Conformity

Assessment

Joseph Pang
Section VIII PRT Certificate Proposal
September 2016

A Collaborated Presentation
ASME would like to thank the following companies and individuals in
preparation of this presentation:

ALFA LAVAL
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ASME
PRT

Joseph Pang

PRT Certificate of Authorization

PROPOSAL
TO FABRICATE PARTS
WITHOUT DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY
UNDER
ASME BPVC Section VIII Div.1 & 2

BACKGROUND

During Construction under ASME VIII Div. 1 or ASME VIII Div. 2

different Stamp Holders can be involved in the project
ASME Stamp Holders compose an important part of the supply
chain, helping the EPC or Main Manufacturer to meet project
quality Code requirements and critical project time line
shedules

BACKGROUND
EPCs seek to have special process performed by ASME
Certificate Holders

Roll end Welded forms

Weld Overlay
Welded parts

Complete Pressure vessel

CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS

ASME BPVC Section VIII Div 1 & 2 Certificate can
supply parts only fabricated by welding with design
responsibility
To obtain a certificate a part supplier (eg. weld overlay)
is required to demonstrate design capabilities during
the ASME Joint Review

CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS

PRT certificate is currently available, for Section I, IV, &
XII manufacturers that fabricate parts without
demonstrating any design capabilities during the ASME
Joint Review
NPT certificate - ASME Section III has recognized that
fabrication can be managed without having the parts
manufacture perform any design activity

INDUSTRY NEEDS
A number of companies, especially in the international
market, have questioned why ASME requires them to
demostrate an activity that they do not perform
These companies are often small fabricators who
service a few larger companies, and has no interest in
competing with their customers

INDUSTRY NEEDS
In some cases they are manufacturers who have some
special capabilities in a particular field or in some
particular application: Roll, Form, Cladding, etc.
Due to this specific competence they have no
dedicated resources for design
The main scope of these parts manufacturers is to
form, machine and weld material, and ability to
perform NDE and heat treatment activities in the
supply of their PART, while having the PART designed
by another ASME Certificate Holder

ASME BPVC SECTION VIII Div.1 & 2

PRT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The PRT Certificate is for Manufacturers of parts not

performing or assuming any design responsibility

The PRT Certificate Holders quality control system needs

to describe how the design documents for the parts are
controlled. Additionally, the quality control system needs
to explain how the manufactured part is controlled while in
the custody of the parts manufacturer

ASME BPVC SECTION VIII Div.1 & 2

PRT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
PRT Certificate Holder Must Build to Another Certificate
Holders Design Specifications and Furnish Partial Data Report

BENEFITS OF PRT CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM

Removes a barrier for many manufacturers wanting to

become an ASME Certificate Holder as they would
not be required to demonstrate design capabilities

Organizations that do not perform design, as a part of

supply, can spend their resources focusing on their
core competencies

The PRT Certificate will compliment and expand the

existing BPVC product certificate program and
increase the number of qualified suppliers

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

MARKING AND REPORTS
UG-116 REQUIRED MARKING
(a) . . .
(1) . . .
(-a)
(-b)
(-c) the official Certification Mark with the PRT
Designator shown in Figure UG116 sketch (c)
on Parts, see UG116(h).

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UG-116 REQUIRED MARKING
(h) See below:
(1) Parts of vessels for which Partial Data Reports are
required in UG120(c) shall be marked by the parts
Manufacturer, with a nameplate or stamping, with the
following:
(-a) the official Certification Mark with the U or PRT
Designator shown in Figure UG116 sketch (a),
above the word PART;

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UG-117 CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION AND
CERTIFICATION MARKS
(a) A Certificate of Authorization to use the Certification Mark
with the U, UM, PRT, UV, or UD Designators . . . will be
granted by the Society pursuant to the provisions of the
following paragraphs. . .

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UG-117 CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION AND
CERTIFICATION MARKS
(d) Inspection Agreement. As a condition of obtaining and
maintaining a Certificate of Authorization to use the
Certification Mark for use of the U, or UM or PRT
Designators, the Manufacturer must have in force at all
times an inspection contract or agreement with an
Authorized Inspection Agency. . .

