As per ASME Sec. VIII D1, UW8 - (d)
Except when the longitudinal joints are radiographed 4 in. (100 mm) each side of each circumferential
welded intersection, vessels made up of two or more
courses shall have the centers of the welded longitudinal
joints of adjacent courses staggered or separated by a distance of at least five times the thickness of the thicker
plate.