CONTENTS
Obituary.......................................... 2
16th WCNDT .................................. 3
ICNDT Committee News................. 5
Asia-Pacific Regional Group ............ 9
European Regional Group ............. 10
Africa Regional Group................... 11
Pan-American Regional Group ...... 12
Certification................................... 15
Calendar of Events......................... 16

Volume 7 Issue No 1

March 2005
TSUNAMICHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Moving in a positive directionA

ICNDT offers
sympathy and support

s your newlye l e c t e d
Chairmanit gives me great
pleasure to performmyfirstofficial
task of wishing all
a very happy andhealthy New Yearon behalf of the
ICNDT – a New Year
which I’m sure willbring us many newopportunities
andchallenges.
I would like totake this opportunity
to thank the membersof the International
Douglas Marshall at the 16th World Conference on NDT last year
Committee for their in Montréal. The ICNDT has been his primary focus for the last 15
vote of confidence years
in electing me to thisposition. I would also like to thank our past chairman, Mr G Nardoni for his dedicationand enthusiasm throughout his Chairmanship, and I look forward to continuing towork hand-in-hand with him to ensure directional changes will continue to meet yourapproval.
The ICNDT has been a primary focus of mine for the last 15 years and together with
Canada (CINDE) as the Secretariat there is a great appreciation for the opportunity to leadthe ICNDT Membership for the next four years. The strength of the ICNDT Executive, PGP
and full assembly over the last four years provided tremendous changes and improvements
to our organisation.
The development of
the ICNDT operatingprocedures
andguidelines
wasthe result of thededicationofourcompleteorganisation.
The
past Executive and
PGP committees left
behind a template
for the new officers
tofollowandbuild upon. Theirn behalf of the International
Committee for Non-Destructive
Testing I want to express our
deepest sympathy for our member
countries and their surrounding neighbours
for the devastation caused by the Indian
Ocean Earthquake.
The undersea 2004 Indian Ocean
earthquake that occurred on 26 December
2004 produced tsunamis that were among
the deadliest natural disasters in modern
history. The tsunamis devasted the shores
of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand andother countries with waves of up to 15 m inheight, even hitting as far as the west coastof Africa, especially Somalia, 4500 km or
more west of the epicenter.
The plight of the many affected people
and countries prompted a widespread
humanitarian response.
Tens of thousands of people are believed
to have lost their lives in 11 countries in the
Asia and India region, with the largest relief
effort in world history attempting to reachmillions of homeless and injured survivors.
The UN has estimated that the total numberof deaths has surpassed 150,000 already withIndonesia reporting 95,992 dead; Sri Lanka
38,195; India 10,749; and Thailand 5,374.
Heart-wrenching stories of loss are stillcoming through on a daily basis. On every
level, people’s lives have been devastated.
Our local newspapers continue to update
us on the latest developments resulting
from the tsunamis and although mostnews items are not positive the following
remarks show us what our world can do tosupport each other in time of need;“We have never, ever seen anything
like this. In 10 days, we’ve had more relief
to the tsunami victims than we had to allother emergencies in the world last year. It
is the standard that we should set for relief
to the world in the future.”Continued on page 2

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The Official Journal of the International Committee for Non-Destructive TestingOBITUARYICNDT Journal

William E Havercroft(President 5th WCNDT, 1967)

Publisher:

The International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT)Secretariat: The Canadian Institute for NDE (CINDE), 135 Fennell Avenue,
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Editor:

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Production Editors: David Gilbert, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT).
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Sergio Ghia, AIPnD
E-mail: ghia@icndt.org
Production:

Pauline Thomas, BINDT.

Published three times per year.

Your new ICNDTJournal is available
for downloading fromwww.icndt.org

Editorial contributions are welcomed.
Articles should be sent to the Publisher at the above address.

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE continued from page 1
success provided the necessary tools to move towards the legalisation of the International
Committee for Non-Destructive Testing, which will be one of the main objectives of our
ICNDT during our strategic planning.
It is unusual to find an organisation that actually goes to the next level and adheres tothe disciplines and procedures implemented by previous leaders without making significant
changes. The outcome of the 30th ICNDT meeting indicates that ICNDT is moving in apositive direction of which a major portion of the membership fully supports.
Organisations that enjoy enduring success have core values and a core purpose thatremains fixed while business strategies and practices endlessly adapt to a changing world.
The ICNDT core value to treat every country equally and with respect has and will notchange. The six objectives still remain:q To assign the place and organisation of the World NDT Conference to an appropriate
NDT Society or group of Societies, at intervals of four years.
q To establish with continental grouping of NDT Societies initiatives for implementing
ICNDT policy.
q To encourage the formulation of International Standards on Nondestructive Testingin collaboration with the International Standards Organization, and other standards
bodies.
q To be the international organisation that acts as prime focus on non-destructive testingfor the benefit of the involved community and general public.
q To promote international collaboration in all matters relating to non-destructive testing.
q To encourage the foundation, growth, development and co-operation of national andregional NDT Societies.
Over the next four years the objectives of the ICNDT Committee will be:
q Complete the implementation of the ICNDT Operating Policies and Procedures.
q Legalisation of the International Committee for Non-Destructive Testingq Develop a Business Plan with tasks and critical path for implementation of an Accrediting
Body for NDT Certifying Bodies in accordance with ISO17024.
q Utilise “Best in Class” resources to improve the administration of ICNDT, ICNDTJournal, ICNDT Website, etc.
The elected members of the various committees and working groups we look to you
for guidance to meet our organisations objectives, short-term objectives and our primaryobjective of “One Harmonised International Standard – ISO 9712”.

Douglas J Marshall2

It is with deep regret that we record the deathof William E (Bill) Havercroft, a pioneer inthe field of non-destructive testing, who diedpeacefully at Ottawa Hospital, Canada, on
22 January 2005, aged 90.
One of the founding members of
ICNDT, Bill Havercroft was employed by
Energy Mines and Resources from 1939
until 1979. He was an Honorary Memberof the Canadian Institute for NDE (CINDE)
and worked extensively in training anddevelopment of NDT procedures. In 1977
he was recognised with an award named
in his honour. The William E HavercroftAward is presented annually to a memberof CINDE who has made an outstanding
contribution towards NDT in Canada.
Bill will be remembered dearly by all in
the NDT community not just in Canada but
throughout the world.

William Havercroft (right) being presented
with an award at the 11th WCNDTTSUNAMI
continued from page 1“Support from world countries andhealth agencies have indicated that they
are there for the long haul, not only tosave lives but also to rebuild livelihoods
over the next couple of years, and we must
keep the momentum up.”
The World Health Organization (WHO)estimated there were more than half amillion people injured and in need of
medical care in six nations. Fears grew thatdiseases like cholera and malaria would
break out among the 5 million displaced.
“It is a race against time,” WHO said in areport.
The ICNDT Executive and PGP
Committee appeal to all our members toreach-out and assist our neighbours withsupport in their time of need.

Douglas Marshall

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16TH WCNDT – MONTRÉAL 2004 - REPORTU

16th World Conference hailed a great successnder the auspices of the International Committee for
Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT), Canada was given theopportunity to host their second World Conference for
Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT). Traditionally, the WCNDT isheld every four years and is rotated throughout the international
community.
The Palais de Congrés, Montréal, Canada was the venue forthe 16th WCNDT, which took place from 31 August – 3 September
2004. The success of this event is due entirely to the dedicationand commitment of the Conference Organising Committee which
was comprised of 11 individuals whose motivation was to provide
attendees with the very best in World Conferences.
Opening Ceremonies were held on Monday 31 August.
Douglas Whitely, WCNDT Chair, welcomed all attendees onbehalf of the Conference Organising Committee. Peter Brady,
Chair of the CINDE Board of Trustees provided a heartfelt thankyou to all for contributing to the success of the 16th WCNDT.
Dr Mike Farley, ICNDT Secretary, provided an overview of
the ICNDT. Mike was then joined by Mr Giuseppe Nardoni tocongratulate the winners of the 2004 ICNDT awards. Each waspresented with a plaque recognising their contributions to the
NDT in each of their respective areas.

