SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The 2007 Edition of this Code contains revisions in addition to the 2004 Edition with 2005 and 2006 Addenda.
The revisions are identified with the designation 07 in the margin and, as described in the Foreword, become
mandatory six months after the publication date of the 2007 Edition. To invoke these revisions before their
mandatory date, use the designation “2007 Edition” in documentation required by this Code. If you choose not
to invoke these revisions before their mandatory date, use the designation “2004 Edition through the 2006
Addenda” in documentation required by this Code.
The BC numbers listed below are explained in more detail in “List of Changes in BC Order” following this
Summary of Changes.
Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, 07, placed next to the affected area.
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Page Location Change (BC Number)

41 T-421.2 First sentence revised (BC06-115)
42 T-434.1.2 Revised in its entirety (BC06-543)
44 Fig. T-434.2.1 Note (h) added (BC06-543)
45 T-434.2.2 Revised (BC06-543)
51 T-472.3 Title corrected by errata (BC06-1321)
56, 57 III-471.8 Revised (BC06-705)
65–68 Appendix D Revised in its entirety in Article 4 (BC05-571)
73 E-474 Fourth paragraph added (BC05-628)
76 Appendix H Deleted from Article 4 (BC05-571)
104 T-522.2 First sentence revised (BC06-115)
114 T-621.2 First sentence revised (BC06-115)
115 Table T-621 Under Requirements, twelfth entry revised (BC05-1064)
T-652 Revised (BC05-1064)
T-653 Revised (BC05-1064)
116 Table T-672 Note (1) revised (BC05-1064)
119 II-641 Title and paragraph revised (BC05-300)
II-642 Revised in its entirety (BC05-300)
II-643 Deleted (BC05-300)
120 III-610 Revised (BC05-1064)
III-641.1 Title and paragraph revised (BC05-1064)
III-641.2 Last line of first paragraph revised (BC05-1064)
122 T-721.2 First sentence revised (BC06-115)
T-731(b) Revised (BC06-993)
127 T-764.1.2 Revised and Note added (BC06-993)
Fig. T-764.1.2 Redesignated as Fig. T-764.1.2.1 and revised (BC06-993)
128 Fig. T-762.1.2.2 Added (BC06-993)
135, 136 Appendix III Added to Article 7 (BC04-1404)

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138–153 Article 8 (1) T-810 revised in its entirety (BC03-1284)
(2) T-820 through T-892 deleted (BC03-1284)
(3) Appendices I through VI revised in their entirety
(BC03-1284)
154 T-921.2 First sentence revised (BC06-115)
157 T-1021.3 First sentence revised (BC06-115)
159 T-1090 Added by errata (BC06-982)
179 X-1090 Deleted by errata (BC06-982)
241–244 Appendix II Added to Article 14 (BC03-1552)
325 SE-1255 Subtitle revised (BC06-426)
359 SA-435/SA-435M Subtitle revised (BC06-365)
362 SA-577/SA-577M Subtitle revised (BC06-366)
365 SA-578/SA-578M Subtitle revised (BC06-367)
371 SA-609/SA-609M Subtitle revised (BC06-380)
381 SA-745/SA-745M Subtitle revised (BC06-381)
392 SE-114 (1) Designator corrected by errata (BC06-341)
(2) Subtitle revised (BC06-382)
397–408 SE-213 Revised in its entirety (BC04-1408)
409–413 SE-273 Revised in its entirety (BC04-1409)
414 SE-797 Designator corrected by errata (BC06-341)
426–430 SD-516 Revised in its entirety (BC05-1088)
436–443 SD-1552 Revised in its entirety (BC04-1410)
471–515 SE-709 Revised in its entirety (BC04-1413)
516 SE-243 Subtitle revised (BC06-383)
536 SE-976 Designator corrected by errata (BC06-341)

NOTE: Volume 57 of the Interpretations to Section V of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code follows
the last page of this Edition.

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BC Number Change

BC03-1284 Article 8 is revised to reference several appendices.

