CWI: TEST BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
Certified Welding Educator (CWE)
Welding Inspector Endorsement (SIE)

 

The following is an approximate breakdown of the examination categories and the number of questions drawn from each subject area.

 

Part A: Fundamentals (CWI and CWE)

Subject	Percentage
Welding Processes	10%
Heat Control & Metallurgy (carbon and low-alloy steel)	6%
Weld Examination	9%
Welding Performance	9%
Definitions and Terminology	12%
Symbols – Welding and NDE	10%
Test Methods – NDE	8%
Reports and Records	6%
Duties and Responsibilities	4%
Safety	5%
Destructive Tests	4%
Cutting	3%
Brazing	2%
Soldering	1%

 

Part B: Practical (CWI and CWE)

Subject	Percentage
Procedure and Welder Qualifications	28%
Mechanical Test and Properties	8%
Welding Inspection and Flaws	34%
NDE	8%
Utilization of Specification and Drawings	8%

 

Part C: Code Book Applications (CWI, CWE and SIE)

Subject	Percentage
Materials and Design	10%
Fabrication	30%
Inspection	25%
Qualification	30%

Code subjects available and current exam editions
(applicants must provide own codebook for exam)

AWS D1.1- Structural Steel Code: 2015 Edition Code clinic available - Codebook provided for D1.1 week seminar participants only

API 1104- Pipelines 20th or 21st Editions Code clinic available only for 20th edition with Errata /Addendum July 2007, Errata 2 December 2008/ Errata 1 April 2014

AWS D1.2- Structural Aluminum Code: 2014 Edition

AWS D1.5- Bridge Welding Code: 2010 Edition (including Clause 12)

AWS D15.1 - Railroad: 2012 Edition

AWS D17.1- Aerospace: 2010 w/ Errata and Amendment

ASME Sec IX: 2013 Edition, B31.1 (2014) & B31.3 (2012)

ASME Sec VIII (Div 1) & ASME Sec IX: 2013 Editions

Structural Drawing Reading

Note: The editions listed above apply to the English editions only. To verify the edition being used with language-assisted exams, please contact theAWS Certification department or the Agent

 

 

AWS – Recommended Self-Study Examination Preparatory Material

AWS Publications	Order Number
Certification Manual for Welding Inspectors	CM: 2000
Welding Inspection Handbook	WI: 2000
* D1.1/D1.1M Structural Welding Code-Steel	D1.1/D1.1M: 2015
* D1.1 Code Clinic Reference Manual	D1.1CCRM: 2015
* API 1104 Study Guide for API Standard 1104 Welding of Pipelines	API-M: 2008
* Welding Inspection Technology	WIT-T-2008
* Welding Inspection Technology (Workbook)	WIT-W: 2008
*Welding Inspection Technology Sample CWI Fundamentals Examination & Key	WIT-E: 2008
* Standard Welding Terms and Definitions	A3.OM/A3.0:2010
* Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination	A2.4: 2012
* Visual Inspection Workshop Reference Manual	VIW-M: 2008
*Guide for the Nondestructive Examination of Welds	B1.10M/B1. 10:2009
Book of Specification for the Qualification of Welding Inspectors (errata 2007)	B5.1: 2003

*Books are provided to participants of the AWS Seminar week

 

 

 

Other Recommendatio	Order Number
A WS Welding Handbook Series	WH B-ALL
Guide for the Visual Examination of Welds	B1.11: 2000
Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes	ANSI Z49.1: 2005
Metric Practice Guide for the Welding Industry	A1.1: 2001
Standard Methods for mechanical Testing of Welds	B4.0: 2007
Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification	B2.1: 2009
Standard for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors	QC1:2007