Standards - application standards, codes of practice and

quality levels
Table 1 Examples of application codes and standards and related welding procedure, welder
and welding operator approval standards

Application

Pressure Vessels

Application code/standard
PD 5500
BS EN 13445 series
ASME B&PV Section III-NB
(Nuclear)
ASME B&PV Section VIII

Welding standard
Procedure
Welder approval
approval
BS EN 287
BS EN ISO 15614
BS EN ISO 9606
ASME B&PV Section
ASME B&PV Section
IX
IX
BS EN ISO 15614

Process Pipework

BS 2633
BS 4677
ANSI/ASME B31.1
ANSI/ASME B31.3
BS 2971

BS EN 287
ASME B&PV Section
BS EN ISO 9606
I
ASME IX
ASME IX
BS EN ISO 15614-1
BS 4872/BS EN 287
(if required)

Structural
Fabrication

AWS D1.1
AWS D1.2
AWS D1.6
BS EN 1011
BS 8118

Storage Tanks

BS EN 14015
BS EN 12285
API 620/650

AWS D1.1
AWS D1.2
AWS D1.6
BS EN ISO
BS EN ISO
BS EN ISO
-2
BS EN ISO
-2
ASME IX

AWS D1.1
AWS D1.2
BS EN 287
15614-1 BS EN ISO 9606-2
15614-2 BS 4872
15614-1,
BS EN 287
15614-1, BS EN ISO 9606-2
ASME IX