Navigating ASME Section VIII (Div.1): Managing Your Pressure Vessels - Part 1

摘要

According to the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC), Part 3[1], paragraph 1.2(a): "When the standard governing the original construction is the ASME Code,..., repairs and alterations to pressure-retaining items shall conform, insofar as possible, to the section and edition of the ASME Code most applicable to the work planned." NBIC's interpretation 95-19[29] is more specific: "Question: When the NBIC references 'the original code of construction', is it required to use the edition and addenda of that code as used for construction? Answer: No. The term 'original code of construction' refers to the document itself, not the edition/addenda of the document. Repairs and alterations may be performed to the edition/addenda used for the original construction or later edition/addenda most applicable to the work".