N6Approved fabricators and erectors

When the fabricator or erector has been approved by the AHJ to perform all inspec- tions without the involvement of a third-party, independent QAI, the fabricator or erector shall perform and document all of the QA inspections required by this chapter.

NDT of welds completed in an approved fabricator's shop is permitted to be performed by that fabricator when approved by the AHJ. When the fabricator performs the NDT, the NDT reports prepared by the fabricator's NDT personnel shall be available for review by the QA agency.

At completion of fabrication, the approved fabricator shall submit a certificate of compliance to the AHJ stating that the materials supplied and work performed by the fabricator are in accordance with the construction documents. At completion of erection, the approved erector shall submit a certificate of compliance to the AHJ stating that the materials supplied and work performed by the erector are in accordance with the construction documents.