ICNDT Guide andRecommendationsfor
Qualification and Certification
of NDT Personnel
according to ISO 9712
and Aligned Standards
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ICNDT Guide andRecommendationsfor
Qualification and Certification
of NDT Personnel
according to ISO 9712
and Aligned Standards
1 October 2009
ICNDT will update this document periodically and will provide the latest version online via its website
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Contents
FOREWORDS...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1. BACKGROUND............................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 9712 (2005) NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING –QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL............................................................................... 5
3. ICNDT REQUIREMENTS OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE OF NDT PERSONNEL............................................. 5
4. ADVANTAGES OF THIRD PARTY QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION TO ISO 9712................................ 7
5. ACCREDITATION OF CERTIFICATION BODIES............................................................................................... 7
6. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN USING THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION............................................... 8
7. ICNDT RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................................................................... 11
APPENDICES...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Appendix 1: ASME Recognition of ISO 9712 and EN 473................................................................................... 13
Appendix 2: Non-destructive testing under the European Pressure Equipment Directive..................................... 15
Appendix 3: Listing of Certification Bodies offering ISO 9712 certification......................................................... 16
Appendix 4: Mutual recognition of Certification................................................................................................. 19
Appendix 5: Vienna Agreement between ISO and CEN....................................................................................... 21
Appendix 6: Process for development and revision of ISO 9712 Standard.......................................................... 22
Appendix 7: The role of ICNDT and Regional Groups
in the harmonisation process for Training and Certification............................................................. 23
Appendix 8: Basic principles of NDT methods covered by ISO 9712................................................................. 27
Appendix 9: ICNDT Membership Directory........................................................................................................ 28

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Foreword by Chairman of ICNDTThe competence of those carrying out non-destructive testing is an essential pre-requisite for the achievement ofquality and reliability. Qualification and Certification of NDT personnel in accordance with International Standards
such as ISO 9712 (Non-destructive testing – Qualification and certification of personnel) and aligned standards helps
to ensure that people are competent and assists global business and safety standards.
The ICNDT, with a track record of 45 years in international cooperation in NDT, is dedicated to supporting bestpractice in the implementation of these standards through this Guide, which will be available via the ICNDT website.
It is intended that the schedules in the Guide will be regularly reviewed and updated. As Chairman, I express thanks
to my colleagues in ICNDT for their assistance in preparing this document.
Mike Farley
Chairman, ICNDT

Foreword by Chairman of ISO TC 135
Since the effectiveness of any application of non-destructive testing depends upon the capabilities of the persons
who perform or who are responsible for the test, a procedure was developed to provide a means for evaluating anddocumenting the competence of personnel whose duties require the appropriate theoretical and practical knowledgeof the non-destructive tests that they perform, specify, supervise, monitor or evaluate. An added incentive stems fromthe worldwide comparability of a wide range of industrial applications requiring common non-destructive testing
approaches.
It is recognised that the efforts of ICNDT have made a valuable contribution to the implementation of the numerous
schemes for qualification and certification of NDT personnel.
An extensive application of this Guide within industry will improve reliability of industrial products and safety of theworld wide community.
Professor Hatano
ISO/TC 135 Chairman

Foreword by Chairman of the Editorial Committee and PGP
The original Guide ‘ICNDT Recommended Guidelines for Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel according
to ISO 9712’ was published in June 2004 at the 16th WCNDT in Montreal – based on a first draft produced by Mr
Nardoni and circulated for comment in June 2002. This update has been prepared following a mandate from the
ICNDT Policy and General Purposes Meeting in Anaheim in March 2008, and was presented to the ICNDT meetings at
the 17th WCNDT in Shanghai. It is approved for publication by an Editorial Committee comprising Douglas Marshall,
Mike Farley, Giuseppe Nardoni, John Thompson, Wayne Holliday, Nori Ooka, Dave Barnett and Joao Conte.
ICNDT will update this document periodically and will provide the latest version online via its website, www.icndt.org.
Users are strongly advised to check that they have the latest version of this document and the referenced Standards.
Comments and suggestions are welcome and should be sent to the ICNDT Secretariat.
Douglas Marshall
Chairman PGP and Editorial Committee

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1. Backgroundl The prime purpose of this Guide – which has been prepared under the auspices of the International Committee
for Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT) – is to promote best practice in the Qualification and Certification of NDT
personnel according to the International Standard ISO 9712, as well as other aligned standards such as European
standard EN 473 and ANSI/ASNT-CP-106. The competence of NDT personnel is a key element in achieving
reliability of NDT and is vital to ensure the quality and safety of products and installations.
l The ICNDT Guide is of importance to all the tiers in the management of NDT operations – regulators, inspection
bodies, certification bodies, industry, NDT service companies and supervisors of NDT personnel. Sections 2, 3, 4, 5
and 6, supplemented by Appendices 1 to 6, provide information and guidance on ISO 9712 and aligned standards.
Section 7 provides specific recommendations from ICNDT. Appendices 7, 8 and 9 provide related information on
ICNDT and methods of NDT.
l The ICNDT has promoted worldwide dissemination of NDT technologies and the harmonisation of personnel
certification schemes for more than 45 years. The decision by ICNDT to promote the adoption of ISO 9712 as abasic standard for Third Party Qualification and Certification of NDT personnel arose from the need to achieve amore consistent standard of basic knowledge and practical competence. Such standardisation becomes ever more
important as globalisation of trade increases.
l The central place of ISO 9712 among standards for Third Party Certification is explained in Section 4 and thehistorical development of NDT personnel certification and ICNDT’s role is described in Appendix 7.
l Correct use of Third Party Qualification and Certification of NDT personnel is dependent on the Employer of
personnel recognising his own responsibilities. This is important in terms of good quality management practices(outlined in ISO 9000 family of standards), product liability, meeting the requirements for accreditation and meeting
the requirements of product standards and codes such as the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes, and theEuropean Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC). An explanation of the Employer’s responsibilities is given in
Section 3.
l In each of the regions where ICNDT has members (Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the AsiaPacific region), ISO 9712 has been adopted as a basis for third party certification schemes. For example Brazil
has an accredited Certification Scheme which complies with ISO 9712, and Canada has a Certification scheme
based on the standard. In the USA, ASNT has introduced ANSI/ASNT Standard CP 106 which is closely alignedwith ISO 9712. Many other countries in Latin America, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela aredeveloping national schemes based on ISO 9712 and Argentina has also an accredited certification scheme which
complies with ISO 9712. In the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, India, Japan, Indonesia and China, among manyother countries, have introduced or are developing schemes based on ISO 9712. In Europe a large number ofcountries have schemes which comply with ISO 9712 and the closely aligned European Standard EN 473. A listingof Certification Schemes and their current status is provided in Appendix 3.
l The international NDT community is endeavouring to promote international recognition of Third Party Certification
schemes. A number of recognition arrangements (unilateral, multilateral and bilateral) exist. Details are given
in Appendix 4. In many countries in the world, Certification Bodies which provide ISO 9712 certification havegained Accreditation or Approval by government agencies or accreditation bodies in both voluntary and regulatory
sectors. This is discussed in Section 5.
l It is hoped that, in due course, the presently separate ISO 9712 and EN 473 standards will merge into a single
International/European standard but, in the meantime, many Certification Bodies choose to comply with bothStandards in order to provide the maximum benefit to their stakeholders.
l Details of other approaches to NDT personnel certification are given in www.efndt.org/Services/
EuropeanForumforNationalAerospaceNDT.Boards.aspx (for aerospace certification to EN 4179) and www.asnt.org(for in-company certification to SNT-TC-1A).

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2. International Standard ISO 9712 (2005) Non-Destructive
Testing – Qualification and Certification of Personnel andAligned Standards
ISO 9712 qualification and certification is widely recognised as conferring a number of advantages. The Standard
covers the qualification and certification of NDT personnel in one or more of ten NDT methods – acoustic emission
testing, eddy current testing, infrared thermographic testing, leak testing (hydraulic pressure tests excluded), magnetic
particle testing, penetrant testing, radiographic testing, strain testing, ultrasonic testing, visual testing (direct unaided
visual tests and visual tests carried out during the application of another NDT method are excluded).
The responsibilities of the Certification Body, its Authorised Qualifying Bodies (where used) and Examination Centres
are defined, and the role of the employer is clarified. Three levels of qualification are defined (Levels 1, 2 and 3).
Qualification is ‘specific’ to a defined industrial or product sector(s).
Eligibility for certification is specified covering vision requirements for all levels, minimum training requirements, andrequired duration of industrial experience.
Qualification examinations are defined – comprising written and practical parts – for each level with minimum
numbers of questions and, for Levels 1 and 2, test specimens specified.
Rules are specified governing administration of certification, including conditions for renewal and recertification.
The European Standard EN 473 follows exactly the same principles as ISO 9712 but has differences in detail. At thetime of publication of these Guidelines, a third edition of EN 473 (2008) has been published by CEN.
In the USA, an American National Standard ANSI/ASNT CP-106 2008 – a modified version of ISO 9712:2005 – hasbeen approved with derogations allowed by ISO/IEC Guide 21:1999, Adoption of International Standards as regionalor national standards. Each difference is explained by means of a ‘National explanatory note’. CP 106 follows exactly
the same principles as ISO 9712 but has differences in training and experience requirements, and a number of otherimprovements and clarifications of language/terminology.

