46 CFR 57.01-1
§ 57.01-1 Qualifications and production tests.
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- 46 CFR 57.01-1, § 57.01-1 Qualifications and production tests, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225171
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(a) (Replaces QW 100 and QB 100.) The regulations in this part apply to the qualification of welding procedures, welders, and brazers, and to production tests for all types of manual and machine arc and gas welding and brazing processes.
(b) (Modifies QW 305 and QB 305.) Operators of fully automatic welding and brazing machines are specifically exempt from performance qualification tests.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.