CONTENTS
News.............................................. 1-5
Africa Regional Group.................... 6-7
Asia-Pacific Regional Group...............8
European Regional Group..................9
Pan-American Regional Group... 10-11
Calendar of Events............................12

The World Organisation for NDTVolume 8 Issue No 4
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Action plans provide direction for workI

am writing this in the run-up to our 34th ICNDT meeting to beheld in Moscow during the 10th European Conference on NDT.
This will be the latest meeting of the International Committee
in a series which goes back to a meeting fifty-five years ago inBrussels in 1955. The NDT communities of just fourteen countries
were represented at the first formal meeting fifty years ago in Japan
in 1960. Now, NDT societies from more than 50 countries are
members of ICNDT.
The Committee has moved forward from the years when its maintask was to organise the World Conference to now when the ICNDT
is an established legal entity, registered in Vienna, like many larger international bodies.
The body has been funded in recent years by donations from the NDT societies which havehosted the World Conferences (Italy, Canada and China). In Moscow, the General Assembly
will vote on a proposal to introduce modest annual fees to help meet our administrative
expenses. Other support is provided ‘in-kind’ by some of the larger NDT societies – Canada
and Britain support the preparation of the Journal and other publications, Germany hosts the
ICNDT website, Britain provides the ICNDT secretariat and India will fund the preparationof ICNDT Monographs.
Also at the 34th meeting the members will review ICNDT’s
Strategic Plan, prepared by the Executive Committee to provide
direction for our work. The Strategic Plan has been published on
the ICNDT website (www.icndt.org). Four Action Plans have beencreated:(i) Support for national NDT societies;(ii) Promotion of the importance of NDT;(iii) Qualification and certification of NDT personnel;(iv) NDT education and research.
Four Working Groups are tasked with pursuing these Action Plans.
Elsewhere in this ICNDT Journal you will find an invitation tovolunteer your assistance to help promote the importance of NDT(Wikipedia action – opposite) and an article by Matt Gallagher on
The British Institute of NDT’s integrated education programme for NDT professionals. Thisis associated with the tasks of Working Group 4: Education and Research.
At the Moscow meeting we will receive a progress report from the Joint Working Groupof ICNDT TC 135 and CEN TC 138 – set up with the objective of harmonising the ISO 9712
and EN 473 standards. We will also discuss the NDT projects which are supported by the
IAEA and consider if ICNDT can help the IAEA deliver its objectives.
Finally, I offer a big thank you to the organisers of the 10th ECNDT in Moscow and allof the people and organisations from inside Russia and outside who have supported theevent.

Dr J M Farley
Chairman, ICNDT

June 2010

Help promote theimportance of NDTI

n its quest to improve and increase thepromotion of the importance of NDT,
the Executive Committee of ICNDT
has formulated Action Plan 2, which
covers a wide variety of issues relating
to the objective. One of these topics isconcerned with the information available
on the internet on NDT and its associateddisciplines, and NDT technologies
and their application. It is obviously ineveryone’s interest that this information is
as comprehensive, accurate and up-to-dateas possible.
Websites such as Wikipedia, theencyclopaedia written collaberatively by
the people who use it, contain a lot of
information about non-destructive testingthat can be improved, developed andexpanded. Not everyone, however, has theexpertise or the time available to do thesethings.
It is felt that ICNDT can fulfill a usefulrole by helping to co-ordinate the efforts ofindividuals who are willing to contributea small but valuable amount of time toenhancing the NDT information resources
available on the internet. These resources
might be not just those available throughwebsites such as Wikipedia, but also manyothers, including the ICNDT’s own at
www.icndt.org, with a view to making thisa valuable knowledge base for all people
with an interest in non-destructive testing.
Whilst initial efforts will be focusedon the English-language versions of theresources in question, it is ultimately
envisaged that other languages will becovered in the future.
It is hoped to convene a meeting ofinterested communications representatives
from member societies in due course.
To register your interest in joining asmall task group and offering assistancewith this project, please send an email
to david.gilbert@bindt.org, detailing any
specific areas of interest and expertise.

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Editorial contributions are welcomed.
Articles should be sent to Sharon Bond, CINDE. Email: s.bond@cinde.ca
Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the International Committee for
Non-Destructive Testing. No liability is accepted whatsoever for errors or omissions.
ICNDT Member Societies are authorised to distribute this newsletter and/or its contents, however
permission should be obtained for reproduction of individual articles and extracts.

The next ICNDT Journal will be published in September 2010Material should be sent to Sharon Bond, email: s.bond@cinde.ca by 31 July 2010

Future ICNDTCommittee Meetings
Executive
Sun 6 Jun 2010: Moscow
Fri 9 Jul 2010: Teleconference
Fri 24 Sep 2010: Teleconference
Fri 3 Dec 2010: Teleconference
Thu/Fri 27/28 Jan 2011: Glasgow
Fri 4 Mar 2011: Teleconference

General Assembly
Thu 10 Jun 2010: Moscow

PGP
Sat 13 Nov 2010: Houston
Sat 1 Oct 2011: Cancun

Working Group 1
Sat/Sun 11/12 Sep 2010: Vienna
Sun 14 Nov 2010: Houston
Sun 2 Oct 2011: Cancun

ISO CASCO WG30 and ISO/IEC 17024
Report from John Thompson, Chairman,
ICNDT WG1
ASCO Working Group (WG)
30 is currently revising ISO/IEC
17024:2003
Conformity
assessment – General requirements forbodies operating certification of persons.
This standard is a normative reference inboth EN 473:2008 and ISO 9712:2005,
and NDT personnel certification bodies
must conform to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024. John Thompson is the formallyappointed liaison between this WG and
ISO TC135, the Technical Committee for
ISO 9712.

