Authorized Inspection Agency

Authorized Inspection Agency Accreditation (AIA)

An Authorized Inspection Agency is an organization designated by, or approved by a jurisdiction that accepts one or more Sections of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as a means to satisfy legal or regulatory requirements.

  • a jurisdiction that accepts and does administer one or more construction code sections of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as a means to satisfy legal or regulatory requirements; or
  • an insurance company which has been licensed or registered by the appropriate authority of a state of the United States of America, or of a province of Canada, to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance in such state or province.
  • A company in the business of providing "third party" inspection services within a jurisdiction, which has government recognition to perform inspection and design reviews for boilers and pressure vessels.

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