BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN288-6:1995Specificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterials—Part6:ApprovalrelatedtopreviousexperienceTheEuropeanStandardEN288-6:1994hasthestatusofaBritishStandardUDC621.791.55:669:658.562BSEN288-6:1995ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15February1995©BSI12-1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/36Draftforcomment92/82571DCISBN0580236951CooperatingorganizationsTheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN),underwhosesupervisionthisEuropeanStandardwasprepared,comprisesthenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountries:AustriaOesterreichischesNormungsinstitutBelgiumInstitutbelgedenormalisationDenmarkDanskStandardFinlandSuomenStandardisoimisliito,r.y.FranceAssociationfrançaisedenormalisationGermanyDeutschesInstitutfürNormunge.V.GreeceHellenicOrganizationforStandardizationIcelandTechnologicalInstituteofIcelandIrelandNationalStandardsAuthorityofIrelandItalyEnteNazionaleItalianodiUnificazioneLuxembourgInspectionduTravailetdesMinesNetherlandsNederlandsNormalisatie-instituutNorwayNorgesStandardiseringsforbundPortugalInstitutoPortuguèsdaQualidadeSpainAsociaciónEspañoladeNormalizaciónyCertificaciónSwedenStandardiseringskommissioneniSverigeSwitzerlandAssociationsuissedenormalisationUnitedKingdomBritishStandardsInstitutionAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN288-6:1995©BSI12-1998iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN288-63NationalannexNA(informative)CommitteesresponsibleInsidebackcoverNationalannexNB(informative)Cross-referencesInsidebackcoverBSEN288-6:1995ii©BSI12-1998NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoardandistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN288Specificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterials—Part6.Approvalrelatedtopreviousexperience,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).EN288-6wasproducedasaresultofinternationaldiscussionsinwhichtheUnitedKingdomtookanactivepart.TherehaspreviouslybeennodirectBritishStandardequivalenttothisstandard.Itisassumedthattheexecutionoftheprovisionsofthisdocumentisentrustedtosuitablyqualifiedandexperiencedpersons.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to4,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN288-6August1994UDC621.791.55:669:658.562Descriptors:Welding,arcwelding,procedure,qualificationEnglishversionSpecificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterials—Part6:ApprovalrelatedtopreviousexperienceDescriptifetqualificationd’unmodeopératoiredesoudagepourlesmatériauxmétalliques—Partie6:Qualificationparréférenceàl’expérienceacquiseAnforderungundAnerkennungvonSchweißverfahrenfürmetallischeWerkstoffe—Teil6:AnerkennungaufgrundvorliegenderErfahrungThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1994-08-17.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1994CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN288-6:1994EEN288-6:1994©BSI12-19982ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.TheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121hasdecidedtosubmitthefinaldrafttotheformalvote.Theresultwaspositive.Thisstandardconsistsofthefollowingparts:—Part1:Generalrulesforfusionwelding;—Part2:Weldingprocedurespecificationforarcwelding;—Part3:Weldingproceduretestsforthearcweldingofsteels;—Part4:Weldingproceduretestsforthearcweldingofaluminiumanditsalloys;—Part5:Approvalbyusingapprovedweldingconsumablesforarcwelding;—Part6:Approvalrelatedtopreviousexperience;—Part7:Approvalbyastandardweldingprocedureforarcwelding;—Part8:Approvalbyapre-productionweldingtest.ThisEurop