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UG-117 CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION AND
CERTIFICATION MARKS
(e) Quality Control System. Any Manufacturer. . . holding
or applying for . . . use the Certification Mark with the U,
UM, PRT, UV, or UD Designators shall have, and
demonstrate, a Quality Control System to establish that all
Code requirements, including material, design,
fabrication, examination (by the Manufacturer), inspection
of vessel and vessel parts

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UG-117 CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION AND
CERTIFICATION MARKS
(f) Evaluation for Authorization and Reauthorization.
Before issuance or triennial renewal of a Certificate of
Authorization for use of the U, or UM or PRT Designators,
the Manufacturers facilities and organization are subject
to a joint review by a representative of his inspection
agency and an individual certified as an ASME designee
who is selected by the concerned legal jurisdiction. . .
Certificates of Authorization for use of U, PRT, UV, and
UD Designators are valid for 3 years.

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UG-119 NAMEPLATES
(a) Nameplates . . . . The
marking arrangement shall be
substantially as shown in
Figure UG-118. . . .
GENERAL NOTE:
(2) See UG116(a)(1)(a) and
UG116(a)(1)(b), or
UG116(a)(1)(c).

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UG-120 DATA REPORTS
(c) Partial Data Reports. Data Reports for pressure vessel
parts . . . shall be executed on the applicable
Partial Data Report, Form U2 or Form U2A, by the parts
Manufacturer . . . Manufacturers and Assemblers of parts
who do not perform or assume any design responsibility
for the parts they manufacture shall identify on the Partial
Data Report the organization responsible for the design of
the part.

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

MARKING AND REPORTS
UHT-115 GENERAL
The provisions for marking and reports in UG115
through UG120 shall apply to pressure vessels or parts
. . . . Nameplates . . . the letters UHT shall be applied
below the Certification Mark and U or PRT Designator.

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

INSPECTION AND TESTING
ULW-90 GENERAL
The inspection and testing of layered pressure vessels
or parts to be marked with the Certification Mark with the
U or PRT Designator shall be in accordance with UG90
through UG103.

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UIG-116 REQUIRED MARKINGS
(b) The type of construction shall be indicated directly
below the Certification Mark and U or PRT Designator by
applying the letter G [see UG116(b)(1)].
(d) . . . The subsequent Manufacturer shall then obliterate
the Certification Mark with the U or PRT Designator from the
nameplate. Obliteration of the Certification Mark with the U
or PRT Designator stamping shall be witnessed by the
Authorized Inspector.

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

UIG-120 DATA REPORTS
(a) Form U1B, Manufacturers Supplementary Data
Report for Graphite Pressure Vessels, shall be completed
and certified by the Manufacturer, and shall be signed by
the Authorized Inspector for each graphite pressure vessel
or part marked with the Certification Mark with the U or PRT
Designator. Form U1B shall be completed as otherwise
required for Data Reports as specified in UG120.

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

10-5 DRAWINGS, DESIGN CALCULATIONS, AND
SPECIFICATION CONTROL
(a) . . .
(b) For Manufacturers or Assemblers of parts who do not
perform or assume any design responsibility for the parts they
manufacture, the Quality Control System need only describe
how the design documents, including specifications, drawings,
and sketches, that are received from the purchaser of the part
are controlled, and how the parts are controlled while in the
custody of the parts Manufacturer or Assembler.

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

Pending Changes to Section VIII, Div. 1

Section VIII, Div. 1 2017 Edition

Proposed Revisions to Section VIII, Division 1,
addressing the PRT Certificate have been approved by
the Section VIII Standards Committee
Pending Approval by:
ASME Board on Pressure Technology Codes and
Standards
ANSI
On the path of being published in the 2017 edition

Section VIII, Div. 2 2017 Edition

Proposed Revisions to Section VIII, Division 2, recently
approved by the Subcommittee on Sept. 22, 2016
Requires approval from:
Section VIII Standards Committee
ASME Board on Pressure Technology Codes and
Standards
ANSI
Still possible for Parts Certificate Program to be
published in 2017 edition

Manufacturers want that Global recognition of their commitment to

public safety and high quality.
The best way is to certify your process
For End Users the best overall value for the life of your purchased
pressure retaining item is to purchase items bearing the ASME
Certification Mark.

Questions?
Matthew Vazquez / Kenneth Baron
vazquezm@asme.org / baronk@asme.org