The Republic of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 143 in Riga on 27 March 2001 (pr. No 13, 21. ¤) rules on metālmateriāl of welders and defektoskopist certification of professional qualifications regulated sphere Issued under Cabinet installations of article 14 of the law 3 (I). General questions 1. These rules shall lay down the requirements for persons who connect using metālmateriāl welding (welders), and the person who makes welded connection of non-destructive inspection (hereinafter defektoskopist) regulated sphere, and welders and defektoskopist certification of professional qualifications.
2. Welded metālmateriāl connection (hereinafter referred to as the welded connection) is used in the regulated sphere of steel, aluminum, copper, nickel, titanium, or zirconium alloy connection by using one of the following hands or partially mechanised welding types: 2.1 electric arc welding;
2.2. oxygen acetylene welding.
3. These provisions shall not apply to welders and welding or defektoskopist that checks on foreign countries (except countries of the European Union) or metināto metal products export connections.
4. If the Welders and other defektoskopist laws and certain special and different from those provisions of the professional qualification requirements, applicable laws and regulations.
5. The Ministry of welfare is responsible for the Cabinet of Ministers to submit a proposal for the authorisation of the competent certification body that evaluates the (certified) welders or defektoskopist of competence in accordance with the standard EN EN 45013 "personnel certification body the general criteria and the requirements laid down in these provisions (hereinafter referred to as the authorized institution).
6. Foreign Welders and issued defektoskopist certificates of professional qualifications are recognized by the laws.
II. Requirements for welders Welders may 7 for the regulated sphere, if professional qualifications are certified authorized institution in accordance with one of the following standards: EN EN 287 7.1-1 welders attestation examination ". Fusion welding — part 1: Steel ";
7.2. EN EN 287-2 ' welder certification test. Fusion welding — part 2: aluminium and aluminium alloys;
7.3. Lvs EN ISO 9609-3 ' welder certification test. Fusion welding — part 3: Copper and copper alloys;
7.4. Lvs EN ISO 9609-4 welder certification examination ". Fusion welding — part 4: nickel and nickel alloys ";
7.5. Lvs EN ISO 9609-5 "welder certification test. Fusion welding — part 5: Titanium and titanium alloys, zirconium and zirconium alloys ".
8. to obtain the professional qualification of welder's certificate (hereinafter certificate of welders), the applicant shall be notified in the institution: 8.1. educational documents on the theoretical and practical training course end in accordance with the procedure laid down by the legislation of vocational education in an approved training course;
8.2. a document showing not less than six months of practical action in the field of certification applied for (for example, an extract from the book, a copy of the employment contract);
8.3. the Welfare Minister's specific pattern for the appropriate to the work to be carried out.
9. the institution of the rule referred to in paragraph 8 of document receipt of the applicant's aptitude in the field of certification applied for shall be assessed in accordance with the rules referred to in paragraph 7 of standard requirements, organizing theoretical and practical knowledge.
10. If a person's practical and theoretical knowledge is successful and has reached the age of 18, the notified body shall issue the applicant a welder's certificate for a period of two years. The certificate indicates the welder's name, ID number and scope, as well as the number of the certificate, date of issue and the conditions of use.
11. If the notified body refuses to issue the applicant a welder's certificate, it provides a reasoned refusal. The notified body shall indicate in the decision the appeal against the refusal.
12. the notified body shall withdraw the welder certificate if: 12.1. welder violated the conditions of use of the certificate;
12.2. term of validity of the certificate expires;
12.3. the welder have expressed a desire to waive the certificate;
12.4. a welder in the break has been working for more than six months;
12.5. the employer is to be cut from the Welders working on the normatīvtehnisk failure of documents governing welding, and that fact has declared the notified body;
12.6. it is found that the welder's certificate is issued improperly.
13. A welder re-certified authorized institutions is carried out not less than once every two years.
14. the Authorized institution not less than once every six months to publish the newspaper "journal" in the previous half-year list of certified welders, as well as information about welder certificates withdrawn.
15. the notified body shall inform the other notified bodies about the people to whom it has refused to issue a certificate or a welder welders, which it has been revoked by the certificate.
16. Information on the assessment and certification of welders, the notified body shall keep not less than 10 years after the issuance of the certificate of the welder.
III. Requirements for Defektoskopist defektoskopist 17 may perform welded connection non-destructive examinations regulated sphere, if professional qualifications are certified authorized institution in accordance with the standard EN EN 473 "non-destructive testing personnel qualification. Key principles ". Checks carried out using the following methods: 17.1. test with virpuļstrāv;
17.2. the test with magnētiskaj particles;
17.3. with radiography;
17.4. ultrasonic testing;
17.5. with coloured solutions (penetration);
17.6. test with optical devices.
18. for defektoskopist, the professional qualifications certificate (hereinafter certificate of defektoskopist), the applicant shall be notified in the body:

18.1. a document on the theoretical and practical training course end in accordance with the procedure laid down by the legislation of vocational education in an approved training course;
18.2. document proving no less than 12 months of practice to apply for certification in the field (such as an extract from the book, a copy of the employment contract);
18.3. the Welfare Minister's specific pattern for the appropriate to the work to be carried out.
19. the institution of the rule set out in paragraph 18 of document receipt of the applicant's aptitude in the field of certification applied for shall be assessed in accordance with the standard EN EN 473 "non-destructive testing personnel qualification. Main principles ' requirements, organizing theoretical and practical knowledge.
20. If a person's practical and theoretical knowledge is successful and has reached the age of 18, the notified body shall issue the applicant a certificate of defektoskopist for five years. Defektoskopist the certificate shall state the name, identity number and scope, as well as the number of the certificate, date of issue and the conditions of use.
21. If the notified body refuses to issue to the applicant a certificate of defektoskopist, it provides a reasoned refusal. The notified body shall indicate in the decision the appeal against the refusal.
22. the notified body shall withdraw certificates issued defektoskopist if: 22.1. defektoskopist violated the conditions of use of the certificate;
22.2. the period of validity of the certificate expires;
22.3. defektoskopist will have expressed a desire to waive the certificate;
22.4. defektoskopist work in the break was more than a year;
22.5. the employer is cut from the defektoskopist of the work to be carried out on the normatīvtehnisk document, which is regulated by the non-destructive tests, and that fact has declared the notified body;
22.6. it is found that the defektoskopist certificate is issued improperly.
23. Defektoskopist re certification authorized institutions is carried out not less than once every five years.
24. the notified body at intervals of six months shall be published in the newspaper "journal" in the previous half-year certified defektoskopist lists, as well as information on the defektoskopist certificate withdrawn.
25. the notified body shall inform the other notified bodies about the people to whom it has refused to issue a certificate of defektoskopist and defektoskopist for which it has been revoked by the certificate.
26. Information on defektoskopist assessment and certification, the notified body shall keep not less than 10 years after the issuance of the certificate of defektoskopist.
IV. Closing questions 27. Regulations shall enter into force by 1 July 2001.
28. A welder or defektoskopist the competence of supporting documents (certificates) issued up to 30 June 2001, shall be valid until the date specified therein, but not longer than until 30 June 2002.
Prime Minister a. SMITH Welfare Minister a. Požarnov rules shall enter into force by 1 July 2001.