Qualification testing of welders- Fusion
Welding- Part 1: Steels
(ISO 9606-1:2012, COR.1:2012, IDT)
This part of ISO 9606 specifies the requirements for qualification testing of welders for fusion welding of steels.
It provides a set of technical rules for a systematic qualification test of the welder, and enables such
qualifications to be uniformly accepted independently of the type of product, location and examiner or
examining body.
When qualifying welders, the emphasis is placed on the welder's ability manually to manipulate the electrode,
welding torch or welding blowpipe, thereby producing a weld of acceptable quality.
The welding processes referred to in this part of ISO 9606 include those fusion-welding processes which are
designated as manual or partly mechanized welding. It does not cover fully mechanized and automated
welding processes.
NOTE For such processes, see ISO 14732[10].
