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ICNDTjournalYear four – Issue n. 1
January 2002

The world Organisation for NDTHarmonization: a target for 2002!
The preparation of an International Guide based on ISO 9712 has been approved at the PGP
meeting in Brisbane. Regional Groups will play an important role in the harmonisation process.

CONTENT• Harmonization: a target for 2002
• ICNDT around the world• 2001 Events• Third African Conference on NDT• Pan American Conference on NDT• 1st Ibero Americano Meeting on AE• 10th Asia Pacific Conference on NDT• PGP meeting in Brisbane• EFNDT General Assembly• Draft Agreement for Mutual Recognition of Certification Schemes according to ISO 9712 in IAEA/RCA
Member States• ASME in the 3rd Millennium• ICNDT secretariat• ICNDT Directory

ICNDT Chairman
address for 2002
Happy new year for ICNDT Members
and all the international NDT community. We wish a world wide peace,joy and prosperity.

HARMONIZATION OF TRAINING & CERTIFICATION OF NDTPERSONNEL THROUGH REGIONAL GROUPS

Giuseppe Nardoni

A r gentina

The essential requirement of international harmonization is the mutual recognition of the individual certification schemes. While globally this can be achieved in a single step, the logistics would make it rather difficult to implement. The better and pragmatic step and a realistic solution towards this is the identification of an accreditation agency and coordinating
this activity regionally. Thus, it is well recognized that the regional groups must play a significant role towards achieving harmonization in an expeditious manner. The regional bodies can interact effectively amongst themselves, mutually identify thestrength and weaknesses of their certification schemes and thus arrive at a common platform so that harmonization based on
the international ISO 9712 among the region is ensured. ICNDT should play the role of ensuring uniform standard among
the regions, providing global perspective and giving support to the needy countries towards achieving the standards of harmonization. Such a step should also take into account the needs, priorities and realistic assessment of the ground realities ofthese countries. ICNDT is committed to work closely with the regional groups and formulating/developing the guidelines
for such regional harmonization.

ICNDT:
A year around the world

BUENOS AIRES
1st Ibero American
Meeting on AE

U sa

Harmonization of training & certification of NDT personnel internationally is essential to achieve high standards of safety and performance of engineering components. Training & certification of NDT personnel, as an essential pre-requisite
to safety and performance, is recognized by many NDT professional bodies. Thus, these professional bodies have initiatedtheir own training & certification schemes following their own national standards. While some such programmes (such as
ASNT, PCN, ISNT, etc.) are well structured and established, many are in various stages of development and acceptance.
However, a unanimous opinion that has been expressed by the developed and developing nations is the need for world harmonization and recognition of NDT personnel. International harmonization would ensure uniform levels of competence andstandard of testing throughout all the countries. The first step in the international harmonization is the identification of thecommon international standard on which the national standards can be based. Towards this end, the International Committee on NDT (ICNDT) has played a leading role towards acceptance of International Standards Organization document ISO
9712 as the basis for harmonization.

It is appropriate to recall the participation of Dr. G. Nardoni and myself in the IAEA Coordinated meeting on Mutual
Recognition of various Certification Schemes, August 27-29, 2001, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The meeting had very useful discussions. The major recommendations led to close working of ICNDT, Regional Groups of NDT and IAEA towards preparing
a model quality manual for implementing the requirements of ISO 9712 and EN 45013. It was also recommended that IAEA
and ICNDT should work together to prepare an agreement for administration and technical support towards the mutual recognition of the worldwide certification schemes already in existence.

I wish all the colleagues in ICNDT a joyous and prosperous year, 2002.

TOKYO
ISO/JSNDT
Meeting

ICNDT
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Editor: ICNDTDAMMANInt. Conf. NDT& Corrosion

DHAKA
IAEA/RCA
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TREST
Int. Workshop NDTProgress

BRISBANE
10th Asia-PacificConference

MOSCOW
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MADRIDEFNDTGeneral Assembly

U kraine

Spain

Czech Rep.

Baldev Raj
Chairman
Policy & General Purpose Committee, ICNDTB angladesh

September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on World Trade Centre, New York, USA and December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on
Indian Parliament have shook the world. However, a few fanatic individuals and organizations cannot be allowed to deny billions of persons on this planet to enjoy the blessings of life on the Earth. ICNDT stands tall, among the international organizations, in its objectives, commitments and plans to bring a better quality of life and work in harmony to support and learn
from each other towards a safer and better world.

HOUSTON
2nd Pan American
Conference

KIEV
5th Ukrainian
Conference

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2001
UKRAINE

EventsE
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5TH UKRAINIAN CONF. / NDT 2001
EXHIBITION, APRIL 24-27, KIEVCANADIAN INSTITUTEFOR NDEThe 5th National Conference of Ukrainian Society for NDT and Technical
Diagnostics was recently held in Kiev
at the Paton Institute, the prestigiousorganisation which is a leading force inthe field of welding.

The Canadian NDE industry took asignificant step forward recently withthe amalgamation of the CanadianSociety for Nondestructive Testing
and the NDE Institute of Canada.
Through the dedicated and combined
efforts of both organizations, the Canadian Institute for NDE has evolved.“These two companies were originally formed to meet the requirements of
the Canadian NDE community andby combining operations will create amore efficient and customer orientedorganization, better able to meet theneeds of today” states Mr. Al Higgins,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
the newly formed CINDE. The CINDE has taken a leadership positionand our present structure now enables
members access to technical information, quality training and scholarshipprograms, book ordering services anddiscounts, employment resources,
networking opportunities and a strong
voice to represent your interests inthe standardization of NDT certification both nationally and globally.
Mr. Higgins announced that this yearof operation has been the most successful fiscal year in over a decade,providing strong economic growth,and significant improvements in thelevel of services offered to its customers and members. “We are very
proud of the new organization and wish to thank the employees, sponsors,
members and volunteers for theircontinued support throughout themerging of these two organizations,”
he said.
CINDE membership has increased
both nationally and internationallyand we are recognized as one of thepremier training facilities for nondestructive testing. Trainees from acrossCanada, the USA, Latin America,
Africa, Europe and the Far East cometo attend CINDE training courses.
Recently, at the membership's Annual
General Meeting held on June 15,
2001, Mr. Micheal Dudley, Aerocom
Inspection Service Limited and Mr.
Bruce Metcalf, Chemetall Oakite both
received Fellowship Awards for theircontinued significant contributions to
the advancement of NDT. Also presented was a scholarship award in theamount of $500.00 to Mr. Andjelco
Tesic.
CINDE will host the 16th World
Conference on Nondestructive Testing in Montreal in 2004. Thisconference will provide a forum toshowcase the skills and products oftheCanadian
NDE industry.

( l-r ) Mr Nardoni and Prof. Troitskij at
opening ceremony

The Ukrainian Society is very active inthe field of NDT : it organises in addition to this bi-annual Conference, many
seminars and training courses, with apersonnel certification scheme similar
to EN473. A quarterly magazine and an
info bulletin are also regularly issued.
The Conference was very successful bothfor the quality of papers presented andfor the large attendance which included
several young students. The exhibition
was enriched by many equipment manufacturers and service companies .
Mr Nardoni, in his capacity as ICNDTChairman, was openly and warmly
welcomed by Prof. Troitskij, Presidentof UkSNDT.
RUSSIA
3RD INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE PIPELINE INSPECTION.
MAY 21-26, MOSCOW

V. Klyuev, S. Vahaviolos and E.Roche displaying ICNDT flag.

Distinguished attendees ready for the banquet

Mr D. Marshall President of the 16 th world
Conference in Montreal
2004.

CZECH REPUBLIC
NDT IN PROGRESS-MEETING
OF NDT EXPERTS
JUNE 20 – 21, 2001
IN CASTLE TREST,CZECH REPUBLIC
An historical picture: A very young Prof.
Klyuev meeting Yeltsin, whom he served as
personal secretary for three years.

The baroque castle of Trest in southwestern Moravia of the Czech Republic
was the venue of a very interesting andinformative meeting of almost fifty
NDT experts of the Czech Republic,
Germany, France, United Kingdom,
Italy, USA, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. Several graduated young students preparing their PhD at the Technical University of BRNO were invited
to join the sessions. The most important aim of this international meeting
was to exchange and discuss expert’sknowledge during the workshop and inpleasant atmosphere during social
events beyond the sessions.

An abstract booklet and proceedings
containing all presentations were issued at the beginning of the international workshop. These publications are still available in limited
number. The abstract booklet will
be sent on request free of charge.
Proceedings (307 pp.) may be obtained against payment of 20 EURO.
The limited number of requests will
be accepted at the e-mail address:
cndt@cndt.cz.
J. OBRAZ (CNDT)
and R. LINK (DGZfP)

LIBYA
THIRD AFRICAN
CONFERENCE ON NDTDott. Obraz with Prof. Sikula is opening themeeting.

Trest. Mr Dobman, Fraunhofer Institute
Director and Mr Wustemberg, BAM Berlin, always discussing NDT Research.

Trest. Research people searching for the best flavour of beers !

On June 20, the international workshop
was inaugurated by the Past Presidentof the Czech NDT Society, Mr. Obraz.
He expressed his thanks to the organisers, the Czech and the German Society
for NDT, and welcomed invited
speakers and participants, especially the
representatives of several NDT organisations and NDT societies: Dr. Nardoni, Chairman of ICNDT, Dr. J.M. Farley, ICNDT Gereral Secretary, Dr. Roche, President of the EFNDT, Prof.
Leluan, President of Cofrend, Dr.
Luethi, the Past President of the Swiss
Society for NDT and Mr. Aisenbrey,
the Past President of the German Society for NDT.
The scientific program was divided into five half-day sections. The first section focused on NDT topics of Civil
Engineering, demonstrating new
methods such as new usage of ultrasonics, seismic technique, acoustic emission and moisture measurement.
The second workshop day was dedicated to radiation methods in the morning session and to the electrical andmagnetic ones in the afternoon.
The final section on June 22 dealt withdifferent topics as quality of NDT,
NDE in Works of Art and neutron radiography. The workshop and the concept of section with invited speakers
and common discussions at the end ofeach section was very well received. It
could be the starting point for a new
type of seminars continuously reflecting “NDT in Progress”.

