Section 680IAC2-5-11. Repairs or alterations to boilers and pressure vessels

   (a) This section covers rules for repairs and alterations to boilers and pressure vessels. Where applicable rules for a repair or alteration are not provided by this rule, details of design and construction will be consistent with the rules of the ASME code, API-ASME code, or the rules for repairs contained in the National Board Inspection Code or the code to which the item was originally constructed.

  (b) This section applies to all repairs and alterations to boiler and pressure vessel pressure retaining parts, except that an owner or user of unfired pressure vessels, qualified in accordance with IC 22-15-6-4(a)(2), shall have the option of using the provisions of API-510 for the inspection and repair of unfired pressure vessels.

  (c) All boilers and pressure vessels covered by this article that are repaired beginning one (1) year from the effective date of this article, must be repaired by one (1) of the following:

(1) An organization in possession of a valid ASME "S", "H", or "U" certificate of authorization applicable to the scope of work being performed.

(2) An organization in possession of a valid "R" certificate of authorization issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.

(3) An organization authorized by the office of the state building commissioner who shall receive recommendation from the rules board under this section.

  (d) All boilers and pressure vessels covered by this article altered beginning one (1) year from the effective date of this article shall be altered in accordance with the requirements of the National Board Inspection Code as set forth at 680 IAC 2-4-31 [sic., 680 IAC 2-4-32] or as approved by the rules board as provided by its variance authority set forth at IC 22-13-2-11.

  (e) The office of the state building commissioner shall authorize the division to develop a procedure for the issuance and use of the authorization to repair boilers and pressure vessels under subsection (c)(3). This procedure shall consist of a review and evaluation of the repair organization's quality control manual, and a report shall be submitted to the rules board. Based upon the results of the division review of the quality manual and the quality system, the office of the state building commissioner shall, based upon the recommendation from the rules board, consider approval or denial of the request for repair authorization. (Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules Board; 680 IAC 2-5-11; filed Jan 5, 1996, 10:15 a.m.: 19 IR 1125; readopted filed Jul 9, 2001, 1:33 p.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 21, 2007, 9:16 a.m.: 20071010-IR-680070389RFA; readopted filed Oct 19, 2007, 1:08 p.m.: 20071114-IR-680070389RFA; readopted filed Sep 5, 2013, 10:09 a.m.: 20131009-IR-680130182RFA)