3. Requirements for technical knowledge of NDT personnel
3.1 Introduction
There has been a progressive development of training guidelines/syllabuses which attempt to define the body ofknowledge and recommended training hours needed by NDT personnel. The earliest versions were produced by
ASNT (1966) and the ICNDT (1985). Later training guidelines were produced by the IAEA (1986, updated 2002
and 2008) and more recently, a joint working group of CEN/TC 138/AHG8 and ISO/TC 135/WG 2 has produced
document ISO/ TR 25107 Guidelines for Training Syllabuses, and ASNT has published ASNT CP-105-2006 ASNT
Standard Training Outlines for Qualification of Non-destructive Testing Personnel.
In addition ISO/TR 25108 Non-destructive testing – Guidelines for NDT personnel training organizations was preparedby the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TR 138, Non-destructive testing,in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC-135, Non-destructive testing, in accordance with the Vienna
Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN. The Technical Report sets out the criteria to be met bytraining organisations and will facilitate assessment and approval of such organisations by certification bodies.
Further information on the content of these documents is given below.

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3.2 Current Guidelines
l ISO/TR 25107 Guidelines for Training Syllabuses
This document, available from the standards bureaux of CEN members, covers the following NDT methods at
Levels 1, 2 and 3: Radiographic Testing, Ultrasonic Testing, Eddy Current Testing, Penetrant Testing, Magnetic
Particle Testing, Leak Testing, Acoustic Emission Testing and Visual Testing.
l ASNT CP 105-2006
This document takes the NDT Method Training Outlines (Bodies of Knowledge) that historically have been appended
to both ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A and ANSI/ASNT CP-189 and creates a separate proposed
American national Standard.
The committees of the Technical and Education Council of ASNT have the responsibility to review comments on
and objections to this proposed American national Standard and to submit the draft standard and responses to theStandards Development Committee (SDC). The CP-105 Review Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the SDC, has the
responsibility to develop the training outlines for public comment using SDC procedures.
Advice on updates will be posted on the ASNT website (www.asnt.org/publications/standards).
l IAEA TECDOC-628 (2008)
The present publication is an updated version of IAEA-TECDOC-628/Rev 1. The modifications were made during
a consultants meeting held in Vienna from 30 October to 2 November 2006. The participating experts at themeeting were from well known international bodies active in the qualification and certification of NDT personnel.
The content of IAEA-TECDOC-628/Rev 1 has been revised, based on the experiences of the experts, as well as
comments of the end user industries. The details of the topics on each subject have been expanded to include thelatest developments in the respective method.

3.3 Normative status of Guidelines on Training Syllabuses
ISO 9712 : 2005 references only the IAEA Training Guidelines of 2002. (It was published before TR 25107 was agreed.)
EN 473 : 2008 references both TR 25107 and TR 25108 but includes minimum training hours that are somewhat lessthan the recommendations contained in TR 25107.
CP 105-2006 is referenced in ASNT documents including SNT-TC-1A (2006), CP106 (2008) and CP189 (2006).
Reference:
IAEA-TECDOC-628 Revision 2 (2008 edition): Training Guidelines in Non-destructive Testing Techniques. International
Atomic Energy Agency, Wagrammerstrasse 5, PO Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria, telephone +43-1-20601, telex
112645 Atom A, Facsimile +43-1-20607, e-mail IAEO@IAEA1.IAEA.OR.AT

3.4 Question Banks
3.4.1 Introduction
Banks of questions are available from several sources, for use either by students, trainers, or examiners. Questions
may be classified by NDT method, by level (1, 2, or 3) and sector. They may be validated or not. Users should check if
the questions being used are designed to match the requirements of a particular training or examination syllabus andshould select questions accordingly.

3.4.2 ASNT Specimen questions
ASNT publish Question and Answer (Q&A) Books as supplements to SNT-TC-1A. The books are available for each test
method and provide specimen questions and answers for Levels 1, 2 and 3.

3.4.3 EFNDT Question BankEFNDT, through an action by BINDT, DGZfP and COFREND, has developed a confidential question bank, containing
around 5000 multiple choice questions (covering 3 levels, 5 NDT methods). This is used by a number of Certification
Bodies which participate in the EFNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement (MRA) (see Appendix A4). It is also madeavailable to other Certification Bodies subject to conditions.

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4. Advantages of Third Party Qualification and Certification to
ISO 9712 and Aligned Standards
Third Party qualification and certification is widely recognised as conferring a number of advantages:l Complies with an internationally agreed ISO Standard which is increasingly being adopted worldwide.
l Utilises an internationally developed training syllabus.
l Examinations (theory and practical) are provided directly by certification bodies or through Authorised Qualifying
Bodies and Authorised Examination Centres under the control of Certification Bodies (many of which are linked tonational NDT societies).
l Provides a harmonised standard for training, qualification and certification for NDT personnel and can be usedas the base level for more specific employer-based or third party certification relevant to particular products or
installations.
The latest version of ISO 9712:2005 (the 3rd Edition) gives more detailed requirements for practical examinations(including details of practical examination specimens and their defect content) to determine the practical ability of
the candidate and to better harmonise practical examinations, and provides guidance on the definition of industrial
and product sectors to aid international harmonisation. Further harmonisation is possible by using the ISO/TR25107‘Guidelines for Training Syllabuses’.

5. Accreditation of Certification Bodies
ISO 9712:2005 requires that the certification system should be controlled and administered by a certificationbody which conforms to the requirements of the standard ISO/IEC 17024:2003 (Conformity assessment - General
requirements for bodies operating certification of persons). This standard is designed to ensure that a Certification
Body is itself competent, adequately qualified for its role and impartial. The ISO/IEC 17024 document references theISO 9000 family of standards as normative references for compliance.
In many countries of the world Certification Bodies have gained Accreditation by independent agencies – many ofwhich are government sponsored – generally known as Accreditation Bodies. There is an international grouping of
Accreditation Bodies known as the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and a European equivalent, European
Accreditation of Certification (EAC), the latter having a Multilateral Agreement covering recognition of accreditation of
personnel certification bodies. Some Accreditation Bodies operate outside their national boundaries. The Accreditation
process is intended to increase the confidence of users in the status of a Certification Body.
Accreditation reduces risk for users of certification by ensuring that accredited certification bodies are competent tocarry out the work they undertake within their scope of accreditation. Accreditation bodies which are members of
the IAF and EAC are required to operate at the highest standard and to require the bodies they accredit to comply
with appropriate international standards. The IAF has published general guidance (G24) to the application of ISO/IEC 17024. Building on this, the Certification Executive Committee of the European Federation for NDT (EFNDT)
has prepared more specific guidance to accreditation bodies assessing personnel certification bodies for compliancewith EN ISO/IEC 17024 whilst implementing EN 473 (ref. www.efndt.org). The guidance is also relevant to bodies
implementing ISO 9712. At the time of writing, the EFNDT guidance is published as a CEN draft Technical Report(CEN/TC 138 N 883).
Accreditations granted by accreditation body members of the EAC Multilateral Agreement (MLA), based on regularsurveillance to assure the equivalence of their accreditation programmes, allows companies and persons with anaccredited conformity assessment certificate in one part of the world to have that certificate recognised by accreditation
bodies operating elsewhere in the world.
The listing of organisations offering Certification to ISO 9712 and EN 473 in Appendix 3 includes an indication ofwhether or not the Certification Body claims accreditation.