The Third African Conference on NDT held in Tripoli-Libya
duringtheperiod2224/10/2001,was organized by
Tajoura Nuclear Research Center
under the sponsorship of NASR
(National Authority For Scientific
Research), IAEA ( International
Atomic Energy Agency), AAEA
(Arab Atomic Energy Agency and
LAA (Libyan Arab Airlines).
The conference has been attended
by more than 400 people representing sponsors, engineers, NDT specialists and some related from Libya
and different Arab and Africancountries.
During the conference, 35 technicalpapers were presented, covering different topics of NDT field.
In conjunction to the conference there were two technical meetings: The
first one was aimed to the last steps
for the foundation of Libyan Society
For Non-destructive Testing (it will besoon).
The main speaker in this meeting was
Mr Saadoun Eswihli.
The other meeting was for the establishment of ACNT (African Confederation for NDT).
Saadoun Eswihli
General Co-ordinator for NDT
Libyan society foundation

DAMMAN - SAUDI ARABIA

Conference reception desk at ASNT Chapter Meeting in Damman.

“Peter”, Chairman of ASNT Chapter , opening the meeting .

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ICNDT REGIONAL GROUP

Pan American Regional GroupPAN AMERICAN CONFERENCE
ON NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTINGMr Culberstson
Chairman of PACNDTThe Second Pan–American Conference on Nondestructive Testing(PACNDT) in Conjunction with ASNT’ s International Chemicaland Petroleum Industry Inspection Technology ( ICPIIT )VII Topical Conference was held in Houston on 18-22, June 2001.
Next conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro in the year 2003.
ABENDE has now the presidency of the Pan American Regional Group.

TERMS OF REFERENCE PANAMERICAN COMMITTEEADOPTED IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA
DECEMBER 1995
Revised June 2001
1. Definition
1.1 Non-destructive testing is a procedure, which covers the inspection and/or testing of any
material, component or assembly by means, which do not affect its ultimate serviceability.
1.2 In the present state of knowledge the following methods of non-destructive testing are
included:a) radiography, b) ultrasonic, c) eddy-current,d) magnetic particle, e) liquid penetrant, f) visual and optical, g) determination of physicaland technological properties, h) acoustic emission, i) thermography, j) vibration analysis
This list is not intended to be exclusive but merely indicative of the nature of tests involved.
2. NameThe organization shall be known as the Pan
American Committee for Non-Destructive Testing. The abbreviated terms “P ANNDT ” usedbelow will be taken to refer to this organization.
3. Objectives
3.1 The objectives of the Committee shall beto promote collaboration among North, Central, South America and Caribbean countries,
in all matters relating to the development anduse of all methods of non-destructive testing.
3.2 To this end, the Committee shall in association with Nationa1 and Regional Organizations on Non-Destructive Testing.
3.2.1 Encourage the organization of Pan American
conferences on the methods and uses of non-destructive testing at intervals of three to four years.
3.2.2 To encourage the formulation of international standards on non-destructive testing in collaboration with the International Organization forstandards (ISO) and National Standards Bodies.
3.2.3 Encourage the formation of Organizations on non-destructive testing so that accredited national representatives to this Committee can be 1 appointed.
3.3 The PANNDT Committee shall not engage
in commercial or trade activities, and shall notconcern itself with wage rates, prices or markets.
4. Membership
4.1 The PANNDT shall be made up of one representative of each country , nominated by anappropriate nationa1 society or nationa1 bodyin that country which has registered its intention to collaborate and cooperate in the workof the Standing Committee.

Each country may nominate a second representative to the Pan American Committee, but
he/she sha1l not be entitled to vote except in
the absence of the first representative.
If the second representative is a1so absent, thedelegation may appoint another representativefrom its own country .Proxies must be appointed
in writing to the President prior to the commencement of a Pan- American Committee meeting.
4.2 Although a country’s nominee may be attached to a commercia1 organization, it sha1l beunderstood that he/she represents his/hercountry’s interests in the development of theuses and methods of non-destructive testing
and must not concern himself/herself within
the Standing Committee with those aspects debarred by Paragraph 3. above.
4.3 Countries that wish to join in the work of
the Committee sha1l make written application
to the President currently in office and theirapplication sha1l be voted on by the Committee at the next conference, or by postal ba1lot.
A majority vote in keeping with 10.3 in favourof their application will be necessary to ensure
their representation on the Committee.
4.4 It is desirable in the interests of continuity toretain the same representatives on the Pan American Committee as long as possible. However,countries may change their representatives provided the President and Secretary currently in
office are advised in writing by the Nationa1 Organization concerned one month prior to thenext meeting of the Pan American Committee.
5. Officers
5.1 The officers of the Pan American Committee shall be President, Two Vice- Presidents
and a Secretary , and the Immediate Past President, ex officio.
5.2 The officers of the Pan American Committee shall be appointed by the country that will
host and organize the next P ANNDT Conference, in accordance with the following:
5.2.1 The President, One Vice-President andthe Secretary shall be from, and located in, thehost country.
5.2.2 The other Vice-President need not befrom the host country.
5.2.3 North American, Central American, SouthAmerican and Caribbean information will be discussed and a decision in principle for the successive host country will be taken. Should no such
invitations be received, member’ s countries will
be invited to submit proposals in writing prior to
the next committee meeting.
9.3 The nonna1 interval between conferences
under the aegis of the Pan American Committee shall be three to four years.
9.4 The time of the year and venue for eachconference will be decided by the
National Organization of the country acting as host.

ASNT Members awarded during the PACNDT.

The Pan American Committee members who attended the meeting.

The ABENDE desk for the promotion of next Pan American Conference to be held in Brazil 2003.

____________Mr. Chuk - Opening of the ASNT’s ICPIIT VII Topical Conference.

15. Relations with the International Organization for Standardization
Although the Terms of Reference
allow for discussion of matters requiring standardization, it must be
understood that all requests forstandardization must be dealt withby the National Standards Organization of the countries represented
on the Pan American Committee,
and all communications with theInternational Organization forStandardization shall be throughthe National Standards Organization, where they exist.

Participants to E-GLEA 2 and 1º Ibero - American on Acoustic Emission Sept. 10-14, 2001, Buenos
Aires, Argentina

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The 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Non Destructive Testing was held at the Brisbane Convention
Centre on 17-21 September 2001. Over 220 delegates from 19 countries attended this important event.
Papers presented were dealing with different industrial sectors including aeronautics, petrochemical,
nuclear, utilities, transportation, etc. A relevant
exhibition showed equipment and NDT products of
22 manufacturers. ICNDT and the Canadian Institute for NDE were also present with their booths.
Congratulations are due to Derek Olley , APCNDT Chairman, John Maccarone, AINDT President, and their supporting staff for organising an
excellent conference.
The Asia Pacific Regional Committee elected Dr K.
Koh as new Asia- Pacific President. He is in charge inorganising the next A-PCNDT which will be held on
Jeju Island, South Korea from 3-7 November 2003.

COUNTRY’S
ATTENDANCEOF THE
10TH A-PCNDTJohn Maccarone, President of AINDT, opening the Conference

PGP MEETING
Hosted by The Australian Institute for NDT, a PGP
Committee meeting has been held in Brisbane inconjunction with the Asian Pacific Conference. A relevant item has been the approval of the proposal to draw
up an International Guide for Qualification and certification of NDT Personnel based on ISO 9712.
The minutes of this meeting are available on Internet atthe ICNDT Web site
http://www.icndt.org/PGPBrisbane.htm

AGENDA FOR THE BRISBANEPGP MEETING
Monday 17 September 2001 at

Derek Olley, Chairman of 10th APCNDT with his wifeand Mr Nardoni.

Prof. Onoe, ICNDT Honorary Member and Asia- Pacific Representative during conference works.
ATTENDANCETO THE PGP MEETING IN BRISBANEMr G Nardoni Chairman ICNDTDr J M Farley General Secretary, ICNDTMr D Marshall President, 16th WCNDTProfessor M Onoe Honorary Member andAsia-Pacific Repres.
Dr K K Koh Korean NDT Society
C Y Wang NDT Society of Taiwan
A Sonneveld Australian Institute of NDTS Ghia Secretariat, ICNDTD Whitely Pan-America dep.Rep.
D Olley President Asia-Pacific
J R Thompson British Institute of NDT (part-time)

1. Welcome
2. Approval of minutes of the last PGP meeting
3. Follow up of the policy and activities approved during the 26th and 27th ICNDT meetings in Rome
4. Communications of ICNDT Chairman
4.1. New application for Membership4.2. Visits of ICNDT chairman to Calcutta, Kiev,
Moscow, Houston, Trest ( Czech )4.3. Report of the meeting in Tokyo between ISO/TC
135 Chairman and ICNDT chairman
5. Proposed “ICNDT International Guide for
Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel based on ISO 9712”
6. Proposal for ISO Seminar in Barcelona 2002
7. Co-operation with IAEA ( mission to Bangladesh,
August 2001, others )8. ICNDT policy for the Regional Groups
9. Proposal for “fine tuning” of Constitution
10. Development of Operating Procedures and Rules
11. Legalization of ICNDT : Preparation of documents for the Barcelona 2002 ICNDT Meeting
12. Introduction of ICNDT to
Institutions/Authorities
13. Activities of WGs
13.1. WG 1 Certification Harmonisation -Dr. Farley13.2. WG 2 ICNDT Internet Communications – Prof. Onoe
13.3. WG 3 Research and University Education – Dr. Raj
14. Activities of Secretariat
15. Status of preparation for the 16th WCNDTMontreal 2004 ( Marshall )16. Regional Groups
16.1. Asia Pacific NDT, Constitution, Activities,
Conference
16.2. Pan American NDT, Constitution, Activities, Conference
16.3. European Federation NDT, Constitution,
Activities, Conference