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The Chairperson led a review of the
WG30 work plan. It was recognised thatthe present plan was unrealistic since
it was felt that a further working draft(WD3), reflecting agreement at the present
meeting, should be produced, circulated
and commented upon in time for a further
meeting on 22-24 June 2010, at which it
was expected to finalise a CD for circulationand comment, with further comments
reviewed at a meeting on 18-20 January
2011. A two-day work group meeting
would then review comments from the CDballot, producing a DIS around June 2011.

Documents reviewed or referred to at themeeting:
1. ISO/IEC 17024 WD2
2. CASCO WG30/12 (WG30 comments
on WD2)
3. WG30 Work Plan.

Reporter’s opinion: Given the DIS and
FDIS ballot periods, it is not anticipatedthat the next edition would be published
before 2012, probably in the middle of thatyear (hopefully in time for the WCNDT in
Durban, when its impact can be consideredduring the ISO TC135 meeting).

Meeting report:
The meeting took place in Geneva overthree days, 22 to 24 February 2010.
The Chairperson appointed leaders forfour break-out groups, assigning sectionsof the standard for review by each groupin order to facilitate the review of WG30
comments on the current WD2 ISOIEC-17024. On the afternoon of Tuesday
23 February, the meeting re-convened inplenary session to discuss significant itemsof change or contentiousness.

Significant and/or contentious mattersnoted:At the 23 February plenary session, thefollowing were discussed at length:l CB certification of own staff (presently
allowed if no equivalent certification
available in that country); agreed atpresent meeting to remove the foregoingcondition, but with anticipation that thiswould result in serious concerns being
expressed during the next comment
period. This arose from discussion

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concerning practice, prevalent in theUSA, whereby major multi-nationals(such as Microsoft and Cisco) own
and administer certification schemes
for persons using and maintaining
their products, including own staff or
employees.
l Independence and impartiality
conditions (which could result indifficulty for membership bodies, suchas NDT societies, separating normal
services to members from certificationof members).
l Carrying out and documenting aperiodic (annual?) system or practiceanalysis (a defined term), evenwhen the scheme is defined by aninternational or regional standard (suchas ISO 9712).
l Requirement for applicants forassessment/examination to sign a nondisclosure agreement with the CB (topreserve the security of examinationmaterial).
Date and place of the next meeting: 22-24
June 2010, at the ISO offices in Geneva.
Footnote: The next meeting of the combined
CEN/ISO WG jointly reviewing and revising
EN 473:2008 and ISO 9712:2005 will takeplace in Vienna on Monday 13 September
2010, and not in Moscow prior to the 10th
ECNDT as stated in the March issue of the
ICNDT Journal.

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An integrated education programme for NDT professionals

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Key elements of the programme include:
l Distance learning options
The new NDT degree programmes are delivered by distancelearning. This provides substantial flexibility and enables
students to study at any location with internet access.
Currently, there are students working towards a degree whilst
offshore or overseas. For new entrants into the profession,
distance learning means that they can be employed whilst
studying – which means that they are not building up student
debts and are able to gain valuable work experience.
l Variety of routes into the programme
There are various entry routes into the programme. Schoolleavers will need university level entry qualifications. Thosewith NDT certification can gain entry without meeting
academic prerequisites. Certification also earns exemptions
from some modules through accreditation of prior learning(APL).
The main purpose of the programme is to provide an integrated,
flexible professional development path for NDT professionals– linking work-based learning, apprenticeships and CPD withvocational qualifications (certification), academic awards andprofessional engineer registration.
The qualification matrix provides a graphical illustration of aflexible programme where equivalences, exemption routes anddifferent entry points are provided. The aim is that no-one with thenecessary ambition is excluded. Entrants can come straight fromschool with A-level qualifications or through the vocational routewith PCN certification at Levels 1, 2 or 3.

Non-destructive testing degree programmes
The Foundation Degree in NDT (FdScNDT) was validated in July
2007. At the beginning of 2010 there were around 120 students
studying towards the degree. The programme is delivered througha combination of work-based and distance learning.
Currently, all students are existing NDT personnel who see
the degree as an opportunity for professional development. In thelonger term, most students will be school leavers.
Entrants who have held certification in NDT are granted
appropriate accreditation of prior learning (APL), which meansthat they can be exempted from some of the Stage 1 and Stage 2
modules.
During 2009, the BSc(Hons) NDT degree was validated. This
provides a route to a Bachelor level engineering qualification.
FdSc(NDT) graduates are eligible to enter the BSc(Hons)ICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 4 June 2010

WORKBASEDVOCATIONAL

ACADEMICPROF REG

NQF
EQUIVALENTEngineering
Doctorate
APPRENTICESHIPS
WORK-BASED LEARNING
CPD

Report from Matt Gallagher, The British Institute of NDThe British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)
has embarked on an ambitious programme to develop an
improved approach to the professional development of NDTtechnicians and engineers. It incorporates vocational training,
work-based learning, personnel certification, academic awards,
professional engineer registration and ongoing learning provision.
The programme was launched in the UK in 2007 to address anumber of issues:l NDT is not always perceived as a ‘proper’ engineering
disciplinel NDT certification is not fully recognised in the wider
professional communityl Certification does not confer professional status and is in itself
a temporary qualificationl There is no structured career development for NDTtechniciansl The demographic issue – not enough new entrants into NDTl There is no structured entry route for school leavers.

