Welding standard

Application Application code/standard Procedure approval Welder approval

Pressure Vessels BS 5500 BS EN 288 BS EN 287
ASME VIII ASME IX ASME IX
Process Pipework BS 2633 BS EN 288 (Part 3) BS EN 287 (Part 1)
BS 4677 BS EN 288 (Part 4) BS EN 287 (Part 2)
ANSI/ASME B311 ASME IX ASME IX
ANSI/ASME B31.3 ASME IX ASME IX
BS 2971 BS EN 288 (Part 3) BS 4872/BS EN 287
(if required)
Structural Fabrication AWS D1.1 AWS D1.1 AWS D1.1
AWS D1.2 AWS D1.2 AWS D1.2
BS 5135 BS EN 288 (Part 3) BS EN 287
BS 8118 BS EN 288 (Part 4) BS EN 287
BS 4872
Storage Tanks BS 2654 BS EN 288 (Parts 3 & 4) BS EN 287
BS 2594 Stages in welding and welder approval
BS EN 288 (Parts 3 & 4) BS EN 287
API 620/650 ASME IX ASME IX
 American Welding Society, Structural Welding Code,
AWS D1.1
 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX:
Standard & Code >>>> Welding Qualifications
 BS 4872 Approval Testing of Welders when Welding
Procedure Approval is not Required
 EN 287:1997 Approval Testing of welders for fusion
welding
 EN 288: Specification and approval of welding
procedures for metallic materials
 EN 25817:1992 (ISO 5817) Arc welded joints in steel -