Visual weld inspection
Fit-up, in-process and final visual inspection of welds, with written reports for your QC file.
Sitka, Alaska · AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Welding inspection for Southeast Alaska
Q-Sea Inspections is a certified welding inspector based in Sitka. I inspect structural steel, pipe, docks and marine work, qualify your welders, and write your procedures. I fly out by floatplane to any town or village in the region.
- AWS CWI
- NDT Level II · MT
- NDT Level II · PT
- WPS / PQR
Services
Welding inspection and testing services
From a single dock repair to a full structural steel package, you get a CWI who shows up, does the inspection to code, and hands you a report your engineer and owner will accept.
Nondestructive testing
Magnetic particle and liquid penetrant testing to find surface and near-surface cracks before they become failures.
Welder certification testing
Welder qualification tests run at your shop or job site, so your crew stays in town and stays working.
Procedure writing
Welding Procedure Specifications and Procedure Qualification Records written for your project's code and materials.
Structural steel inspection
Inspection for ironwork, structural steel erection, and pile splices and caps on pile driving jobs.
Marine and dock inspection
Welding inspection on docks, floats, harbor structures and pipe, in tidewater conditions most inspectors never see.
Experience
Work done on the water, in Southeast weather
Federal, marine and heavy civil work all demand the same thing: welds that hold, and paperwork that proves it. I've inspected for the U.S. Coast Guard and on pile driving, ironwork and structural steel projects across the region.
- U.S. Coast Guard projectsFederal
- Pile drivingMarine · heavy civil
- Ironwork and structural steelStructural
- Docks, floats and harborsMarine
- Pipe weldingPipe
Service area
Serving every town and village in Southeast Alaska
Based in Sitka, with welding inspection available throughout the Inside Passage, from Hyder and Metlakatla in the south to Skagway and Yakutat in the north.
Northern Panhandle
- Juneau
- Douglas
- Haines
- Klukwan
- Skagway
- Gustavus
- Hoonah
- Excursion Inlet
- Pelican
- Elfin Cove
- Yakutat
Central Panhandle
- Sitka
- Angoon
- Tenakee Springs
- Kake
- Port Alexander
- Petersburg
- Wrangell
Prince of Wales Island
- Craig
- Klawock
- Hydaburg
- Thorne Bay
- Coffman Cove
- Kasaan
- Hollis
- Naukati Bay
- Point Baker
- Port Protection
Southern Panhandle
- Ketchikan
- Saxman
- Metlakatla
- Meyers Chuck
- Hyder
Getting there
No road to your site? No problem. I travel by floatplane, Alaska Marine Highway ferry or skiff, and plan around tides and weather so the inspection happens when your crew is ready.
Do you travel to remote towns and villages?
Yes. I'm based in Sitka and travel by floatplane, ferry and skiff to every community in Southeast Alaska, including villages with no road access.
What certifications do you hold?
AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and NDT Level II in magnetic particle (MT) and liquid penetrant (PT) testing.
Can you test and certify our welders on site?
Yes. I run welder qualification tests at your shop or job site and can write the WPS and PQR your project needs.
Have you worked on federal projects?
Yes, including work for the U.S. Coast Guard, along with pile driving, ironwork and structural steel projects.
Contact
Need a welding inspector in Southeast Alaska?
Call, text or email with your location, the scope of work and your schedule. I'll tell you when I can be there.