US NAVY WELDING STANDARDS VS AWS

By pipewelder_1999 (****)

Date 10-27-2002 02:46

I have worked with both mil std/NSTM/Navsea standards and the civilian standards. I worked with the military specifications for only about 5 years as a HT 4956 and acted as shop QAI and CMPO for both 26A/B and 11A. I was on a tender so it was a little different environment.

I can tell you that the code compliance is monitored/regulated for non military on a different level than it is for military work. Just like it is for Active duty Navy Personel vs shipyard workers.

I started working field construction when I got out and ended up doing shutdowns at papermills and loved it. It was like working TC (till complete) but actually getting payed extra for it. I miss the submarine repair though. It was some of the best work I ever had even if it only payed $4.00 hour and no OT.

Hope this helps a little and have a good day.

Gerald Austin
http://www.weldinginspectionsvcs.com

By DONK

Date 10-28-2002 20:55

GERALD, To be more specific would it be safe to assume that because i am knowledgeable in MIL-STD-1689,248,2035, 8000,and 7000 brazing that i should be able to adapt to ASME,etc. documents used in the commercial world? I dealt briefly with API 1104 PIPE LINES and ASME documents during CWI training and passing the 3 tests. Since you have worked with both you would know more about the comparison of the 2;NAVY STDS. vs commercial stds. DON KUMPUNEN SUP SHIP PASCAGOULA

By pipewelder_1999 (****)

Date 10-29-2002 01:34

You should have no problem. Its my opinion that the attention payed to following the Mild Specs/Mil Stds is a great asset to being able to read and understand the civilian documents. The different formats between ASME and AWS and API etc.. are sometimes confusing.

In the civilian world (which I have now been in longer than my military time) additional information is sometimes added to project requirements by engineers purchasing agents etc. I have read pproject specifications for designing and fabricating industrial fans that refer to ASME SecVIII for design and fabrication requirements. It seems like many people want to add to what has been developed by countless hours of code committee meetings to make their product "better". I am not an engineer or purchasing agent but it can sometimes get a little confusing weeding through the stuff thats not the actual code.

You shouldn't have any problem. I think one of the most difficult things for me was making decisions "off the top of my head" for codes that I wasn't familar with.

I hope this helps a little more.

G Austin
http://www.weldinginspectionsvcs.com