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WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION, NDE AND METALLURGY API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 577 DRAFT SECOND EDITION First Ballot—Closed 4/16/2010 Second Ballot—Closes 10/29/2010 Reviewers Please Note: This draft includes changes made as a result of the first ballot. The purpose of the second ballot is to review only those changes that are shown in the document. Comments related to other sections, unless they are only editorial, will not be considered for this revision and will be deferred until the next revision. Only comments submitted on the draft using the electronic balloting system will be accepted and included on the comment registry. Marked up drafts or e-mailed comments cannot be accommodated and will not be considered. Welding Processes, Inspection, NDE and Metallurgy 1.0 Scope This recommended practice provides guidance to the API authorized inspector on welding inspection as encountered with fabrication and repair of refinery and chemical plant equipment and piping. This recommended practice includes descriptions of common welding processes, welding procedures, welder qualifications, metallurgical effects from welding, and inspection techniques to aid the inspector in fulfilling their role implementing API 510, API 570, API Std. 653 and API RP 582. The level of learning and training obtained from this document is not a replacement for the training and experience required to be a certified welding inspector under one of the established welding certification programs such as the American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), or Canadian and European equivalent schemes such as CWB, CSWIP, PCN or EFW. This recommended practice does not require all welds to be inspected; nor does it require welds to be inspected to specific techniques and extent. Welds selected for inspection, and the appropriate inspection techniques, should be determined by the welding inspectors, engineers, or other responsible personnel using the applicabl