Definition(s)
Authorized pressure vessel inspector
An employee of an authorized inspection agency who is qualified and certified to perform inspections under this inspection code, including Annex B. Whenever the term “inspector” is used in API 510, it refers to an authorized pressure vessel inspector.
Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Tenth Edition, May 2014, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards
Authorized pressure vessel inspector
An employee of an authorized inspection agency who is qualified and certified to perform inspections under this inspection code. A non-destructive (NDE) examiner is not required to be an authorized pressure vessel inspector. Whenever the term inspector is used in API 510, it refers to an authorized pressure vessel inspector.
Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration Downstream Segment, Ninth Edition, June 2006. Global Standards