1. Objectives
The objectives of the Asia Pacific Committee on
Non-Destructive Testing (A-PCNDT) are to advance science and engineering related to non-destructive testing in Asian and Pacific coastal
countries by dissemination of information, encouraging research and to organize Conferences
devoted to mutual understanding among scientific and technical NDT experts. The activities of
A-PCNDT are conducted within the Terms ofReference of the International Committee for
Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT), point 3.1:
“To promote International collaboration in all
matters relating to the development and use ofnon-destructive testing. ”These By Laws are to
be read in conjunction with the ICNDT Termsof Reference.
2. Organization of the Committee Membershipconsists of two kinds as follows:a) Regular Member. A regular member is a representative who has been nominated by a national or regional NDT body in the Asia and Pacific
Coastal area and approved by A-PCNDT. An alternative representative may be nominated, but
only one voting representative is allowed to eachmember country or region.
b) Associate Member. An Associate Member isan individual from a region, where an official
NDT body does not exist, who is recommendedby two regular members.
c) Supporting Member. Any organization with similar objectives to ICNDT members may become asupporting member and assist in any activities.
The Committee consists of regular members
and associate members. Meeting of the Committee is usually held in conjunction with a conference. Members who cannot attend each meeting may arrange for a proxy if required.
At each Meeting a voting decision is based on amajority. In the case of a tie the President makes
a decision.
3. Election of Office Bearers
Voting delegate of or the person nominated by
the next Conference host country shall be President of A-CNDT. The President may appoint
up to three Vice Presidents as follows:a) One from the next conference host country,
one from the last host country and one fromanother country the President chooses as appropriate. The next Conference host country willserve as Secretariat. In this case a sub-secretariat may be established in another member country to keep good communications between countries and to take care of A-PCNDT activities
between conferences.
4. Activities
Activities by A-PCNDT may include but are notlimited to any of the following:a) To hold conferences, symposia, seminars andpanel discussions etc.
b) Exchange of NDT Specialists between countries.
c) Educate and train NDT personnel.
d) Any other related activities considered necessary. English is the official language of each Conference. A national language of the host country
may be used in the conference; however, papers,
slides, pictures etc. must be in English.
5. Conferences
A conference should be held every four years.
The host country or region for each conference
shall be decided by ballot of all A-PCNDT regular and associate members. At the A-PCNDT
committee meeting held at each conference thehost country or region for the next conference
shall be decided. A Steering Committee shall beformed by the host country or region to planand prepare for each conference. The functionof the Steering Committee shall be to organize
the next conference. ICNDT Terms of Reference contain “Recommendations for the Organization of Future World Conferences for
NDT”. These are to be used as a guide. Proposed revisions to these by-laws are to be submitted to the Secretariat for inclusion in the Agenda
for consideration at a meeting of the Committee.
6. Membership Dues
There are no Membership Dues. Registration
fees shall cover the expenses for each organizedactivity. Any shortfall shall be the responsibilityof the Host organization.
6. Withdrawal
Withdrawal from A-PCNDT shall be done inwriting by individual members or member countries and addressed to the President.

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PGP work in progress

Mr Koh, Chairman of 11th A-PCNDT, between
Mr Nardoni and Mr Ghia, ICNDT Secretariat

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ICNDT REGIONAL GROUPEFNDT - EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR NDTMadrid hosted the European Assembly of EFNDT. The state of progress of preparations for the 8th ECNDT, to be held inBarcelona on 17 through 21 June 2001, was presented by AEND. BERLIN will host the 9th European Conference on NDT.
Positive actions is in progress between EFNDT and ASME for the inclusion of EN 473 in the ASME Code.
EFNDT awards have been assigned to Prof. Schnitger† and Dr. Obraz. Visit to the Certification Centre of AEND.
The European Federation for Non-Destructive TestingThis non–profit international association,
governed by the Belgian law of 25 October 1919 as amended by law of 6 December 1954 have succeeded in 1998 the European Council for Non Destructive Testing (ECNDT).
This was founded in Florence in 1984
during the third European Conferenceon Non-Destructive Testing. The
ECNDT have no legal. According to its
statute, the main purpose of the Federation is to promote all aspects of scientific
E.Rocheand pedagogic nature of non-destructive
testing including the technology, research, development application, training and information in all
countries within the geographical area of Europe, according to
the UN definitions and to initiate any actions likely to improve its quality and reliability. The Federation will contribute to
the removal of technical barriers and act as spokesman for the
non-destructive testing community in Europe.
As any association, the Federation may organize seminars, colloquium or conferences, may initiate and conduct studies, may
take contact with governmental or non-governmental organizations and the European Commission.
The Federation is responsible for organizing European systems for the certification of individuals and organizations involved with non-destructive testing by harmonizing the national system and ensuring that they operate efficiently. To be
full member of the Federation, it is necessary to be a non-profit organization, acting in the field of non-destructive testing
and representative of all interest parties in their countries. It isalso possible to be associate member. The structure of the Federation and its working groups are given in the diagram 1.
Today the Federation consist of 27 full members and 7 associate members. Actually, in addition to the activity of theworking groups, two actions are carried out by the Federation.
The first is the application of the European Certification
Process (ECP) which
was prepared by the
WG3, now replacedby the Certification
Executive Committee (CEC). The aimof ECP is to ensure ahigh degree of harmonization of theapplication of EN
Dr. Obraz, Past Pre- Dott. Schnitger Past 473 concerning thesident of C2ECH President of DG2fP. certification of nonNDT Society.
Strong promoter of destructive personnel by the national
For 30 years active EFNDT
certifying bodies ofmember in ICNDT.
the EFNDT members.
Among the founderof the European
council of NDTE. RochePresident of EFNDTMinutes of EFNDT General Assembly
October 23, 2001 - Madrid (Spain)
1. Opening
R Roche, President welcomed all attendees, with particular attention to representatives of a newly approved member, theSerbian Association for NDT.
2. Approval of agenda
Agenda was approved subjected to addition of:-2 documents - EFNDT/GA/01-6 and 01-7 - under item7.2;-3 topics under point 11: ALARA meeting (Mr Hoogstraate),
ICNDT (Mr Nardoni), WCNDT (Mr Farley).
3. Roll-cal1 of delegates
A roll-call was made.

Mr Romero, President of AEND and Mr Serrano, Chairman of
8th ECNDT among AEND staff.
Doc GA/00-8 was adopted unanimously.
5. Appointment of two tellers
Mr Farley and Mr Hoogstraate were appointed.
6. Financial affairs
6.1. Report of auditor: Mr Romero confirmed he had exami-

ned documents presented by the Treasurer and guaranted ad
their validity.
6.2.Accounts as realised for 2000 exercise (doc.
EFNDT/BOD/01-16) approved unanimously.
6.3.The 2001 Budget as realised on 15 October (doc.
EFNDT/BOD/01-1 approved unanimously.
6.4.A draft provisional budget for 2002 (doc.
EFNDT/BOD/01-18) was approved unanimously: membership fees would be kept at the same level as in 2001

8th ECNDT

Barcellona (Spain), June 17-21, 2002

J. Serrano,
President of 8th ECNDT
7 . Reports
7 .l. Report from BoD
R. Roche reported on the main decisions taken during two
BoD meeting held on 22 January 2001 in Brussels and 22 October 2001 in Madrid.
a) EFNDT structures:– CEC members have been nominated with P. Sermadiras
as chairman;– Advisory Group members have been confirmed with G.
Aufricht as chairman.
b) Contact with EU Commission (MM Herbert, Breckelmans, Putzeis, Weinberger, Lerhoch from DG Enterprise ):Two items were dealt with:– can EU be of some help when EN 473 certification is not
accepted in America. Although this matter was recognisedof a private nature, EU representatives promised to put
this item as example of technical barrier in the futurecontacts EU-USA;– how should RTPO manage approval of Ndt operators in
the frame of PED?
EFNDT BoD has prepared recommendations on that topic
and Advisory will established guidelines. As far as relations
with USA are concerned, BoD will transmit to the Commission a status document based on B. Larsen’s argumentation
updated with last development with ASME.
c) Contact with ASME: due to the terrorist attack on NewYork, R. Roche co attend ASME SC5 meeting in Norfolk.
NDE programs were discussed at two meetings, in one ofwhich Mr.Lorenz (Germany - EBA -European Boilermakers
Association) took part.
The path being taken right now is for the SC5 to complete theirreview of EN 473. Once that is done, a guidance paper will be
drafted describing how EN 473 can be used as the basis for the
manufacturer’s qualification program required by ASME Code.
The SC5 is concerned that there will be many requests fromother countries and is looking for a generic path to give guidance without adopting each standard/process into Section v.
Next meeting of SC5 is scheduled on December 2001 in Florida.
G .A agreed on Mr. Roche’s report and considered that further
discussion with ASME and common EFNDT-EBA action had
to be conducted.
d) ECP documents related to specific sectors: forgings, castings, rough products and welds have been adopted.
e) Contact with CEN: an official liaison has been establishedwith CEN/TC 138. Mrs Krystelj would represent EFNDT in
the work of CEN BT working group dealing with landmines.

