49 CFR 195.228
§ 195.228 Welds and welding inspection: Standards of acceptability.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 195.228, § 195.228 Welds and welding inspection: Standards of acceptability, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/257496
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(a) Each weld and welding must be inspected to insure compliance with the requirements of this subpart. Visual inspection must be supplemented by nondestructive testing.
(b) The acceptability of a weld is determined according to the standards in section 9 or Appendix A of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3). Appendix A of API Std 1104 may not be used to accept cracks.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.