Cindy Finley cuts the ribbon to officially open the 16th WCNDT
exhibits. Doug Whitely (left), Peter Brady (second from left) and Doug
Marshall assist in the proceedings

The 2004 ICNDT awards
Prof Vladimir Klyuev accepted the Roentgen Award on behalfof the Research Institute of Introscopy of JSC MSIA “Spectrum”,
Russia for their major contribution to science and technology of
NDT.
For his major contribution to NDT Education, Training andCertification, Mr John Zirnhelt – Canada was presented with the
ICNDT Award.
The Sokolov Award was presented to Dr Baldev Raj – India, for
his major contributions to NDT Research. Mr B Venkataraman
accepted the award on behalf of Dr Raj.
Anish Kumar – India, was the recipient of the Young Achievers
Award.
For major contributions to promotion of NDT Internationally,
Mr Giuseppe Nardoni – Italy, was presented with the Pawlowski
Award.
Mr D Marshall – Canada, Dr S Vahaviolos – USA, Professor Guo– China, Mr H Thieretzbacher – Austria and Mr F Herelli - Tunisia
were selected to become honorary members of the ICNDT.

Mr B Venkataraman accepts the Sokolov Award on behalf of Dr Baldev
Raj (India) for his major contributions to NDT research

Vladimir Klyuev receives the Roentgen Award on behalf of MSIA
Spectrum, Russia for that research institute’s major contribution to
the science and technology of NDTFor his significant contributions to the promotion of NDTinternationally, Giuseppe Nardoni (Italy) (left) is presented with the
Pawlowski Award by Peter Brady

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16TH WCNDT – MONTRÉAL 2004 - REPORTFor his contribution to NDT education, training and certification,
John Zirnhelt of Canada was presented with the ICNDT award

Anish Kumar (India) was the recipient of the Young Achievers Award

New honorary members of ICNDT: left to right: Professor Guo(China), H Thieretzbacher (Austria), Ferid Herelli (Tunisia),
Dr S Vahaviolos (USA) and Douglas Marshall (Canada)

Left to Right: G Nardoni, S Ghia and G Gatti celebrate the recognitionof the Italian Society’s support for the ICNDT secretariat over the lasteight years

On behalf of the ICNDT, Mike Farley presented the Italian Society
There was a total of 403 oral abstract presenters participating. The
for NDT (AIPnD) with a plaque in recognition of their support
conference also included 165 posters which were displayed overof the ICNDT Secretariat over the last eight years. Mr G Gatti,
a period of three days. The CD of Proceedings included 517 fullMr S Ghia, Mr G Nardoni, and Mr E Tuberosa accepted thetext manuscripts.
award.
At the official opening of the Exhibition on the Monday
Mr Douglas Marshall, President WCNDT, welcomed andevening, Mr Joseph Mackin, President of ASNT and Professor
thanked all in attendance for their support of the 16th WCNDT. The
Saka, JSNDI, presented the Canadian Institute for NDE with tokens
total number of participants in theof appreciation to a successful
16th WCNDT was 2536 and these
16th WCNDT sponsors and contributors
conference. Ms Cindy Finleycame from 59 different countries.
Premier Sponsors: Canspec Group Inc., Fujifilm NDT Systems, officially opened the Exhibit HallThe Technical
Programme
GE Inspection Technologies, Kodak, MDS Nordion, R/D Tech with the cutting of the ribbon. The
Committee, consisting of 24
Exhibit Hall housed 160 exhibiting
Panametrics and Sonatest plc.
members, organised an excellent
companies/organisations from 28
scientific programme for the Corporated sponsors included, UTEX Scientific Instruments Inc., different countries, an internet
duration of the five-day conference. Canadian Institute for NDE, Dofasco Inc., National Research garden, coffee lounges, and theAt the opening Plenary Session the Council, Brady Quality Services, GE Inspection Technologies, poster area.
first invited speaker, Dr Yoseph Bar- Marick Reg, Ecole de Technologie Superieure.
Throughout the week several
Cohen, provided the audience withsocial functions were planned toan overview of the future in NDT Other contributors, CINDE – Ontario and Quebec Chapters, mix a little pleasure with business.
with his presentation “Biologically Nondestructive Testing Management Association (NDTMA).
TuesdayeveningfeaturedInspired Robots as Artificial
a concert held at the Basilica
Inspectors – Science Fiction and Engineering Reality”. The
Notre Dame and “The Celebration” on the Wednesday evening
second speaker, Jean-Pierre Monchalin presented “Optical andwas designed to create a casual, relaxing atmosphere in which
Laser NDT: A Rising Star”. The technical sessions were organised
delegates could meet new and reaquaint with old friends. 960
from 740 submitted abstracts. Twenty-nine invited speakers wereattendees enjoyed some of Montréal’s, gourmet foods, a friendly
invited to further contribute to the success of the conference.
gambling competition and cabarat dancing.

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ICNDT COMMITTEE NEWSICNDT meetings in MontréalF

ollowing the well established practice, there were three key
meetings held during the Montreal World Conference. All
were well attended, constructive and showed that the ICNDT
is in very good shape.

1. Policy and General Purposes
Committee
This is the committee which provides advice to the full ICNDTand brings together the members of the Executive and therepresentatives of the Regional Groups (Europe, Asia Pacific, Pan
Americas and Africa).

Attendance:
Giuseppe Nardoni
Douglas Marshall
Dr Mike Farley
G Aufricht
Dr Baldev Raj
Mr V PariDr E Romero
Matt Gallagher
Joao Conte
Wayne Holliday
Tony Sonneveld
Les Dick
Dr R Link
Dr S Vahaviolos
Dr V Klyuev
Prof M Onoe
Dr R Murphy
Sergio Ghia
Irena Pushkina

ICNDT Chairman – Present
WCNDT Chairman – Present
ICNDT General Secretary – Present
ICNDT Treasurer – Present
ICNDT PGP Chairman – Apology
Representing Dr Baldev Raj
EFNDT Representative – Present
EFNDT Representative – Present
PANNDT Representative – Present
PANNDT Representative – Present
APCNDT Representative – Present
APCNDT Representative – PresentElected Member – PresentElected Member – Present
Honorary Member – Present
Honorary Member – Present
Chairman of ISO TC SC7 (Observer)
Secretariat
ObserverMr Nardoni welcomed everyone to Montreal. Dr Baldev
Raj was unavoidably detained in India due to a visit from agovernment Minister. The Quorum (5) was met, with 12 voting
members in attendance. The Minutes of the previous meeting (Jeju
Island, Korea) were reviewed and approved.
Mr Nardoni presented the published version of the ICNDTRecommended Guidelines for Qualification and Certification of
NDT Personnel according to ISO 9712 and suggested it was time
to begin to prepare a parallel document for aerospace NDT.
The nominations for the elections for ICNDT officers werereviewed and updated. (See ICNDT 29th Meeting.)
A full report was presented on ICNDT’s activities from 2000
– 2004 in the form of a Powerpoint presentation.
The provisional income and expenditure budget for 2004 – 08
was reviewed and accepted.
Dr Vahaviolos suggested that further consideration should begiven to raising funds via a sponsorship drive.
Applications by Malaysia, Singapore and Latvia had beenchecked by Douglas Marshall and were endorsed by PGP.
A proposal from Mr Herelli to form an African Federation of NDTSocieties and for this to be recognised as a regional/continentalgroup of ICNDT was warmly welcomed and endorsed.
The results of PGP votes for each of the ICNDT Awards wereannounced (see report elsewhere in the Journal).
Candidates for Honorary Membership were discussed and Mr
Nardoni was actioned to propose a list to the 29th Meeting.
A calendar of meetings for the next four years was agreed asfollows:
ICNDT Executive 2004 Manchester
PGP
2005 Albuquerque

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ICNDT Executive
PGP
ICNDT & PGP
PGPPGPICNDT & PGP
ICNDT

2005 Milan (13-15 October)2006 AFNDT, Cairo (February 2006)
2006 EFNDT, Berlin (September 2006)
2006 APCNDT, Auckland (November 2006)
2007 PANNDT, Argentina
2008 WCNDT, Shanghai
2009 13th APCNDT, Japan

2. 29th Meeting of ICNDTIntroduction
62 countries were represented at the World Conference (34 present
at the meeting). The Chairman, Mr G Nardoni, commented on theimportance of the work of the ICNDT, started by our predecessors
in 1954, and emphasised the importance of continuing to cooperate.
He asked for a minute’s silence to remember Mr Bjarne Larsen,
President of the Danish Society, who had passed away since thelast meeting and also to remember all the pioneers of ICNDT who
are deceased.