Masters
Degree8CharteredEngineerBSc(Hons)
NDT
PCN Level 3

PCN Level 2
PCN Level 1

7
6Foundation
DegreeStage 2

Incorporated
Engineer

5Foundation
DegreeStage 1Engineering
Technician

3

4

SCHOOL LEAVER OR OTHER ENTRY LEVEL

Figure 1. NDT professional development qualification matrix

NDT top-up programme. Candidates with PCN or ASNT Level 3
certification in four appropriate methods may be granted directentry into the BSc(Hons) NDT programme.

NDT degree programme content
The Foundation Degree in NDT (FdScNDT) is equivalent to twothirds of a full bachelor degree. By distance learning, students
without any accreditation of prior learning (APL) would typicallytake four years to complete the degree. The programme is split into
two stages comprising:Stage 1:		l Introduction to NDT20l Material Properties
20
l Electronic Principles
20
l Mathematics for Technology Part 1
20l Technical Project20
l Personal Development
20		
Total Credit Points = 120
Stage 2:l Visual and Surface Testing20
l Radiographic Testing20
l Ultrasonic Testing20
l Eddy Current Testing20
l Quality Management of NDT
20l Quality Tools and Techniques in NDT
20
		
Total Credit Points = 120
The top-up BSc(Hons) NDT would typically take two years andconsists of the following modules:l Corrosion Analysis
20
l Thermographic Imaging
20
l Vibration Monitoring and Analysis
20
l Advanced Inspection Methods and Techniques
20
l Technology Project40
		Total Credit Points = 120

The student experience
Student life is quite different from the conventional campus
experience. Students are generally employed and student debt isless of an issue.
The integrated nature of the programme means that students will
gain academic qualifications, alongside vocational certificationand engineer registration.

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Partnership with industry
A key element for attracting school leavers into an NDT training
and education programme is the availability of work placements.
The British Institute of NDT is encouraging UK industry to offer
suitable placements. We have created a new staff position,
Associate Director of Industry, Education & Professional Affairs, tohelp facilitate this.
The Institute is also considering establishing a bursary forselected trainees.

Continuing professional development
Another important element of the programme is high-quality
material for continuing professional development (CPD).
Flexible delivery provides a variety of access points, online or
through lectures in different locations. Material will be produced
from accredited texts, including published papers on the mostrecent developments.
Those registered for the CPD programme will be provided with
their own web space within the Institute’s website. This can beused for logging CPD and work experience. The CPD programme
will be designed to satisfy ongoing professional registration
requirements as well as certification renewal.

Planned new features of the programme
Currently, the academic programme provided by the Universityof Northampton allows exemptions to students holding PCN/
EN473 certification. A possibility for the future is the recognitionof appropriate academic awards within an EN473 structure.
The equivalence already established, and illustrated in the Tablesin this paper, for vocational qualifications, academic awards andprofessional registration could logically be extended to include a
new Level 4 certification pathway to engineer level competency.
The technical scope of the Foundation and BSc degrees is likely
to broaden which will lead to awards in related inspection and test
disciplines such as condition monitoring.

WORK/
VOCATIONAL ACADEMIC
CLASSROOMBASED
APPRENTICESHIPS
WORK-BASED LEARNING
CPD
ACCREDITED TRAINING MODULES

School leavers will be attracted to a learning experience which
combines academic and work-based learning. A successful student
embarking on the programme at age 18 could have achieved, after
four years, a Foundation Degree in Non-Destructive Testing, PCN
Level 3 in UT, RT, PT, MT and ET as well as Engineering Technician
registration and four years’ work experience.
Progression to the BSc(Hons) NDT, Masters Degree and an
Engineering Doctorate in NDT is available to those with thenecessary ability and aspiration.

PROF REG

Engineering
Doctorate
Masters
DegreeNQF
EQUIVALENT
8

CharteredEngineer

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Level 4 NDTEngineerBSc(Hons)
NDT/CM/
ITT

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PCN Level 3Foundation Incorporated
DegreeEngineerStage 2

5

Engineering
Technician

3

PCN Level 2
PCN Level 1Foundation
DegreeStage 1

4SCHOOL LEAVER OR OTHER ENTRY LEVEL

Figure 2. Inspection and test technologies professional development
qualification matrix

These developments would lead to the next evolution of theprofessional development qualification matrix.

Conclusion
The British Institute of NDT is making good progress with its new
education initiative for NDT professionals. There are currently
around 120 students on the distance learning degree programmes– this is before any full promotional launch. Plans for the future
recognise industry’s need for integrated inspection and test
provision.
Developing high-quality material for continuing professional
development will help ensure NDT professionals remain at theforefront.
Recognising the overlaps in academic and vocational training
leads to possibilities of mutual recognition and exemption
pathways.
Flexible delivery whilst maintaining quality makes the
programme attractive and accessible.
At The British Institute of NDT we are happy to share ourexperiences with sister societies and international groups such as
EFNDT and ICNDT. Contact matt.gallagher@bindt.org for more
information.

