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Part 3 : Repairs and Alterations - This Part provides information and guidance to perform, verify, and document acceptable repairs or alterations to pressure-retaining items regardless of code of construction.

It includes information on personnel safety, non-destructive examination, tests, failure mechanisms, types of pressure equipment, fitness for service, risk-based assessments, and performance-based standards. Part 2 : Inspection - This Part provides information and guidance needed to perform and document inspections for all types of pressure-retaining items.

Installation includes meeting specific safety criteria for construction, materials, design, supports, safety devices, operation, testing, and maintenance. Part 1 : Installation - This Part provides information and guidance to ensure all types of pressure-retaining items are installed and function properly. It is divided into four volumes or parts. The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Codebook, popularly known as the NBIC (National Boiler Inspection Code), has a long history of setting jurisdictional standards in North America and, it is the only standard recognized worldwide for in-service inspection, repairs and alterations of boilers and pressure vessels.

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