{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-54.20-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 54.20-5","heading":"-5 Welding qualification tests and production testing (modifies UW-26, UW-28, UW-29, UW-47, and UW-48).","body":"(a) Performance and procedure qualification. No production welding must be done until welding procedures and welders have been qualified in accordance with part 57 of this subchapter.\n(b) Tests. Production tests are required in accordance with § 57.06-1 of this subchapter.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING","PART 54—PRESSURE VESSELS","Subpart 54.20—Fabrication by Welding"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"2e95a47aa74d83076ebbb5bd55618b7c7a904d2188263d5a2c477f32008ed495","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-54.20-3","next":"us/46-cfr-54.23-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}