The Value of NDT – articles invitedT

he International Committee for Non-Destructive Testingis inviting editorial contributions for the ICNDT Journal
by means of an award for the best published case study
expounding the value of NDT.
The case studies should describe a real-life installation orapplication, detail problems and challenges encountered and how
they were solved and, ideally, state the amount of money saved aswell as explain any additional benefits or advantages that resulted
from the employment of NDT or condition monitoring equipment,
systems, techniques and/or services.
A good example of the type of article sought is one publishedin Insight December 2009: ‘Intelligent gearbox monitoring systemallows Corus to reduce costly downtime’ (Vol 51, No 12, p 649).
The article described how the unique PRAXIS condition
monitoring partnership between CNES and Schaeffler UK has
enabled plant engineers at the beam mill in Lackenby, Teesside,
UK, to oversee an internal redesign to the hot saws gearbox, which
has ultimately saved the company more than £100,000.

4An online remote monitoring system working on the criticalpiece of machinery has provided plant engineers with valuable
data on gearbox condition, thereby pinpointing the exact sourceof regular bearing failures.
Each article, which must be of no more than 1000 words inlength, should be illustrated with up to a maximum of five figures,
diagrams or photographs, which may be in colour.
Prospective contributors are requested to submit articles toDavid Gilbert at david.gilbert@bindt.org
Please note that ICNDT editorial staff reserve the right toedit, amend, reject or re-schedule copy submitted without priorreference to the contributor.
Contributors are requested to ensure that articles submitted
are of quality and originality and are written in good English. Fullresponsibility for the article(s) rests with the authors, who, whereapplicable, must have obtained permission to publish the material,
including permission to use any materials that may be protectedby copyright.

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Contact:
M Shafy – shafy@maktoob.com
F Herelli – herelli.f@scncff.com.tn

Regional Report
AFRICA

CETIME Tunisia – a model of adaptation to industrial changes

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ETIME is an organisation providing support and services
to the Tunisian Mechanical and Electrical Industry (MEI).
During recent years, it has shown remarkable dynamism that
accounts for its rank as a model among other similar organisations.
This position was achieved thanks to its pragmatic strategy basedon satisfying customers’ needs, on the efficient management ofdifferent organisational parameters, good communication andhuman resources management. Actually, these practices are
inherent to good management and constitute the pillar of the
managerial strategy of the centre.
The positive results of the effective managerial strategy of
the centre have soon become apparent. Both the ratios andthe indicators of performance recorded during recent years
do prove success. This can be perceived in a net surplus at thelevel of turnover and achievements, which brought high productdevelopment exceeding costs through services provided.
These results could not be reached without the adequate
combination of several factors. Among these, the most importantones are:

1. Culture
The setting of an organisational step orientated towards ‘the heartof the job’ in the sector of MEI, that is to say mechanics, electricity
and electronics, revolving around the main activity of the centre(materials, control and measuring). This organisational approachhas been realised through the adoption of an enterprise culture
based on ‘project management’, through the organisation of a
dynamic group and the engagement of efficiencies in the common
projects and by introducing the missions of project coordinators. It
should also be noted that the rate of technical staff at the CETIME
amounts to 70% of a total of 115 people.

2. Quality
The increase of quality management within the centre byits shift towards an integrated system ‘QSE’. This involves
the reinforcement of the accreditation of its laboratories inorder to enable them to provide different services necessary
for the development of Tunisian industrial performances.
Quality has always been the core of the managerial strategy of
the centre. The latter has always been a niche for skills and an
ideal model of management covering all the prerequisites ofentrepreneurship, namely: leadership, strategy, management of
human resources, internal and external communication processes
etc, in addition to high consideration for social and environmental
matters. Thus, the CETIME did engage itself in an action of settinga system of environmental management together with healthand labour security. These steps were taken in order to complete
its SMQ and to consolidate its quality infrastructure in terms ofcontrol and tests. This enabled the centre to cover the increasing
enterprises’ demands arising from the liberalisation of international
trade, especially with UE. Thus, the centre continuously commits
itself to enlarging the accreditation of its laboratories.
The
CETIME
has
also
been
designated, since2001, as a model
regional
centrefor training andgranting
degreesto technical staff
working in the fieldof non-destructive
testing (NDT) in the
Fr e n ch - s p e a k i n g
Visit of Mr Ali Boussaha, Director of theAfrican countries.
Africa section of the International AtomicThis
designation Energy Agency (IAEA), to CETIME
was attributed by
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the context ofthe ‘AFRA’ programme.
This unit has undertaken the responsibility of training andgranting degrees in the different basic methods of non-destructive
testing and according to international standards (ISO 9712, EN
473 and IAE TEC – DOC 673). So far, it has granted degrees
to more than 500 operators, including a hundred from Frenchspeaking African countries.

