D3 Committee on Welding in Marine Construction

CHAIR: Tony Anderson, ITW-Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
SECRETARY: Rakesh Gupta
COORDINATOR: Yojaidy Acosta
SCOPE: Responsible for creating and revising standards on Welding in Marine Construction.

PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS

• AWS D3.5:1993(R2000), Guide for Steel Hull Welding (Historical)
• AWS D3.6M:2017, Underwater Welding Code
• AWS D3.7:2004, Guide for Aluminum Hull Welding (Historical)
• AWS D3.9/D3.9M:2019, Specification for the Classification of Weld-Through Paint Primers
• A5.35/A5.35M:2015-AMD1, Specification for Covered Electrodes for Underwater Wet Shielded Metal Arc Welding

NEW DOCUMENTS UNDERGOING DRAFTING AND APPROVAL

• None

LIST OF SUBCOMMITTEES

• AWS D3A Standing Task Group on Aluminum Hull Welding
  CHAIR: Ken Johnson, Vigor Industrial LLC
• AWS D3B Subcommittee on Underwater Welding
  CHAIR: Tom Reynolds, Consultant
• AWS D3C Standing Task Group on Steel Hull Welding
  CHAIR: Marcus Cridland, American Bureau of Shipping
• AWS D3D Subcommittee on Underwater Cutting
  CHAIR: Greg Cain, Oxylance
• AWS D3E Standing Task Group on Weld Through Paint Primers
  CHAIR: Lee Kvidahl, Consultant

JOIN THE COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE

The D3 Committee seeks volunteers to participate in its standards development process. The committee is recruiting all types of members as well as members with specific interests (Consultants, Educators, General Interest and Users) in regard to the committee’s scope. Contact Rakesh Gupta to learn more about this committee’s work and/or complete the Technical Committee Application.