M. Farley informed that the next meeting of WG1 “certification of
personnel” would probably take place on June 2002 in Barcelona.
Mrs Krystelj gave a report on the 5th meeting of WG5 and informed of the wish to have the scope extended to marine landmines.
Resolution: EFNDT GA unanimously adopted the following new titleof WG5: “Landmines detection” EFNDT GA recommended to all
National Members to provide sizeable input in the work of WG5.
8. EFNDT Award
GA unanimously decided to limit to two the number of awards
for 2002. The awards must be given to individuals.
By a secret ballot, the following people were awarded: D. Schnitger (†), J. Obraz.
It was further decided to ask Advisory Group to amend document EFNDT/BOD/99-18 “Rules for attribution of the
EFNDT Award” in order to provide more detailed provisions
and conditions for the awards.
Moreover, it was decided that an appreciation letter would besent to those proposed people who have not been elected.

Mike Farley,
General Secretaryof EFNDT
9. ECNDT 2006 and 2010
DGZfP (Mr. Link) and CNDT (Mr. Mazal) respectively presented the application of Berlin and Prague to host the 9th ECNDT.
By a secret ballot, Berlin was chosen with 9th ECNDT to beheld during the period 17-30 September 2006.
10th ECNDT: the following applications were registered:
Russian Ndt Society (Moscow), Hellenic Ndt Society(Athens), Czech Ndt Society (Prague).
10. EFNDT relations with others organisations
Relations with CEN: see 7.1e) above.
G.A approved Mr. Aufricht’s proposal to establish liaison with
IAEA/UNIDO and for that purpose asked Mr. Aufricht to find and
get in touch with the proper representative of IAEA in Vienna.
11. Any other business
EAN meeting: Mr Hoogstraate gave a report of the last meetingof European Alara Networks where demands far relation with
EFNDT were expressed, in relation with safe use of radiography. Training of radiographers appeared as a very important
topic. WG2 (R. Link) were asked to handle this matter.
ICNDT: President Nardoni informed about the recent mutual recognition agreement based on ISO 9712 signed by Ndt societiesof Asian Pacific region. He stressed the need far contact between
the different regions of ICNDT, asking for “think global”.
WCNDT: M. FARLEY informed that UK would apply forthe organization of the world conference in London in 2012
and wished to get support from EFNDT members.
G .A. decided to inform members of UK application and asked
the Secretariat to get in touch with the Canadian organizer ofthe next World Conference in order to have a booth for
EFNDT in Montreal with a specific communication.
8 th ECNDTY in Barcelona: J. Serrano presented a status on theorganisation: 355 abstracts (282 oral and 73 posters) were received
on 18-10-01, allowing a good technical programme presentation.
However a larger participation of some European countries
would be desirable.
Material characterization, aerospace, computer processing, petrochemical, pipelines and nuclear sector are the main technical topics.
Exhibition: 1143 sqm over 1710 sqm have been booked on 1810-01 by 43 exhibitors.
12. Place and time of next meeting
The General Assembly meeting will take place on 25 October
2002 in Paris. BoD newly elected on 25 October will meet on
26 October in Paris.
13. Closure of meeting
R. Roche closed the meeting at 2 p.m. He thanked on behalfof attendees Mr Romero and Mr Serrano and all the staff of
AEND for their hospitality and the excellent conditions provided for meeting in Madrid.

Dr Link, DGZfP, smiling after the assignment of the 9th
ECNDT ( 2006 ) to Berlin. Prof. Klyuev satisfied after receiving of accreditation for Moscow 2010.
7.2. Report from Working Groups
Reports included in docs EFNDT/GA/01-6, 01-7 were presented.

Prof. Klyuev, President of RSNDT and G. Aufriche (OSNDT) are
visiting the AEND Test Pieces Storage Area for examination according
to EN 473/ISO 9712.

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A Draft Agreement for Mutual Recognition of NDT Personnel
Certification Schemes According to ISO 9712 for IAEA/RCA member states
Australia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, New Zealand, Rep. Of Korea
and Sri Lanka signed the Agreement on 29 August 2001 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

IAEA REGIONAL CONSULTANTS MEETING
Dhaka, Bangladesh 27-29th August 2001
FOREWORD
IAEA has promoted projects for the dissemination and growth of NDT technologies.
The main strategy of IAEA has been the Human Resources Development in different
countries. This work and the policy of IAEA has resulted in achieving integrity and safety of plant and equipment for the benefit of people and the environment. The qualification and certification of NDT personnel according to ISO 9712 has been widelyadopted. Various schemes operated in different countries are not recognised by othercountries in the region. Thus, there is a need to harmonize the certification schemes inuse by the different countries. As a result, a meeting of Regional Consultants was organized by IAEA at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Headquarters in Dhaka
from 27th -29th August 200 l. The purpose of this meeting was to draft an agreement
for the Mutual Recognition of Various Certification Schemes in the region. The countries participating in the meeting were: Australia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka. The President of ICNDT was invited by IAEA to give guidance to the participants.

The meeting has ended; the conclusions are promising. The head of Atomic Centre of Dhaka
with his collaborators join the IAEA group for momentous picture of the event. Once again
science gathers people together in the search of improvements that affect us all.

SUMMARY OF COUNTRY REPORTS

MALAYSIAREPUBLIC OF KOREA

AUSTRALIA

They have an established scheme forthe certification of NDT personnel
since 1986 and this was adopted fromthe draft of ISO 9712 with modifications to incorporate some local requirements. This is being implemented
by the National Vocational Training
council (NVTC) which is an agencyof the Ministry of Human Resources.
Abd. Nassir Bin Ibrahim
In ApriI 2000, the scheme was revised
to fully be in accordance with the requirements of ISO
9712:1999.

They have an existing Nationa1 Technical Qua1ification System operated by
Korea Manpower Agency. Their NDT
Personnel Certification Scheme is notin comp1iance with ISO 9712. The
Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing (KSNT) wants to adopt ISO 9712
but they admit this will not be in thenear future. The Korea E1ectric Power
Kang Suk-Chull
Industry Code (KEPIC), issued in
1996, recognizes on1y the Nationa1 Certificates issued by
Korea Manpower Agency.

They have a well-established NDT
personnel certification infrastructure.
An Australian National Standard AS
3998.1992 which is an NDT Certification Scheme for General Engineering
was developed based on the then draftof ISO 9712. 1992. The AS3998.1992
is currently under review and the revised standard is anticipated to be an
Peter Sheedy
exact copy of ISO 9712.1999. Anotherstandard, which is being implemented, is AS3669.2001, which is an NDT Certification Scheme for the aerospace industry. The Australian Institute for Nondestructive Testing(AINDT) Certification Board is administering AS3998.
They are currently working on their quality accreditation
under EN 45013. Australia also has an existing mechanism/guideline for recognition of overseas qualification.

MYANMAR
They are conducting NDT training
courses since 1993 but they haveneither a certification scheme nor
standard for certification of NDT
personnel. There is plan of forming
an NDT society.

BANGLADESH

Enayet Ullah Molla

They have an established scheme forthe certification of NDT personnel
adopted from ISO 9712. A certificationbody named NDT Personnel Certification Committee is administering thisscheme since 1986. This committee isrecognized by the Bangladesh government and the national NDT Society –Bangladesh Society for Nongestructive
Testing (BSNDT).

Ei Thida Swe

NEW ZEALAND
They have a well-established NDT
personnel certification infrastructure.
The Certification Board for Inspection Personnel (CBIP) is the national
body for the certification of NDT
personnel since 1983. The CBIPNDT Personnel Certification Standards satisfies all of the requirementsof ISO 9712.

INDIA
They have an established standard forthe certification of NDT personnel
adopted from ISO 9712. A certification body called “National Certification Committee” was formed in 1990
and it was renamed in 1997 as the National Certifying body (NCB). The
NCB has its own quality manual,
course books and specimens with naBaldev Ray
tural and artificial defects. The NCB
is recognized by both the Bureau of Indian Standards andthe Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing (ISNT).

SRI LANKA
They have an estab1ished standard forthe certification of NDT personnel.
This standard SLS 996 was adopted
from ISO 9712. The Examination Committee of the Atomic Energy Authority(AEA), estab1ished in 1996 and now renamed NDT Committee, is imp1ementing this standard. Moves are now on theway to form a Nationa1 Certifying Body
T.M.R. Tennakoon(NCB). SLS-996 is recognized by boththe Sri Lanka Standards Institution and the NDT Society of
Sri Lanka.

Peter Hayward

PAKISTAN
They have an established scheme forthe certification of NDT personnel
according to the Pakistan Atomic
Energy Commission (PAEC) document Number PAEC/SES/NDT00l.
The National Center for Nondestructive Testing (NCNDT) which isan establishment of the PAEC has
been implementing this scheme since
Jamaluddin
1987. All the members of the certification body are from PAEC. Moves are now on the way
to form a Nationa1 Certifying Body to include members
from the Pakistan Society for Nondestructive Testing (PASNT) and issuance of a national standard adopted fromISO 9712.

Delegates of IAEA/RCA during the meeting for the preparationof draft agreement on ISO 9712

PHILIPPINES

Dr. Md. Sanaullah,founder of the Bangladesh NDT Society. He is organising the Certification Centre according to ISO 9712 inDhaka. He is asking
for any used equipment. For any details please contact
ICNDT Secretariat.

They have an established standard
for certification of NDT personnel
since 1987. This standard,
PNS:146-l987 was adopted fromthe draft of ISO 9712 with somemodifications. This is being implemented by a Nationa1 Certifying
Body, a non- profit organization recognized by both the Phi1ippine
James Porter
Bureau of Product Standards (BPS),
the standards body of the country, and the Phi1ippine
Society for Nondestructive Testing (PSNT). PNS:1461987 was revised to incorporate all the requirements ofthe fina1 ISO 9712 standard and was renamed
PNS:146-1998.

