Performance qualification of brazers shall remain in effect indefinitely unless the brazer does NOT braze with the qualified procedure for longer than what period of time?

• A. 6 months
• B. 12 months
• C. 2 years
• D. Brazing certs do not expire

Answer: (A)

Performance qualification focuses on ensuring a brazer can reliably perform the qualified brazing procedure. Once earned, the PQ is kept current only if the brazer continues to use that qualified procedure within a set maintenance window. If there is no brazing with the qualified procedure for longer than six months, the qualification is no longer considered current and requalification is required to resume work. This requirement helps guarantee that skills stay sharp and that joints meet the necessary leak-tight and code-compliant standards.

The other timeframes are not used in this standard, and claiming that brazers never expire would ignore the need to maintain proficiency with the current procedures and materials.