Welding Inspector Courses CSWIP 3.1

Course Content:

• The duties and responsibilities of a welding inspector

• Fusion welding processes

• Typical weld defects

• Types of steel

• Carbon-manganese

• Low alloy and stainless steels

• Hardening of steels; weldability

• Heat treatment; parent metal defects

• Visual inspection

• Testing parent metals and welds

• Destructive tests

• NDT techniques

• Welder and procedure approval

• Codes and standards

• Outline of safe working practices

• Practice in examination questions

• Continuous and end-of-course assessment.

In addition, candidates meeting the CSWIP requirements for eligibility complete the relevant CSWIP examination on day 5.

Course Objectives:

• To understand factors which influence the quality of fusion welds in steels

• To recognise characteristics of commonly used welding processes in relation to quality control

• To interpret drawing instructions and symbols to ensure that specifications are met

• To set up and report on inspection of welds, macrosections and other mechanical tests

• To assess and report on welds to acceptance levels

• To confirm that incoming material meets stipulated requirements and recognise the effects on weld quality of departure from specification

• To be in a position to pass the Welding Inspector - Level 2 examinations