Delegates of IAEA/RCA Meeting sailing under UN fly

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the ICNDT journalTOKYO - VISIT OF ICNDT CHAIRMAN TO ISO-TC-135 SECRETARIATAND JAPAN SOCIETY FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION
Mr Nardoni, ICNDT Chairman met Prof. Takagi, Chairman of ISO TC 135, in Tokyo on August 2001 to announce the proposal of ICNDT to prepare an International Guide for Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel According ISO 9712. The meeting was held at Japan Society for Non Destructive Inspection (JSNDI) headquarters. Prof. Takagi expressed
his complete agreement to the initiative.
Prof. Takagi, accepted the proposal to include an ICNDT representative into ISO TC 135. On this occasion Mr Nardoni visited JSNDI Examination Centre; he was impressed of the high quality of the training books. ISO 9712 is now a standard for Japan Industry.

Tokyo, August 2001. ICNDT Chairman met Prof. Takagi
and Prof Hatano, Chairman and Secretary of ISO TC-135
respectively.

DRAFT AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION SCHEMES ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 IN
IAEA/RCA MEMBER STATES
l. REQUIREMENTS
FOR MUTUAL RECOGNITIONA Certification Body seeking recognition of its Certification Scheme under this Agreement shall meet the following requirements:
1.1The National Certification Body (NCB) shall be managed, or nominated as the Country’s NCB, by the
National NDT Society of the Country which is amember of the IAEA/RCA, participating in the SubProject on Non Destructive Testing.
1.2 The NDT Society shall be member of Asia PacificCommittee on Non- Destructive Testing (APCNDT)
and/or member of the International Committee for
Non Destructive Testing (ICNDT).
1.3 The Certification Scheme in use by the Country’s
NCB shall comply with the ISO 9712.
1.4 The NCB shall have a quality system thatcol1forms to the requirements of EN450 13 andshall be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation body.
2. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this Mutual Recognition Agreement(MRA) are to:
2.1 promote harmonization and mutual recognition of
NDT personnel certification schemes.

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states through the National NDT Societies by IAEA/RCA
and ICNDT. Letters of endorsement should be sent to theSecretariat of other Mutual Recognition Parties.
Dhaka, Bangadesh. 29 August 2001

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FOR RECOGNITION
6.1 A Certification Body wishing lo have its certification
recognized under the Agreement shall submit the application to the office of the IAEA/RCA Coordinator in Vienna
along with the following documents:
6.1.1 A letter , from the national NDT Society of the country inwhich the ,Certification Body is based, nominating the Certification Body for registration under the MRA.
6. 1.2 A schedule detailing the scope of its Personnel Certification. (e.g. IS0 9712, EN45013, Quality Manual, Record of Examination and Certification etc.)
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ALGERIA

C.S.C.- Centre de Recherche Scientifiqueet Technique en Soudage en Controle

Route de Dely Ibrahim

Cheraga ALGER

BP64+213 2 361 850+213 2 361 850

Zergougmourad@Hotmail.com

ARGENTINA

ENDE - Ensayos no Destructivos y Est.Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica

Av. General Paz 1499 - San Martin Pcia

Buenos Aires

1650+54 11 4 754 7257

+54 11 4 754 7355

ende@cnea.gov.ar

AUSTRALIA

Australian Institute of NDTPO Box 52, ParkvilleVictoria

3052+61 3 9326 7550

+61 3 9326 7272

aindt@immanet.asn.au

AUSTRIA

Austrian Society for NDT-OGfZP

Krugerstrasse 16

Wien

A-1015+43 1 798 6611-33+43 1 798 6611-31

mittli@mittli.at

BANGLADESHBSNDT-Bangladesh Society for NDT

c/o NDTDivision, Atomic Energy
Centre 4, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue

Dhaka

Ramma 1000

+880 2 509 498+880 2 861 3051(att.BSNDT)

mmuk@citechco.net

BELARUS

Belorussian Association for NDT and Technical Diagnostic

Akademitcheskaia Str 16

Minsk

220072+375 17 220 1341

+375 17 220 1341

BELGIUM

Belgian Association of NDTAllee de la Cense Rouge 15

Angleur-Liege

B-4031+32 4 3655 892+32 4 3656 615

BOSNIAand HERZEGOVINA

Bosnian and Herzegovinan Society for NDT

Tvomicka 3Sarajevo-Ilidza, BiH

71000+387 71 543 370+387 71 543 370

BRASILABENDE- Associação Brasileirade Ensaios Não Destrutivos

Rua Guapiacu, 5 .Vila Clementino

Sao Paulo-SP

04024-020+55 11 5071 0400

+55 11 5581 1164

info@abende.org.br

BULGARIA

BG S NDT- Bulgarian Society for NDT

108 Rakovska str.

Sofia

1000

+359 2 73 35 217

359 2 70 20 56

ndt@bgcict.acad.bg

CANADACSNDT- Canadian Society for NDT

135 Fennel Ave. W - c/o NDE Institute of Canada

Hamilton

L8N 3T2

011 905 387 1655

011 905 574 6080

dmarshall@ndeinst.org

CHINA, The People's
Republic of

The Chinese Society for NDT

100 Huihe Road

Shanghai200437+86 21 654 40 277+86 21 654 40 277

chsndt@public2.sta.net.cn

CHINA - Taiwan

SNTCT-Nondestructive Testing Society of China-Taipei

130, Kee- Lung Rd. Sec. 3

Taipei, Taiwan+886 2 2363 0815

+886 2 2366 0732

sntct@snt.org.tw

COLOMBIA

Instituto Colombiano de Normativa Tecnicas
y Certification

Carrera 37 No. 52-95

Santafe de Bogota', D.C.

0057 1 315 0377

0057 1 222 1435/315 2968

cliente@icontec.org.co

COSTA RICA

National Committee for NDT

c/o Inst Tec Costa Rica, Apartado 159

Cartago+506 552 5333

+506 551 5348

Jmunoz@itcr.ac.cr

CROATIACrSNDT- Croatian Society of NDT

c/o FSB - Ivana Lucica 1

Zagreb

10000+385 1 615 7129

+385 1 615 7129

matest@fsb.hr

CZECH RepublicCzech Society for NDT

c/o Brno University of Technology, Technickà,2Brno

CZ 616 69

420 5 4114 3230

420 5 4114 3231

mazal@uk.fme.vutbr.cz

DENMARKThe Danish Society for NDT

345 Park Alle

Broendby

DK-2605+45 43 26 7000

+45 43 26 7011

bjl@force.dk

ECUADORESPOL- Escuela Politecnica del Litoral

P.O. Box 09-01-5863

Guayaquil+593 4280231+593 42 89 649

sendre@ipse.net

EGYPT

Egyptian Society for Industrial Inspection

3a Moaskar Romany Street, Rushdy

Alexandria+203 546 4888

+203 545 4299

devcoint@hotmail.com

FINLAND

Finnish NDT Committee

PO Box 44

Helsinki

FIN-00811+358 10 521 6339

+358 10 521 6339

Juha.Sillanpaa@inspecta.fi

FRANCE

COFREND

1 Rue Gaston BoissierParis Cedex 15

F-75724+33 144 19 76 18+33 144 19 75 04

cofrend@worldnet.fr

GERMANYDGZfPMax Plank Strasse, 6

BerlinD-12489

49 30 678 101

49 30 678 07 109

mail@dgzfp.de

GREECE

Hellenic Society of NDTPO Box 64066, Zografou

Athens Hellas

15710+301 772 1312

+301 772 13 02

prasian @ central.ntua.gr

HUNGARY

Hungarian Organisation of NDT- Scientific Societyof Mechanical Engineers- NDT section

Budapest I I - FO UCTA 68 Hungary PO Box 433

Budapest

H-1371+36 1 202 0656

+36 1 202 0252

mail.gte@mtesz.hu

INDIA

Indian Society for NDT

Nungambakkam High Road

Chennai

600 0340091 44 826 5984

0091 44 826 984

dmg@igcar.ernet.in

IRELANDIIWEI-Irish Institute of Welding & Engineering Inspection c/o Enterprise Ireland , Glasnevin

Dublin 9+353 1 808 2272

+353 1 857 0452

prendergastm@forbairt.ie

ISRAEL

Israeli National Society for NDT

5 Eliau Shamir st.

Mishmar Hashiva

50297

972 3 960 55 59

972 3 960 41 60

shoef@netvision.net.il

ITALY

AIPnD-Italian Society for NDT

via Foresti,5Brescia25127+39 030 37 39 173+39 030 37 39 176

aipnd@numerica.it

JAPAN

The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection

Natsume No 5 Bldg, 4th Fl , 67
Kanda-sakumagashi Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo

101- 0026+81 3 5821 5101

+81 3 3863 6524

acd@jsndi.or.jp

KENYA

KNDT - Non-Destructive Testing Society of Kenya

Secretariat Office, Macharios Road,
PO Box 11873

Nairobi

254 2 54 1500

254 2 54 01 17

materials@ roadsnet.go.ke

MALAYSIA

MSNT- Malaysian Society for NDT

c/o Malaysian Institutefor Nuclear Technology Research (MINT)

Bangi Seleangor

43000+60 3 825 0510

+60 3 825 0907

MOLDOVAATND-Association
on Nondestructive Testing (Moldova)

Academy str.,5 bir.229 Inst.of Physics
of Moldovian Academy of Sciences

Chisinau

MD-2028-Moldova+3732 738 109+3732 738 149

daria.grabco@phys.asm.md

MONGOLIAMSNDT- Mongolian Society for NDTMTU Campus-2, Room X302,
Sukhbaatar Duureg, P.O.B. 46/943