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6. Employer Responsibilities when using Third Party 			Certification
The Employer has important responsibilities when using Third Party Certification. These are similar to those whenusing in-house certification and should be reflected in the Employer’s quality system.
This section of the Guide clarifies the Employer’s responsibilities within the framework of ISO 9712, EN 473 and CP
106, and gives guidance on how the Employer should fulfil these. In this context the Employer (or responsible agency)
is defined as ‘the organisation for which the candidate works on a regular basis’. If the individual is self-employed heshall assume all responsibilities specified for the employer or responsible agency.
The responsibilities of the Employer are to:l Retain overall responsibility for the results of NDT operations;l Introduce the candidate to the Certification Body or the Authorised Qualifying Body and endorse the validity of thepersonal information provided. The documentation provided shall include the declaration of education, training
and experience needed to establish the eligibility of the candidate;l Be fully responsible for the authorisation to operate, including checking that NDT tasks to be carried out arewithin the scope of the individual’s certification Method, Level, Sector, and if not organising additional job-specifictraining and/or examinations;l Ensure annually that employees meet the visual acuity requirements;
l Maintain records of work experience necessary as a basis for confirming continuity of satisfactory work activity (tosupport renewal/recertification).
To fulfil these responsibilities the Employer must prepare and implement a Quality Procedure (or Written Practice)covering at least the above responsibilities and maintain adequate Records.
The Quality Procedure, which shall additionally cover the correct administration and control of NDT personnel inorder to meet the quality requirements of the company, its customers and relevant international or national regulations,will include reference to:l Applicable codes and standards;l General responsibilities of Levels 1, 2 and 3;
l Certification required (Method, Level, Sector …);
l Persons designated by the Employer to be responsible for issuing the authorisation to operate;l Control of in-house training and examination supplementary to that carried out during the ISO 9712 qualificationand certification process. This will include job specific training for tasks outside the scope of the individual’scertification and updating with respect to new equipment or techniques;l Responsibility for maintenance of records.
The Employer must arrange to maintain records for each of his NDT personnel including:l Training;l Education;l Work experience;l Vision test results;l Certification examination results.
If these are complete and acceptable, then the Employer issues the necessary authorisation to discharge the duties ofLevel 1, 2 or 3 in a defined area of competence.
The best way for this to be done is through an Employer’s Certificate of Authority to Work and this should be signedby an appropriately designated person on behalf of the Employer (see Figures 1 & 2).

ICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION		OF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDSFIGURE 1

EMPLOYER CERTIFICATION CHECKLISTLEADING TO OPERATING AUTHORISATION TO WORKCOMPANY: ___________________________________________NAME OF OPERATOR: ___________________________________METHOD: ________________________________________ LEVEL: __________
Requirement

Evidence

In FileAccepted

Valid test certificate for near vision acuity:
Valid certificate of unimpaired colour vision:
Work Experience (in months according to level):
Training Hours (in hours according to level):
Successful completion of qualification examination
Awarded ISO 9712 / EN 473 / CP 106 certification
Job specific training:
		 Product/materials
		 NDT equipment/systems
		 NDT Instructions/procedures
		 Safety
Level 3 Acceptance:
If all Categories are acceptable, then the employer is satisfied that the above named employee is authorised
to carry out work for this Company in respect of the Method and Level shown.
____________________________________

signed for the employer by the Company Authorised Person

Date: ____________________________________________
Name: ___________________________________________
Position: _________________________________________

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AUTHORISATION TO PERFORM NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

This Certificate is issued to:____________________________________________

of(COMPANY X)

who has demonstrated that he has successfully met the requirementsof the Company Quality Procedure (COMPANY X – DOCUMENT REF) in respect of Education, Training,Work Experience and Examination and is authorised to perform NDT as follows:

Method		Technique Level

Date ofISO 9712
Certification

Due Date of
Renewal or Recertification

Signature of authorised Datecompany representative

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7. ICNDT Recommendations
7.1 Recommendations to users of central, third party certificationl When central, third party certification is appropriate, regulators and industry are recommended to specify the useof NDT personnel who are certified in accordance with ISO 9712 or an aligned standard, where appropriate by a
Certification Body accredited to ISO 17024.
l Regulators and users should recognise the importance of employers of NDT personnel properly fulfilling their
responsibilities to authorise personnel to work (see Section 6) – after first confirming that their employees areadequately trained, experienced and qualified.

7.2 Recommendations to Certification Bodies
l Certification Bodies are urged to provide certification to both ISO 9712 and relevant aligned standards in orderto maximise the value of their certification. In anticipation of future harmonisation, their training syllabusesshould encompass the requirements of the documents ISO/TR 25107 and/or CP 105 which define the body ofknowledge.

7.3 Recommendations to Standards Bodies
l Standards Bodies ISO, CEN and ANSI/ANST are urged to harmonise their standards for third party certification,whilst allowing within the Standard(s) some flexibility for national conditions.

7.4 Recommendations for future ICNDT activities
l ICNDT members should share experience on development and operation of multilateral recognition agreements,
with a view towards a possible ICNDT initiative to achieve mutual recognition between the EFNDT and APCNDT
agreements and extension to other regions.

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Appendix 1: ASME Recognition of ISO 9712 and aligned standards
Appendix 2: Non-destructive testing under the European Pressure Equipment Directive
Appendix 3: Listing of Certification Bodies offering ISO 9712 certification
Appendix 4: Mutual recognition of Certification
Appendix 5: Vienna Agreement between ISO and CENAppendix 6: Process for development and revision of ISO 9712 Standard
Appendix 7: The role of ICNDT and Regional Groups in the harmonisation process for Training and Certification
Appendix 8: Basic principles of NDT methods covered by ISO 9712
Appendix 9: ICNDT Membership Directory

Appendix 1: ASME Recognition of ISO 9712 and aligned 		
standards
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel include specific requirements for NDT and for the qualification or certification of
NDT personnel. These codes are used all around the world, including in regions such as Europe where compliancewith other regulations, e.g. the Pressure Equipment Directive, is facilitated by use of third party certification.
In 2003, following representations from EFNDT and the European Boilermakers’ Association, each seeking to avoid
unnecessary double-certification, to take advantage of the benefits of third party certification and to facilitate meeting
the requirements of the PED, ASME advised a revision to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section V Article
1. An amended paragraph T120 was approved and published in the 2003 Addenda – see Boxes 1 and 2.
This amendment allows use of national or international central certification programmes to fulfil the requirements ofthe Employer’s Written Practice which must be in accordance with SNT-TC-1A or ANSI/ASNT CP-189.
Employers working to ASME codes who choose to follow this option now prepare a Written Practice which references
certification in accordance with third party/central schemes which comply with ISO 9712 and/or EN 473. A reference
to CP106 would also meet the specified requirement.
Employers must specify the additional training and examinations which are necessary to provide a bridge between thescheme’s training and examinations and the specific ASME NDE Procedures and/or specific employer’s needs (e.g. forthe application of TOFD, or Phased Arrays).

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Pressure Equipment Directive
Introduction
The Pressure Equipment Directive – 97/23/EC – was formally adopted by the European Parliament and Council on
29th May 1997, and was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. L181 of 9th July (ISBN011 916 0927). It entered into force on 29th November 1999 and compliance with its requirements is mandatory
since 29th May 2002.
The purpose of the directive is to harmonise national laws regarding design, manufacture and conformity assessmentof pressure equipment and assemblies (vessels, storage containers, heat exchangers, shell and water tube boilers,industrial pipework, safety devices and pressure accessories) subject to an internal pressure greater than 0.5 bar above
atmospheric.
Equipment is categorised within four levels (I to IV) according to degree of hazard: category III and IV equipment will
require conformity assessment by ‘notified bodies’ and ‘recognised third party organisations’.
Non-destructive Testing
For pressure equipment, non-destructive tests of permanent joints must be carried out by ‘suitably qualified personnel’.
For pressure equipment in categories III and IV, NDT personnel must be approved by a ‘Third Party Organisation’(RTPO) recognised by a member state pursuant to Article 13.
Certificates of competence in compliance with EN 473 and covering the testing of permanent joints (in effect, welds)
are presumed to satisfy the requirements of the directive because EN 473 is a harmonised standard. But, there arealternative acceptable methods of fulfilling the requirements of the Directive, as detailed in the Guideline 6/13 andthe CEN document referred to below.
References
97/23/EC: The Pressure Equipment Directive
WPG6/13 Guideline for RTPO approving NDT personnel – final version adopted 2004-03-17
CEN/TR 15589 (October2006) Non-Destructive Testing – Code of practice for the approval of NDT personnel by
Recognised Third Party Organisations under the provisions of Directive 97/23/EC
Documents are available at www.efndt.org under the section ‘Pressure Equipment’.

ICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION		OF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDSAppendix 3: Listing of Certification Bodies offering ISO 9712
certification
A list of names and addresses of Certification Bodies which offer ISO 9712 certification is given below. Other
Certification Bodies offer closely related EN 473 certification (ref. www.efndt.org). Certification Bodies which claim
accreditation (see Section 9) are marked with an asterisk.
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA*Australian Institute for Non-Destructive Testing *ÖGfZP
National Certification Board
Krugerstrasse 16, A-1015 Wien, Austria
PO Box 52, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
Tel: +43 1 798 6611-60
Tel: +(03) 9326 7550; Fax: +(03) 9326 7272
Fax: +43 1 798 6611-60
Email: certification@aindt.com.au
Email: aufricht@mittli.at
BELARUS*(EN 473 only)
Belorussian Association on NDT & TD
F Scorina Str 16, 220072 Minsk, Republic of Belarus
Tel: +7 01723 71535
Fax: +7 01723 76270
Email:BELGIUM*BANT
Allee de la Cense Rouge 15, B-4031 Angleur, Belgium
Tel: +32 04 365 5892
Email: info@bant.be

BRAZIL*ABENDE – Brazilian Society of NDTRua Guapiaçu, nº 05, Vila Clementino
CEP: 04024-020 – São Paulo – SP – Brazil
Tel: 55 (11) 5586-3199; Fax: 55 (11) 5581-1164
Email: abende@abende.org.br

BULGARIA
Certification Body for NDT Personnel
Sofia 1113, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. Bl.4
Inst.of Mechanic-Bulgarian of Sciences
Office 502 - Bulgaria
Tel: +359 2 9797120
Fax: +359 2 9797120
Email: cert@ndt-bg-cert.org

CANADA
Natural Resources Canada
Non-destructive Testing Certification
Materials Technology Laboratory – CANMET
568 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G1
Tel: (613)-943-0583; Fax: (613)-943-8297
Email: rvmurphy@nrcan.gc.ca

CHINA
Certification Committee of The Chinese Society for
Non-destructive Testing (ChSNDT)99 Handan Road, Shanghai 200437, People’s Republicof China
Tel/Fax: 0086-21-65550277
Email: chsndt@public2.sta.net.cn

CROATIA*CrSNDT
10 000 Zagreb, I: Lucica 1, Croatia
Tel: +385 1 615 7129
Email: ana.lypolt@fsb.hr

CZECH REPUBLIC*APC – Association of Personnel Certification
Areál VÚ Běchovice, PO Box. 51, 190 11 Praha 9, Czech
Republic
Tel: (+42 2) 67 06 20 52; Fax: (+42 2) 67 06 20 53
Email: apc@mbox.vol.cz

DENMARK*(EN 473 only)
FORCE-Dantest Cert
c/o FORCE Instituttet, Park Alle 345, 2605 Brøndby,
Denmark
Tel: +45 75135900
Fax: +45 75450086
Email: bl@FORCE.dk

FINLAND*(EN 473 only)
Inspecta OY
PO Box 44, Sahaajankatu 20 D, FIN-00811 Helsinki,
FinlandTel: +358 10 521 611
Fax: +358 10 521 6222

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1 Rue Gaston Boissier, 75724 Paris CEDEX 15, France
Tel: +33 1 44 19 76 18
Fax: +33 1 44 19 75 04
Email: cofrend@cofrend.com

GERMANY*DPZ
c/o DGZfP
Max-Planck-Str. 6, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 303 8629910
Email: mail@dgzfp.de

HUNGARY
HSNT
NTUA, Zoografou 157 10 Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 210 772 1312
Email: prasian@central.ntua.gr

INDIA
Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ISNT)
c/o Director, Materials, Chemical & Reprocessing Groups,
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, KALPAKKAM- 603 102, Tamil Nadu, India
Tel: +91(04114) 280234 (Office)Fax : +91(04114) 280301 / 280356
Email: dmg@igcar.ernet.in

ISRAEL*ISRACERTPO Box 73, Azur 58190, Israel
Tel: +972-3-9605559
Fax: +972-3-9604160
Email: yuron@netvision.net.il

ITALY*(EN 473 only)
CICPND
Via C. Pisacane 46, 20025 Legnano Mi, Italy
Tel:+39 0331545600
Fax: +39 0331543030
Email: mirko.crepaldi@cicpnd.it

JAPAN
Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection(JSNDI)
MBR99 Bldg., 4th Fl., 67, Kanda-Sakumagashi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 101-0026, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5821-5105; Fax: 81-3-3863-6524
Email: acd@jsndi.or.jp

NETHERLANDS*SKO
Boerhaavelaan 40, Postbus 190, 2700 AD Zoetermeer,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 7935 31206; Fax: +31 79531365
Email: ct@skocert.nl

POLAND*Jednostka Certyfikująca UDT-CERTSzczęśliwicka 34, 02-353 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: +48 22 57 22 110
Email: cert@udt.gov.pl

RUSSIA
SEC “KACHESTVO“
102, Prospekt Mira, Moscow 129626, Russia
Tel: +7(495) 744-70-52
Fax: +7(495) 744-70-51
Email: kachestvo@umial.ru

RUSSIA*Testing & Diagnostics
109443 Moscow, Russia
Tel: (007) 095 175-6480; Fax: (007) 095 919-0511
Email: control@df.ru

RUSSIA*(EN 473 only)
SERTINK
Bauman MSTU Centre, 2 Bauman St., 5, 107005
Moscow, Russia
Tel: +007 095 263 67 83
Fax: +007 095 267 34 56
Email: sertink@dialup.ptt.ru

SLOVAKIA*Reaktortest
J.Bottu 2, 917 00 Trnava, Slovak Republic
Tel: 00421 33 5521 030 ; Fax: 00421 33 5521 144
Email: reaktortest@reaktortest.sk

SPAIN*CERTIAEND
Bocángel, 28 2º izquierda 28028 Madrid, Spain
Tel: + 34 91 3612585 ; Fax: +34 913614761
Email: r.rodríguez@aend.org

ICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION		OF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDSSWEDEN*(EN 473 only)
SAQ OFP Certifiering AB
Box 49306, 100 29 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 86652400
Fax:+46 87829774
Email:SWEDEN*(EN 473 only)
ABB NDT Training Centre
Björnövägen 20, 721 31 Västerås, Sweden
Tel: +46 86652400
Fax: +46 87829774
Email:SWEDENSWITZERLAND*(EN 473 only)*SSNT, c/o EMPA
Föreningen för Oförstörande Provning (FOP)Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
NDT Training Centre, Regattagatan 23, SE-723 48 Tel: +41 18235511
Vasteras, Sweden
Fax: +41 18234579
Tel: +46 21 325000
Email: info@empa.ch
Email: christer.karlsson@sis.se
UK*PCN, c/o BINDT
1 Spencer Parade, Northampton NN1 5AA, United
Kingdom
Tel: +44 1604 259056; Fax: +44 1604 231489
Email: pcn@bindt.org

UKRAINE*Ukrainian Association of Independent“Ukrexpert”
Lyvarska str., 1a, 04073, Ukraine, Kyiv
for messages: 01023 Kyiv, post box 160
Tel/Fax: + 380 44 468-20-27
Email: assoc@i.kiev.ua

Experts

Note: Whilst the above list included all responses to a survey of NDT Societies conducted prior to publication it isundoubtedly incomplete. The list will be updated on the ICNDT website (www.icndt.org). Alternatively interested
parties should seek the advice of their national NDT Society (see ICNDT Directory).

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A4.1 Background
The publication ICNDT WH 85 ‘Recommendations on International Harmonisation of Training, Qualification
and Certification of NDT personnel’ (November 1985) included a model agreement (WH 23 - 85), on the mutual
recognition of qualification and certification schemes for NDT personnel.
It was envisaged that what was initially a model bilateral agreement for use by two Certification Bodies might, due tothe extension of such agreements between parties, effectively develop into a multilateral agreement between several
bodies.

A4.2 Bilateral Agreements
A number of bilateral recognition agreements, based upon the model in WH 23 – 85, emerged in the late 1980s andearly 1990s. Some of these are still in force.

A4.3 EFNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement (MRA)In Berlin on 21 October 1993, the European Committee on NDT (ECNDT) established a Working Group of European
Union national NDT societies and their associated certification bodies. This was given a remit to establish a Europeanwide multilateral agreement on mutual recognition of certification. The group involved in this meeting became known
as the European Working Group on Qualification and Certification.
At a meeting in Paris on 27 April 1994, the first draft of the European Multilateral Agreement was tabled. It was
subsequently amended and ratified at the 6th European Conference on NDT in Nice, France, in October 1994.
On this occasion the first 20 or so of the eventual 30-plus ECNDT members signed the very first truly multilateralagreement to mutually recognise certificates issued by Certification Bodies registered under the agreement.
Today, the European Federation for NDT (EFNDT) MRA has 28 signatories and over 20 registered Certification Bodies,
all of which are accredited or approved as complying with International Standard EN ISO/IEC 17024 and issuingcertification in compliance with EN 473 (and/or ISO 9712). The actual list of registered bodies can be viewed in the
EFNDT MRA Schedule 2 online.
Since Version 8 of the Agreement (26 October 2002), participation is open to NDT Societies and Certification Bodies
outside Europe providing either EN 473 or ISO 9712 Certification.
A copy of the Agreement, presently at issue 10, is published on the EFNDT website (www.efndt.org).
Objectives
The objectives of this Agreement are:l To promote harmonisation of the operations of the independent NDT personnel certification schemes nominatedby the national NDT societies of European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.
l To facilitate recognition of qualifications and certification of NDT personnel in Europe and internationally in orderto facilitate the free movement of plant, equipment and personnel and to avoid uneconomic re-inspection.
Who is eligible to participate?
The Agreement is open to NDT Personnel Qualification and Certification schemes which are:l Nominated by national NDT Societies that have signed the agreement;l Accredited by an EFNDT recognised accreditation agency or government department; orl Assessed and approved by the EFNDT against the applicable criteria.
Each scheme which is party to and a signatory of this Agreement accepts that each party registered under the Agreement
meets the requirements of European Standards and associated technical documents for which they hold current
accreditation.

ICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION		OF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDSDoes recognition imply equivalence?
‘Recognition’ indicates that the signatories are satisfied that a Certification Scheme meets the requirements of thenominated standard (e.g. ISO 9712) and the Certification Body meets the requirements of ISO 17024, but it does not
imply that all the recognised schemes are exactly equivalent. They may differ in breadth, scope, definitions of sectors,
etc, and the user has to recognise this when considering what actions are necessary by the Employer (see section 6).
Which certification bodies have registered?
The NDT Personnel Certification Schemes/Bodies which have been accepted by the EFNDT Qualification andCertification Working Group as complying with the criteria set out in the EFNDT Agreement on Multilateral Recognition
of NDT Personnel Certification Schemes and thus are recognised by the signatories to the Agreement are listed in
Schedule 2 to the MRA, which is published at www.efndt.org.

A4.4 Asia-Pacific Region Mutual Recognition Agreement
NDT Certification Bodies in IAEA/RCA member countries1 have an agreement to harmonise their Certification Schemesin accordance with ISO 17024 and ISO 9712, and to achieve mutual recognition of NDT certified personnel by 2012.
Draft Guidelines for Harmonisation of Qualification and Certification of Personnel for Non-Destructive Testing in
the Asia-Pacific Region have been produced by the IAEA committee. The IAEA document provides clause by clauseguidance on the application of ISO 9712.

Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines,
Outer Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
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CEN and CENELEC are committed to the concept of the primacy of international standardisation: in simple terms, theirwork is designed to complement and not duplicate that of the international bodies, ISO and EEC, and wherever possible,
European standards are based on either existing international reference documents or international agreements.
The political commitment of CEN to international standardisation was reflected in the conclusion of a technicalcooperation agreement with ISO in 1989. Signed in Lisbon, it quickly became known as the Lisbon Agreement.
The Lisbon Agreement encouraged closer cooperation between CEN and ISO through the exchange of information
between the Central Secretariats and related European and international Technical Committees; however, the value ofsuch limited cooperation soon became apparent at the technical level.
Subsequent negotiations between CEN and ISO led to the development of a far wider ranging technical cooperationagreement – the Vienna Agreement – signed in June 1991. Common ISO/CEN guidelines for its practical implementation
were agreed in June 1992.
Under the Vienna Agreement (VA), cooperation can be achieved through the following routes:
1. Cooperation by correspondence: this allows for the exchange of information possible under the old Lisbon
Agreement;
2. Cooperation through mutual representation at meetings: two representatives of the ISO technical committee may
attend a meeting of a related CEN committee and vice versa. These representatives should be chosen from officersof the TC or Central Secretariat and represent the views of the nominating committee;
3. Adoption of ISO standards by CEN: the VA provides a mechanism through which the ISO/TC has the option torevise an existing ISO standard if it is not suitable for immediate application by CEN;
4. Transfer of work from CEN to ISO: CEN can offer to transfer a new European work item to ISO for development
within an ISO/TC. If ISO is agreeable to transfer, draft standard is subject to parallel vote in both ISO and CEN;
5. Allocation of ISO work to CEN: ISO can defer the development of an approved work item to permit its developmentin CEN. The draft standard is again subject to parallel vote in both ISO and CEN;
6. Simple adoption of European standards by ISO.
The implementation of the VA is monitored by a joint coordinating group of the ISO and CEN Technical Boards (ISO/CEN JCG not to be confused with CEN/CENELEC/ETSI JCG) attended by three members nominated by the ISO/BT andthree nominated by the CEN/BT.

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Standard
The process for development and revision of ISO 9712 follows the Directives of the International Organization forStandardization (ISO). The Technical Management Board is responsible for the establishment of Technical Committees(TC), including TC 135 Non-destructive Testing.
The Technical Committee (TC 135) can establish and dissolve Subcommittees (SC). Thus TC 135 established SC 7,
Non-destructive Testing – Personnel Certification. SC 7 has 28 Participating countries and 12 Observer countries.
ICNDT is a recognised ‘International organisation in liaison’.
The parent Subcommittee can establish and dissolve Working Groups (WG). Thus, SC7 established WG 6, responsible
for the development and revision of ISO 9712. A Working Group comprises a restricted number of technicalexperts.
All national bodies (member bodies of ISO) have the right to participate in the work of Technical Committees andSubcommittees. A national body may be a P-member with an obligation to vote on all questions within a Technicalor Subcommittee and to participate in meetings. A national body may be an O-member with the right to submit
comments and to attend meetings. A national body may be neither a P-member nor an O-member but still has theright to vote on draft International Standards (DIS) and on final draft International Standards (FDIS).
An ISO Standard is developed through several project stages:
Stage

Work

Time Line

Preliminary

New work items are developed against no time deadlines

Proposal

New work item proposal is submitted to the TC or SC

0 months

Preparatory

Work to prepare a working draft (WD)

6 months

Committee

Work to prepare a committee draft (CD)

12 months

EnquiryWork to prepare a draft International Standard (DIS)

24 months

Approval

Work to prepare final draft International Standard (FDIS)

33 months

Publication

Work to prepare a published Standard

36 months

Thus development of a new standard may take far more than 36 months, since the time clock does not begin until a
new work item proposal is submitted. A major revision of an existing standard, starting at the Preparatory Stage, could
require 36 months.
The present Chairman of TC-135 is Professor Hajime Hatano (Japan). At the time of preparation of these Guidelines(May 2008) the third edition of ISO 9712 is a Published document.

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A7.1 Introduction
This Appendix summarises the history of 40 years dedicated by ICNDT to NDT. It references the documents producedon qualification and certification of NDT personnel, the liaison with ISO TC-135, and the ongoing work.
The roles of NDT societies and the Regional Groups of ICNDT in the certification process are highlighted.

A7.2 Foundation of ICNDTICNDT is the World Organisation for Non-destructive Testing.
It was established in 1955 by a group of European countries, USA, Japan, China, India and the USSR. Its main objective
was to gather scientists and technologists from all over the world in order that they could pool together their common
experiences in promoting the development of the application of NDT, which was then in its very early stages.
In due course ICNDT broadened its horizons and defined the following objectives:l To be the international organisation that acts as prime focus on Non-Destructive Testing for the benefit of theinvolved community and public in general.
l To promote international collaboration in all matters relating to NDT.
l To encourage the foundation, growth, development and cooperation of National and regional Societies.
l To assign the place and organisation of the World NDT Conference to an appropriate NDT Society or group ofSocieties, at intervals of four years.
l To establish with continental groupings of NDT Societies initiatives for implementing ICNDT policy.
l To encourage the formulation of International Standards on Non-Destructive Testing in collaboration with theInternational Standards Organisation (ISO), and other standards bodies.

