CANADIAN WELDING BUREAU
Certification & Standards Division
CSA Standard W47.1-09
Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel
CWB Welding Supervisor
Exam Questions & Answers
CSA Standard W47.1-09 Study Guide
Document Overview
Subject: Fusion Welding of Steel — Certification Requirements
Standard: CSA W47.1-09 — Division 1, 2 & 3
Scope: Welding Engineers, Supervisors, Welders & WPS/WPDS
Format: Question followed immediately by detailed answer
Clause references included for each answer
Study reference guide for CSA W47.1-09 certification examination preparation.
All answers cite applicable clause references from the standard.
CWB | CSA Standard W47.1-09 | Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel
,CSA W47.1-09 — CWB Welding Supervisor Exam Questions & Answers
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1 Does CSA Standard W47.1 specify the requirements for a company seeking
certification?
✓ ANSWER:
Yes (Cl. 1.1) — This standard provides the requirements for the certification of companies
engaged in the fusion welding of steel and the qualification of their personnel and welding
procedures.
Q2 Who is responsible for the welded products a company produces?
✓ ANSWER:
The Company (Cl. 1.2) — The requirements of this standard are based on the principle that
a certified company has full responsibility for the quality of the welded product it produces
and this responsibility cannot be transferred to its employed or retained personnel or to the
administrator of this standard.
Q3 Does this standard approve the products and services of a certified
company?
✓ ANSWER:
No (Cl. 1.3) — This standard governs the certification of companies. Certification pertains
to the capability of the company with respect to welding. Certification should not be
construed as approving any products or services of the certified company.
Q4 What requirements are stipulated in CSA Standard W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 1.4) This standard stipulates requirements for:
a) Welding engineers
b) Welding supervisors
c) Tack welders, welders, and welding operators, and
d) Documentation.
Q5 What is the definition of 'class' in CSA W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) Class — A category of welder qualification, e.g., the flat (F), horizontal (H), vertical
(V), or overhead (O) welding positions.
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Q6 What are the welding classifications specified in CSA Standard W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) Classification — T, S, FW, or WT welding personnel:
a) 'T' — ability to weld from one side without backing and achieve complete penetration in
the root pass (hollow section, pipe, plate).
b) 'S' — ability to weld plates and rolled or hollow sections for full thickness when welding
from both sides without backgouging.
c) 'FW' — ability to deposit fillet and tack welds.
d) 'WT' — ability to deposit tack welds.
Q7 What is a Welding Procedure Data Sheet (WPDS)?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) A document, used in conjunction with a WPS, detailing the welding parameters and
ranges for welding a specific joint over a range of thicknesses and weld sizes, as illustrated
on the Data Sheet.
Q8 What is the definition of a welding supervisor?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) The company's designated person(s) directly responsible for ensuring that qualified
tack welders, welders, welding operators, robotic welding programmers, and robotic
welding operators weld in accordance with approved or accepted welding procedure data
sheets in the shop and the field.
Q9 Who administers CSA Standard W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 4.1) This standard shall be administered by the CWB.
Q1 For how long does a company's certification remain in effect?
0
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 4.5) Certification shall continue in effect subject to periodic verification by the CWB that
the requirements of this standard are being met. Such verifications shall take place at the
location(s) where welding is being performed by the company.
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Certification & Standards Division
CSA Standard W47.1-09
Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel
CWB Welding Supervisor
Exam Questions & Answers
CSA Standard W47.1-09 Study Guide
Document Overview
Subject: Fusion Welding of Steel — Certification Requirements
Standard: CSA W47.1-09 — Division 1, 2 & 3
Scope: Welding Engineers, Supervisors, Welders & WPS/WPDS
Format: Question followed immediately by detailed answer
Clause references included for each answer
Study reference guide for CSA W47.1-09 certification examination preparation.
All answers cite applicable clause references from the standard.
CWB | CSA Standard W47.1-09 | Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel
,CSA W47.1-09 — CWB Welding Supervisor Exam Questions & Answers
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1 Does CSA Standard W47.1 specify the requirements for a company seeking
certification?
✓ ANSWER:
Yes (Cl. 1.1) — This standard provides the requirements for the certification of companies
engaged in the fusion welding of steel and the qualification of their personnel and welding
procedures.
Q2 Who is responsible for the welded products a company produces?
✓ ANSWER:
The Company (Cl. 1.2) — The requirements of this standard are based on the principle that
a certified company has full responsibility for the quality of the welded product it produces
and this responsibility cannot be transferred to its employed or retained personnel or to the
administrator of this standard.
Q3 Does this standard approve the products and services of a certified
company?
✓ ANSWER:
No (Cl. 1.3) — This standard governs the certification of companies. Certification pertains
to the capability of the company with respect to welding. Certification should not be
construed as approving any products or services of the certified company.
Q4 What requirements are stipulated in CSA Standard W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 1.4) This standard stipulates requirements for:
a) Welding engineers
b) Welding supervisors
c) Tack welders, welders, and welding operators, and
d) Documentation.
Q5 What is the definition of 'class' in CSA W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) Class — A category of welder qualification, e.g., the flat (F), horizontal (H), vertical
(V), or overhead (O) welding positions.
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, CSA W47.1-09 — CWB Welding Supervisor Exam Questions & Answers
Q6 What are the welding classifications specified in CSA Standard W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) Classification — T, S, FW, or WT welding personnel:
a) 'T' — ability to weld from one side without backing and achieve complete penetration in
the root pass (hollow section, pipe, plate).
b) 'S' — ability to weld plates and rolled or hollow sections for full thickness when welding
from both sides without backgouging.
c) 'FW' — ability to deposit fillet and tack welds.
d) 'WT' — ability to deposit tack welds.
Q7 What is a Welding Procedure Data Sheet (WPDS)?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) A document, used in conjunction with a WPS, detailing the welding parameters and
ranges for welding a specific joint over a range of thicknesses and weld sizes, as illustrated
on the Data Sheet.
Q8 What is the definition of a welding supervisor?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 3) The company's designated person(s) directly responsible for ensuring that qualified
tack welders, welders, welding operators, robotic welding programmers, and robotic
welding operators weld in accordance with approved or accepted welding procedure data
sheets in the shop and the field.
Q9 Who administers CSA Standard W47.1?
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 4.1) This standard shall be administered by the CWB.
Q1 For how long does a company's certification remain in effect?
0
✓ ANSWER:
(Cl. 4.5) Certification shall continue in effect subject to periodic verification by the CWB that
the requirements of this standard are being met. Such verifications shall take place at the
location(s) where welding is being performed by the company.
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