D3 Committee on Welding in Marine Construction
CHAIR: Tony Anderson, ITW-Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
SECRETARY: Kevin Bulger
COORDINATOR: Yojaidy Acosta
SCOPE: Responsible for creating and revising standards on Welding in Marine Construction.
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
- AWS D3.5-93R, Guide for Steel Hull Welding
- AWS D3.6M:2017, Underwater Welding Code
- AWS D3.7:2004, Guide for Aluminum Hull Welding
- AWS D3.9/D3.9M:2019, Specification for the Classification of Weld-Through Paint Primers
- A5.35/A5.35M:2015, 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
- AWS D3B Subcommittee on Underwater Welding
- AWS D3C Standing Task Group on Steel Hull Welding
- AWS D3D Subcommittee on Underwater Cutting
- AWS D3E Standing Task Group on Weld Through Paint Primers
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 Kevin Bulger to learn more about this committee’s work and/or complete the Technical Committee Application.
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