62 countries were represented at the 29th ICNDT meeting inMontréal

The following guests were welcomed:
Dr R Murphy
Dr Hatano
Dr Isaac Einav
Al Broz

ISO TC 135 SC7 Chair
ISO TC 135 Secretary
IAEA
FAA

The minutes of the 28th Meeting in Barcelona on Thursday 20
June 2002 were approved.
Awards, Honorary Members, Election of Officers
The winners of ICNDT Awards for 2004 were announced to themeeting as follows:
Roentgen Award:

Research Institute of Introscopy of JSC
MSIA “Spectrum”
Mr Giuseppe Nardoni

Pawlowski Award:
Education, Training
and Certification: Mr John Zirnhelt
Sokolov Award:
Dr Baldev Raj
Young Achiever:
Mr Anish Kumar

Following discussion with the Policy and General Purposes
Committee, Mr Nardoni proposed the following to become
Honorary Members:
Mr Douglas Marshall, Canada
Dr Sotirios Vahaviolos, USA

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Professor Guo, China
Mr H Thieretzbacher, Austria
Mr Ferid Herelli, Tunisia
These nominations were agreed unanimously.
Executive Summary
Dr Farley presented a list of the candidates for the elections to beheld at the 30th Meeting.
Dr Farley presented a report on the activities of ICNDT during
the previous four years. A copy is appended to the Minutes.
It was agreed to delay the report on WG3 Research and
Education to the 30th meeting.
Recommendations by Professor Onoe on the improvement of
the Website and use of the internet will be implemented by the
new Executive. (This can be found at http://www.ricoh.co.jp/
net-messena/NDTWW/INTERN/ICNDT/ICNDTNET/ICNDTNETv4.html).
The report on the expenditure on behalf of ICNDT by the
Italian Society for NDT was noted. Mr Aufricht confirmed thatthe expenditure had been correctly incurred in the pursuit of theobjectives of ICNDT. The total expenditure greatly exceeded
the Italian Society’s commitment of 25% of the surplus from the15th WCNDT. Mike Farley expressed the thanks of ICNDT to the
Italian Society and advised that there would be a more publicacknowledgement during the Opening Ceremony. Mr Gatti(AIPnD) responded, stating that the Italian Society had made its
investment because it was convinced of the importance of thework of ICNDT. It is important that this work continues.
BudgetThe budget for 2004/08 was accepted and the new Executive wereactioned to divide tasks among the Societies who are volunteering
support following the elections.
There was general discussion around the need to incorporate
ICNDT as a legal entity and to levy membership fees. The
following proposal was passed unanimously:“ICNDT request the Executive to prepare detailed proposals forincorporation of ICNDT as a legal entity to be presented forapproval at the 31st ICNDT meeting in Berlin”.
It was reported that PGP were also considering asking for
donations from commercial sponsors.
Membership
Douglas Marshall advised that the applications of four new
members had been endorsed by the PGP following review by theMembership Chairman. These were:
Malaysian Society for NDTSingapore Society for NDTATND Association on Nondestructive Testing of Moldavia
LatviaThese applications were approved unanimously.
The application of the African regional group, AFNDT, forrecognition as a regional/continental group in ICNDT wasapproved unanimously. Mr F Herelli (Tunisia COTEND) was
thanked for his efforts and IAEA for its support.
Regions
Asia Pacific (APCNDT): Les Dick introduced himself as the new
Chairman and advised that New Zealand will host the 12th Asia
Pacific NDT Conference in Auckland on 5-10 November 2006.
A meeting of the APCNDT will be held during the week of 16th
WCNDT.
Pan-Americas (PANNDT): Joao Conte confirmed that he and Mr
Wayne Holliday are the nominated representatives. A meetingof the committee will be held during the 16th WCNDT. The next
conference will be in 2007 in Buenos Aires.
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Dr Mike Farley, General Secretary of ICNDTEurope (EFNDT): Mike Farley advised that EFNDT was healthy
with 27 members. He had become President in 2003 for three
years, and BINDT had taken over the Secretariat for the same
period. A new Strategic Plan has been established (details
available at www.efndt.org). EFNDT is continuing to develop its
Mutual Recognition Agreement for Personnel Certification and has
opened this to countries outside Europe.
Africa: Mr Herelli reported on the formation of the AFNDTFederation with Professor Mahmoud Schaffai as Chairman. There
are presently four member societies of ICNDT in Africa andcontacts have been established in a total of 17 African countries. A
newspaper has been published and circulated at the 16th WCNDT.
Valuable assistance is being provided by IAEA. A Regional
conference is planned for February 2006 in Cairo, Egypt.
World Conferences
16th WCNDT, Montreal: Douglas Marshall, WCNDT President
and Douglas Whitely, WCNDT Chairman, were congratulated on
the arrangement for the 16th WCNDT. The following statistics wereadvised to the meeting:Number of Registrations
Exhibiting companies
Exhibition area
Abstracts received
Abstracts accepted
Premier sponsors

2127 (attendees and exhibitors)
160
27,500 sq.ft (approx. 2,700 sq m)
740
400 for oral presentation, 28
special presentations, 164 posters
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Douglas Marshall expressed thanks to the Organising
Committee, with a special mention of Dr Jean Bussierre, who
had prepared the Scientific Programme. A scanning device
at the doors of each room allowed recording of attendance ineach technical session and individuals were able to print out apersonalised record of attendance suitable for use in Certification
Continuous Education/records.
17th WCNDT, Shanghai: Presentation delayed to 30th Meeting.
18th WCNDT, 2012: Presentations were made by Tony Sonneveldof the Australian Institute of NDT, Matt Gallagher of the British
Institute of NDT and Amanda van der Westhuizen of the South
African Institute of NDT. Members were reminded that the ballot
would be held at the 30th Meeting.
External liaison
IAEA: Dr Isaac Einav (NDT Technical Officer) gave an excellent
presentation on the activities of the IAEA in the field of NDT. The

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ICNDT COMMITTEE NEWSobjectives, which exactly complement those of ICNDT, are:q Promotion of NDT Technology to Member Statesq Developing new nuclear technology for NDT (CRP)q Supporting ISO 9712
q Promotion of international harmonisation for training andcertification of NDT personnel
q Assistance in establishing national accreditation and Certifying
Bodiesq Encouragement to establishing professional NDT societies
q Strengthening the co-operation with ICNDT.
These objectives are achieved through Co-ordinated Research
Projects, IAEA publications and Technical Co-ordination focusedon developing countries. There is currently a strong interest inWest Asia. More emphasis will be placed in 2005 on introducing
advanced technologies with a continuation of work on training
and certification of personnel. It is hoped to strengthen cooperation with ICNDT.
ISO TC135 Non-Destructive Testing: Mr Nardoni welcomedDr Takagi (Chairman of TC135) and Dr Hatano (Secretary ofTC135) and emphasised the importance of co-operation between
ICNDT and ISO. A short presentation by Dr Takagi was givenon the activities of TC135, with the emphasis on SC7 (Personnel
Certification/ISO 9712) and the SC7 WG (Performance Based
Certification) which had met in Montreal. Discussion is underway
on how to clarify the overlap/dividing point between ISO 9712
(TC135) and ISO 11484 (TC17) which is primarily for steel tubes
but being considered for extension to all steel products.
Mr Alfred Broz of the FAA thanked ICNDT for inviting him to
the meeting as an observer. He continues to follow and support
the work of ICNDT with interest.

