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AWS D3.6M : 2010

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UNDERWATER WELDING CODE
Superseded date

15-02-2019

Published date

01-01-2010

Dedication
Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Forms
1. General Provisions
2. Classification and Design of Welded Connections
3. Workmanship
4. Technique
5. Qualification
    Part I - General Requirements
    Part II - Procedure Qualification
    Part III - Welder Qualification
6. Inspections
    Part I - General Requirements
    Part II - Visual Examination
    Part III - Radiographic Examination
    Part IV - Ultrasonic Examination
    Part V - Magnetic Particle Examination
    Part VI - Eddy Current Examination
7. Class A Welds
    Part I - Procedure Qualification
    Part II - Welder Qualification
    Part III - Examination
8. Class B Welds
    Part I - Procedure Qualification
    Part II - Welder Qualification
    Part III - Examination
9. Class O Welds
    Part I - Procedure Qualification
    Part II - Welder Qualification
    Part III - Examination
Annex A (Informative) - Sample Welding Forms
Annex B (Informative) - Terms and Definitions
Annex C (Informative) - Commentary on AWS D3.6M:2010,
        Underwater Welding Code
Annex D (Informative) - Recommended Guidelines for Safety
        in Underwater Welding
Annex E (Informative) - References
Annex F (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
        Technical Inquiries for Structural Welding Committee
Index
List of AWS Documents on Marine Welding

Defines the requirements for welding structures or components under the surface of water. Also includes welding in both dry and wet environments.

Committee
D3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes AWS D3.6 (07/1999)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
American Welding Society
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

API 1111 REDLINE : 2009 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF OFFSHORE HYDROCARBON PIPELINES (LIMIT STATE DESIGN)
CSA Z662 PACKAGE : 2011 CONSISTS OF Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS AND Z662.1-11, COMMENTARY ON CSA Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS
AWS A5.35/A5.35M : 2015 SPECIFICATION FOR COVERED ELECTRODES FOR UNDERWATER WET SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
ASME B31.4 : 2016 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
ASME PV CODE 11 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR INSERVICE INSPECTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPONENTS
ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
AWS WHC4.10 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 10: UNDERWATER WELDING AND CUTTING
CAN/CSA-Z662-15 Oil and gas pipeline systems
CSA W117.2 : 2012 : INC : UPD 2 : 2014 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
CSA W117.2 : 2012 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
CSA W117.2 : 2012 : INC : UPD 1 : 2013 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
CAN/CSA-W117.2-12 (R2017) Safety in welding, cutting, and allied processes
BS EN 14163:2001 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Pipeline transportation systems. Welding of pipelines