Ulaan Baatar

00 976 9919 2343

00 976 1 324121

B.TUMEN@MTU.Edu.MN

info@bant.be

NETHERLANDSKINT- Dutch Quality Surveillance and NDT Society

Austinplein 10 - NL 3249 BL

Herkingen+31 187 669 460+31 187 669 003

kint@xs4all.nl

NEW ZEALAND

Certification Board For Inspection Personnel

PO Box 76134

Manukan City+64 9 2622 885+64 9 2622 856

met-ndt@hera.oprg.nz

NIGERIA

Nigerian Society for NDT

c/o Gammatec

Portharcourt

234 846 11027

NORWAYNSNDT- Norwegian Society for NDT

c/o Robit Technology . PO Box 100

Billingstad

PAKISTAN

PASNT - Pakistan Society for NDT

c/o National Centre for NDT ( NCNDT ),SES Directorate, PO Box 1781

PHILIPPINESPSNDT- Philippine Society for NDTPOLANDROMANIA

2102 ZM

gammatec@phca.linkserve.com+47 66 98 12 00+47 66 98 23 33

Dal@Robit.noIslamabad+92 51 44 6127

+92 51 44 6126

ncndt@comsats.net.pk

c/o Philippine Nuclear Research Institute,
Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman

Quezon City

0632 920-8815

0632 920-1646

ajmateo@pnri.dosf.gov.phPolish Society for NDT and Technical Diagnostic

ul Swietokrzyska 14 A

Warsaw+48 22 826 45 55+48 22 826 03 54

Jan_Mottl@yahoo.com

ARoENd - Romanian Association for NDT

CP 41- 126

Bucharest

00 401 312 8220

0040 1 312 8220

RUSSIAThe Russian Society for NDTand Technical Diagnostic

35 Usacheva Street

Moscow

119048+70 95 245 5656

+70 95 246 8888

spektr@co.ru

SLOVAKIA

Slovak Society for Nondestructive Testing

c/o WRI- Racianska 71

Bratislava

83 259+421 7 4924 6596

+421 7 4445 2145

vuzcop@ba.telecom.sk

SLOVENIASSNDT- Slovenian Society for NDT

Askerceva 6. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ljubljana

Ljubljana

1000+386 61 177 1203

+386 61 218 567

janez.grum@fs.uni.lj.si

SOUTH AFRICA

South African Institute for NDTPO Box 670

Bergvlei2012+27 11 887 2626

+27 11 887 0623

saint@acenet.co.za

South KOREA

KSNT- Korean Society for NDT1473 -10, Seocho-3Dong, Seocho-Ku

Seoul 137-868+82 02 583 7564

+82 02 582 2743

ksnt@urltel.co.kr

SPAIN

Associacion Espanola de END

Avda de Baviera, 16

Madrid

E-28028+34 91 361 25 85+34 91 361 47 61

informacione@aend.org

SRI LANKA

SNDT-Society for Non Destructive Testing, Sri Lanka

c/o Atomic Energy Authority - 343,
Lanka Tractors LTD. Bldg. Olcott

Mawatha, Colombo 10.

441735/6/7

472749srlaea@slt.lk

N-137600-050

SWEDEN

Swedish Society for NDT

c/o SMS . Vartavagen 67

Stockholm

SE-11583+46 8 459 5655

+46 8 782 9774

info@fop.a.se

SWITZERLAND

SGZP

c/o EMPA. Uberlandstrasse 129

Dubendorf

CH-8600+41 1 823 55 11+41 1 821 6244

thomasluethi@empa.ch

TUNISIA

COTEND- Commission Nationale
Pour Les Controles Non-Destructifs

c/o Cetime, Ksar Said, BP 121

Tunis Cedex

1080

216(1)547 809

216 (1) 546 6?7

cetime@ati.tn

TURKEY

Chamber of Metallurgical Engineers

Hatay Sokak No 10/9 . Kizilay

Ankara6650+90 312 425 4160

+90 312 418 9343

metaloda@turnet.tr

UKRAINE

Ukrainian Society for Nondestructive Testing

11 Bozhenko St,

Kyiv, GPS

252650+380 44 227 2666

+380 44 220 9482

paton@ukrpack.net

UNITED KINGDOM

British Institute of Non Destructive Testing

1 Spenser Parade

Northampton

NNI 5AA+44 1604 630 124+44 1604 231 489

info@bindt.org

URUGUAYAENDUR-Asociaciòn Uruguaya
de Ensayos No Destructivos

Plaza Indipendencia,812 piso 2

Montevideo

11100+5982 901 20 48

5982 902 1681

sinfanzon@ancap.com.uy

USA

ASNT - The American Society of NDT1711 Arlingate Lane - PO Box 28518

Columbus,

43228-0518+1 614 274 6003

+1 614 274 6899

webmaster@asnt.org

VENEZUELA

Associacion Venezolana de Ensayos No Destructivos

Apartado P. 47533

Caracas1041+58 2 6933 970+58 2 6933 323

ASOVEND@fnmail.com

VIETNAM

VANDT- Vietnam Association for NDT

46-Nguyen Van Ngoc St. - Thu Le - Ba Dinh

Ha Noi+84 4 7661 796+84 4 7333 566

vandt@vista.gov.vn

YUGOSLAVIA

Yugoslav Centre for Non Destructive Testing

Vojvode Stepe 51

Belgrade+381 11 460 465+381 11 469 514

11000

I.P.

COUNTRY

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ASME in the 3 MILLENNIUM
With three major items in sec. V, Non Destructive Testing, ASME has made a great contribution
to the reliability and safety of pressure vessel technology.
The first one is represented by Code Case 2235.3 that allows ultrasonic examination in lieu of radiography for 1/2”
or greater weld thickness if computerized systems are used. The second one is related to digital image acquisition
and treatment for radiography and radioscopy. The third one is the acceptance of the ACCP schemes for the certification
of NDT personnel ( independent certification scheme ) . ACCP, according to ASNT statement, is aligned to the international
standard ISO 9712, which is being adopted by most countries. This has as its aim the realisation of a reliable system which will
guarantee skill and knowledge of NDT personnel and facilitate the harmonization process.

1

Ultrasonic Examination in Lieu of Radiography

2

Digital imaging for radiography and radioscopy

Case 2235-2
Use of Ultrasonic Examination in Lieu of Radiography
Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2

Appendix III
Digital image acquisition, display,and storage for radiography and radioscopy

Inquiry: Under what conditions and limitations may an ultrasonic examination be
used in lieu of radiography, when radiography is required in accordance with Section
VIII, Division 1, para. UW-11(a) and Section VIII, Division 2, Table AF-241.1?
Reply : It is the opinion of the Committee that all welds in material 1/2 in. or greaterin thickness in pressure vessels may be examined using the ultrasonic (UT) method inlieu of the radiography (RT) method, provided that all of the following requirements
are met:a) The ultrasonic examination area shall include the volume of the weld, plus 2
in. on each side of the weld for material thickness greater than 8 in. For material thickness 8 in. or less, the ultrasonic examination area shall include the volume of the weld, plus the lesser of 1 in. or k on each side of the weld.
b) The ultrasonic examination shall be performed using a device employing automatic computer enhanced data acquisition.
c) A documented examination strategy or scan plan shall be provided showing
transducer placement, movement, and component coverage that provides a
standardized and repeatable methodology for weld acceptance. The scan plan
shall also include ultrasonic beam angle used, beam direction with respect toweld centreline, and vessel volume examined for each weld. The documentation shall be made available to the Owner upon request.
d) Data is recorded in unprocessed form. A complete data set with no gating , filtering, or thresholding for response from examination volume in subpara. (a)above shall be include in the data record.

1I1-210 SCOPEf) Personnel performing and evaluating UT examination shall be qualified andcertificated in accordance with their employer’ s written practice. SNT-TC1A, or CP-189 shall be used as guideline. Only Level II or III personnel shallanalyze the data or interpret the results.

TABLE 2FLAW ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR 1 in TO 12 in THICK WELD
1 in. < t < 2 1/2 in(note 1)4 in. < t <12 in(note 1)

AspectRatioa/t

SurfaceFlawa/t

Subsurface
Flaw
a/t

SurfaceFlawa/t

Subsurface
Flaw
a/t

0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50

0.031
0.033
0.036
0.041
0.047
0.055
0.064
0.074
0.083
0.085
0.087

0.034
0.038
0.043
0.049
0.057
0.066
0.078
0.090
0.105
0.123
0.143

0.019
0.020
0.022
0.025
0.028
0.033
0.038
0.044
0.050
0.051
0.052

0.020
0.022
0.025
0.029
0.033
0.038
0.044
0.051
0.058
0.067
0.076

GENERAL NOTES:a) t = thickness of the weld excluding any allowable reinforcement. For a buttweld joining two members having different thickness at the weld, t is the thinner of these two thicknesses. If a full penetration weld includes a fillet weld, the thickness of the throat of the fillet weld shall be included in tb) A subsurface indication shall be considered as a surface flaw if the separation (S in Fig. 1) of theindication from the nearest surface of the component is equal to or less than half the throughthickness dimension (2 d in Fig. 1 sketch (b)) of the subsurface indication.

Digital image acquisition, display, and storage can be applied to radiography and radioscopy. Once the analog image is converted to digital format, the data can be displayed, processed, quantified, stored, retrieved and converted back to the original
analog format, for example, film or video presentation.
Digital imaging of all radiographic and radioscopic examination test results shall be
performed in accordance with the modified provisions to Article 2 as indicatedherein.
APPENDIX IVINTERPRETATION, EVALUATION, AND DISPOSITION
OF RADIOGRAPHIC AND RADIOSCOPIC EXAMINATIONTEST RESULTS PRODUCEDBY THE DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION
AND DISPLAY PROCESS
IV-210 SCOPE
The digital image examination test results produced in accordance with Article 2,
Mandatory Appendix II, and Article 2, Mandatory Appendix III, may be interpreted
and evaluated for final disposition in accordance with the additional provisions to
Article 2 as indicated herein.
The digital information is obtained in series with radiography and in parallel withradioscopy. This data collection process also provides for interpretation, evaluation,and disposition of the examination test results.