A7.3 World Conference on NDT (WCNDT)The NDT World Conference organised by ICNDT was the first concrete expression of the desire to cooperate indissemination of NDT. The first World Conference was held in Brussels in 1955 as a tribute to Gevaert, the producerof X-Ray film, which sponsored international meetings in Antwerp.
Subsequent World Conferences are listed in A7.9. Forthcoming conferences will be in South Africa 2012 and Munich
2016.
Besides the need to establish, improve and disseminate NDT techniques, the need for harmonisation of Qualification
and Certification of NDT personnel has grown through the years with this topic becoming the focus of many ICNDT
meetings and an important topic of discussion during the World Conferences.
a) Montreal 1967 – Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel
In 1967 during 5th World NDT Conference held at Montreal, ICNDT adopted the following resolutions:“The Committee agree that the appropriate time has arrived for the establishment of an ‘International Recommendationon the Qualification of NDT Personnel’ prepared by a Task group of ICNDT.”“All Delegates are requested to promote, through their National Standardisation Organisation, the importance of
establishing an ISO for a Technical Committee to deal with NDT.”b) Hanover 1970 – Discussions at World Conference
The 1967 discussions had a strong impact on ICNDT. Three years later, at the 6th World Conference in Hanover 1970,
the first contributions on the Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel were given by France, Germany, Japan,

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United Kingdom and the USA. At that meeting the following statement on Personnel Certification was made:“Representatives of each country will submit statements on the qualification system prevailing in their country. These
topics should form a topic for discussion at a specific session. In the meantime statements of the present position will
be communicated to ICNDT members.”c) Warsaw 1973 – Formation of Task GroupIn Warsaw in 1973, ICNDT, during its 10th meeting, appointed a Task Group for the preparation of Guidelines dealing
with the Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel.
d) Cannes 1976 – ICNDT WH 76 – Liaison with ISO
The first document of the ICNDT Task Group on Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel was presented at
the Round Table discussion in Cannes in 1976 during the 8th World Conference. The document was a comparisonof all the existing schemes among members of ICNDT. This was the first step towards a more complete series of
Guidelines on the Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel. Recommendations were made to make ISO
knowledgeable on the importance of a working group on NDT. It was agreed at this ICNDT meeting to forward the
document to ISO-TC-135.
e) Melbourne 1979 – Initiation of ICNDT Document on minimum technical requirements for Qualification andCertification of NDT Personnel
In 1979 Melbourne during the 9th World Conference on NDT, a further step forward on the topic of the Qualification
and Certification of NDT Personnel was made. Based on the Cannes document and the information available thefollowing statements were made:l “Two types of certification schemes are present in the world: Independent Body Certification and Employer Based
Certification. Mutual recognition of NDT Certificates may be possible and the working group shall try to facilitate
this.”l “Three levels of Qualification are generally applied by the majority of the Country members.”
In the same meeting it was decided to prepare a document on the Minimum Technical Requirements for each level of
Qualification relative to the different methods of NDT (RT, UT, PT, MT, ET, LT).
f) Moscow 1982 – Review of draft Document WH-85
After extensive work, in which all the main countries of the world were involved, the Minimum Technical Requirements
for Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel were presented in Moscow at 15th ICNDT Meeting. It received
general consensus with minor changes made in order to give more completeness in the document.
g) Las Vegas 1985 – Final approval of WH-85
In 1985, in Las Vegas during the 11th World Conference, the document received final approval for publication as an
ICNDT document:h) ICNDT WH-85
The Complete Recommendations on International Harmonisation of Training, Qualification and Certification of NDTPersonnel (November 1985).
The document was sent to ISO-TC-135 and was used as a reference in the preparation of the ISO 9712 standard on
the Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel, which was published in 1992.
i) New Delhi 1996 – ISO 9712 standard
The 24th ICNDT meeting highlighted the work carried out by ISO/TC-135 in editing the ISO 9712 Standard andits extensive application in the member countries. It was noted that implementation of ISO 9000 would encourage
certification according ISO 9712.

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In 1998 in Copenhagen during the 25th ICNDT meeting, it was decided to create a common framework, which would
comply with ISO 9712. In addition, it was proposed to prepare a Guidance document for ISO 9712 application.
Following these proposals it was decided at the ICNDT PGP meeting in China (Shantou) to organise the first ICNDT
Seminar on ISO 9712 Certification during the World Conference in Rome.
k) Rome 2000 – Updating ICNDT WH-85
During the 27th ICNDT meeting in Rome a complete revision of the document ICNDT WH-85 relative to minimum
technical requirement was handed directly to the ISO-TC 135 chairman. Many interesting items relative to global
mutual recognition of NDT schemes emerged from the ISO 9712 seminar.
l) Brisbane 2001 – ICNDT Recommended Guidelines for Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel
according to ISO 9712
In the PGP meeting held in Brisbane, recognising that an increasing number of schemes are aligned to ISO 9712
(including EN 473, ACCP, etc), it was proposed to draft ICNDT Guidelines for Qualification and Certification of NDTPersonnel based on ISO 9712.
m) Montreal 2004 – ICNDT Recommended Guidelines for Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel
according to ISO 9712
The first edition approved by an ICNDT Editorial Committee was published and circulated to delegates at the 16th
WCNDT.

A7.4 Role of NDT Societies
In most countries the major catalyst for establishing a certification scheme is the national NDT Society.
The Society provides a focus for information on NDT technologies, training and certification and, through the ICNDT,
a link to the international NDT community. More than 62 countries have established NDT Societies (see www.icndt.
org), and ICNDT continues to assist the formation of new societies.

A7.5 Role of ICNDT Regional Groups
The Regional Groups within ICNDT have a primary role in the work of spreading the knowledge of NDT and providing
information on how to set up an NDT Society.
Four Regional Groups are active:l Asia Pacific Committee;
l Pan American Committee;l European Federation for NDT – www.efndt.org;
l African Federation of NDT – www.afndt2008.com.tn.
They have their own constitutions which, in terms of both strategy and policy, are in line with that of ICNDT. Their
Regional Conferences have become increasingly more and more important in the promotion of NDT.

A7.6 IAEA/ICNDT Cooperation
In the promotion of NDT in developing countries, IAEA and ICNDT have forged a strong relationship based on
mutual cooperation. ICNDT experts participate in IAEA projects for the training, qualification and certification of
NDT Personnel.

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A7.7 ICNDT in 2008
In 2008, ICNDT was established as a non-profit international association registered in Vienna. NDT Societies fromcountries all around the world are full members. Other countries’ NDT Societies are in the process of becoming full
members. The current listing of members is given in Appendix 9.
An up-to-date list and contact addresses are given on the ICNDT website, www.icndt.org

A7.8 ICNDT website
Information on all ICNDT activities is provided on the ICNDT web site (www.icndt.org). This site serves to improveand strengthen links between NDT Societies and Regional Groups. ICNDT also publishes a regular Journal.

A7.9 World Conference on NDT – promoted by ICNDT
Conference No.

Year

City

Country

1st WCNDT1955

BRUSSELS

Belgium

2nd WCNDT

1957

CHICAGOUSA

3rd WCNDT

1960

TOKYO

Japan

4th WCNDT1963

LONDONGreat Britain

5th WCNDT

1967

MONTREAL

Canada6th WCNDT1970

HANOVER

Germany

7th WCNDT1973

WARSAW

Poland8th WCNDT1976

CANNESFrance9th WCNDT1979

MELBOURNE

Australia

10th WCNDT1982

MOSCOW

Russia11th WCNDT1985

LAS VEGAS

USA

12th WCNDT1989

AMSTERDAM

The Netherlands

13th WCNDT1992

SAN PAULO

Brazil14th WCNDT1996

NEW DELHI

India

15th WCNDT

2000

ROME

Italy

16th WCNDT

2004

MONTREAL

Canada17th WCNDT2008

SHANGHAI

China

A7.10 Forthcoming World Conferences
Conference No.

Year

City

Country

18th WCNDT2012

DURBANSouth Africa

19th WCNDT2016

MUNICHGermany

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9712
l Acoustic emission testing (AT)The principle of the method is based on the detection of acoustic waves emitted by a material due to its local stress/
strain excitation, a crack initiation and/or crack propagation.
l Eddy current testing (ET)A magnetic field, generated by a coil fed with alternating current produces induced currents (eddy current) in the test
piece. Such currents affect the impedance of the coil that generates them. The presence of any discontinuity in theeddy current causes variations in their intensity and flow, and in turn the impedance of the coil. The corresponding
signal fluctuation is represented on a meter or oscilloscope and may indicate the presence of a defect.
l Infrared thermographic testing (IRT)Infrared thermography (Thermal Imaging) is a method of observing the appearance of an object in terms of its surface
temperature. It is a non-contact, as well as non-destructive method of instantaneously determining minute variationsof surface temperature that can be indicative of discontinuities at or below the surface scanned. The IRT method
is particularly useful for plant and machinery condition monitoring, electrical systems condition monitoring andmonitoring of buildings for insulation failure. It can be applied as a ‘passive’ or ‘active’ technique, the latter requiring
the application of heat to the object under test, and the monitoring of the dissipation of that heat on the surface, whichis influenced by sub-surface properties.
l Leak testing (LT)
When a penetrating flaw is present through a wall separating two environments at different pressure, the fluid at
higher pressure passes to the lower-pressure environment at a flow rate which is proportional to its velocity. In somecases the turbulence caused at the point of flow generates wide band noise which can be detected by a transducer
tuned to specific frequencies or, if a gas (typically helium) is injected, by a mass spectrometer.
l Liquid penetrant testing (PT)The method is based on the phenomenon of capillary action, that is the tendency for a liquid to rise within a capillarytube, and on the physical properties of the liquid, viscosity and surface tension.
l Magnetic particle testing (MT)The method is based on magnetic flux leakage at a discontinuity when a high intensity magnetic field is introduced
into the test object – which must be ferromagnetic.
l Radiographic testing (RT)
The method is based on the change of attenuation of electromagnetic radiation (X, and gamma rays), caused by thepresence of discontinuity or changes in material density when passing through the test material.
l Strain Testing (ST)Strain testing covered by ISO 9712 is strain measurement using electric resistance strain gauges. When a test object
is subjected to a strain, a strain gauge adhered to the test object is subjected to the same strain. This causes a change
in the electrical resistance of the strain gauge. The change in resistance is detected as the change in output voltage ofbridge circuit to which the strain gauge is connected.
l Ultrasonic testing (UT)
Ultrasonic testing is based on the phenomenon of acoustic wave reflection or diffraction upon encountering obstacles
to propagation within a material. If the obstacle lies normal to the incident ultrasonic beam the wave is reflected backto its generating source. In the case of Time-of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD) waves are diffracted from the tips of cracks.

ICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION		OF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDSl Visual testing (VT)Visual Testing is a non-destructive testing method applied using specialised equipment such as mirrors, magnifiers,
borescopes, fibrescopes, gauges, closed-circuit television (CCTV) using light sources and special lighting, as well as
computer-enhanced systems, imaging systems and special optical systems.
Note: most abbreviations are those adopted in ISO 9712.

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Appendix 9: ICNDT Membership Directory
Phone

Fax

EMail

Algeria

C.S.C.,Centre de Recherche
Scientifique et Technique en
Soudage en Controle, Routede Dely Ibrahim, BP64
Cheraga ALGER+213 2 361 850+213 2 361 850

zergougmourad@hotmail.
com

Argentina

AAENDE, Asociación
Argentina de Ensayos No
Destructivos y Estructurales,
Av. General Paz 1499 - San
Martin Pcia, 1650 Buenos
Aires+54 11 6772 7429

+54 11 6772 7355

info@aaende.org.ar

http://www.aaende.
org.ar

ME MBE RCountry Name

Australia

AINDT, Australian Institute +612 9679 7999
for NDT, PO Box 52,
Parkville, Victoria 3052

+612 9679 7888

info@aindt.com.au

http://www.aindt.
com.auAustriaÖGfZP, Austrian Society
for NDT, Krugerstrasse 16,
A-1015 Wien

+43 1 514 07
6011+43 1 514 07
7011

office@oegfzp.at

http://www.oegfzp.at

Bangladesh

BSNDT, Bangladesh Society
for NDT, c/o NDT Division,
Atomic Energy Centre, 4Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue,
Ramna, Dhaka-1000 Dhaka+880 2 509 498+880 2 861
3051(att. BSNDT)

bsndt@dhaka.net

BelarusBANDT, Belorussian
Association for NDT and
Technical Diagnostic,
Akademicheskaya Str 16,
220072 Minsk+375 17 284 1794

+375 17 284 1794

migoun@iaph.bas-net.by

Belgium

BANT, Belgian Association
of NDT, Lange haagstraat
128, B-1700 Dilbeek+32 2466 79 42+32 4 3656 615

info@bant.be

http://www.bant.beBosnia andHerzegovina

Bosnian and Herzegovinan
Society for NDT, Tvomicka
3, 71000 Sarajevo-Ilidza,
BiH+387 71 543 370+387 71 543 370

BrazilABENDE, Associação
Brasileira de Ensaios Não
Destrutivos, Rua Guapiaçu
5, Vila Clementino, 04024020 Sao Paulo-SP+55 11 5586 3199

+55 11 5581 1164

abende@abende.org.br

http://www.abende.
org.brBulgaria

Bulgarian Association for
NDT, Rakovsky str 108,
1000 Sofia+359 2979 6445

+359 2868 6719

tabakova@tu-sofia.bg

Canada

CINDE, Canadian Institutefor NDE, 135 Fennel
Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3T2+11 905 387 1655

+11 905 574 6080

d.marshall@cinde.ca

http://www.cinde.ca

China, The
People’sRepublic of

ChSNDT, The Chinese
Society for NDT, 99
Handan Road, 200437
Shanghai+86 21 6555 0277

+86 21 6555 0277

chsndt@public2.sta.net.cn

http://www.chsndt.
com

Colombia

Instituto Colombiano deNormativa 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

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AddressM E MBE R

ICNDT Societies
Home Page

National Committee for
NDT, c/o Inst Tec Costa
Rica, Apartado 159,
Cartago+506 552 5333

+506 551 5348

jmunoz@itcr.ac.cr

Croatia

CrSNDT, Croatian Society
for NDT, Ivana Lucica 1,
10000 Zagreb+385 1 615 7129

+385 1 615 7129

vk@fsb.hr

http://www.hdkbr.hr

Czech
Republic

Czech Society for NDT,
c/o Brno University ofTechnology, Technickà 2,
CZ 616 69 Brno

420 5 4114 3229

420 5 4114 3231

cndt@cndt.cz

http://www.cndt.cz

Denmark

The Danish Society
for NDT, c/o Yxlon
International AS, PO Box
1869, Halfdansgade 8,
DK2300 Copehagen

45 32 54 15 40

45 32 54 99 60

EcuadorESPOL, Escuela Politecnicadel Litoral, PO Box
09-01-5863, Guayaquil

593 422 80231

593 422 89 649

oserrano@espol.edu.com

http://sendre@gye.
satnet.net

Egypt

Egyptian Society for
Industrial Inspection, 3a
Moaskar Romany Street,
Rushdy, Alexandria+203 546 4888

+203 545 4299

MEMBER

FinlandFinnish NDT Society, c/o
Inspecta, PO Box 94, FI02151 Espoo+358 50 5666 380+358 10 521 6750

juha.sillanpaa@inspecta.fi

FranceCOFREND, 1 Rue Gaston
Boissier, F-75724 Paris
Cedex 15+33 144 197618+33 144 19 75 04

cofrend@cofrend.asso.fr

http://www.cofrend.
asso.fr

Germany

DGZfP, German Society for
Non Destructive Testing,
Max-Plank-Strasse 6,
D-12489 Berlin+49 30 67807 100+49 30 67807 109

mail@dgzfp.de

http://www.dgzfp.de

GreeceHellenic Society of NDT,PO Box 64066, Zografou,
15710 Athens Hellas+301 772 1312

+301 772 13 02

hsnt@hsnt.gr

http://www.hsnt.gr

Hungary

GTE-Scientific Society of
Mechanical Engineering NDT Division, 68 Fö str,
1027 Budapest+36 1 202 0582

+36 1 202 0252

mail@gte.mtesz.hu

http://www.gte.mtesz.
hu

India

ISNT, Indian Society for
Non-Destructive Testing,
IGCAR - Indira Gandhi
Centre for Atomic Research,
Kalpakkam, 603102 Tamil
Nadu+91 44 2748 0234

+91 44 2748 0234

dir@igcar.gov.in

http://www.isnt.org.in

IrelandIIWEI, Irish Institute of
Welding & Engineering
Inspection, c/o Enterprise
Ireland, Glasnevin, Dublin
9+353 1 808 2272

+353 1 857 0452

IsraelISRANDT, Israeli National
Society for NDT, 5 Eliau
Shamir St, 50297 Mishmar
Hashiva

972 3 960 5559

972 3 960 4160

yossi@gabishoef.co.il

Italy

AIPnD, Italian Society for
NDT, via Foresti No 5,25127 Brescia+39 030 37 39
173+39 030 37 39
176

aipnd@numerica.it

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Costa Rica

MEMBERICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION		OF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDS

http://www.iiwei.org

http://www.aipnd.it

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ICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATIONOF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDSJSNDI, The JapaneseSociety for Non-Destructive
Inspection, MBR99 Bldg,
67 Kanda-Sakumagashi,
Chiyoda-ku, 101- 0026
Tokyo

+81 3 5821 5105

+81 3 3863 6524

acd@jsndi.or.jp

http://www.soc.nii.
ac.jp/jsndi

Kenya

NDTK, Non-Destructive
Testing Society of Kenya,
PO Box 34284, 00-100
Nairobi+254 20 2721376+254 20 2721389

engjk@ndtk.co.ke

http://www.ndtk.co.ke

Korea

KSNT, Korean Society for
Nondestructive Testing,635-4 Yeoksam-dong,
KOFST Center Suite 710,
Gangnam-gu, Seoul 137703+82 2 583 7564

