CSA W47.1 Welding Certification Complete
Study Guide – Company Requirements,
Welder Classifications, and CWB
Procedures
CSA Standard W47.1 provides the requirements that must be met and adhered to by a company seeking
certification. ✔✔True
CSA Standard W47.1 provides the requirements that must be met and adhered to by a company seeking
certification ✔✔True
Certification can be considered as an approval of the products fabricated by a certified company
✔✔False
What does Class refer to? ✔✔F,H,V & O welding positions flat (F), horizontal (H), vertical (V), or
overhead (O) positions.
What does Classification refer to? ✔✔"T", "S", "FW", "ASW", or "WT" designation of welding personnel
Classification T ✔✔Refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld from one side without
backing and achieve complete penetration in the root pass, e.g., hollow section, pipe, and plate.
Classification S ✔✔Refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld plates and rolled or hollow
sections for the full thickness of material, when welding from both sides with back gouging, or when
welding from one side with backing, or for welding square groove welds from both sides, without back
gouging, within the thickness limitations of the accepted welding procedure data sheets for the process
used.
Classification FW ✔✔Refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to deposit fillet welds and tack
welds.
Classification ASW ✔✔Refers to a welder's ability to deposit arc spot welds.
, Classification WT ✔✔Refers to a welder's ability to deposit tack welds.
What organization administers CSA Standard W47.1 ? ✔✔Canadian Welding Bureau
Must all welding performed by a certified company be done in accordance with the requirements of CSA
W47.1 ? ✔✔Yes, unless otherwise specified by an agreement between the purchaser and the fabricator,
provided that such an agreement does not contravene the requirements of any governing by law.
The CWB can withdraw a company's certification if the company is NOT following the requirements of
CSA W47.1 ? ✔✔True
How many divisions of certification are specified in CSA W47.1? ✔✔Three
Division 3 — the company is not required to employ or retain a welding engineer. ✔✔
For Division 1 companies does the welding engineer need to be situated at the company? ✔✔No
Division 1 ✔✔The company shall employ a welding engineer on a full time basis
Is a company certified in Division 3 required to employ a full time or retain a part-time welding
engineer? ✔✔No welding engineer is required.
Division 2 ✔✔The company shall retain a welding engineer on a part time basis
CSA W47.1 requires each designated plant, shop or section to meet the requirements of certification
within this standard with respect to welder, welding procedure specifications, welding procedure data
sheets, welding supervisor and welding engineer, where applicable ✔✔True
A company doing only erection work involving welding must have a plant in order to be certified to CSA
W47.1. ✔✔False
Study Guide – Company Requirements,
Welder Classifications, and CWB
Procedures
CSA Standard W47.1 provides the requirements that must be met and adhered to by a company seeking
certification. ✔✔True
CSA Standard W47.1 provides the requirements that must be met and adhered to by a company seeking
certification ✔✔True
Certification can be considered as an approval of the products fabricated by a certified company
✔✔False
What does Class refer to? ✔✔F,H,V & O welding positions flat (F), horizontal (H), vertical (V), or
overhead (O) positions.
What does Classification refer to? ✔✔"T", "S", "FW", "ASW", or "WT" designation of welding personnel
Classification T ✔✔Refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld from one side without
backing and achieve complete penetration in the root pass, e.g., hollow section, pipe, and plate.
Classification S ✔✔Refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to weld plates and rolled or hollow
sections for the full thickness of material, when welding from both sides with back gouging, or when
welding from one side with backing, or for welding square groove welds from both sides, without back
gouging, within the thickness limitations of the accepted welding procedure data sheets for the process
used.
Classification FW ✔✔Refers to a welder's and welding operator's ability to deposit fillet welds and tack
welds.
Classification ASW ✔✔Refers to a welder's ability to deposit arc spot welds.
, Classification WT ✔✔Refers to a welder's ability to deposit tack welds.
What organization administers CSA Standard W47.1 ? ✔✔Canadian Welding Bureau
Must all welding performed by a certified company be done in accordance with the requirements of CSA
W47.1 ? ✔✔Yes, unless otherwise specified by an agreement between the purchaser and the fabricator,
provided that such an agreement does not contravene the requirements of any governing by law.
The CWB can withdraw a company's certification if the company is NOT following the requirements of
CSA W47.1 ? ✔✔True
How many divisions of certification are specified in CSA W47.1? ✔✔Three
Division 3 — the company is not required to employ or retain a welding engineer. ✔✔
For Division 1 companies does the welding engineer need to be situated at the company? ✔✔No
Division 1 ✔✔The company shall employ a welding engineer on a full time basis
Is a company certified in Division 3 required to employ a full time or retain a part-time welding
engineer? ✔✔No welding engineer is required.
Division 2 ✔✔The company shall retain a welding engineer on a part time basis
CSA W47.1 requires each designated plant, shop or section to meet the requirements of certification
within this standard with respect to welder, welding procedure specifications, welding procedure data
sheets, welding supervisor and welding engineer, where applicable ✔✔True
A company doing only erection work involving welding must have a plant in order to be certified to CSA
W47.1. ✔✔False
