ASME BPVC.VIII.

2-2019

ð19Þ ANNEX 2-J

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFYING
ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS

2-J.1 INTRODUCTION
(a) Persons engaged in design activity shall be competent in the topic of each design activity performed and shall be
able to show evidence of this competency as described in 2-J.2.
(b) When a Certifying Engineer is required by 2.3.3.1 to certify the Manufacturer’s Design Report, it is permissible for a
Designer to perform the design activity, provided all the following requirements are met:
(1) The Designer has evidence of competence in the topic of design under consideration.
(2) The Designer is working under the responsible charge1 of a Certifying Engineer.

2-J.2 COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

(a) The Designer may engage in any activity required by this Division or any supplemental requirements from the
User’s Design Specification except for Code activities listed in Table 2-J.1, unless the requirements of 2-J.1(b) are met.
(b) The Certifying Engineer may engage in any design activity required by this Division or any supplemental require-
ments from the User’s Design Specification.

2-J.3 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

2-J.3.1 GENERAL
(a) One or more persons within the Manufacturer’s organization shall be qualified to perform design work in accor-
dance with the requirements of this Annex for any design activity listed in the Manufacturer’s Quality Control System
(see 2-E.5).
(b) The qualifications of 2-J.3.2 and 2-J.3.3 shall also apply to Certifying Engineers and Designers that are engaged by
the Manufacturer by contract or agreement for their services.

2-J.3.2 CERTIFYING ENGINEERS

(a) The Certifying Engineer shall attest in writing that they understand and meet the requirements of the ASME Code
of Ethics and shall meet the requirements of (c) and (d) and 2-J.3.1(b).
(b) The Certifying Engineer may perform any design activity required by this Division for which the engineer has a
minimum of 4 yr of experience in the design of pressure vessels.
(1) For engineers who certify the Manufacturer’s Design Report, this experience shall be demonstrated through
documentation certified by a Manufacturer.
(2) For engineers who certify the User’s Design Specification, this experience shall be demonstrated through doc-
umentation maintained by the Certifying Engineer.
(c) The Certifying Engineer shall be a chartered, registered, or licensed engineer within either the jurisdiction where
the design activity takes place or the jurisdiction of the location of installation.
(d) The Certifying Engineer shall be chartered, registered, or licensed in accordance with one or more of the following:
(1) a registered Professional Engineer in at least one state of the United States or province of Canada
(2) the International Register of Professional Engineers by an authorized member of the International Professional
Engineers Agreement (IPEA)
(3) an authorized member of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(4) an authorized member of the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI)
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For further information regarding responsible charge, see the National Society of Professional Engineers Position Statement No. 1778.

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Table 2-J.1
Design Activities Requiring a Certifying
Engineer
Design Activities Code Location
Performance of numerical analysis 5.1.2
Fatigue assessments
Elastic stress analysis 5.5.3
Elastic–plastic stress analysis 5.5.4
Elastic analysis and structural stress 5.5.5
Design due to seismic reactions
Linear response history procedure 5.1.3
Nonlinear response history procedure 5.1.3
Quick-actuating closures 4.8

2-J.3.3 DESIGNERS
(a) A Designer engaged in and/or having responsible oversight for pressure vessel design shall as a minimum hold the
qualification described in (1). Optionally, the Designer may also hold any of the additional qualifications described in (2)
through (4).
(1) General Pressure Vessel Design. The ability to demonstrate through documentation that they have a minimum of
4 yr of experience in pressure vessel design. This qualification includes all design activity required for this Division that
they engage in, or as listed in the Manufacturer’s Quality Control System, except as provided for in (2), (3), and (4).
(2) Heat Exchanger Design. The ability to demonstrate through documentation that they have a minimum of 2 yr of
experience in each design Code activity for heat exchanger tubesheets (4.18), bellows expansion joints (4.19), and flex-
ible shell element expansion joints (4.20).
(3) Numerical Analysis. The ability to demonstrate through documentation that they have a minimum of 2 yr of ex-
perience performing design calculations not specifically addressed in this Division, including numerical analysis. A De-
signer engaged in the performance of numerical analysis shall be able to demonstrate through documentation that they
have received instruction in the use and understanding of any numerical analysis computer program(s). This documen-
tation shall be provided to the Designer by one of the following:
(-a) the developer of the computer program (e.g., the software vendor)
(-b) a training course acceptable to or licensed by the developer
(-c) a Certifying Engineer with requisite knowledge of the computer program and qualifications to train others
on its use
(4) Quick-Actuating Closures. The ability to demonstrate through documentation that they have a minimum of 2 yr
of experience in design activity for quick-actuating closures (4.8).
(b) The experience requirements of (2), (3), and (4) may be acquired concurrently.
(c) The Designer’s qualification(s) remain valid if they can demonstrate through documentation design activity com-
pleted within a continuous period of 36 months for each of their qualification(s) in (1), (2), (3), or (4).

2-J.4 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

2-J.4.1 CERTIFYING ENGINEERS
(a) The Manufacturer who employs (directly or by contract) the engineer who certifies the Manufacturer’s Design Re-
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port shall prepare a statement, in conjunction with 2-J.3.2(b)(1), that the Certifying Engineer is qualified to perform the
design activities used.
(b) Engineers who certify the User’s Design Specification shall indicate their qualification as shown in 2-J.3.2(b)(2).
(c) Unless otherwise modified by the Manufacturer as stated in their Quality Control Manual, certification of pressure
vessel design competence qualification expires for all design activities when no single design activity has occurred with-
in a continuous period of 36 months.

2-J.4.2 DESIGNERS
(a) The Manufacturer who employs (directly or by contract) the Designer who certifies the Manufacturer’s Design Re-
port shall prepare a statement that the Designer is qualified to perform the design activities used.

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(b) Unless otherwise modified by the Manufacturer as stated in their Quality Control Manual, certification of pressure
vessel design competence qualification expires for all Code activities when no single design activity has occurred within
a continuous period of 36 months.

2-J.4.3 REACTIVATION
Certification may be reactivated by either of the following methods:
(a) continuity of the design activity for a 6-month period
(b) completion of eight or more professional development hours (PDHs) consisting of one or more of the following
activities:
(1) taught or attended an appropriate course, training program, or seminar covering the design topic
(2) attended a technical society meeting related to the topic
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