3

Certification of NDT personnel

Article 1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS(a) Nondestructive Examination Personnel shall be qualified in accordance with therequirements of the referencing Code Section.
(b) For those Code Sections that directly reference this Article for the qualification of
NDT personnel, the qualification shall be in accordance with one of the following documents:
1. SNT-TC-1A, 3Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive
Testing; or
2. ANSI/ASNT CP-189, 3ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of
Nondestructive Testing Personnel; or
3. ACCP, 3 ASNT Central Certification Program.
When the referencing Code Section does not specify qualifications or does notreference directly Article 1 of this Section, qualification may simply involve
demonstration in routine

Example of computerised TOFD images(two left) and C-B Scan presentationaccording to Code Case 2235 requirements.

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ASME in the 3 MILLENNIUM
CERTIFICATION OF NDT PERSONNEL
Training (hours)

Experience (months)

MT

45
40

0

0

5
0

ACCP
ASNT Central Certification Program

40
30

0

EN 473

50

60
50
40
30
20
10
0

ACCP
ASNT Central Certification Program

ISO
9712

EN
473

EN 473

ISO 9712

ACCP
ASNT Central Certification Program

EN 473

70

60

EN
473

Experience (months)

ISO 9712

70
hours/months

80

10
EN
473

Training (hours)

90

20

ISO
9712

UT

80

ISO 9712

hours/months

EN 473

ISO 9712

MIL-STD-410

10

ASNT CP-189

15

CAN_CGSB-48.9712

20

SNT-TC-1A

hours/months

25

Experience (months)

90

CAN_CGSB-48.9712

30

Training (hours)

CAN_CGSB-48.9712

RT

MIL-STD-410

Experience (months)

ASNT CP-189

Training (hours)

SNT-TC-1A

PT

ISO
9712

ACCP
ASNT Central Certification Program

MIL-STD-410

ACCP
ASNT Central Certification Program

EN
473

ASNT CP-189

ISO
9712

CAN_CGSB-48.9712

55MIL-STD-410

10

ASNT CP-189

15
SNT-TC-1A

hours/months

EN 473

ISO 9712

20

SNT-TC-1A

10

CAN_CGSB-48.9712

MIL-STD-410

15

ASNT CP-189

30
20

Experience (months)

25

35
25

Training (hours)

30

SNT-TC-1A

Comparison of Level II training
and experience qualification requirements
for five NDT methods(Electromagnetic testing, Magnetic particle
testing, Liquid penetrant testing,Ultrasonic testing and Radiographic testing)EThours/months

MOST RELEVANTCERTIFICATION SCHEMESFOR NDT PERSONNEL

ISO
9712

EN
473

ACCP is the ASNT Central Certification programme. According to ACCP a candidate has the choise to selectthe proper sheme according to which he like to be qualified and certified. At present ACCP foresee six outstanding schemes: SNT-TC-1A; ASNT-CP-189; MIL STD 410; CAN-CGSB-48-9712; ISO 9712; EN 473.
ICNDT Chairman has been invited
to participate in the ASME
annual conference in Atlanta.
ICNDT was welcomed
by NDT Committee section V.
The 2001 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference(PVP01) was held on July 22nd through to 26th ,2001 in the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Georgia. The conference technical program contained 160 technical sessions, five major symposia, three tutorials, a student paper competition, as well as NDE and software demonstration forums. The conference proceedings have been
published in 22 volumes.
The Conference Program Committee invited the
ICNDT Chairman to participate in this great event.

D. Bray, Vice President of ASME Material and Structural Group (left) and G.
Ramirez (centre), Chairman of NDT session with some NDT speakers.

2001 ASME Pressure Vessels
and Piping Conference
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

ASME Sec. V NDT Committee during their meeting in Atlenta

G. Nardoni, ICNDT Chairman (left) and J. Sinnappan,
Conference General Chairman of PVP Conference in Atlanta

First announcement of ASME next PVP
Conference in Canada

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ISO 9712: MORE SIGNIFICATIVE ITEMSNDT Method Abbreviation– acoustic emission testing– eddy current testing– leak testing– magnetic particle testing– penetrant testing– radiographic testing– ultrasonic testing– visual testing

AT
ET
LT
MT
PT
RT
UT
VT

5. RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1. General
The certification system, which shall be controlled and administered by a certificationbody (with the assistance, where necessary, of authorized qualifying bodies), includes allprocedures necessary to demonstrate the qualification of an individual to carry out tasks
in a specific NDT method, and leads to certification of competence.

5.2. Certification bodyc) ensure that the annual visual acuity requirements of 7.1.1. (a) are met.
d) verify continuity in the application fo the NDT method without significant interruption.
5.5.4. A self employed individual shall assume all responsibilities described for the employer.

6. LEVELS OF QUALIFICATION
An individual certificated in accordance with this standard shall be classified in one ormore of the three following levels.

6.1. Level 1
6.1.1. An individual certificated to Level 1 has demonstrated competence to carry out
NDT according to written instructions and under the supervision of Level 2 or Level 3
personnel. Within the scope of the competence defined on the certificate, Level 1 personnel may be authorized by the employer to:a) set up NDT equipment;b) perform the tests;c) record and classify the results of the tests in terms of written criteria;d) report the results.

ISO 9712

5.2.1. The certification body shall conform to the requirements of EN 45013.

5.2.2. The certification body shall be supported by a technical committee composed ofrepresentatives of NDT societies, committees, users, suppliers, government departments and other interested parties as appropriate. This committee shall be responsible
for setting and maintainig the technical standards of examination. Its members shall be
qualified for the tasks by an appropriate combination of NDT certification and/or experience.

5.2.3. The certification body:a) shall initiate, promote, maintain and administer the certification scheme according tothis standard;b) shall approve properly staffed and equipped examination centres which it shall monitor;c) may delegate, under its direct responsibility, the detailed administration of qualification to authorized qualifying bodies, which could represent sectors;d) shall issue all certificates;e) shall be responsible for ensuring the security of all examination materials (specimens,
master reports, question banks, examination papers, etc.);f) shall ensure that specimens are not in use for training purposes;g) shall be responsible for the definition of sectors (see annex B).

5.3. Authorised qualifying bodies

5.3.1. Where established, the authorized qualifying body shall:a) work under the control of the certification body;b) be independent of any single predominant interest, for example, when an authorized
qualifying body covers a sector, the authorized qualifying body shall be comprised ofmore than one company active in the sector concerned;c) conform to the specification issued by the certification body;d) apply a documented quality management system approved by the certification body;e) have the resources and expertise necessary to establish and control examination centres, including examinations and the calibration and control of equipment;f) establish, monitor and control examination centres;g) prepare and supervise examinations under the responsibility of an examiner authorized by the Certification Body;h) maintain appropriate qualification and examination records according to the requirements of the certification body.

5.3.2. If the are no authorized qualifying bodies, the certification body shall fulfill the requirements of the qualifying body.

5.4. Examination centres

5.4.1. The examination centre shall:a) work under the control of the certification body or authorized qualifying body;b) apply a documented quality management system approved by the certification body;c) have the resources needed to administer examinations, including the calibration andcontrol of equipment;d) prepare and conduct examinations under responsibility of an examiner authorized by
the certification body;e) have adequate qualified staff, premises and equipment to ensure satisfactory qualification examinations of the levels, methods, and sectors concerned;f) use only those documents and examination questionnaires established or approved by
the certification body;g) use only specimens prepared or approved by the certification body for the practical examinations conducted at that centre (when more that one examination centre exists, eachshall have specimens of comparable test difficulty containing similar discontinuities).
h) maintain appropriate qualification and examination records according to the requirements of the certification body.
5.4.2. An examination centre can be situated at an employer’s premises. In this case, examinations shall be conducted only in the presence of, and under the control of, an authorized representative of the certification body.

5.5. Employer
5.5.1. The employer shall introduce the candidate to the certification body or the authorized qualifying body and document the validity of the personal information provided.
The documentation shall include the declaration of education, training and experienceneeded to establish the eligibility of the candidate.
5.5.2. The employer shall not be directly involved in the qualification examination. Where theexamination centre is within the employer’s premises, or examination staff are provided by theemployer, the Certification Body shall require additional controls to preserve impartiality.
5.5.3. In respect of certified personnel under their control, the employer shall:a) be fully responsible for all that concerns the authorization to operateb) be responsible for the validity of the results of NDT operations.

6.1.2. Level 1 certificated personnel shall not be responsible for the choice of test method
or technique to be used, nor for the assessment of test results.

6.2. Level 2

6.2.1. An individual certificated to Level 2 has demonstarated competence to perform non
destructive testing according to established procedures. Within the scope of the competence
defined on the certificate, Level 2 personnel may be authorized by the employer to:a) select the NDT technique for the test method to be used;b) define the limitations of application of the testing method;c) translate NDT codes, standards, specifications and procedures into practical testing
instructions adapted to the actual working conditions;d) set up and verify equipment settings;e) perform and supervise tests;f) interpret and evaluate results according to applicable codes, standards or specification;g) prepare written NDT instructions;h) carry out and supervise all tasks at or below Level 2;i) provide guidance for personnel at or belw Level 2, andj) organize and report the results of non destructive tests.