Appendices I and II are revised and combined into a new Appendix II.
Appendix IV is revised and redesignated as Appendix I.
Article 8 is revised and redesignated as Appendix IV.
Appendix III references to Article 8 are updated to reference new Appendix IV; “eddy current” abbreviation is
removed.
BC03-1552 Article 14, App. II is added to provide requirements for qualifying ultrasonic examination systems.
BC04-1404 Article 7, Mandatory Appendix III is added to provide requirements for the performance of a Magnetic Particle
examination (MT) using the yoke technique with fluorescent particles in an undarkened area.
BC04-1408 Article 23, ASTM E 213-04 is adopted and replaces SE-213 (ASTM E 213-98).
BC04-1409 Article 23, ASTM E 273-01 is adopted and replaces SE-273 (ASTM E 273-93).
BC04-1410 Article 24, ASTM D 1552-03 is adopted and replaces SD-1552 (ASTM D 1552-00).
BC04-1413 Article 25, ASTM E 709-01 is adopted and replaces SE-709 (ASTM E 709-95).
BC05-1064 Article 6 and Article 6, Appendix III are revised to update the minimum standard temperatures from 50°F (10°C)
to 40°F (5°C).
BC05-1088 Article 24, ASTM D 516-02 is adopted and replaces SD-516 [ASTM D 516-90 (R1995)].
BC05-1429 Errata corrects Code Case 2476 by inserting missing para. 277.2.
BC05-300 Article 6, II-641 and II-642 are revised to clarify references. Article 6, II-643 is deleted.
BC05-571 Appendices D and H revised and combined into Appendix D to include recording reflector relevant indications
and length measurements.
BC05-628 Article 4, Nonmandatory Appendix E is revised to include new paragraph concerning Sectorial scans (S-scans)
and side drilled holes used for calibrations.
BC06-115 T-421.2, T-522.2, T-621.2, T-721.2, T-823.2, T-921.2, and T-1021.3 are revised to clarify that procedure qualifi-
cations are required only when specified by the referencing Code.
BC06-1321 Errata corrects misspelling of T-472.3 title.
BC06-341 SE-114, SE-797, SE-976, and SE-1419 are revised to delete “.2” from Table of Contents and title pages.
BC06-365 Article 23, ASTM A 435/A 435M-90 (R2001) is adopted and replaces SA-435/SA-435M [ASTM A 435/A
435M-90 (R1996)].
BC06-366 Article 23, ASTM A 577/A 577M-90 (R2001) is adopted and replaces SA-577/SA-577M [ASTM A 577/A
577M-90 (R1996)].
BC06-367 Article 23, ASTM A 578/A 578M-96 (R001) is adopted and replaces SA-578/SA-578M (ASTM A 578/A 578M-
96).
BC06-380 Article 23, ASTM A 609/A 609-91 (R2002) is adopted and replaces SA-609/SA-609M [ASTM A 609/A 609M-
91 (R1997)]
BC06-381 Article 23, ASTM A 745/A 745M-94 (R2003) is adopted and replaces SA-745/SA-745M (ASTM A 745/A
745M-94).
BC06-382 Article 23, ASTM E 114-95 (R2005) is adopted and replaces SE-114 [ASTM E 114-95 (R2001)]
BC06-383 Article 26, ASTM E 243-98 (R2004) is adopted and replaces SE-243 (ASTM E 243-97).
BC06-426 Article 22, ASTM E 1255-96 (R2002) is adopted and replaces SE-1255 (ASTM E 1255-96).
BC06-543 T-434.1.2 is revised to add dissimilar metal weld requirements.
T-434.2.2 revised to reference Fig. T-434.2.1 for block thickness, T.
Fig. T-434.2.1 revised to add Note (h) to define weld thickness, t.
BC06-705 Article 4, Appendix III, III-471.8 is revised to add the requirement that as a minimum a tranverse examination
needs to be perfomed per T-472.1.3.
BC06-982 Errata corrects editorial mishap based on BC04-1679; T-1090 was deleted instead of X-1090.
BC06-993 Article 7 is revised in accordance with SE-709.

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