3. Communications
Being essential for the building of the society of knowledge andfor the concretisation of new projects of high quality added to theTunisian industry, the CETIME has committed itself to the control
of internal information and its dissemination. A documentation
centre of up-to-date technology (DCUT) has been created which
provides a rich document database and easy access to national
and international databases.
In order to benefit with technical information andcommunication, a dynamic website (www.cetime.ind.tn) was
created. At the same time, a free hotline offering quick effective
assistance services (QAS) was also set up.
To help industrial enterprises in their search for modern tools of
production and management, the CETIME has provided the MEI,

An official ceremony dedicated to giving NDT Level III certificates by Mr Ridha Ben Mosbah, State Secretary for Industry & Energy and PME, July
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ever since 2005, with a bulletin of information, CETIME news. This
electronic monthly review provides enterprises with up-to-datetechnological news and helps them seize business opportunities
that might crop up in a challenging economic world.
In order to bring efficient contribution to the national researchsystem, the centre works in tight collaboration with Sousse,
l’ANPRI, research centres, universities and sectoral professionalorganisations. This collaboration allows edifying new innovative
research projects allowing the industrial sector to be strongly
involved in different programmes, and enabling enterprises toobtain a better international rank.

4. Image
By celebrating its 25th anniversary in May 2007, CETIME has
achieved a quarter of a century of support to Tunisian industry,acquiring remarkable expertise and reputation.
Thanks to its experience and brand image acquired throughout
several years of work, CETIME has invested in research anddevelopment. Two major events have largely contributed to thestrengthening of the brand image:l The organisation of the 5th African Conference on NDT heldfrom 12 to 14 March 2008 in Hammamet-Tunisia. In thecontext of collaboration between the African Federation of
NDT (AFNDT) and the International Agency of Atomic Energy(IAAE) and through the regional project of AFRA, this event
has constituted an important forum at the level of the African
continent.
l The membership of CETIME in the International Institute of
Welding (IIW) since July 2007 and its positive impact on thedevelopment of Tunisian skills in the field of welding andrelated techniques. Tunisia was selected by the IIW to hostand organise the international congress of welding and of
related techniques from 26 to 28 May 2010.
New laboratories dedicated to future projects such as:
photovoltaics, tests of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC),
mechatronics and on-board systems are considered positive assets
for the adoption of a dynamic direction necessary for the policy ofsetting an efficient industrial strategy in the year 2016.
There is also international cooperation with France, Spain,
Italy, Sweden and so on, together with the multi and bilateral
partnership, especially the one that CETIME has made with CETIM– FRANCE.

1st Call for Papers

Online Workshop: Simulation in
NDT 2010
September 2010 in NDT.net
The workshop will take place online in NDT.net during thewhole month of September.
Modelling and simulation of NDT techniques is the mainemphasis of this workshop.
Simulation or modelling has been a part of NDT since
its earliest applications. It has been used for several of thecommon NDT methods including radiography, ultrasonics,
eddy current, remote field and a variety of others. Modellinghas been available to a variety of industrial venues but seems tohave been under-utilised in the general NDT service industry,
thus this workshop wants to bring together research, providers
and NDT practitioners.
The format of presentations is open to a wide range ofoptions, such as MS Word manuscripts (we will convert theseto PDF) and Powerpoints, which can also contain supplements
such as videos or even audio comments by the author. The
workshop with its presentation will be displayed in the
database. In conjunction with the presentations, a virtual
meeting room will be open in the forum for asking questionsof the presenters or discussions between participants.
The workshop is freely accessible for all without further
registration.
Presenters can register online and upload contributions at:www.ndt.net/simNDT2010
Deadlines
Abstract: 15 July 2010
Final Paper: 1 August 2010
Workshop Editor: Rolf Diederichs (NDT.net, Germany).
Programme Chairman: Ed Ginzel (Materials Research Institute,
Canada).
Contact: Rolf Diederichs. Email: rd@ndt.net

9th World Conference on Neutron Radiography WCNR-9
3-8 October 2010
Kwa Maritane, South Africa
This is the 9th conference in the series of World Conferences for Neutron Radiography (WCNR-9), that has been scheduled by theInternational Society for Neutron Radiology (ISNR) to take place every 4 years since 1981, when WCNR-1 was held in San Diego, USA.
This is the first opportunity for the event to be held on the African continent with South Africa as the nominated host.
The aim of the series of WCNR is to bring researchers, students and fellows together to share information, build networks and tostrengthen relationships between international partners in neutron radiography-related research.
Topics to be covered at WCNR-9:l Neutron sources and beams at fast, thermal and cold neutron facilities.
l Neutron detectors and techniques for tomographic, phase, stroboscopic and other novel imaging practices.
l Industrial neutron imaging applications and its complementary nature to X-ray imaging.
Tucked away in the heart of the malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park, about 80 km north of Pretoria, Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge
offers a unique combination of African wildlife setting, including an abundance of Big Five game viewing opportunities, and productive
conferencing.
A scientific visit is also planned to the thermal and fast neutron radiography facilities at Necsa, located 40 km west of Pretoria.
Contact: Global Conferences Africa, PO Box 651817, Benmore, 2010, South Africa. Tel: +27 (0)11 676 3453; Fax: +27 (0)11 884
1502; Email: wcnr-9@globalconf.co.za; Web: www.wcnr-9.co.za / www.isnr.de

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Contact:
N Wagle – narayan.wagle@hed.ltindia.com
N Ooka – nori.ooka@rio.odn.ne.jp

Regional Report
ASIA-PACIFIC

Additional report on the 13th Asia-Pacific Conference
for Non-Destructive Testing (APCNDT 2009)T

he APCNDT 2009 was held at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama,Japan, from 8 to 13 November 2009. It was the third time inJapan after an interval of 29 years.
Dr M Farley, President of ICNDT, and Dr N Ooka, Chairman of
APCNDT 2009, opened the conference.

