This specification provides the requirements for qualification of soldering procedure specifications, solderers, and soldering operators for manual, mechanized, and automatic soldering. The soldering processes included are torch soldering, furnace soldering, induction soldering, resistance soldering, dip soldering, infrared soldering, and induction soldering. Base metals, soldering filler metals, soldering fluxes, soldering atmospheres, and soldering joint clearances are also included.