3. 30th Meeting of ICNDTIntroduction
The Chairman, Giuseppe Nardoni, welcomed the attendees.
Each of the party member societies present was presented with amembership plaque (courtesy of the Canadian Society), an ICNDT
flat (courtesy of the Italian Society) and a group photograph.
Mr Nardoni expressed his thanks to the Canadian Society for
their excellent arrangements for the 16th WCNDT and for the
ICNDT meetings. He was particularly complimentary on thesubject of the exhibition.
Forty members were present.
Procedures
The General Secretary reminded members that voting was one
voting delegate per member society. Mr Poudrai (France) andMr Rossi (Brazil) were appointed as Tellers. Austria announced
it had a general proxy for Switzerland, Czech Republic andPoland. Australia had a proxy for the World Conference only from
Pakistan. Malaysia, Singapore and Latvia were welcomed to theirfirst meeting as members.
Membership
Douglas Marshall reported on a meeting of the Membership
Committee (Douglas Marshall, Emilio Romero and Tony
Sonneveld) held during the 16th WCNDT. Following the approvalof four applications at the 29th Meeting of ICNDT on 29 August,consideration was given to applications from three countries withthe following outcomes:
1. Colombian Welding and Testing Society – already a member
since 1989, the above Society will now be the official
representative
2. Serbia NDT Society – English translation of application
required. The Secretariat will seek this directly or via EFNDT(Serbia already accepted as a member)
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the Secretariat prior to the World Conference requesting
membership but had failed to submit the requested paperwork.
The Secretariat will follow up.
Election of Officers
The new Executive Committee and PGP Committees wereannounced.
Mr Nardoni and Mr Marshall polled 20 votes each. Mr Nardoni
advised the meeting that he would stand down and allow Douglas
Marshall to take the ICNDT Chairmanship. As Immediate Past
Chairman, Mr Nardoni will serve ICNDT as PGP Chairman. The
meeting warmly applauded Mr Nardoni’s solution to the stalemate
situation and members congratulated Douglas Marshall as the new
ICNDT Chairman.
Following a secret ballot for the election of two individual
members at large among four candidates (Link, Prevorovsky, Grumand Sonneveld), Dr Link and Mr Sonneveld were elected.
Britain advised that following the election of Douglas Marshallas Chairman, it would withdraw its own candidature for Secretariat
in favour of the Canadian Society.
Dr Link asked for a show of hands to confirm those candidates
for which elections had not been necessary:
General Secretary
Secretariat
Treasurer
Trustee of Fund

Mike Farley
Canadian Institute of NDE
Austria
V Klyuev

The list was approved unanimously.
17th World Conference, 2008
Professor Rong Sheng Geng, President of the 17th WCNDT,
announced:
q Date under consideration ~Summer 2008, perhaps immediately
after the Olympics in Beijing
q Request for articles for NDT in China and the Worldq Sponsorship arrangements have been made with GE Inspection
Technologies
q Website www.chsndt.com establishedq Canada will hand over accounts, database, statistics on sessions
and publish information to help China and future conference
holders.
18th World Conference, 2012
Following a brief few words from Matt Gallagher (Britain), Tony
Sonneveld (Australia) and Amanda van der Westhuizen (South
Africa), a secret ballot was held. Votes cast were Australia 13,
Britain 10 and South Africa 18. Mr Nardoni congratulated South
Africa and offered the backing of members of the ICNDT.
Presentation on WG3 – Research and Education
A presentation was given on behalf of Dr Baldev Raj by Mr B
Venkataraman. Actions recommended are to be considered further
by the Executive Committee.
Report on ICNDT Certification Seminar
It was announced that following the Certification Workshop during
the 16th WCNDT, two new working groups would be formed:
1. NDT Guidelines for Aerospace – Chairman Mr Nardoni (Italy)
2. NDT Practical Examinations – Chairman Mr Luiz Cesar deAlmeida (ABENDE)
Volunteers’ names are being collected by the Executive.
Strategic Planning of ICNDT Activities
The Executive will carry out a strategic analysis and prepare a“business plan” which will include the incorporation of ICNDT
as a legal body.
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ASNT’s support of ICNDT. ASNT has
members in 85 countries and is keen to
maintain an international outlook.
Professor Amos Notea of Israel
proposed that ICNDT should take a strong
interest in NDT in the services of public
security (anti-terrorist diagnostics). Therewas unanimous support for this proposal
but some concern how to name the action.
The Executive agreed to prepare proposals
for a new Working Group.
Full minutes of the three meetings andlistings of committees are available on the
ICNDT website, www.icndt.org(Report by Dr Mike Farley, General
Secretary, ICNDT)I

Executive Committee

n conjunction with the Certification
2004 Conference, hosted by BINDT in
Manchester, UK – 1 – 5 November 2004
the ICNDT Executive also met.
Present for the meeting were, voting
members; Douglas J Marshall, Giuseppe
Nardoni, Mike Farley, Gerhard Aufricht;
invited guests - Matt Gallagher, Dr R
Link, Dr V Klyuev, Sharon Bond and Irena
Pushkina.
During discussions it was recognisedthat the version of the ICNDT constitution,
which was distributed during the 16th
WCNDT, was not the most recent. The
latest is revision 6 which is currently
posted on the ICNDT website and which
will be redistributed at the next ICNDT
meeting scheduled to be held in Shanghai,2008 during the 17th WCNDT. For current
information on the ICNDT Constitution
visit the ICNDT Website at www.icndt.org.
Two functions of the ICNDT Secretariat
have been delegated to other member
countries.
The German Society will take over thefunction of maintaining the website, which
is currently in the production stage andshould be totally functional within the next
month or two.
The ICNDT Journal will be thecooperation between two societies.
Both the Italian Society and the British
Institute of NDT will share the duties for

Douglas J Marshall

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Giuseppe Nardoni

the production of the ICNDT Journal.
The Journal will be produced 3 times
per year and will no longer be printed inmass production but rather will be posted
electronically on the ICNDT website for all
to download.
Members of the Executive and the
Journal Committee would like to express
the importance of participation of theRegional Groups. It is the wish that allsocieties will also take part by providing
their region reps with information onwhat is taking place in their community.
To disseminate this information in anorderly and timely fashion all societies are
asked to forward information to the ICNDT
representative for their region:

Vice Chairs

Asia-Pacific:
L Dick – ljdick@ndt.co.nz
O-Y Kwon – okwon@inha.ac.kr

Listed below are honorary members who
are not included above:
H Kopineck
Prof de Meester
Mr Singharia
M OnoeV Klyuev
S Vahaviolos
C-B Guo
Dr Theiretzbacher

Europe:E Romero – informacion@aend.org
V Krstelj – vjera.krstelj@fsb.hr
Pan-America:
J Conte – abende@abende.org.br
W Holliday – wholliday@asnt.org
Africa:M Schafy – shafy@maktoob.com
F Herelli – herelli.f@scncff.com.tn
For a full report on the 16th WCNDT
Conference please see page 3.
The next scheduled meeting of the
Executive Committee and the PGP
Committee is during the week of 14-18
March 2005 as part of the ASNT Spring
Conference to be held in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.

