SAA MP 76:1997 (R2016)

Sets out the requirements for inspection bodies and personnel who undertake design verification, fabrication inspection and in-service inspection of pressure equipment described within the scope of AS/NZS 1200 and its referenced Standards. It also describes the mechanisms to accredit bodies and to certify personnel.

Scope

This Miscellaneous Publication sets out the requirements for inspection bodies and personnel who undertake design verification, fabrication inspection and in-service inspection of pressure equipment (boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping). It also describes the mechanisms to accredit bodies and to certificate personnel.

The accreditation and certification requirements of this document apply to bodies and personnel who undertake independent inspection for their clients or as owner-users.

Accreditation and certification may limit work undertaken to the level of competency of the inspection personnel.

A body or person may have one or more accreditations or certifications.

The competencies of design verifiers, fabrication inspectors and in-service inspectors are given in the Standard AS/NZS 4481.

Certification of other pressure equipment inspection type functions are covered by Standards such as the following:
(a) Non-destructive testing personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AS 3998 and ISO 9712.
(b) Welding personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AS 1796.
(c) Testing laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISO/IEC Guide 25.

This document has been prepared at the request of the pressure vessel industry to meet their needs to ensure common minimum Standards for pressure vessel inspection. This document may or may not be mandated by legislation. See Preface for guidance on methods of mandating this document.