N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 14-3.20 - Rerating of a boiler
(a)
General requirements. Rerating of a boiler by increasing the maximum allowable
working pressure (MAWP) or temperature or decreasing the minimum temperature
such that additional mechanical tests are required, shall be considered an
alteration and may be done only after the requirements of paragraphs (1)
through (5) of this subdivision have been met.
(1) Revised calculations verifying the
suitability of the vessel for the new service conditions shall be requested
from the original manufacturer and shall be made available to its authorized
inspection agency and the jurisdiction. Where these calculations cannot be
obtained from this source, they may be prepared by a registered professional
engineer and forwarded for review by the authorized inspection agency and the
jurisdiction.
(2) All reratings
shall be established in accordance with the requirements of the ASME Code to
which the boiler was built, or by computation using the appropriate formulas in
the ASME Code, if all essential details are known definitely to comply with
said Code.
(3) Current inspection
records shall verify that the boiler is satisfactory for the proposed service
conditions.
(4) The boiler rerating
shall be acceptable to the authorized inspector employed by the authorized
inspection agency responsible for the inservice inspections of the
object.
(5) The boiler shall be
pressure tested, as required, for the new service conditions.
(b) Report requirements. After
complying with the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) through (5) of this
section, a Report of Alteration (Figure 14-3 c) shall be prepared and completed
in accordance with section
14-3.3(c)(1) through
(3) and distributed as indicated in
subdivision (c) of this section.
(c) Distribution of report of alteration
including rerating. Legible copies of the complete Report of Alteration,
together with attachments, shall be distributed by the organization responsible
for the alteration, to the authorized inspection agency responsible for the
inservice inspection of the boiler, the owner or user, the department and to
the National Board, if the object is so registered.
(d) Stamping or nameplate attachment and
authorization of same shall be in accordance with section
14-3.3(b)(1) of
this Subpart.
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