Attendees at the APCNDT meeting on 12 November 2009

Attendees of the ICNDT Policy and General Purposes Committee(PGPC) meeting held on 8 November 2009

There were 212 abstracts in the original programme, of which
178 presentations, including 4 plenary lectures, were made. The
number of participants was 331, including exhibitors from 35
nations, despite the economic crisis and the H1N1 virus goingaround the world. 27 delegates and 21 delegates attended the
APCNDT meetings on 11 and 12 November, respectively.
The next APCNDT will be held at Mumbai, India, in November
2013.

Dr N Ooka, Chairman of APCNDT 2009 (centre) with Dr B
Venkatraman, Representative of APCNDT 2013 (left) and Mr L Dick,
Former President of APCNDT 2006

The Workshop on NDT in JSNDI

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he Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI)
has been planning contributions to Asia-Pacific societies forpromoting NDT technologies from the twenty-first century
onwards. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had
been promoting NDT industrial application among the east Asian
countries in the last century. The future planning committee in
JSNDI took up this matter and planned to hold a workshop as oneof its most important subjects for the purpose.
JSNDI held the first workshop on NDT for enhancementof cooperation with Asia-Pacific societies for three days at the
JSNDI office in Tokyo from 5 to 7 November 2007. A numberof resolutions were adopted at the end of this workshop. The
workshop concluded with great mutual understanding among theparticipating societies for this initiative.
The second workshop on NDT with Asia-Pacific societies washeld from 13 to 15 November 2008, with the aim of cooperation
among Asia-Pacific societies. 17 participants from 13 societies
attended this workshop, and the workshop attendees were different
from the first workshop. The working group in JSNDI studied thepossibility of the realisation of the following recommendations,taking into account the relationship to APCNDT, ICNDT and
IAEA:(1) Exchange of information.
(2) Compilation of a question bank for qualification examination,
including test-pieces.
(3) Establishment of a unified qualification & certification
scheme.
(4) Common activity for the implementation of a model
Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with
ISO 17024.
(5) Establishment of an organisation of the Federation of AsianNDT societies (draft of FANDT).

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The third workshop on NDT was held during the APCNDT2009 Conference from 9 to 11 November 2009. Attending were
not only workshop members, but also observers from ASNT,AINDT, NZNDTA and ICNDT. At the workshop, JSNDI proposed
the following activities as a second stage:(1) Continue the workshop under the support of JSNDI toencourage qualification examination, education and training
of NDT personnel.
(2) Arrange or establish the question bank for qualification
examination in cooperation with participating countries.
(3) Perform the technical training and fabrication of test-pieces.
(4) Exchange technical information.
(5) Study the scheme to foster NDT personnel in order to unify
and enhance the level of NDT techniques.

Attendees of the Third Workshop on NDT in Yokohama, Japan

Now, JSNDI are planning to have a task group meeting inNovember 2010 and education & training of NDT personnel inFebruary 2011. Further information will be found on the JSNDI
website: http://www.jsndi.jp/english_pages_web/index.html

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E Romero – informacion@aend.org
V Krstelj – vjera.krstelj@fsb.hr

Regional Report
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J Conte – abende@abende.org.br
W Holliday – wholliday@asnt.org

Regional Report
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News from the American Society for NDT
Houston is It
Houston, Texas, USA, is site for ASNT’s
2010 Fall Conference & Quality Testing Show
The annual Fall Conference that combines innovative technology
and applications with knowledgeable people will be held in
Houston, Texas, USA. Houston was host to ASNT’s very popular
2006 Fall Conference. ASNT’s Houston Section is again looking
forward to welcoming the global NDT community. Some very
special activities are being planned for conference participants,
including a rodeo. The 2010 conference, Houston is It, is scheduled
for 15-19 November 2010.
The Quality Testing Show will bring NDT equipment andservice providers from around the world together for an energetic
and vibrant tradeshow. Both the conference and exhibition will beheld at the George R Brown Convention Center.
The professional programme is intended to be robust, withpapers presented on a variety of NDT techniques and applications,to bring participants up to date on the very latest in the NDT field.
Depending on the date of this publication’s release, there may
still be an opportunity to submit abstracts for consideration for
the Fall Conference. Desired topics include health monitoring,
infrastructure, laser methods, phased array, radiation safety,
homeland security, composites, pipeline inspection, aerospace,manufacturing and reliability studies.
Submission information and requirements are provided on the
ASNT website (www.asnt.org). From the homepage, click on the‘Meetings and Events’ link and select the Fall Conference. Shortcourses, public lectures and committee meetings are also planned
for the week.

