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STCW Maintenance & Repairs

OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING SERIES


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PART 1 - ELEMENTARY

    Code No 41

Time: 14 Mins

The video begins by showing the correct and safe procedure for lighting and welding torch, for adjusting the flame, for holding the blowpipe and the filler rods. It continues with a series of illustrations showing the correct method for making butt welds in the flat and vertical positions, corner welds and fillet welds. Demonstrations, as seen by the operator in big close-up, emphasize the correct procedure and are followed by instances of the results when the correct procedure is not followed. The film concludes by showing the correct close-down procedure.

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PART 2 - ADVANCED

    Code No 42

Time: 9 Mins

This video takes us a stage further showing more advanced techniques and commences by emphasizing the importance of choosing the correct operating conditions. It illustrates tacking procedures, vertical, horizontal and overhead techniques. As in Part I both correct and incorrect procedures are shown in big close-up from the operator’s point of view. The weld pool can be seen in great detail and the film concludes by demonstrating how each of the techniques may be applied when welding a pipe.

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