To stay active, your employer must document that you used that process within the last six months. If you go on vacation for seven months? You are retesting on day one. Every ASME welder lives by the WPS (Welding Procedure Specification). The WPS tells you the amperage, travel speed, polarity, and interpass temperature.
You don't get to "wing it" because you have a pretty weave. In ASME land, deviation from the WPS means scrapping the part. The best ASME welders aren't just fast鈥攖hey are and disciplined . Are you currently studying for your ASME Section IX test? Drop your biggest challenge in the comments below.
ASME Section IX, QW-322 states that if a welder does not use a specific process for , their qualification for that process becomes inactive.