Pressure Equipment Verification
Pressure equipment design verification is the process that assures the integrity of the equipment for the stated design and operating conditions. As a minimum, this must ensure compliance with the relevant equipment Standards as well as any additional requirements deemed necessary to ensure the equipment integrity. Design verification is not concerned with functionality but is concerned with the equipment safety.
The design verifier then issues a certificate of design verification which includes a brief description of the equipment, its relevant design and operating conditions, principal design parameters such as maximum pressure and temperature, safe working loads, limiting wind and seismic conditions and the fluid to be contained. The certificate lists the document numbers of calculations, drawings and applicable design code(s), and includes a declaration that the verifier believes the equipment complies with the design specification and standards for the stated conditions, subject to any required modifications or observations.
Management of the specific area of practice for Pressure Equipment Design Verifiers is the responsibility of a competency panel comprising representatives of the Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia (MESA), and the College of Mechanical Engineers and the Australian Institute for the Certification of Inspection Personnel (AICIP). The competency panel has established guidelines that are consistent with AS/NZS 4481:1997 "Pressure equipment - Competencies of inspectors" and with other relevant standards that refer to design verification responsibilities. The guidelines also set down a certification system that is consistent with the requirements of EN 45013 "General criteria for certification bodies operating certification of personnel".
Assessment of applications is the responsibility of an assessment panel, established by the Institution and comprising experienced design verifiers of pressure equipment.
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Pressure equipment design verifiers 
for more complete information on competencies required for this area of practice and how to apply for registration.
