OPERATING PROCEDURE:

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SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURES
Forms associated: Membership Application Form (attached)
Issue/Draft Date

Details

Status/Approval

Rev. 4

Version agreed to correspondto v4 of the Constitution
following Organisation
Review 2015-2017 and to
implement the principle thatapplications should bedirected via the Regional
Group

Approved by IEC
Sept 2020 andICNDT Annual Mtg
11 Feb 2021

4thSept2020

Preamble
The text in the ICNDT Constitution clarifies some aspects of Membership:“5. TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
5.1 The members of ICNDT are Full Members, Associate Members, Liaison
Members and Honorary Members.
5.2 Full Members of ICNDT are non-profit making, legally incorporated NDTsocieties
5.3 Associate Members are non-profit NDT organisations which do not qualify
as Full Members.
5.4 Liaison members are international organisations (eg ISO, IAEA, UNIDO)
with an interest in NDT and a willingness to commit to two-way liaison withICNDT.
Secretariat: The British Institute of NDT, Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road,Northampton NN1 5NX UK
Tel: +44 1604 438300 Fax: +44 1604 438301 Email: gensec@icndt.org
The ICNDT is registered as a legalised Association with its seat in Vienna, Austria.
ICNDT Registered Office: 1230 VIENNA, Deutschstraße 10
Chair: S K Babu Email: chairman@icndt.org

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Arrangement of Liaison Membership will be by correspondence between theorganisation and the ICNDT Chairman, covering mutual arrangements forliaison. Liaison Membership is subject to ratification by the ICNDT General
Meeting
5.5 Honorary Members are delegates who have been awarded the title ofHonorary Member in recognition of their distinguished services within thescope of ICNDT objectives.”
Members of ICNDT (Full Member or Associate Member) are also memberswith the same status (Full or Associate) of one of the Regional Groups
recognised by ICNDT. This is denoted the “Prime Regional Group” and thisRegion will initiate the membership application.
Membership of additional Regional Groups is encouraged, especially forlarger Societies. Full Members may request to join additional Regions as Fullor Associate members, whilst Associate members may join additional Regionsas Associate Members.

1.

Joining as a Full or Associate MemberSocieties that wish to join the ICNDT as Full or Associate Members shallsubmit a written application in accordance with this procedure. Normally, only
one Full Member is accepted per country. Organisations that are not legallyincorporated NDT Societies or from countries that already have a Full
Member may be accepted as Associate Members.

2. Scope
This procedure defines:• The method by which the ICNDT Membership Working Group isestablished.
• The membership application process for Full or AssociateMembers.
• Evaluation/interview, acceptance/rejection recommendation by theICNDT Working Group.
• New member acceptance procedure.
3. Membership Working Group
The Membership Working Group shall be led by the Membership Chair
who is elected at the General Assembly for a four- year term of office(and may be elected for a second four year term).
The Membership Working Group shall be made up of a minimum of six
representatives of ICNDT members in good standing and representing six
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opportunity to participate (currently APFNDT, EFNDT, PANNDT andAFNDT).
4. Application Process
4.1 A written application for membership in English (the officialLanguage of ICNDT) must be submitted to the ICNDT Membership
Chair by the President or Secretary of the relevant Regional Group.
4.2 Included should be the following information:• Indicate prime Regional Group to be joined and any additional
Regional Groups•

Explanation of whether or not the applicant organisation is anindependent not-for-profit legal entity, whether Full or Associate
Membership is being applied for and advice of which Fee
Category is applicable (see OP2);•A copy of the applicant’s organisational structure and explanationof the role of individual members and organisations in thegovernance, and, for organisations which are not stand-alone
entities, links to other bodies; For applicants for Full Membership,a copy of the applicant’s constitution and code of ethics alltranslated into English (see OP 2); i•Information to demonstrate that the applicant is widely recognised
as the representative of its country’s Non-Destructive Testingcommunity;•Recommendation by the President of the relevant Regional Groupof ICNDT;•(Optional) A copy of the applicant’s brochure, journal, etc,
details of website (provide a broad outline of the contents inEnglish).

5. Review of Application
The Membership Working Group will review the documentation received.
If necessary, the Working Group may ask for further information or ask fora meeting with the applicant at a mutually convenient time.
The Membership Working Group will satisfy itself that an applicant issufficiently representative of NDT in its country to merit membership ofICNDT and decide by voting whether the appropriate type of Membershipis Full or Associate.

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The Membership Working Group will report their recommendations to theExecutive Committee (IEC) for approval.
If the application is approved by the IEC the secretariat will issue a copyof the “ICNDT Constitution, Terms of Reference and OperatingProcedures”. The new member will be requested to sign a copy andreturn it to the ICNDT Secretariat signifying agreement to the“Constitution, Terms of Reference and Operating Procedures” and their
future participation as a member of ICNDT.
The President/Secretary of the relevant Region(s) will be informed.
The applicant will then be invoiced the appropriate fee and once the fee
has been received appropriate Membership Certificates will be issued bythe Region (s) and ICNDT.

6. Membership confirmation by ICNDTNew Memberships will be confirmed at the next ICNDT full meeting(e.g. General Assembly, Annual Meeting).

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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVETESTINGMEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
(to be read in conjunction with ICNDT Operating Procedures OP11 and OP2)
Name of Region submitting application:……………………………………………….
Name of Society applying for membership, acronym:…………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
..
Society Address:

Email: ___________________________________ Website: ___________________

hereby applies for membership of ICNDT and ……………………. (insert acronym of primeRegional group) as a Full/Associate Member (delete whichever is not applicable) and also
applies for membership of the following Regional groups (tick as applicable):Region
APFNDT
AFNDT
EFNDT
PANNDT

FullAssociateWe accept the decision (acceptance or rejection) by the ICNDT Executive Committee and the Region
submitting our application. If accepted, we will pay the appropriate annual subscription fees (see OP2): Category…………..
(* Note. The annual subscription fee covers membership of ICNDT and the prime Region from 1 January to 31 December eachyear. Members that wish to participate in more than one Regional Group will be due to pay additional Regional component(s)).

We have provided all the relevant details / information requested in OP 11 for consideration by theRegion and ICNDT Working Group whose recommendation will be ratified by the ICNDT ExecutiveCommittee and a full meeting of ICNDT.
Name and Position of the applicant’s representative:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Signature: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Place: ……………………………….
Name of relevant Region President or Secretary: …………………………………………………………………..
Signature: ………………………………………Date: ………………………………………….

i A machine/computer translation may be accepted

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