Owners, users, agents, manufacturers, and contractors of pressure equipment used in the province of Saskatchewan are responsible for registering their equipment designs with TSASK. Before any pressure equipment is registered, its design is subject to an engineering review.
The owner of the design has responsibility for its correctness, the registration of a design does not relieve any person who constructs, installs, alters, or repairs pressure equipment of liability with respect to that design.
Design Registration involves:
Assessment of new and revised designs of boilers, pressure vessels, pressure piping, fittings and other pressure equipment for compliance with the Act and registration of those found acceptable
Assessment of alterations to boilers, pressure vessels and piping and registration of those found acceptable
Alternative to CRN (Data report) Registration option
Special Request to Codes and Standards Compliance
Please complete this application to request a service.
NOTE: This form should not be used to apply for special exemptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Yes, design registration is required for rerates. The following must be submitted to the TSASK Design Portal:
Pressure vessels
- The Manufacturer’s Data Report (MDR (U-1A)
- TSK-1009 Repair/Alteration Report
- Non-destructive examination results (UT preferable) to establish the vessels condition
- ASME code calculations verifying that the vessel, in its present condition, is suitable for its intended service
Piping systems
- The original construction data report
- TSK-1003 General Engineering Requirements for the Design and Construction of Pressure Piping Systems
- A new line list and a thickness evaluation report, based on an ultrasonic examination, which provides the actual thicknesses
- If the original piping has not been registered, we require the P&ID.
If the original hydro test is not adequate for the new conditions, a pressure test will be required. The same applies to the derating of vessels and piping systems.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Yes, Saskatchewan has an option for owners of pressure equipment to register a data report in lieu of obtaining a Canadian Registration Number (CRN) for Saskatchewan. Please refer to the Alternative to CRN Registrations section for the full process.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
The nameplate must meet the requirements of the applicable ASME Code and/or CSA B51. A CRN will not be issued by TSASK when the alternative to CRN registration process is followed. Therefore, a ‘3’ will not be added to the suffix of the CRN issued by another province nor will the CRN that is stamped on the nameplate contain the ‘3’ for Saskatchewan.
TSASK tracks these vessels by issuing a unique Saskatchewan ‘SK’ number which is recorded at TSASK and is added to the unit by the local TSASK Inspector. Owners who register the data report should contact the local TSASK Inspector to make arrangements for the stamping of the registration number.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Standard Category A, B, C or G fittings as set out in the CSA B51 code that comply with the specifications and standards listed in:
- Table 126.1 of ASME B31.1-2016
- Table 326.1 of ASME B31.3-2016
- Table 526.1 of ASME B31.5-2016
- Pressure relieve devices that comply with ASME/NBBI code
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Certified capacity-rated pressure relief devices listed as Category G fitting in CSA B51-14 Table 1, do not require registration in Saskatchewan.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Standard turnaround time is 6 weeks.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Turnaround for data report registration is 1 week.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Yes, this would be considered a “reciprocal registration”. Design review time is considerably less than a regular review.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
If the design survey engineer has any questions or concerns regarding your submission, they will respond by the ‘date expected’. However, a CRN is not guaranteed by then.
If there are no issues with your design submission, you will receive a CRN by the ‘date expected’.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Call our office at 1-306-798-7111 and ask to speak with a design survey engineer who can look up the CRN for you.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
You can obtain a copy of a CRN registration letter by completing the Request for CRN Registration Letter form. This administrative service is subject to an hourly fee.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
For ASME B31.3 piping, the Authorized Inspector is deemed the owner/client inspector. As such, they should sign as the owner’s inspector.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Some owners have requirements for piping that are more stringent than the minimum code requirements. When not in conflict with code requirements, the owner’s requirements need to be followed.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
TSASK requires that an applicant obtain registration prior to starting construction. Please refer to CSA B51-19 Code Clause 4.1.1.
- Boilers & Pressure Vessels
An expedited fee is charged when your review is completed within the stipulated working days. Having the review completed does not mean the registration has been issued. When there are clarifications and/or modifications to the design required, additional working days may apply.
TSASK does not guarantee the registration is completed in the expedited time frame – just the review.