Current Structure of the ICNDTExecutive Committee
ICNDT Chair – Douglas J Marshall
ICNDT Past Chair – Giuseppe Nardoni
ICNDT General Secretary – Mike Farley
ICNDT Treasurer – Gerhard Aufricht
WCNDT President – Rong Sheng Geng
Membership Chair – Tony Sonneveld
Policy and General Purpose Committee
Chair (Immediate Past Chair of ICNDT)– Giuseppe Nardoni
ICNDT Chair – Douglas J Marshall
ICNDT General Secretary – Mike Farley
WCNDT President – Rong Sheng Geng

Mike Farley

Gerhard Aufricht

Asia-Pacific:
L Dick (New Zealand), O-Y Kwon (Korea)
Europe:E Romero (Spain), V Krstelj (Croatia)
Pan-American:
J Conte (Brazil), W Holliday (USA)
Africa:M Shafy (Egypt), F Herelli (Tunisia)
Elected Members
Baldev Raj (India)
Rainer Link (Germany)
Tony Sonneveld (Australia)
Honorary Members

ICNDT Committee Chairs
WG1 – Certification: Mike Farley
WG2 – Internet: M. Onoe
WG3 – Research & Education: Baldev Raj
World Conference Organising Committee
17th WCNDT President –Rong Sheng Geng
17th WCNDT Chair – Shen Jianzhong
17th WCNDT Secretary/Finance Chair –Xu Yongchang
Immediate Past WCNDT President –Douglas J Marshall
Exhibition Chair – Zhu Yaqing
Chair, COC – Cai Anding
Technical Committee – Shen Gongtian

ICNDT Secretariat
Please refer to :Mrs Sharon Bond
CINDE - Canadian Institute for NDE
135 Fennell Ave. Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3T2 Canada
Tel: (905) 387-1655 ext 22
Fax: (905) 574-6080
e-mail: sbond@cinde.ca

Rong Sheng Geng

Tony Sonneveld

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W

Looking ahead together
ith the nomination of NZNDTA as hosts of the 12th
APCNDT 2006 Conference back in 2001, the emphasisof this small association has had to change, somewhat

markedly.
Towards this goal we have made an effort to be represented ininternational matters. Following attendance at Brisbane 2001, we
also attended Jeju 2003 and lately the 16th WCNDT in Montréal.
The World Conference was the first official launch of the 12th
APCNDT display booth and conference material, with the website
www.APCNDT2006.com coming online at the same time. The
standard of this display and the interest it attracted is a credit to all
involved and would not have been possible without the support of
APCNDT member societies, who have committed funds to assist
New Zealand in the hosting of 12th APCNDT 2006.
It is the coming together and support of one another that
continues to grow the Asia Pacific Region, with our membershipinitiatives resulting in the unanimous acceptance of the Indian,
Malaysian and Singaporean Societies into the APCNDT at theWorld Conference in Montréal. These members bring with themskills and diversification that can only enhance the standing of the
APCNDT in the international arena and also by way of numbers,
our effectiveness. The region now represents eleven member
societies with literally thousands of individual members.
In the time running up to 2006, it is hoped to also attract
regions such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Mongolia, Pakistan,
Indonesia, Sri Lanka and finally Bangladesh who were in fact
represented at our APC meeting in Montréal and we thank themfor attending.
“Looking ahead together”, the theme of the 12th APCNDT
Conference, has led the AINDT (Australia) and the NZNDT
societies to sign a memorandum of undertaking at Montréal,
which will see both societies working even closer together andLeft to right: Andy Rowe, Doug Marshall, Les Dick, Sharon Bond andJohn Thompson toast at the end of the 16th WCNDTICNDT Journal Vol 7 No 1 March 2005

Left to right: Les Dick, Andy Rowe and Ian Baggott at the12th APCNDT stand in Montréal

ultimately forming one large society following APCNDT 2006.
The APCNDT is also to launch an “Asia Pacific Regional Journal”
as proposed by JSNDT and KSNT, following an initial period of anewsletter style format, to gauge interest and acceptance that thisjournal would become a regular item for the region.
JSNDT (Japan) is to host the 13th APCNDT, now moved to2009 to avoid a clash with conferences in Europe (this clash has
unfortunately not been avoided for 2006, as the date was set in2001). However, subsequent conferences should then fall back out
to every four years, as per our bylaws.
So 2013 is available if member societies wish to bid to hostthis event.
Other initiatives of the APCNDT / ICNDT will be met in the
coming months with the formal approval of named representatives
to the PGP, plus editorial positions on international standards
committees such as ISO 9712, the NAS 410 / EN 4179 joint
standard and the establishment of an APCNDT Working Groupon Qualifications and Certification to ISO 9712. I wish to thankpersonally all the members who volunteered to fill these positions
and we look forward to their meaningful input.
As the current Chairman / President of APCNDT I look forward
to continuing the communication, support and development of
our regional group to the betterment of this region and all member
societies and also towards harmonisation and recognition ofinternational standards and relationships. This will be achieved
with your support and with groups such as IAEA supporting our
initiatives.
We wish you all well and encourage you to get involved in
the IAEA & ICNDT sessions in the week leading up to the 12th
APCNDT Conference, 5-10 November 2006, in Auckland, New
Zealand.
Les Dick, President APCNDT

9EUROPEAN REGIONAL GROUPEFNDT becomes AssociatedMember of EUROLAB

created in Brussels on 27 April 1990 on thebasis of a memorandum of understanding,signed by delegations representing theprivate and public laboratories of 17 outof the 19 countries of the EC and EFTA.
Since October 1998 EUROLAB is a legal
entity in the form of an international
association under Belgian law. EUROLAB
aims to support its members interests
and to help them in technical, regulatoryand quality management matters, aimingatsimplification
andinternational
harmonisation of regulations concerningcompetence
andperformanceoflaboratories. It is a European multi-sectorial
form for laboratory and conformity
assessment services, making productcertification and technical evaluation more
visible.
EFNDT will be represented in
EUROLAB aisbl by Hannelore Wessel fromDGZfP e.V.

During the 4th meeting of the Boardof Directors of EFNDT (14 May 2000
in Zeuthen, Germany) it was agreed
that EFNDT will follow an invitation of
EUROLAB aisbl to become associatedmembers. During the General Assembly of
EUROLAB aisbl in Edinburgh (4-5 October2000), Dr Farley, as member of theBoard of Directors, made a presentation
on EFNDT and this was well-received.
EUROLAB installed a new member groupcalled “international affiliates”, of which
EFNDT is the first. International affiliates
may speak in meetings but have no voting
rights.
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Today, the NSNDT has approximately
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The main activities of the Society are:q to arrange an annual NDT conference
which will take place in May/June every
year, with 120 – 150 participants. This
year’s conference will be arranged in
Stavanger, 29-31 May 2005
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personnel. This year’s seminar will bearranged in Oslo, 14 and 15 November
2005
q to publish a technical journal, NDTInformasjon with three issues annuallyq to maintain an up-to-date web-site:www.ndt.noq to participate in ICNDT and EFNDT
meetings and conferences
The main personnel certification
scheme in Norway is EN 473, incorporating
additional requirements from the former
Nordtest scheme to form the combined
system called EN 473/Nordtest.
The Norwegian Society for NDT has
been a member of the ECNDT and ICNDT
for many years, and is today a full memberof the European Federation for NDT(EFNDT)
Secretariat address:
Norwegian Society for Non-destructive
Testing, c/o FORCE Technology Norway AS,
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OGfZP

BelarusBANK & TD

Belgium

BANT

Bulgaria

BGSNDT

Croatia

CrNDTCzech rep.

CNDT

Denmark

DSNDTFinlandFinnish NDT Committee

FranceCOFREND

Germany

DGZfPGreeceHSNT

Hungary

HONDT

Ireland

IIWEI

Italy

AIPND

Netherlands

KINT

NorwayNSNDTPolandSIMP

Romania

ARoENdRussiaRSNDT&TD

Slovakia

SSNDTSlovenia

SSNDT

Spain

AEND

Sweden

FOP

Switzerland

SGZP

UkraineUSNDT

United Kingdom

BINDT

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on-destructive testing is a vital toolin quality assurance of industrial
products
andconstruction
activities as well as for plant life estimationand extension studies.
Therefore in developing countries,
the effective use of NDT is of particularimportance to ensure the proper
performance of equipment, to verify the
integrity of large investment projects andalso to inspect imported products andservices. Member states of the AFRA region
are in the process of industrialisation andthere is now, more than ever, the need tobring NDT technology into the region.
AFRA has been assisting its member
states in the field of NDT methods withparticular emphasis on capacity building
for certification and qualification of
NDT personnel, upgrading of available
infrastructure as well as bridging the gap
between the advanced countries and theothers where the expertise is still needed.
This has resulted in the introduction andpartial establishment of NDT technology inmost of the countries.

