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Codes and You

Harry SadlerManager Military and

Shipbuilding Sales

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A customer calls and asks:– I just got this job and it says MIL-STD-248,

what does that mean?You answer– I bet you were low bidder– I know why you were low bidder– It means you’re in big trouble– All of the above

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How big is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Code?

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11 volumes, 128 lb!!!

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We’ll address

Why we have codesWhat is a codeHow are they createdHow do they become bindingCommon CodesCodes versus StandardsWhat all codes have in common

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Let’s look at some history.

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Riverboat Sultana, April 23, 1865

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Lakeshore Pacific Express

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Ashtabula Bridge, December 29, 1876

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Brockton, March 20, 1905

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Brockton Shoe Factory

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Southern Pacific Locomotive

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The Remains of the Locomotive

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San Antonio, March 18, 1912

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Lockport Oil Refinery

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SSN 593, Thresher, April 10, 1963

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Kansas City Hyatt Regency Skywalk, July, 1981

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Kansas City Hyatt Regency Skywalk

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Kansas City Hyatt Regency Skywalk

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Code Concerns

Will the product be safe?Will the product meet the customer

needs?Will the product not fail prematurely?

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A code is a collection of rules and guidelines that

can cover the design, manufacture, inspection

and use of a product

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Codes in the USA

Consensus Documents developed by “interested” parties in open forums– Users– Manufacturers– Regulators– Suppliers– Others

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Codes become binding when

Invoked by a contractMandated by law

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Requirements Flowdown

Contract or Order

Code

Documentation Filler Metal Requirement

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ASME FlowdownContract or Order

Book SectionI, III, IV, VIII

Section IX

SFA 5.xx

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Military Flowdown

Contract or Order

Fabrication DocumentPPD

Documentation Filler Metal Requirement

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Military Documentation

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Examples of Code Organizations

American Welding Society– Bridges– Buildings

American Society of Mechanical Engineers– Boilers– Pressure Vessels– Process Piping– Nuclear Reactors

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Examples of Code Organizations

American Petroleum Institute– Oil Storage Tanks– Transmission pipelines– Offshore platforms

American Bureau of Shipping– Ships– Barges

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A standard defines the attributes of a product

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Specs on How to do Specs

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Specs on How to do Specs (cont’d)

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Specs on How to do Specs (cont’d)

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Structure of All Mil Specs

ScopeApplicable DocumentsRequirementsQuality Assurance ProvisionsPackagingNotes

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Mil Specs for Filler Metals

Base Spec– MIL-E-24403

Specific Spec– MIL-E-24403/1– Mil-E-24403/2– Mil-E-24403/3

MIL Type– MIL71T1-HYN

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What’s the Product?

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What’s the Product?

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Dog Blanket, 15 Pages

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Submerged Arc Consumables, 10 Pages

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USS San Francisco