Personnel
Foreword
List of Figures
1 General
  1.1 Application
  1.2 Scope
  1.3 Safety and Health
  1.4 References
2 Prerequisites
  2.1 General
  2.2 Visual Acuity
  2.3 Equipment
  2.4 Experience and Training
  2.5 Procedures
  2.6 Certification Programs
  2.7 Safety
3 Fundamentals of Visual Examination
  3.1 General
  3.2 Prior to Welding
  3.3 During Welding
  3.4 After Welding
4 Weld Surface Conditions
  4.1 General
  4.2 Porosity
  4.3 Incomplete Fusion
  4.4 Incomplete Joint Penetration
  4.5 Undercut
  4.6 Underfill
  4.7 Overlap
  4.8 Lamination
  4.9 Seams and Laps
  4.10 Cracks
  4.11 Slag Inclusions
  4.12 Excessive Reinforcement
  4.13 Convexity and Concavity
  4.14 Arc Strikes
  4.15 Spatter
  4.16 Melt-Through
  4.17 Weld Size
  4.18 Surface Oxidation
5 Examination Equipment
  5.1 Introduction
  5.2 Calibration and Handling of Examination
       Equipment
  5.3 Linear Measuring Devices
  5.4 Temperature Measuring Devices
  5.5 Weld Gauges
  5.6 Fiberscopes and Borescopes
  5.7 Ferrite Gauges
  5.8 Light Source
  5.9 Ammeters
6 Records
Annex A - List of Standards Commonly Used in the Welding
          Industry
Annex B - Supplementary Reading Material
Annex C - Guidelines for Preparation of Technical Inquiries
          for AWS Technical Committees
AWS Document List