AFRA Regional Report
centre with some NDT facilities but it does
not undertake NDT qualification according
to ISO 9712 standard. There are about 20
NDT service companies; some of the larger
ones having their own NDT facilities.

well established but most of it is undertaken
by foreign companies. Training courses
in radiography Levels 1 and 2 have beenplanned and the related training facilities
are already completed.

Namibia

Ghana

There is currently no AFRA activity to datebut NDT personnel training is required.
Presently, most NDT works are undertaken
by expatriates.

Local training is on-going in UT, RT, PT, MT
and Thickness Measurement. A concerted
effort to create public awareness of NDT is
showing results.

Nigeria

Tanzania

An established NDT centre and National
Certification Body exists and NDT training
is well established. Nigeria is an active
participant in all AFRA NDT affairs.
Presently. Lloyds-approved experts areimported to monitor NDT examinations
and so result in independently tested
qualifications. Some 20 level 1s and 15
level 2s and 3 training courses are planned.
Plans are underway to establish an NDTSociety.

There is limited NDT activity at present
and this consists mainly of Government
work and a few private industrial concerns.
There are obstacles to establishing a local
NDT Society as users are widely dispersed.
However, there is positive co-operation
between the University, the private sector
and selected government departments.

South Africa

RSA has a well-established NDTinfrastructure. The region of South Africa
At the moment there is no NDT Society
has extensively supported AFRA activities
that has been formed
since 1995 in terms
and no Nationalof training, practical
Certifying Body toindustrial experience,
ISO 9712 is planned.
equipment
service
So far, six technicians
andcalibration.
have been trained to
An NDT centre islevel two in UT andavailable as an AFRA
RT, while two other
DesignatedCentretechnicians
haveforAnglophone
been trained in MT
countries. An AFRA
and ET in addition to
Amanda van der Westhuizen (centre) database has been
UT and RT.
represented South Africa at the 16th WCNDT established and isbeing updated. The
Egypt
RSA has an NCB which meets ISO 9712/EN
There is currently no National Certifying
473 specifications in partnership with PCN
Body to ISO 9712 but national trainingof UK. A national NDT Society, SAINT, has
in basic NDT methods has been on-going
been in existence for some 30 years. The
since 1986. A national NDT standard
RSA also has established the South African
has been drafted and proposed for
Qualification Authority (SAQA) to accredit
implementation.
NDT training and certification for inclusion
Mauritiusin the National Qualification Forum.
The Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB)
Algeriahouses the NDT project. However, due
Research projects for complete NDE
to the limited volume of NDT activity,
materials evaluation in all NDT methods
few people are trained overseas. There areare running in two laboratories. A nationalno immediate plans to establish training
database is in preparation. A wellor a certification body due to limitations
recognised NDT industry exists. Additionalof activities, though an NDT Committee
assistance is required to initiate Level 3
exists. The MSB is currently seeking
training. A national certifying committee
accreditation of its NDT activity by thehas been established but there is no NCB
Mauritius accreditation services.
as yet and no NDT Society.

Cameroon

MoroccoThere are five level 3s certified by
COFREND in France. There is a technical

ICNDT Journal Vol 7 No 1 March 2005

Libya
The use of NDT methods and techniques is

Kenya
Excellent public awareness has beenachieved and is still on-going. An NDTSociety exists and extensive personnel
training assistance is well-utilised. Current
membership of the society is 200 members
as well as five corporate members. An NCB
was established in 1996 and a National
NDT Training Centre is also designatedat the Materials Testing and Research
Department of Ministry of Roads andPublic Works.

Congo
The main NDT applications relate to
air/sea transport, oil industries and somemechanical engineering concerns which
require primarily RT and UT. There is aneed for personnel training as well as basic
NDT training equipment.

Tunisia
CETIME has been organising NDT training
and certification of personnel in four basic
methods (RT, UT, MT, PT) at level 1 and 2
since 1996.
Up to now, 450 personnel have beencertified to Level 1 and 2 in Tunisia andseven level 3s. CETIME is selected as
an AFRA Designated Centre for French
speaking countries in Africa. The current
major project is aimed at the Accreditationof an NDT Training and Certification Centre
to meet ISO 9712 requirements. An internal
audit has been made to prepare the Centre
to host designated regional activities.
The second major project is aimed at the
installation of a periodic gamma-projector
maintenance laboratory. A well-managed
NDT Industry is in existence to meet thedemand, which may be reflected by some
20 level 1 and level 2 courses, which areplanned.

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Las Vegas hosts successful 2004 ASNT Fall Conference andQuality Testing Show

SNT’s Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show, held
15-19 November 2004, saw a strong professional
programme matched with innovative exhibitions andproductive committee meetings, all coming together in the Riviera
Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was a notable success for
the Society, as over 1450 NDT professionals from 24 countries
took part in the conference. The professional programme saw
106 papers presented in 31 sessions devoted to a broad spectrumof NDT technology and applications. The Quality Testing Showshowcased the latest in NDT products and technology, with 103
exhibitors with 142 booths filling the exhibit hall in what attendees
considered one of the best shows in memory.
ASNT National Conference Chair and Professional Programme
Chair Claudia Kropas-Hughes coordinated the professional
programme sessions which were divided into three and, attimes, four concurrent sessions. They focused on topics including
computed tomography, data acquisition and recording, imaging
technologies and testing aerospace components.
Dr R Bruce Thompson, of the Center for NDE, Iowa State
University, presented the Lester Honor Lecture and Keynote
Address, “Simulation Models: Critical Tools in NDE Engineering.”
Thompson discussed the history of simulation models in aerospaceengineering, focusing on the ways in which these models have
evolved from depicting idealised problem areas to incorporating
data drawn from real discontinuity and component geometries
and the ways in which these models are potentially useful for
predictive maintenance and probability studies. Thompson’spresentation was well received and marked the beginning of aparticularly strong professional programme.

The audience listens to the ASNT Fall Conference Keynote Address,“Simulation Models: Critical Tools in NDE Engineering”, given by
Dr Bruce Thompson. Attendance at the address was over 350

Plenary address
ASNT Executive Director Wayne Holliday presented the Plenary
Address, He spoke on the history of ASTM and the ways in whichstakeholders can become involved in the consensus building
process. A short course on “Advanced Magnetic Particle Inspection
Applications and Techniques,” taught by Pat Jenkins and George
Hopman, began the conference. And, four more short courses took
place throughout the week: “Eddy Current,” taught by Hussein
Sadek; “Thermographic NDT,” taught by Steven Shepard; “Remote
Visual Inspection,” taught by Michael Allgaier; and “Advanced
Ultrasonics,” taught by Tim Armitt.
An industry tour of Varian Medical Systems, Security
and Inspection Products, was held. The well attended andinformative tour focused on NDT technology relating to security
matters, highlighting the building and testing of industrial linear
accelerators and their use in cargo container screening.
Attendance at the Quality Testing Show was consistently highExhibitors and attendees at the Quality Testing Show opening

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ASNT 2004 Class of Fellows at the Annual Awards Banquet,
Wednesday evening, 17 November. From left to right: Marvin Trimm,
Robert W Smilie, Ron Sherwin (accepting for this father Amos
Sherwin), James S Pellicer, Ronald T Nisbet, Jeffrey S Monks, Gregory
A Mohr, Richard A Harrison and Mark F Carlos

throughout the week, with participants from around the world
gathering to see the latest in NDT technology. The show was a
popular place to discuss various products and applications withthe 103 vendors present.
At the Annual Awards Banquet, ASNT members and guests
gathered to recognise those members of the NDT community
who have earned the Society’s highest honors by contributing bothto the science of NDT and to the Society itself. The Banquet wasalso the occasion for the ceremonial changing of the presidential
collar, with the installation of 2004-2005 ASNT President Henry
Stephens and the other officers taking place. Among notableawards presented were the Philip D. Johnson Honorary MemberAward to Robert Feole and the Robert C McMaster Gold Medal
for which George Wheeler was the recipient. A special award wasgiven to honor Frank Iddings who served as editor of the Back to
Basics column in Materials Evaluation for 25 years.
The conference wrapped up with a postconference seminarthat was as timely and well attended as events throughout theweek with Ted Peet covering the subject of “Natural and Manmade
Disasters: Impact on Inspection of Large Structures.”
From the Professional Programme to Quality Testing Showand the Awards Banquet, the ASNT Fall Conference 2004 wasa valuable event from which it is hoped the knowledge gained,
resources found and professional relationships developed willfurther the NDT industry and community.