6.3. Level 3

6.3.1. An individual certificated to Level 2 has demonstrated compedtence to performand direct non destructive testing operations for which he is certificate. Within the scopeof the competence defined on the certificate, an individual certificated to Level 3 may be
authorized by the employer to:a) assume full responsibility for a test facility or examination centre and staff;b) establish and validate NDT instructions and procedures;c) interpret codes, standards, specifications and procedures;d) designate the particular test methods, procedures and NDT instructions to be used;e) carry out and supervise all Level 1 and Level 2 duties, andf) guide personnel at all levels.
6.3.2. Level 3 personnel have demonstrared:a) the competence to evaluate and interpret results in terms of existing codes, standards
and specifications;b) sufficient practical knowledge of applicable materials, fabrication and product technology to select NDT methods, establish NDT techniques, and assist in establishing acceptance criteria where none are otherwise available;c) a general familiarity with other NDT methods.
6.3.3. Level 3 personnel may, if authorized by the certification body, manage and supervise qualification examinations on its behalf.

7. ELIGIBILITY
The candidate shall fulfill the minimum requirements of vision and training prior to thequalification examination and shall fulfill the minimum requirements for industrial experience prior to certification.
7.1 Vision requirements - all levels
7.1.1. The candidate shall provide evidence of satisfactory vision as determined by anoculist, optometrist, medically recognized person, or the employer, in accordance withthe following requirements:a) near vision acuity shall permit reading, without magnifying aids other than prescription
lenses, a minimum of Times Roman N 4.5. or equivalent letters at not less than 30 cm
with one or both eyes, either corrected or uncorrected;b) colour vision shall be sufficient that the candidate can distinguish contrast between thecolours used in the NDT method concerned as specified by the employer.
7.1.2. Subsequent to certification, the tests of visual acuity shall be carried out annuallyand by verified by the employer or the responsible agency (see 5.5.3 (c)).

7.2. Training - Level 1 and Level 2
7.2.1. The candidate shall provide evidence that a course of training in the method andlevel for which the certification is sought has been satisfactorily completed, and which isin accordance with the requirements of the certification body.
7.2.2. Information in Annex A may be used as a guide in the development of training andeducation syllabi.
7.2.3. The minimum duration of training undertaken by the candidate for certification
shall be as defined in Table 1 for the applicable NDT method.

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Table 1 - Minimum training requirements
NDT Method
AT
ET
LT

Level 1(hours)a d e

Level 2(hours) a b d e

40C
40C
8
14
18
16
16
40C
40C
16

64C
40C
16
28
36
24
24
80C
80C
24

A - Basic knowledge
B - Pressure method
C - Tracer gas method

MT
PT
RT
UT
VT
a
b
c

d

e

e

f

three testing methods - reduction of total required time by 33%
four or more testing methods - reducton of total time by 50%.
In all cases the candidate shall be required to show that, for each of the testing methods forwhich he seeks certification, he has at least half of the time required in Table 2.
Up to 50% of the practical experience time may be acieved by an appropriate practical course, the duration of which may be weighted by a maximum factor of five (5). This procedure
shall not be used in conjunction with that described in b. The course shall be concentrated on
pratical solutions of frequently occurring testing problems, and the programme shall be approved by the certification body.
the maximum possible reduction in duration of experience shall be limited to 50%

7.5. Industrial experience - Level 3
7.5.1. Level 3 responsibilities require knowledge beyond the technical scope of any specific NDT method. This broad knowledge may be acquired through a variety of combinations of education, training and experience, which shall be documented and provided tothe certification body. Table 3 details minimum experience related to formal education.

Training hours include both practical and theory courses.
Direct access to Level 2 examination requires the total hours shown for Level 1 and Level 2.
In case of national regulations concerning the duration of a week of work, the 40 hours areequivalent to the legal duration of a week of work.
Training duration may be reduced by up to 50% when the certification sought is limited inapplication or technique.
A reduction of up to 50% in the total required number of training hours may be accepted by the
Certification Body for candidates who have graduated from technical college or university, or have completed at least two years of engineering or science study at college or university.

Table 3 - Minimum experience requirements, Level 3
Method of access

Educaton

Experience(months) ab

Access to Level 3 by acerticated Level 2 operator

Graduate of at last three years accreditedscience or engineering college
or university programme

12

Successful completion of technical schoolor at least two years of engineeringor science study at an accredited college
or university

24

No degree

48

Direct access to Level 3 by an Graduate of at least three years accredited
uncertified operator with
science or engineering college
experience duration equivalent or university programme
to Level 2 as per table 2. Noteb(The candidate shall havesuccessfully completed thepratical examination for Level
2 in that NDT method)

24

Succesful completion of technical schoolor at least two years of engineering or
science study at an accredited college
or university48

No degree72

7.3. Training - Level 3
7.3.1. Taking into account the scientific and technical potential of candidates for Level 3
certification, preparation for qualification may be done in different ways: by attending
training courses, conferences or seminars, studying books, periodicals, and other specialized printed materials.

ISO 9712
7.3.2. Information in Annex A may be used ad a guide to training and education.

7.3.3. The candidate shall provide documentary evidence, in a form acceptable to the certification body, of training and preparation for certification.

7.4. industrial experience - Level 1 and Level 2

7.4.1. Industrial experience may be acquired either prior to or following success in thequalification examination. Documentary evidence of experience shall be confirmed by theemployer and submitted to the certification body or authorized qualifying body.

7.4.2. In the event that the experience is sought following successful examination, the results of the examination shall remain valid for up to two years.
7.4.3. The minimum requiremnts for duration of experience to be gained prior to certification shall be as specified in Table 2.

If the college or university degree is issued in non destructive testing, the experience required
for access to Level 3 may be reduced by 50%bCredit for work experience may be gained simultaneously in two or more of the NDT methods
covered by this International Standard, with the reduction of total required experience as follows;a) two testing methods - reduction of total required time by 25%;b) three testing methods - reduction of total required time by 33%;c) four or more testing methods - reduction of total time by 50%.
In all cases the candidate shall be required to show that, for each of the testing methods forwhich he seeks certification, he has at last half of the time required in Table 4.
aTable 2 - Minimum experience requirements

Experience(months) a c d e f

NDT Method

Level 1

AT
ET
LT

6
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
1

Total experience
Partial experience for pressure method only
Partial experience for tracer gas method only

MT
PT
RT
UT
VT

a

b

c

b

Level 2

7.5.2. All candidates for level 3 certification in any NDT method shall have successfully completed (with a grade of ≥ 70%) the practical examination for Level 2 in theappropriate sector and method, except for the drafting of pratical instructions for level1 (see 8.3.11).

12
9
9
6
6
3
3
9
9
3

8. Qualification examination - CONTENT & GRADINGThe qualification examination shall cover a given NDT method as applied in one or more
specific industrial sectors.

8.1. Examinato in content - Level 1 and Level 2 general examinaton

Work experience in months is based on a nominal 40 hours/week or the legal week of work.
When an individual is working in excess of 40 hours per week, he may be credited with experience based on the total hours, but he shall be required to produce evidence of this experience.
For Level 2 certification, the intent of this International Standard is thatx work experience consistsof time as a Level 1. If the individual is being qualified directly to Level 2, with no time at Level 1
the experience shall consist of the sum of the times required for Level 1 and Level 2.
Experience duration may be reduced by up to 50% but shall not be less than one month when
the certification sought is limited in application (e.g., automated testing).
Credit for work experience may be gained simultaneously in two or more of the NDT
methods ciovered by this International Standard, with the reduction of total required experience as follows: two testing methods - reduction of total required time by 25%;

8.1.1 The general examination shall include only questions selected in an unpredictable way
from the certification body’s or authorized qualifying body’s collection of general examination questions valid at the date of examination.The candidate shall be required, as a minimum, to give answers to the numbers of multiple choice questions shown in Table 4.
8.1.2. The time allowed to the candidates for completion of each examination shall be based upon the number and difficulty of the questions. The average time allowed shall be noless than one minute nor longer than two minutes per multiple choice question.

Annex C (normative)
Level 1 and 2 Specimens
Table C1 - Minimum number and type of test specimens for the levels 1 and 2 practical examination
METHOD/LEVELPRODUCT
SECTORS

UT1

UT2

RT1

RT2

ET1

ET2

MT1

MT2

PT1

PT2

LT1

LT2

VT1

VT2

AT1

AT2

CASTINGS2

2

2

2 + 12
radiographs

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1 +2
datasets

FORGINGS2

2

2

2 + 12
radiographs

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1 +2
datasets

WELDS

2

2

2

2 + 12
radiographs

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1 +2
datasets

TUBES AND PIPES

2

2

2

2 + 12
radiographs

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1 +2
datasets

WROUGHTPRODUCTS2

2

2

2 + 12
radiographs

2

2

2

2

2

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datasetsa) Where the examination requires the testing of more than one area or volume, the second or any subsequent area or volume shall be different in character, e g.,in product form, material specification,
shape, size and discontinuity type, from those tested prevously.
b) For RT examination, Level 1 and Level 2 candidates shall radiograph at least two volumes - except for Level 2 candidates holding Level 1 certification, where at last one volume is to be radiographed.
c) For LT examination involving both pressure change and tracer gas, at least one volume shall be tested for each.
d) For AT examinations, the discontinuities are normally replaced by artificial sources. The Level 1 candidate shall demonstrate the ability to install the equipment, verify its sensitivity and record the test
data. The Level 2 candidate shall also demonstrate the ability to interpret and evaluate at least two sets of previously recorded test data.
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SECTORS(which include
two or moreproducts)i) The practical examination shall include not less than three tests of separate areas or volumes.
ii) The specimens tested shall be representative of all products, or shall be selected at random by the examiner from the product range which makes up the sector.
iii) For radiographic film interpretation, the number of radiographs interpreted shall be not less than eight for each relevant product sector encompassed by an industrial sector.

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