UFC 3-430-07
24 July 2003
including Change 1, Jan 2004 and Change 2, March 2005
Table 2-1 Credentials Required
Category
Credentials Required
NAVFAC License/
State Certificate of
NAVFACENGCOM
Authorization to
Competency
Certificate of
Inspect
Competency
1. Contract
X
X
Inspector
2. Civil Service
X
X
Inspector
Notes:
1.
A NAVFACENGCOM Certificate of Competency issued after September 1983
requires passing the NBBI examination. A NAVFACENGCOM Certificate of Competency
issued before September 1983 required passing a Navy examination. In addition,
authorization to issue NAVFACENGCOM Inspection Certificates requires a NAVFAC license.
2.
A contract inspector may not report directly to the boiler operations or maintenance
supervisor in any capacity of their employment.
3.
In addition to the State Certificate of Competency, contract inspectors must have
written Authorization to Inspect from the respective (East or West) NAVFAC Senior Boiler
Inspector. An official letter from a member jurisdiction of the NBBI stating that the individual
has passed the NBBI examination can be considered equivalent to the State Certificate of
Competency.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR INSPECTIONS. Appendix B shows the
NAVFAC Boiler and Unfired Pressure Vessel Inspection Program Quality Assurance
Organization. This organization provides a method of monitoring the performance of
Navy and contract inspections. The key element of the organization is the NAVFAC
Senior Boiler Inspector. The duties and qualifications of the NAVFAC Senior Boiler
Inspector are outlined in Appendix C.
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GUIDELINES FOR INSPECTION CONTRACTS. The inspection of
boilers and pressure vessels is highly specialized work requiring qualified personnel
and, in many cases, specialized testing equipment. The Contracting Officer is
responsible for ensuring the quality of inspections performed by companies awarded
Navy inspection contracts.
2-5.1
Contractor Abilities. Contractors' and their inspectors' ability to provide
adequate inspections can be highly variable. The NBBI commissions inspectors of
jurisdictions, which have adopted and administer one or more sections of the ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as a legal requirement and has a representative
serving as a member of the ASME Conference Committee; or to an insurance company
which is licensed by a U.S. state to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance. An
Authorized Inspection Agency is not working within the NBBI charter when performing
inspections on a Federal reservation because a state's jurisdiction does not encompass
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