VHA DIRECTIVE 2003-050
September 11, 2003
2. A boiler inspector who has qualified by passing a written examination under the laws, rules
and regulations of a jurisdiction of the state.
3. A boiler inspector who is regularly employed as a boiler inspector by a jurisdiction that has
adopted and administers one or more sections of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as a legal requirement, and has a representative
serving as a member of the ASME Conference Committee.
4. A boiler inspector who is regularly employed by an insurance company that has been
licensed or registered by the appropriate authority of a state of the United States to write boiler
and pressure vessel insurance.
(2) Required Inspections and Operational Tests
(a) Key to Frequency Abbreviations
1. H = Hourly.
2. D = Daily.
3. M = Once per month.
4. 6M = Once every 6 months.
5. Y = Once per year.
6. 6Y = Once every 6 years.
(b) Frequency Chart
ITEM
FREQUENCY
1. High pressure boilers (above 15 psig): inspect furnace and
other internal surfaces, closures and accessories.
Y
2. High pressure boilers (above 15 psig): inspect exterior of unit,
casing, supports, closures, accessories, valves, controls.
Y
3. Deaerator: inspection and wet magnetic particle testing
of welds of pressure vessel interior.
6Y
4. Boiler fouling and combustion gas flow check.
Y
5. Tube leak check.
Y
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