Section 8.80.060. Inspection and stamping.

	(a)  Upon completion of installation, a boiler or unfired pressure vessel covered by AS 18.60.180 must be inspected by a deputy inspector or special inspector and identified by state vessel number assigned by the department.  
	(b)  The state vessel number shall be affixed as follows:  
		(1) except as provided in (2) of this subsection, a steel boiler or unfired pressure vessel will be stamped, preferably on the nameplate, with at least five-sixteenths-inch numbers; the stamping must be plainly visible and easily read; if a high-pressure unfired vessel is in service, an identification tag provided by the department may be used until the vessel nameplate can be properly stamped;  
		(2) marking pencils may be used if they are designed to make notations that are permanent and readable; the state vessel number must be placed above or below the manufacturer's information nameplate;  
		(3) during the initial inspection and each subsequent periodic inspection,  
			(A) the responsible inspector shall affix an inspection tag provided by the department;  
			(B) the inspection tag must set out  
				(i) the state vessel number;  
				(ii) the name of the responsible inspector;  
				(iii) the responsible inspector's identification number as it appears on the card issued under 8 AAC 80.040, if the responsible inspector is a special inspector; and  
				(iv) the month and year in which the inspection was performed; and  
			(C) the inspection tag must be replaced at each subsequent periodic inspection.  

Authorities

18.60.180

Notes

Authority

AS 18.60.180 ________________________

History

Eff. 6/21/84, Register 90; am 10/21/92, Register 124; am 10/16/2012, Register 204