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Society News - Brazil
New co-operation agreement between Brazilian Society of Non-destructive Testing andInspection and the British Institute of Non-Destructive TestingAn agreement to develop close links in fields of common
interest was signed during the 16th WCNDT by Messrs
Edson Vasques Moreira and Ed Newton, presidents of
the Brazilian Society of Non-Destructive testing and Inspection(ABENDE) and the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing(BINDT) respectively. Initially, the agreement will focus upondeveloping mutually beneficial arrangements concerning:q Harmonisation of Brazilian and European systems for
qualification and certification of NDT personnel;
q European Federation for NDT Mutual recognition of NDT
personnel certification;q Systems for providing compliance with the NDT personnel
certification requirements of the European Pressure Equipment
Directive (97/23/EC) and supporting harmonised standards;
q Cooperation on the development of qualification andcertification systems for condition monitoring and engineering
inspection personnel.
Further announcements concerning the detail of developments
resulting from this agreement can be expected over the coming
months.
In celebration of 25 years theBrazilian Society for NonDestructive Testing (ABENDE),
held its National Congresson
Nondestructive
Testing(CONAEND), together withthe 14th Technical Exposition of
NDT Equipment, Products andServices, the 4th NDT Seminar ABENDE’s national congress on
non-destructive testingof the Airspace sector and the 3rd
NDT Seminar of the Automotive sector.
The different activities were held between 12-14 July 2004.
Besides the technical subjects, round table discussions were
held on:a) Qualification and certification of NDT personnelb) Brazilian legislation concerning NDTI

Ed Newton (seated-left), then President of BINDT, and Edson VasquesMoreira (seated-right), President of ABENDE, at the signing of the
co-operation agreement at the World Conference on NDT in
Montréal. The support teams, including Dr Mike Farley (standing
second right) and Mr John Thompson (standing centre) look onc) NDT in hydroelectrical industryd) National policies in science and technology for industry, andits incentive for NDT technological development.
e) NDT auditoriesf) New non-invasive technologies and techniquesg) Use of NDT in gas pipelinesh) Loss control in industrial processesi) NDT in buildings construction industryj) NDT services hire guide
Thematic meetings for aerospace and automotive sectors
were held, where technical papers were presented, as well
as discussions on new inspection, training, qualification andcertification of inspection personnel, products and equipment
applied to both disciplines.

ABENDE – 25th Anniversary Celebration

n 2004 the Brazilian Society of Non-Destructive Testing(ABENDE) celebrated its 25th Anniversary and to commemorate
its silver jubilee it took the opportunity at its conference(CONAEND) to express what has been achieved and what is yet
to be conquered.
A panel was made up of Messrs Edson Vasques Moreira- President of ABENDE, Aílton Pereira da Silva – Manager of
PETROBRÁS, José Paulo Silveira – former secretary of technologyof the Ministry of Science and Technology, José Santaella Redorat
Jr – President of the Advisory Council of ABENDE, GianPaollo deDonato – Manager of Capuava oil refinery, and Arnaldo Ribeiro– representative of Inmetro. Each one gave a touching testimony
showing how ABENDE had progressed over the last 25 years. “It isa terrific honor to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Association,
ABENDE conquered the leadership role in the sector” said José
Santaella Jr.
Aílton Pereira da Silva took advantage of the occasion toannounce that Petrobrás had begun with investments of U$ 50
million up to 2010; U$ 46 million in Brazil alone with the setting
up of several oil platforms. Aílton Pereira da Silva concluded
his speech with a simple but powerful sentence: “We hope thatABENDE will contribute for another 25 years in this country”.

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Using the lead of growth
expectation, Arnaldo Ribeiro
reinforced: “From now on
ABENDE will be even more
active and will have much morework to take on”. Edson Moreira
Vasques, President of ABENDE,
summarized the proud feelingregarding the achievements: “Ifeel myself very young in an
Association that has a great
History”. Edson Vasques related
what had been accomplished:
Left-to-right: Edson Vasques “ONS, release of our magazine,
Moreira, President of ABENDE;
HéctorEspejo, Argentinian implementation of the Project
Society for NDE; João Conte, of ABENDE´s TechnologicalCenter, recognition of training
ABENDE’s executive director
and certification examination
bodies”, and wrapped up: “We have been working under theguidance of a very strict strategic planning, and continually
discussing with several associates; we need the participation of
every one in this project”.

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However, it was the statement of José Paulo Silveira, anassociate that helped with ABENDE´s establishment, which was
the most enthusiastic at the opening ceremony. First, he wastechnical: “Non-Destructive Testing stands for safety, reduction oflosses and increase in productivity”. But only for a few minutes
was technology part of his speech. José Paulo Silveira preferred
to be direct and sensitive to the difficulties and importance of
the Association. “Our path was neither short nor easy. Today,
ABENDE is a reference institution, a broadcasting pole, and it
has accomplished what the founders of the Association were
expecting”.
The day was very emotionally stirring, even for those who
had little to say. Carlos Soligo Camerini, ABENDE´s first certified
professional, received a memorial plaque as a souvenir, andmade the audience proud when he asked everyone to stand up
to dedicate the gift to all qualified professionals. “I am receiving
this plaque on behalf of all individuals that went through thecertification procedure”, he said. ABENDE´s number 1 associate
could not be forgotten, and Carlos Hallay Jr was very pleased
to receive the tribute. Tânia Regina Gomes da Cunha wasrepresented by Marcelo Neris, assistant manager of ABENDE´scertification bureau. She also received a plaque of ABENDE´s firstcertified professional.
The 25th anniversary celebration was also an important
opportunity to sign the agreement between ABENDE and the
Aeronautics Technological Center (CTA). This partnership will give
ABENDE the competence to certify professionals in the airspacesector.
ABENDE took the opportunity of its silver jubilee to publish acollection of books called “NDT Books”. João Conte, ABENDE´sexecutive director, introduced the collection which shallencompass techniques such as visual testing, liquid penetrant,
magnetic particle, ultrasound, X-rays and eddy currents. Thesebooks will be used in courses conducted by Training Bodies
accredited by ABENDE and shall, therefore, guide candidates
seeking SNQC / END qualification and certification.
It was quite a surprise toguests, but the 25th anniversarycelebration ended up withmusic. During twenty minutes,
the Arrasta-Lata band succeeded
in entertaining and stirring eventhe tough ones…. twenty-fivechildren and teenagers from
Campo Limpo, a poor stricken
and violent neighborhood in the The Arrasta-Lata band
city of São Paulo, endeavoredthrough the music, to raise awareness on the part of population
about the importance of environment preservation. And for theirinstruments they used plastic and tin cups – all improvised fromsoft drinks to recycled rubbish and chemicals containers, whichbecame drums, and the beat was as good as a samba schoolfrom Rio de Janeiro. It was much more than a show business.
The theatre was overflowing life and dance. At the end, theaudience was asking for more. With a smile on their faces and intune with the music and dance, the children received a standing
ovation. In the company of those who will decide the future of thecountry and, moreover, raising awareness about the importanceof preserving the environment, was the best way to celebrate
ABENDE’s 25 years.

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CERTIFICATION
New arrangement between NRCanand BINDT
NRCan (Natural Resources Canada) and the British Institute of
Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) have agreed to an arrangement
under which BINDT will issue a certificate of approval incompliance with European Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/
EC) to NDT personnel certified competent under the Canadian
CGSB-48.9712-2000 by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
To be eligible for this ‘PED Certificate’, the applicant must holdcurrent valid MT/PT/RT/UT Level 2 or level 3 CGSB-48.9712-2000
certificate(s) of success in a qualification examination satisfying
CGSB-48.9712-2000 criteria, BINDT will issue approval(s) by
e-mail to the applicant.

