NR 600, Ch 6, Sec 4
3.2.2 The storage conditions of materials and welding con-
sumable are to be in accordance with the manufacturers’
recommendations, in dry places without condensation and
clear of the ground.
All the materials are to be identifiable in the storage site
(type of steel and welding consumable, reference of batches
and type of approval certificate,...).
The builder is to provide an inspection to ensure that the
incoming plates, stiffeners and consumable are in accord-
ance with the purchase batches and that defective materials
have been rejected.
3.3 Forming
3.3.1 Forming operations are to be in accordance with the
material manufacturer's recommendation or recognized
standard.
3.4 Welding
3.4.1 Welding booklet
A welding booklet, including the welding procedures, filler
products and the design of joints (root gap and clearance),
as well as the sequence of welding provided to reduce to a
minimum restraint during welding operations, is to be sub-
mitted to the Surveyor for examination.
Moreover, the welding booklet is:
• to indicate, for each type of joint, the preparations and
the various welding parameters
• to define, for each type of assembly, the nature and the
extent of the inspections proposed, in particular those of
the non-destructive testing such as dye-penetrant tests
and, if needed, those of the radiographic inspection.
3.4.2 Welding consumable
The various consumable materials for welding are to be
used within the limits of their approval and in accordance
with the conditions of use specified in the respective
approval documents.
• Welding filler product
The choice of the welding filler metal is to be made tak-
ing into account the welding procedure, the assembly
and the grade of steel corresponding to the parent metal
Welding filler products are generally to be approved by
the Society and are of type as defined in NR216 Materi-
als and Welding, Ch 5, Sec 2 or of other types accepted
as equivalent by the Society.
• Welding consumable and welding procedures adopted
are to be approved by the Society.
The minimum consumable grades to be adopted are
specified in Tab 1 depending on the steel grade.
Consumable used for manual or semi-automatic weld-
ing (covered electrodes, flux-cored and flux-coated
wires) of higher strength hull structural steels are to be at
least of hydrogen-controlled grade H15 (H). Where the
carbon equivalent Ceq is not more than 0,41% and the
thickness is below 30 mm, any type of approved higher
strength consumable may be used at the discretion of
the Society.
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Especially, welding consumable with hydrogen-control-
led grade H15 (H) and H10 (HH) shall be used for weld-
ing hull steel forgings and castings of respectively
ordinary strength level and higher strength level.
Manual electrodes, wires and fluxes are to be stored in suit-
able locations so as to ensuring their preservation in proper
condition. Especially, where consumable with hydrogen-
controlled grade are to be used, proper precautions are to
be taken to ensure that manufacturer’s instructions are fol-
lowed to obtain (drying) and maintain (storage, maximum
time exposed, re-backing,...) hydrogen-controlled grade.
Table 1 : Minimum consumable grades
Butt welding, partial
Steel grade and full T penetration Fillet welding
welding
A 1
B-D 2 1
E 3
AH32 - AH36
2Y
DH32 - DH36 2Y
EH32 - EH36 3Y
Note 1: Welding consumable approved for welding higher
strength steels (Y) may be used in lieu of those approved for
welding normal strength steels having the same or a lower
grade; welding consumable approved in grade Y having the
same or a lower grade.
Note 2: In the case of welded connections between two hull
structural steels of different grades, as regards strength or
notch toughness, welding consumable appropriate to one or
the other steel are to be adopted.
3.4.3 Welding procedures
Welding procedures adopted are to be approved by the
Society as defined in NR216 Materials and Welding, Ch 5,
Sec 4.
The approval of the welding procedure is not required in
the case of manual metal arc welding with approved cov-
ered electrodes, except in the case of one side welding on
refractory backing (ceramic).
3.4.4 Welder qualification and equipment
• Qualification of welders:
Welders for manual welding and for semi-automatic
welding processes are to be properly trained and are to
be certified by the Society according to the procedures
given in NR476 Approval Testing of Welders unless oth-
erwise agreed.
The qualifications are to be appropriate to the specific
applications
Personnel manning automatic welding machines and
equipment are to be competent and sufficiently trained.
The internal organization of the shipyard is to be such as
to provide for assistance and inspection of welding per-
sonnel, as necessary, by means of a suitable number of
competent supervisors.
Bureau Veritas February 2017