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QC Manual (ASME) CONTROL OF QC MANUAL 1.1 GENERAL

Doc. No.: Chapter: Rev. No.: Page: QCM01-2015 1 0 1 of 3 1.1.1 The regulations in this Chapter are established to control the preparation, approval,

distribution, implementation and revision of the QC Manual.

1.2 PREPARATION

1.2.1 The QC Manual shall be prepared by the Examination Department Manager, reviewed by

the Vice General Manager, approved by the General Manager and accepted by the AI prior to distribution and implementation. They shall sign and date on Preface 02 – Table of Contents to indicate their preparation, review, approval and acceptance. 1.2.2 There are two types of QC Manual, controlled and uncontrolled copy. Only the controlled

copy shall be used to implement required quality control activities in the Company. An uncontrolled copy will be issued for reference or information only to the persons outside of the Company. The controlled copy shall be issued and kept current by the controlled distribution as described in this chapter. The uncontrolled copy will be current only at time of issuance and not kept current and will not be issued within the Company.

1.3 DISTRIBUTION

1.3.1 Each copy of the QC Manual shall be identified with a manual number by the Examination

Department Manager. 1.3.2 The controlled QC Manuals are distributed by the Examination Department Manager in

accordance with the List of QC System Document Holders (Sample Form 1-1) prepared by the Examination Department Manager and approved by the Vice General Manager. The holders shall sign and date on the list upon receipt of the QC Manual. 1.3.3 The uncontrolled QC Manuals are issued in accordance with the Vice General Manager’s

instructions. 1.3.4 The Examination Department Manager shall maintain a controlled copy of QC Manual in

English version to be used by the AI. 1.3.5 Controlled QC Manual holder shall return the QC Manual to the Examination Department

Manager whenever he is transferred out or no longer responsible for Code work.

1.4 REVISION

1.4.1 The revisions to the QC Manual shall be prepared, reviewed and approved in the same

manner as the original. Any revision shall be reviewed and accepted by the AI prior to distribution and implementation.

QC Manual (ASME) CONTROL OF QC MANUAL Doc. No.: Chapter: Rev. No.: Page: QCM01-2015 1 0 2 of 3 1.4.2 The QC Manual shall be revised by each chapter, not individual page, except for the

sample forms which will be revised by each form. The latest revision number of each chapter shall be indicated on Preface 02 – Table of Contents and each page of the revised chapter or sample form.

1.4.3 The Table of Contents shows the latest revision number of all chapters including Chapter

13 - Sample Forms. When revising a sample form, the Chapter 13 - Sample Forms shall also be revised to show the latest revision of each form. The Preface 01-Cover Page shall also show the latest revision and date. 1.4.4 When the revision of QC Manual is published, the revised paragraph or portion shall be

printed in bold and italic. The bold and italic shall remain only for the latest revision. 1.4.5 The revised chapter or sample form shall be issued together with the Preface 01-Cover

Page and the Preface 02 – Table of Contents, including the Chapter 13 - Sample Forms when any sample form is revised. When distributing the revised copy to the holder, obsolete copies shall be retrieved and destroyed by the Examination Department Manager except for one obsolete copy that shall be marked “Superseded” and kept by the Examination Department Manager for revision history.

1.5 TRANSLATION

1.5.1 The Chinese version of QC Manual shall be provided for the individuals who do not

comprehend English. The Examination Department Manager shall be responsible for the translation to the Chinese version. 1.5.2 The Chinese version of QC Manual shall be prepared, reviewed, approved and controlled

as required for the English version, except that the AI's signature is not required. 1.5.3 Both the English version and Chinese version of QC Manual shall be distributed and

implemented at the same time.

1.6 CODE EDITION IMPLEMENTATION

1.6.1 The Examination Department Manager shall be responsible for reviewing new Code

Editions prior to the mandatory effective date, for changes that may affect this QC Manual and Quality Control System Procedures. The Examination Department Manager shall designate related responsible persons to review the changes of each Code Section for any required revision to the QC System. The review results shall be documented on the ASME Code Edition Review Sheet (Sample Form 1-2) by the related responsible persons and verified and signed by the Examination Department Manager. Revisions to this QC Manual and QC System procedure may be necessary to keep it current and address changes in the ASME Code. When revisions are necessary, they shall be prepared, reviewed and approved in the same manner as the original.

QC Manual (ASME) CONTROL OF QC MANUAL Doc. No.: Chapter: Rev. No.: Page: QCM01-2015 1 0 3 of 3 1.6.2 In case of necessary changes to the QC Manual and QC System procedure due to the Code

Edition, the QC Manual and QC System procedure shall be revised and implemented within 6 months of Edition issue date.

1.7 QC SYSTEM DOCUMENT CONTROL

1.7.1 The QC System Documents mentioned in this QC Manual are QC Manual and QC System

procedure. 1.7.2 The QC System procedure is the supplemental requirement of the QC Manual. They shall

be prepared, reviewed and approved by the responsible personnel assigned by the Vice General Manager. The Examination Department Manager shall collect the approved QC System procedures and prepare the List of ASME Quality System Procedures. The approved QC System procedures together with the List of ASME Quality System Procedures shall be distributed by the Examination Department Manager to the related personnel using the List of QC System Document Holders. The distributed copy of procedures shall be identified with a controlled number assigned by the Examination Department Manager.