Welder Performance Qualification

What the welder was tested on, and what that test qualifies them to do.

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Ranges come from the code, not from this form Qualified ranges for position, thickness, diameter and filler metal are set by ASME Section IX, API 1104 or AWS D1.1 — whichever your contract names. This form is somewhere to record them once you have looked them up. Filling in the boxes does not qualify a welder.

Welder Name

Welder ID / Stamp

Employer

Date of Test

WPQ / Cert No.

WPS Followed

Governing Code

Test Conducted At

Test Coupon — as welded

Process(es)

Type (manual / semi-auto)

Base Metal Spec / P-No.

Thickness

Pipe Diameter

Position

Progression (up / down)

Backing (with / without)

Filler SFA / Class

F-No.

Deposited Thickness

Ranges Qualified — from the code

Process / Type

Base Metal P-No. Range

Thickness Range

Diameter Range

Positions Qualified

Progression

Filler F-No. Range

Backing

Test Results

Test	Type	Result	Report / Lab Ref.
Visual examination
Radiographic / Ultrasonic
Bend test — root
Bend test — face
Bend test — side
Fillet fracture
Macro examination
Other

Certification

We certify that the statements in this record are correct, and that the test coupons were prepared, welded and tested in accordance with the requirements of the governing code named above.

Test Supervised By

Date

Evaluated By / Lab

Date

Welding Parameters Recorded During the Test

Pass / Layer	Process	Filler Class	Size	Current / Polarity	Amps	Volts	Travel Speed	Heat Input

Vision Examination

Date of Examination

Examined By

Result / Acuity

Next Due

Other Qualifications Held — this welder

WPQ No.

Process

Positions

WPQ No.

Process

Positions

Test Coupon & Records

Coupon Identification

Coupon Retained Until

Lab Report No.

Radiograph File Ref.

Welder Signature / Date

QA/QC Approval / Date

Client / Owner Acceptance / Date

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Welder Continuity Log

Proof the qualification was still live on the day each weld was made.

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Why this is on the back of the certificate A qualification lapses if the welder goes long enough without using the process — the interval is set by your governing code. This is the record that most often goes missing, and the consequence is not paperwork: every weld made after a lapse is unqualified, and the remedy is cutting them out of a system that is already tested and painted. Record a date each time the welder uses the process, and check this page before they return to the job after time off.

Welder Name

Welder ID / Stamp

WPQ / Cert No.

Process(es) Covered

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Revocation / Requalification

Date Revoked or Lapsed

Reason

Requalified On

New WPQ No.

Continuity Verified

Reviewed By

Date

Next Review Due

Sheet ____ of ____

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