore. besides that why mess up a good thing.

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 06-13-2007 23:36

I have not figured out exactly what the SCWI is! I do not know anyone looking for them nor paying more to have the certification. If it is a prestige thing, API sells those for $750 a certification and it WILL add $$$ to your pocket

By new tito (***)

Date 06-14-2007 01:36

It's that cert you get so you can write welding procedures and inspection requirements. You can't do those with out the "S"!! :)

By webbcity (***)

Date 06-14-2007 08:15

new tito , i think they changed or are going to change that so you have to have the S to do what we all have been doing all these years . when ed bonhart was up in (i think it was march ) he had a presentation and had information on this subject . i'll have to dig thru my stuff and let you know what i got out of it . too busy right now to do that . keep me posted on what you find out . good luck . willie

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 06-14-2007 23:31

I am a little confused. Is this in D1.1 that only a SCWI can write welding and inspection procedures? Can you cite the section? I have been writing API 1104 and section IX procedures fro years and review 3-5 WPS and PQR's per week. These are section IX though. I am wondering about the certification as I have seen no one requiring it for positions.

By Joseph P. Kane (****)

Date 06-14-2007 23:54

There is no such requirement in any Code. It is specified in the Welding Inspector Qualification document as a task the SCWI will be deemed to be capable of performing. Don't worry about it if you are already doing this task!

By Joseph P. Kane (****)

Date 06-14-2007 23:47

New Tito
Not Correct.
It is the only certification where you are deemed to be qualified to write WPS' and WPQRs & inspection procedures.
Many CWIs, as well as many non-certified persons, have been doing it for years.
Be aware, there are many questions from B2.1 and ISO 9000.

By new tito (***)

Date 06-15-2007 14:11

I was only kidding. :)

By jon20013 (*****)

Date 06-15-2007 14:17

My personal experience in taking the SCWI was there were many, many questions from the Annex of D10.4:

"Welding Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Piping and Tubing"

ANSI Approved. Published 1986, Reaffirmed 2000, 34 pages.
$73.00

By hogan

Date 06-15-2007 16:18

has anyone seen the scwi required on a job or a job offer requiring it?

By jon20013 (*****)

Date 06-15-2007 17:21

I have seen several job offers specifying SCWI.

By hogan

Date 06-15-2007 17:46

is there a certain type of work that seems to be specifying the requirement for a scwi more that others ?

By jon20013 (*****)

Date 06-15-2007 17:56

Not that I've noticed, the few that I've seen I didn't pay too much attention to but if you go to the job search engines you may be able to further define.

By Joseph P. Kane (****)

Date 06-15-2007 16:37

Jon
Ditto on My test also.

By gerald.beer Date 06-16-2007 13:14

Do you mean the API certs for tank and vessel insp.Are the tests so easy that you consider them "for sale"

By bsalonek Date 07-12-2007 01:53

Brande,

I have been a SCWI sience May 2004, I can tell you that the exam has only about 2 questions that deal with actual inspection, the remaining questions deal wiht cost of quality, ISO 9000, NDE, Lots of metalurgy, Code interpertation, and procedure writing (NDE, Welding and Inspection). As for study material, ger as much of the AWS referanced materials you can and read it over and over.

Good Luck!