1. Aware of various welding equipments & accessories used in SMAW
2. Have basic awareness with regard to the welding symbols & electrodes
3. Aware of different metal joining methods used in industry
4. Aware of different basic ferrous & nonferrous materials
5. Aware of consumables storage & handling
6. Through knowledge about various position in welding
7. Shall be able to avoid distortion by following sequences, fixing clamps & using proper sixe of electrode
8. Aware of volt & amps requirements for various size & type of electrodes
9. Aware of Pre-heating, Post heating & PWHT requirements
10. Aware of simple NDT techniques like DPT, MPT
11. Aware of various welding defects & its remedy: know how to distinguish weld, is it reference junction or not?
