CWI vs CSWIP

By Spenner Date 04-01-2011 21:54

My company have CSWIP 3.1 & 3.2 guys carrying out inspection on steelwork fabricated in accordance with AWS D1.1 however we have been asked to compare CWI with CSWIP a kind of gap analysis.

Any ideas if they meet up regarding level of quals or if they are similar or one is higher?

Thanks

By 46.00

Date 04-02-2011 18:53

Hi spenner. I would have thought this would be an easy call, CSWIP 3.1's are equal to CWI's and CSWIP 3.2's are equal to SCWI's!

As you able to bridge between these two separate qualifications, albeit only to the lower standard in each case, I would think they are very nearly equal!

By 3.2 Inspector (***)

Date 04-03-2011 04:54

It is very very similar.
It seems to me the the bridging exam (and examination fee) is something both partys have done in order to get a bit of money.