Definition(s)
Pressure vessel engineer
A person acceptable to the owner/user who is knowledgeable and experienced in the engineering disciplines associated with evaluating mechanical and material characteristics that affect the integrity and reliability of pressure vessels. The pressure vessel engineer, by consulting with appropriate specialists, should be regarded as a composite of all entities needed to properly assess the technical requirements. Wherever the term “engineer” is used in this code, it refers to a pressure vessel engineer.
Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Tenth Edition, May 2014, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards
Pressure vessel engineer
A person acceptable to the owner/user who is knowledgeable and experienced in the engineering disciplines associated with evaluating mechanical and material characteristics which affect the integrity and reliability of pressure vessels. The pressure vessel engineer, by consulting with appropriate specialists, should be regarded as a composite of all entities needed to properly assess the technical requirements. Wherever the term “engineer” is used in this code, it refers to a pressure vessel engineer.
Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration Downstream Segment, Ninth Edition, June 2006. Global Standards