EFNDT task group for approval ofcertification centres
EFNDT, on behalf of ICNDT, is in the process of being nominatedas an audit group for the approval of certification body, according
to ISO 9712/EN 473, in those countries without any accreditation
system.

2004 International Conference on
Certification
A highly successful two-day conference was held in Manchester,UK, in November 2004. With the theme ‘NDT in a shrinking
world’ the 4th International Conference on Certification andStandardisation in NDT addressed the key issues in this important
subject area.
The main points arising out of the conference were:q harmony in the acceptance all over the world of the ISO 9712
certification schemeq there is a common will to merge EN 473 in ISO 9712
q there is a desire to improve the code of practice for therecognition of non-EU NDT certification valid for PED workq there is a need to participate in CEN working group as EFNDT
representatives
ICNDT Recommended Guidelines for Qualification andCertification of NDT Personnel according to EN4179 andNAS410The new organisation in Europe of theauthorities governing the Safety of
Aerospace (EASA) and the UnitedStates Authorities (FAA) have reached
a common agreement to harmonise
the requirements of EN4179 with
NAS410 relative to NDT Personnel
Certification.
In an admirable example ofharmonisation between Europe andthe USA, the National AerospaceStandard (NAS) and the European
Associations for Aerospace Industry
have declared that the new editionof NAS410, Edition 3, is equivalent
to prEN 4179 Edition 3, February 2003.
Based on this scenario ICNDT is proposing to set up a Recommended
Guidelines for the Qualification and Certification/Approval of NDTPersonnel According to EN4179 – NAS410.
This Recommended Guidelines will include, amongst other things:• Minimum Requirements of technical knowledge for NDT Personnel;• Employer responsibility;• National Aerospace NDT Board (NANDTB);• International Standard Reference.
The Guide will be a useful tool for NDT societies wishing to set up a
National Aerospace NDT Board.

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q that there is a requirement to expedite the selling of EFNDT
question bank to worldwide Certification Bodies for I and II
level examination.

Certification in the world
Third-party certification according to ISO 9712 is increasing
rapidly throughout the world. The number of certificates issuedby accredited centres acting in different countries is approaching
300,000.
The ICNDT Journal continues with its overview of certification
figures around the world, compiled from data provided by NDT
societies. The whole NDT community is requested to provide datain order to improve and update the table below.
The table summaries the results obtained from replies up to
January 2005. Please note:
1. Certification numbers quoted are for third-party certification
ONLY (ie Certification to ISO 9712, EN 473 or ACCP).
2. The figures quoted are for certificates issued.
3. Certification numbers quoted against a particular country
are actually numbers for the Certification Scheme run inthat country. The figures may, therefore, include a significant
proportion of certificate holders who are based outside thecountry in question.
4. A further table will be provided in a future ICNDT Journal toshow the overall Certification picture in each country.
Country

ISO 9712/EN 473

Other schemes

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Japan

12199

41141

5987

Switzerland

510

873

112

Uruquay
Austria

3973

2840

996

186

1484

129

EcuadorCzech Rep

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

1

5

8

54
4

SNT-TC-1A

1052

1391

48

StD-301/E/
04APC

520

1618

464

PED

1580

3064

521

2

Italy

1894

11420

948

Germany

4423

7711

1964

Spain

746

3565

569

Canada

1939

8612

515

Totals

25870

77646

11222

Remarks
EN4179
SNT-TC-1A

ICNDT Recommended Guidelines for Qualification
Certification of NDT Personnel according to ISO9712

andISO/FDIS 9712:2004 after a two-month voting period was approved in January2005 by the members of ISO/TC-135/SC7, Personnel Qualifications. The
revised standard ISO 9712:2005 is expected to be published and available forsale by May 2005.
The ICNDT PGP Committee will be meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico in
March 2005 to review the ICNDT Recommended Guidelines and address thechanges required to ensure that the guidelines meet the requirement of therevised 9712 document.
Contents of ICNDT Guidelines• Background to ICNDT Guidelines• Accreditation of Certification Bodies• Employer responsibilities when using Third Party Certification• Advantages of Qualification and Certification to ISO9712• References to current major internationally used Certification Standards• Requirements of technical knowledge of NDT personnel
Appendices• ASME recognition of ISO 9712/EN473• Training syllabus international relevance• Listing of Certification Bodies offering ISO9712 Certification• Mutual recognition of certification• Vienna Agreement between ISO and CEN• Current major internationally-used Certification Standards• Process of development and revision of ISO9712• The role of ICNDT and Regional Groups in the Harmonisation Process forTraining and Certification• ICNDT Membership Directory
Recognised by ASME

If a manufacturer prepares his written practice for ASME Code related examination in such a way toestablish ISO 9712/EN 473 as his method of certification then there would be no need for doublecertification.
Extract from ASME Document ASME Comments on the EC 2002 Report on United States Barriers totrade and investment (16 January 2003).

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CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
Month

March

Date

Venue

9-10

Luik, Belgium

14-18

Alburquerque, New
Mexico, USA

22

BANT-KINT Symposium
ASNT’s 14th Annual Research
Symposium

Contact
info@bant.be
conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

Moscow, Russia

Workshop “Tomography”

spektr@co.ru

London, UK

Materials Testing 2005

mt2005@bindt.org
www.materialstesting.org

15-19

Lecce, Italyart’ 05-8th Int. Conf. on NDT and
Microanalysis for Diagnostics andConservation of the Cultural andEnvironmental Heritageci.ppi@tin.it
www.aipnd.it

17-20

Moscow, Russia

4th International Exhibition and
Conference “NDT equipment anddevices, technical diagnostics”

ndt@primexpo.ru

24-26

Beaune, France

COFREND- National Conference
and Exhibition

cofrend@cofrend.asso.fr
www.cofrend.fr

28-31

Stavanger,
NorwayNational NDT Conference

pda@forcetechnology.nowww.ndt.no1-3

Portoroz, Slovenia

8th Int. Conf. On Application ofcontemporary NDT in Engineeringjanez.grum@fs.uni.lj.si

5-11

Ekaterinburg,
Russia17th All-Russian Conference andexhibition”NDT and Diagnostics”

svs@imach.uran.ru

13-15

Harrogate, UK

NDT 2005-The 44th Anual
Conference of the British Institute of
Non-Destructive Testing

conf@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

14-16

St. Petersburg, Russia

Defectoscopy-2005

sci&ind@restec.ru

20-22

Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

NDT & Corrosion Management Asia
Conference

nassir@mint.gov.my

10-12

Prague, Czech Rep.

13-15

Milan, Italy

11th National Conference of ItalianSociety for NDT

aipnd@numerica.it
www.aipnd.it

17-21

Columbus, Ohio, USA

ASNT Fall Conference and Quality
Testing Show

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

30-2 Nov

Fremantle,
Western Australia

MATE 05-Materials & Testing

aindt@immanet.asn.au
www.mateng.asn.au/MaTe05

2-4

Neuquen,PatagoniaArgentina

CORENDE 2005 -Regional
Congress on Non-Destructive &Structural Testing

info@aaende.org.ar
www.cnea.gov.ar/cac/

8-10

Znojmo,Czech Rep.

DEFEKTOSKOPIE 2005- 35th
International Conference and NDTExposition

mazal@uk.fme.vutbr.cz
http://cndt.cz

18-19

Athens, Greece

5th National Conference on NDT of
the Hellenic Society of NDT

hsnt@hsnt.gr
www.hsnt.de

25-29

Berlin, Germany

9th European Conference on NDT(ECNDT)

mail@ecndt2006.info
www.ECNDT-2006.INFO

2008

Shanghai, China

17th World Conference on NDT

17wcndt@keluoli.com

220122

Durban, South Africa

18th World Conference on NDTamanda.vdwesthuizen@andtc.com

April

May

September

12-14

OctoberNovember

September
2006

16

Event

NDT in progress

mazal@uk.fme.vutbr.cz
http://cndt.cz

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