(1) No welder shall make any pipeline weld unless the welder has qualified in accordance with Section 6, or Section 12 for automatic welding, of American Petroleum Institute Standard 1104, Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities, 21st edition, September 2013, incorporated by reference herein, or Appendix C of 49 C.F.R. § 192 (2017) as adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 25-12.005, within the preceding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year. A copy of API 1104 may be obtained at the Office of the Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Blvd., Suite 152, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850 or from http://www.api.org/Standards/.
    (2) No welder shall weld with a particular welding process unless the welder has engaged in welding with that process within the preceding six calendar months. A welder who has not engaged in welding with that process within the preceding six calendar months must requalify for that process as set forth in subsection (1) of this rule.
Rulemaking Authority 350.127(2), 368.03, 368.05(2) FS. Law Implemented 368.03, 368.05 FS. History-New 1-7-92, Amended 12-15-09, 10-11-12, 3-2-17.