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FACT SHEET
Project Manager
Mike Stilley, S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd.
For questions related specifically to the pipe welding competition, contact Mike Stilley, 2010 Welding Project
Manager, 713/845-4286 or mlstilley@sbec.com. For all event questions, contact Todd Staub, National Craft
Championships
Director,
703/812-2003
or
staub@abc.org.
Written Exam
Every competitor should have a thorough understanding of the craft in which he/she is registered. All
exams/tests are based on the standardized craft training process. In addition to the knowledge and skills
required for each competition, all competitors, with the exception of those in the metal building competition,
should have completed the NCCER Contren Learning Series Core Curriculum modules. Reference materials
and calculators are not permitted in the written exam.
Weld Quality
Joint Fit-Up and Alignment
Welding Symbols
Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging
Stainless Steel
Nickel Alloy
Safe and Proper Use of Hand and Power
Tools
Application of OSHA Safety Standards
AWS QC7-93 Supplement F Performance Test description F2 will be used and can be requested for
review (excluding thermal cutting criteria) from AWS, P.O. Box 351040, Miami, Florida 33135. The
supplemental F is used for pipe performance test only. Each competitor will perform the pipe welding
procedure equally. The competitors will be required to set up and take down an oxyfuel-cutting rig and
determine the correct cutting tip to be used. On test day, the judges will determine which position (2G
or 5G) will be used in the Pipe Welding Practical Performance Test. The competitors will be required to
cut with an oxyfuel torch to assemble a weldment using a welding detail drawing and will be judged on
dimensional accuracy, weld quality, proper weld size and proper length/pitch.
Tools Required
Each competitor should bring only the tools listed below to the competition. Tools may be examined prior to the
Practical Performance Test and additional tools will be stored until the competition has concluded. If a tool,
necessary to complete the Practical Performance Test, is not listed, the National Craft Championships
Committee will provide it:
160
40
200