+82 2 582 2743

ksnt@hitel.net

http://www.ksnt.or.kr

LatviaLatvian Society for NDT, 23
Klijanu Str, LV, 1012 Rega

+371 737 0391

+371 782 0303

kval@latnet.lv

Lebanon

IRI, Industrial ResearchInstitute, IRI Building,
Lebanese University
Campus, Hadath-Baabda,
Lebanon00961 5467 831-700961 5467 831-7

cls@iri.org.lb

Lithuania

Kaunas University ofTechnology, Studentu 50,
3031 Kaunas

370 7 351 162

370 7 451 489

rymantas.kazys@tef.ktu.lt

Malaysia

MSNT, Malaysian Society
for NDT, Industrial
Technology Division (BTI),
Malaysian Nuclear Agency,
Bangi, Kajang+60 16 7234936+60 7 5568918

yeoyanteng@gmail.com

MexicoIMENDE, Instituto
Mexicano De Ensayos No
Destructivos A.C., Ruben
M. Campos 2651, Villa deCortes, D.F, CP03530+52 555 579 6629

+52 555 579 9154

agarciacueto@imende.
com

http://www.imende.
com

Moldova

ATND, Moldavian Society
on NDT & Technical
Diagnostics, 20 Meshterul
Manole St, MD-2028Moldova Kishinev+3732 472 145+3732 473 528

nercont@meganet.md

http://www.ndt.md

Mongolia

MSNDT, Mongolian Society
for NDT, MTU Campus-2,
Room X302, Sukhbaatar
Duureg, PO Box 46/943,
Ulaan Baatar

00 976 9919 2343

00 976 1 324121

b.tumen@mtu.edu.mn

Netherlands

KINT, Dutch Quality
Surveillance and NDTSociety, Herberg 28, 2264
KT Leidschendam

070 327 1472

070 327 1472

info@kint.nl

http://www.kint.nl

New
ZealandNZNDTA, New ZealandNondestructive Testing
Association Inc, PO Box
854, Blenheim 7321

+64 3 570 5858

+64 3 570 5854

eondta@ndta.co.nz

http://www.ndta.
org.nzM E M BE R

Nigeria

Nigerian Society for NDT,
c/o Gammatec, Portharcourt

234 846 11027

martessien@yahoo.com

NorwayNSNDT, Norwegian NDTSociety, Claude Monet alle
5, N-1338 Sandvika+47 64 00 35 00

secretariat@ndt.no

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http://www.iri.org.lb

http://www.ndt.no

ICNDT GUIDE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION		OF NDT PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO ISO 9712 AND ALIGNED STANDARDSPASNT, Pakistan Society for +92 51 444 6127
NDT, c/o National Centre
for NDT (NCNDT), SES
Directorate, PO Box 1781,
Islamabad+92 51 444 4126

ncndt@isb.comsats.net.pk

http://www.paec.gov.
pk/ncndt/ncndt-index.
htm

Philippines

PSNDT, Philippine Society (632) 491-63-53
for NDT, c/o Philippine
Nuclear Research Institute,
CommonwealthAvenue,Diliman, Quezon City

(632) 920-87-88

engrajmateo@yahoo.com
acalayag@chevron.com

http://www.psnt-ndt.
org

PolandPolish Society for NDT and +48 22 826 45 55
Technical Diagnostic - SIMP,
Swietokrzyska 14a, 00-050
Warsaw+48 22 826 03 54

zg@ptbnidt.pl

http://www.ptbnidt.pl

Portugal

RELACRE Associacao de +351 213 139 840
Laboratorios Acreditados dePortugal, Rua Filipe Folque
No 2-6, 1050-113 Lisboa+351 213 139 841

claudia.almeida@relacre.
pt

http://www.relacre.pt

Romania

ARoENd,Romanian 00 401 312 8220
Association for NDT, 7
Soldanului St, Bl 137,
SC.A, AP.4, Sector 4, 42042
Bucharest

0040 1 332 5843

adrian_stanciu@aroend.ro

http://www.aroend.ro

RussiaThe Russian Society for NDT +70 95 245 5656
and Technical Diagnostic,
Usacheva st 35, 119048
Moscow+70 95 246 8888

spektr@co.ru

http://www.rsnttd.ru

SerbiaSerbian Society for NDT, +381 11 2419 255
Grcica Milenka 67, 11000
Beograd+381 11 402 849

sdibr@sdibr.org.yu

http://www.sdibr.
org.yuSingapore

Singapore Welding
Society, 151 North Buona
Vista Road Phase Z.Ro
Technopreneur Park Block
C, #02 - 03, 139347
Singapore

6779 7706

6464 0186

askwheng@ntu.edu.sg

http://www.sws.org.sg

Slovakia

Slovak Society for
Nondestructive Testing, c/o
WRI- Racianska 71, 83 259
Bratislava+421 7 4924 6596

+421 7 4445 2145

ssndt@ssndt.sk

http://www.ssndt.sk

Slovenia

SSNDT, Slovenian Society
for NDT, Aškerčeva 6,
Faculty of MechanicalEngineering, University of
Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana+386 1 477 1203

+386 1 477 1225

janez.grum@fs.uni-lj.si

South Africa

SAINT, South African
Institute for NDT, PO Box
76068, 40 Lynnwood Ridge0041+27 11 719-5717+27 12 807-3829

saint@acenet.co.za

http://www.saint.co.za

Spain

AEND, Associacion
Española de END, Calle
Bocangel, 28, 2° izda,
E-28028 Madrid+34 91 361 25 85+34 91 361 47 61

informacion@aend.org

http://www.aend.org

Sri Lanka

SNDT, Society for Non
Destructive Testing, Sri
Lanka, c/o Atomic Energy
Authority - 343, Lanka
Tractors LTD. Bldg.,
Orugodawatta 60/460,
Baseline Road

94-1-533427-8

94-1-533448

srlaea@slt.lk

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Pakistan

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SSNDT, Sudanese Society
for Non-Destructive Testing,
SAEC, NDT Department PO
Box 3001, Khartoum+249 91222 8333

+249 183 253942

sudndt@yahoo.com

SwedenSwedish Society for NDT,
c/o NDT Training, Center
AB- Regattagatan 23, S-723
48 Vasteras

46 21 164 440

46 21 164 444

claes.eriksson@ndttraining.se

http://www.
ndtsweden.com

Switzerland

SGZP, c/o Schweiz. Verein
für Schweisstechnik/St.
Alban Rheinweg 222,
CH-4052 Basel

061 317 84 84

061 317 84 80

w.schmid@fh-aargau.ch

http://www.sgzp.ch

TaiwanSNTCT, Nondestructive
Testing Society of ChinaTaipei, 130, Kee-Lung Rd.
Sec. 3, Taipei, Taiwan+886 2 2363 0815

+886 2 2366 0732

sntct@snt.org.tw

http://www.snt.org.tw/

Tunisia

COTEND, TunisianCommittee for NDT,
Zi-GP7, Ksar Said, La
Manduba 2010

+216 7154 6318

+216 7154 7337

f.herelli@cetime.co.tn

http://www.cetime.
ind.tnTurkeyTURK NDT, The Turkish +90 312 287 8316
Society for Nondestructive +90 505 586 3626
Testing, Tahribatsiz Muayene
Dernegi, Balgat, 23. Sokak
No: 4/10 Ankara+90 312 287 8316

info@turkndt.org

http://www.turkndt.
org

UkraineUkrainian Society for
Nondestructive Testing, 11Bozhenko St, 3680 Kiev

+380 44 227 2666

+380 44 220 9482

usndt@ukr.net

http://www.usndt.
com.uaUnitedKingdom

British Institute of NonDestructive Testing,
1 Spencer Parade,
Northampton NNI 5AA,
United Kingdom+44 1604 630124+44 1604 231489

info@bindt.org

http://www.bindt.org

Uruguay

AENDUR, Asociaciòn
Uruguaya de Ensayos
No Destructivos, Plaza
Independencia, 812 piso 2,11100 Montevideo+5982 901 20 48+5982 902 1681

aendur@adinet.com.uy

USA

ASNT, The American
Society For NDT, 1711
Arlingate Lane, PO Box
28518, 43228-0518
Columbus, Ohio

+1 614 274 6003

+1 614 274 6899

wholliday@asnt.org

http://www.asnt.org

Venezuela

ASOVEND, Associacion
Venezolana de Ensayos No
Destructivos, Edif Fisica y
CPD, Ciudad Universitaria,
Los Chacuara - Nos
Caracas, Apartado 47533,
Caracas 1041

+58 2 6933 323+58 2 6933 323

info@asovend.org.ve

http://www.asovend.
org

Vietnam

VANDT, Vietnam
Association for NDT, 46
Nguyen Van Ngoc, Ba
Dinh, Ha Noi+84 4 7661 796+84 4 7663 258

vandt@iop.ncst.ac.vn

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Qualification and Certification
of NDT Personnel
according to ISO 9712
and Aligned Standards
Published on behalf of ICNDT by the Publishing Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing,
1 Spencer Parade, Northampton NN1 5AA, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1604 630124 | Fax: +44 (0)1604 231489 | Email: info@bindt.org | Web: www.bindt.org

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