This PDF provides the 2013 edition of the National Board Inspection Code, Part 1: Installation, an American National Standard focused on installation rules for pressure-retaining items. It is intended for inspectors, engineers, jurisdictional authorities, owner-users, manufacturers, repair organizations, and safety professionals who need detailed requirements and references for installing boilers, pressure vessels, piping, pressure relief devices, and related equipment.
The document includes front matter, committee information, code background, installation-related requirements, and index material for navigating NBIC topics across installation, inspection, and repair or alteration activities. Its technical depth and standards-based format make it suitable for compliance work, engineering reference, training, and field support.
Application Scope: Applies to installation-related code guidance for boilers, pressure vessels, piping, pressure relief devices, and other pressure-retaining items where NBIC Part 1 requirements are used by inspectors, jurisdictions, owner-users, and engineering personnel.