ISO 6507-1:2005 Metallic materials Vickers hardness test Part 1: Test method
ISO 3834-1:2005 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials Part 1: Criteria for the selection of the appropriate level of quality requirements
MIL-STD-271 Revision F:1986 REQUIREMENTS FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHODS
API STD 1104:2013 WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES
ASTM E 190 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Guided Bend Test for Ductility of Welds
ISO 716:1986 Metallic materials — Hardness test — Verification of Rockwell hardness testing machines (scales A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - K)
ISO 9935:1992 Non-destructive testing Penetrant flaw detectors General technical requirements
AWS B1.11 : 2000 GUIDE FOR THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF WELDS
AWS A2.4 : 2012 STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
ISO 6520-1:2007 Welding and allied processes Classification of geometric imperfections in metallic materials Part 1: Fusion welding
MIL STD 248 : D WELDING AND BRAZING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
ASTM E 309 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Eddy Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products Using Magnetic Saturation
ASTM A 577/A577M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Examination of Steel Plates
ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS
AWS A5.5/A5.5M : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
ISO 9712:2012 Non-destructive testing Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
ISO 4969:2015 Steel Etching method for macroscopic examination
CFR 29(PTS1900-1910) : 0 LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
ISO 3059:2012 Non-destructive testing — Penetrant testing and magnetic particle testing — Viewing conditions
ASTM E 1219 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Testing Using the Solvent-Removable Process
ISO 6507-2:2005 Metallic materials Vickers hardness test Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
ASTM E 340 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
ISO 9304:1989 Seamless and welded (except submerged arc-welded) steel tubes for pressure purposes Eddy current testing for the detection of imperfections
ISO 3058:1998 Non-destructive testing — Aids to visual inspection — Selection of low-power magnifiers
ISO 5576:1997 Non-destructive testing Industrial X-ray and gamma-ray radiology Vocabulary
API 2A : 1986 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING FIXED OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
ISO 5173:2009 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Bend tests
ASTM A 578/A578M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications
ISO 3999:2004 Radiation protection Apparatus for industrial gamma radiography Specifications for performance, design and tests
ISO 3452:1984 Non-destructive testing — Penetrant inspection — General principles
ASTM E 8M : 2004 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials [Metric] (Withdrawn 2008)
AWS A5.1M/A5.1 : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS WHB.3.8 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 8TH ED., VOL. 3
ISO 3088:1975 Welding requirements — Factors to be considered in specifying requirements for fusion welded joints in steel (technical influencing factors)
ISO/R 442:1965 Verification of pendulum impact testing machines for testing steels
AWS WHB.1.8 : 1987 WELDING TECHNOLOGY, WELDING HANDBOOK, 8TH ED., VOL.1
AWS A3.0 : 0 STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS - INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING
AWS A5.18/A5.18M : 2005 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING
ASTM E 426 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Titanium, Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys
ISO 148:1983 Steel — Charpy impact test (V-notch)
AWS B2.1/B2.1M : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
ISO 15618-1:2016 Qualification testing of welders for underwater welding Part 1: Hyperbaric wet welding
ISO 5580:1985 Non-destructive testing — Industrial radiographic illuminators — Minimum requirements
NFPA 51B : 2014 FIRE PREVENTION DURING WELDING, CUTTING, AND OTHER HOT WORK
ISO 9015-2:2016 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials Hardness testing Part 2: Microhardness testing of welded joints
AWS A5.4/A5.4M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
ISO 15618-2:2001 Qualification testing of welders for underwater welding Part 2: Diver-welders and welding operators for hyperbaric dry welding
ISO 6508:1986 Metallic materials Hardness test Rockwell test (scales A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - K)
ASTM E 1444 : 2005 Standard Practice for Magnetic Particle Testing
NFPA 51 : 2018 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OXYGEN-FUEL GAS SYSTEMS FOR WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
AWS B4.0M : 2000 STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS
ISO 4964:1984 Steel Hardness conversions
CFR 29(PTS1911-1919) : 1984 LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
ISO 5655:2000 Photography Industrial radiographic films (roll and sheet) and metal intensifying screens Dimensions
ANSI Z87.1 : 2015 OCCUPATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PERSONAL EYE AND FACE PROTECTION DEVICES
API 1107 : 1991 PIPELINE MAINTENANCE WELDING PRACTICES
AWS A5.32/A5.32M : 2011 WELDING CONSUMABLES - GASES AND GAS MIXTURES FOR FUSION WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
ISO 7500-1:2015 Metallic materials Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing machines Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines Calibration and verification of the force-measuring system
AWS A5.29/A5.29M : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
ISO/TR 12735-1:1996 Mechanical testing of metals — Symbols used with their definitions — Part 1: Symbols and definitions in published standards
ISO/TR 10108:1989 Steel Conversion of hardness values to tensile strength values
ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
ASTM E 709 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
CFR 46(PTS166-199) : OCT 2017 SHIPPING, COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ISO 10375:1997 Non-destructive testing Ultrasonic inspection Characterization of search unit and sound field
MIL-STD-1628 Base Document:1974 FILLET WELD SIZE, STRENGTH, AND EFFICIENCY DETERMINATION
CFR 46(PTS1-40) : OCT 2017 SHIPPING - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AWS D1.1 : 2000 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STEEL
MIL-STD-22 Revision D:1979 WELDED JOINT DESIGN
ASME PV CODE SET : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - COMPLETE SET
AWS F4.1 : 2007 SAFE PRACTICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONTAINERS AND PIPING FOR WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
ISO 8249:2000 Welding Determination of Ferrite Number (FN) in austenitic and duplex ferritic-austenitic Cr-Ni stainless steel weld metals
AWS B4.0:2016 STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS
ISO 1027:1983 Radiographic image quality indicators for non-destructive testing Principles and identification
AWS B1.10 : 1999 GUIDE FOR THE NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION OF WELDS
ASTM E 1220 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Visible Penetrant Testing Using Solvent-Removable Process
ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes Welding positions
ASTM E 92 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Vickers Hardness and Knoop Hardness of Metallic Materials

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