Williamsburg proved successful venue for the
19th Annual Research Symposium
and Spring Conference
Historic Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, was the location for the
ASNT 19th Annual Research Symposium & Spring Conference.
The four-day event, held 22-26 March 2010, opened withMonday evening’s welcome reception sponsored by exhibiting
companies. Tuesday’s sessions began with a special keynote address:‘Impacting NDT’s Future: the Pioneering Work of Professor Robert
Green while at the Johns Hopkins University Center for NDE’,
which was presented by his former academic colleague Dr B Boro
Djordjevic. Djordjevic, who is President of Materials and Sensors
Technologies, set the tone for a day filled with sessions presented
by Green’s former students. The topics, ranging from ‘UltrasonicMeasurement of Hertzian Contact’ to ‘Thermographic Images ofDefects in Concrete Bridges’ and ‘NDE Engineering: The Missing
Link between Design and Maintenance’, demonstrated further
Green’s legacy in non-destructive testing evaluation research.
More than 400 people attended the symposium, which included
78 paper presentations and 28 vendor exhibitors displaying thelatest in NDT/NDE equipment and research orientated services.
It’s not too soon to consider submitting an abstract for the 20th Annual
Research Symposium & Spring Conference, set for 21-25 March 2011,
in San Francisco, California, USA. Watch the ASNT website (www.asnt.
org) for abstract submission requirements and deadlines.

ASNT membership growth continues
ASNT membership now includes over 11,000 individual members
and 500 corporate partners – the largest number of corporate
partners in the Society’s history. The membership is active aroundthe world, with 70 domestic sections and 14 located outside theUnited States. The Society’s growth worldwide is striking, with
38% of the total membership residing outside the United States.

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Topical conferences scheduled for summer 2010
Additional topic and industry specific courses planned for thissummer include:l The Fourth Japan-US Symposium on Emerging NDE Capabilities
for a Safer World offers a special opportunity to attend a cooperative
symposium which fosters interactions among researchers, scientists,
engineers and practitioners from Japan and the USA. The JapaneseSociety for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI) is hosting thisconference. Further details regarding the conference, including
exhibiting opportunities, hotel accommodation, registration fees/
forms and the full schedule of events, can be found on JSNDI’s
website at http://www.jsndi.jp/english_pages_web/index_1_1.html
l Digital Imaging XIII, at the Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket,
Connecticut, USA, emphasises the important role of, andchallenges to, non-destructive testing for new construction andin-service inspection of the real-time radioscopy and digital
imaging industry. The programme details are available online at
http://www.asnt.org/events/conferences/digital/digital.htm
l NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials
Technology (SMT) 2010 is being held 16-20 August 2010 at
New York’s LaGuardia Airport Marriott, New York, New York,USA. This conference promotes the exchange of information
among national and international researchers, practitioners andinfrastructure stakeholders on the application of NDE and NDTtechnologies for condition assessment of highway infrastructure.
Contributions are focused on field applications, case studies,
technology implementation, applied research and practicalexperience. Infrastructure stakeholders, transportation officials,
researchers, consultants and contractors will be exposed to thestate-of-the-practice in NDE methods. In addition, participants
will have opportunities to discuss urgent problems faced by civil
infrastructure stakeholders and the potential solutions utilisingavailable and emerging NDE technologies.

Nondestructive Testing Handbook, third edition:
Volume 9, Visual Testing published
When describing the recently published Visual Testing NDT
Handbook, editor Patrick Moore writes in the preface: “Unlike theprior edition or any book on visual testing, this comprehensive
volume covers digital capabilities that inspectors use routinely. The
coverage of indirect techniques (sometimes called remote inspection)
has been updated to reflect current technology for cameras andmeasurement. The discussions of optometry and physics are
updated. The chapter on metals is completely revised with an eyefor practicality. The material on direct techniques is presented in one
chapter…The entire book has been revised to be clearly organised
and functionally complete”. This volume features 340 pages, 459
illustrations, 67 equations and 50 tables. Other notable highlights of
the NDT Handbook are that it:l is a collaborative effort ofdozens of NDT experts
including technical editors
Michael W Allgaier and Robert
E Cameron;l has an editorial emphasis onpracticality, with information
for Level II and Level III
inspectors;l includes applications for
welding, chemical, petroleum,
electric power, aerospace;l covers updated standards;
l includes image processing;l has metric units throughout.

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News from the Brazilian Association of NDTABENDI takes part in 9th Meeting on Improving
the Certification Process
The Brazilian Technical Standards Association (ABNT) – jointlywith the Brazilian Committee on Quality (CB-25) – held the 9th
Meeting on Improving the Certification Process in the Brazilian
System of Compliance Assessment (SBAC) on 22-23 March at the
Hotel Estanplaza Paulista. The event gathered government agencies,
entities, companies and other organisations related to the process ofcompliance assessment to discuss issues that lead to actions aimed
at improving the certification process in the scope of the SBAC.
Participants at the event included: João Rufino Telles Filho,
Executive Manager of the RAC (Registry of Certified Auditors),
which is currently operated by ABENDI; Alfredo Lobo, the Quality
Director at Inmetro; and Dr Nigel Croft, Brazil’s representative at
the ISO/TC 176 (the ISO’s Technical Committee responsible for
9000-series standards), who was recently elected as Chairman of
the ISO/TC 176/SC 2 Subcommittee.

