PUBLISHEDDOCUMENTPDCR13445-7:2002Unfiredpressurevessels—Part7:GuidanceontheuseoftheconformityproceduresICS23.020.30NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunOct2901:08:16GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPDCR13445-7:2002ThisPublishedDocument,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorPolicyandStrategyCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon20June2002©BSI20June2002ISBN0580399125NationalforewordThisPublishedDocumentistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofCR13445-7:2002.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePVE/1,Pressurevessels,toSubcommitteePVE/1/17,Inspection,testingandacceptancecriteria,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theCRtitlepage,pages2to23andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunOct2901:08:16GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSICENREPORTRAPPORTCENCENBERICHTCR13445-7May2002ICSEnglishversionUnfiredpressurevessels-Part7:GuidanceontheuseoftheconformityproceduresRécipientssouspressionnonsoumisàlaflamme-Partie7:Guidepourl'utilisationdesprocéduresd'évaluationdelaconformitéUnbefeuerteDruckbehälter-Teil7:AnleitungfürdenGebrauchdesKonformitätsbewertungsverfahrensThisCENReportwasapprovedbyCENon6March2002.IthasbeendrawnupbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC54.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2002CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.CR13445-7:2002ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunOct2901:08:16GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSICR13445-7:2002(E)Issue1(2002-05)2ContentsForeword......................................................................................................................................................................31Scope..............................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions....................................................................................................................................44ApplicationofthePED..................................................................................................................................54.1General............................................................................................................................................................54.2Classificationofpressurevesselsinhazardcategories...........................................................................54.3Conformityassessmentprocedures...........................................................................................................65Subcontracting...............................................................................................................................................6AnnexAConformityAssessmentTables................................................................................................................7AnnexBConformityassessmentmodules............................................................................................................11AnnexCInspectionandtestingactivities-SummaryofactivitiesandparticipationoftheResponsibleAuthorityinrespectofPEDconformityassessmentmodules...............................................................13LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunOct2901:08:16GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSICR13445-7:2002(E)Issue1(2002-05)3ForewordThisdocument(CR13445-7:2002)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC54Unfiredpressurevessels,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI.ThisEuropeanStand