ABENDI organises international event oncertification of persons
The Brazilian Association of Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection
is organising the 2nd International Forum on Certification of
Persons, promoted by Inmetro. The event – to be held on 29
and 30 September – aims to debate the importance of structured
certification in the recognition of skills, based on systems forcompliance assessment of various aspects practised at the national
and international level.
The Forum is aimed at businesses from the sectors of industry
and services, government and public organisations, educational
institutions and professionals in general who are interested in thesubject.
As in 2007, the event will be held at the Brazilian Associationof Metallurgy, Materials and Mining (ABM), one of the supportersof the Forum.
Further information is available at http://www.abendi.org.br/
forum_certificação

RAC is officially accredited by Inmetro
to certify auditors
Brazil’s Registry of Certified Auditors (RAC) has been officiallyaccredited by the National Institute of Metrology, Standardisation
and Industrial Quality as an Agency of Certification of Persons(OPC-002), for certification of Quality Management System
Auditors, Environmental Management Auditors and Environmental
Auditors.

The accreditation was granted by Inmetro after the RAC met allof the requirements and rectified the two non-compliances thatwere identified during the audit.
Formerly administered by the Center for Innovation andCompetitiveness (CIC) and administered by ABENDI since
January 2009, the RAC ensures that certified auditors meet theinternational requirements for the activity, guaranteeing that thework is performed in a reliable and secure manner.
The Director of Quality at Inmetro, Alfredo Lobo, stated thatABENDI’s credibility on the market was essential for redeeming
the RAC: “Creating a critical mass of good registered auditors
provides trust in the certifications and a significant reduction incosts, since the certifying agencies will not need to have a large
staff of their own auditors.”

ABENDI reopens process forrecognition of rope access
ABENDI’s Rope Access Committee decided to reopen the rope
access recognition process on 1 March 2010, which will last until
the beginning of certification implementation.
Applicants must provide documentation in accordance withinformation available on the site, as well as the documents NA-006,
DC-022 for N1, DC-023 for N2 and DC-024 for N3.
For further information, visit www.abendi.org.br

CONAEND & IEV 2010 to be held in one ofBrazil’s highest-investment cities
According to Agência Petrobras, with the discovery of the presalt layer, the Brazilian oil giant’s investment in the Santos Basinjumped from 18 billion dollars in ten years to 40 billion dollars
in five years. The mayor of Santos, João Paulo Tavares Papa,
announced at Santos Offshore that it is a challenging time for theregion and that the entire production chain is already attentive
to this new reality, as well as the emergence of a culture of oilthat is part of the economic agenda for the coastal area known as
Baixada Santista.
It is against this backdrop that the CONAEND & IEV 2010
will be sponsored by ABENDI in Santos, in conjunction with the17th Expoend (Exposition of NDT Products and Services), which
will bring new technological challenges, in addition to the usual
line-up, with information and the practical vision of technicalspecialists from the area of non-destructive testing and inspection –the subjects of the presentations and discussions at our CONAEND& IEV 2010 event.
For further information, visit http://www.abendi.org.br/
FrmEventoMan.php?evt_codigo=372

5th Pan-American Conference for NDT
2-6 October 2011
Cancun, Mexico
Contact: Rubén M Campos, No 2651 Col Villa de Cortés, Del Benito Juárez C P, 03530, Mexico D F.
Tel: +52 55 59 48 31 23; Email: info@copaend5.com

www.copaend5.com
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CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
Month

Date

Venue

7-11

Moscow
Russia10th European Conference on NDT

spektr@co.ru
www.rsnttd.ru

7-11

Maui
Hawaii, USA

4th Japan-US Symposium on Emerging
NDE Capabilities for a Safer World

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

14-17

TorontoCanada3rd International CANDU In-Service
Inspection and NDT in Canada Conference

22-24

Stratford-uponAvon
UK

7th International Conference on Condition
Monitoring and Machinery Failure
Prevention Technologies

cm_mfpt@bindt.org
www.cm-mfpt.org

18-23

San DiegoUSA

37th Annual Review of Progress in
Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation(QNDE)

heidi@cnde.iastate.edu
www.cnde.iastste.edu/QNDE/QNDE.
html

27-30

QuébecCanadaQuantitative Infrared Thermography (QIRT)
Conference

quebec@gel.ulaval.ca
qirt2010.gel.ulaval.ca

16-20

New York
USA

NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges:
Structural Materials Technology (SMT)2010

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

29-3
Sep

DresdenGermany

European Conference on Fracture ECF18

ecf18@dvm-berlin.dewww.ecf18.de

7-9

Volgograd
RussiaDefectoscopy – the 11th International
Exhibition on Non-Destructive Testing
Equipment and Devices

skandmarket@restec.ru
www.restec.ru/defectoscopy

14-16

Cardiff
Wales, UK

NDT 2010 Conference and Exhibition

karen.cambridge@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

29-1
Oct

BerlinGermany

8th International Conference on NDE in
Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear
and Pressurised Components

October
2010

15-17

AthensGreece7th National NDT Conference of theHellenic Society of NDTNovember
2010

15-19

HoustonTexas, USA

ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing
Show 2010conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

October2011

2-6

CancúnMexico5th Pan-American Conference on NonDestructive Testing

info@copaend5.com
www.copaend5.com

April
2012

18-20

DurbanSouth Africa

18th World Conference on NDT

saint@acenet.co.za
www.saint.org.za

June
2010

July
2010

August2010

September
2010

12

Event

Contact

events@cinde.ca

www.8thnde.com
sk@dgzfp.de

hsnt@hsnt.gr
www.hsnt.gr

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