CP-189-2006 SNT-TC-1A-2006NAME ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel Reccomended Practice for Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing

1.1 Establishes the minimum requirements for the Q & C of NDT and PdM personnel1.1 Prepared to establish guidelines for the Q & C of NDT personnel whose specific jobs requir appropriateknowledge of the technical principles underlying the NDT they perform,witness, monitor or evaluate.

1.2 Details the minimum training, education, and experience requirements for NDT personnel andprovides criteria for docementing Q & C. 1.2 Provides guidelines for the establishment of a Q & C program.

1.3 Requires the employer to estalish a procedure for the certification of NDT personnel.

1.4 These guidelines may not be appropriate for certain employers' circumsantces and/or applications. Indeveloping a written practice as required in section 5, the employer should review the detailedrecommendations presented herein and modify them, as necessary, to meet particular need.

1.4 Requires that the employer incorporate any unique or additional requirements in the crtificationprocedure.

1.3 Developed by ASNT to aid employers in recognising the essential factors to be considered in qualifyingpersonnel engaged in any of the NDT methods listed in section 3.

Procedure for Qualification & Certification Written Procedure5.1 The employer shall develop and maintain a procedure detailing the program that will be used forQualification & Certification of NDT personnel in accordance with this standard.

5.1 The employer shall establish a written practice for the control & administrartion of NDT personneltraining, examination and certification.

5.2 The procedure shall describe the minimum requirements for certifying personnel in each NDT methodand the levels of qualification desired.

5.2 The employer's written practice should desscribe the responsibilty of each level of certification for determiningthe acceptibilty of materials or components in accordance with the applicable codes, standards, specificationsand procedures.

5.2.1 Personnel duties & responsibilites5.2.2 Training Requirements5.2.3 Experience Requirements5.2.4 Examination Requirements5.2.5 Records and documentation requirements, including control, responsibility and retention period5.2.6 Recertification requirements

5.3 The employer's written practice shall describe the training, experience and examination requirements for eachlevel of certification.

5.5 The employer's written practice shall be maintained on file.5.3 The employer's certification procedure shall be approved by an NDT Level-III designated by theemployer. 5.4 The employer's written practice shall be reviewed and approved by the employers NDT Level-III.

Training

4.1 Candidates for certification as NDT Level-I or Level-II shall complete sufficient organized training tobecome familiar with the principles of the method and the practices of the application test technique. Thetraining shall be conducted in accordance with a course outline approved by an NDT Level-III.

7.1 Personnel being considered for initial certification should complete sufficient training to become thoroughlyfamiliar with the principles and practices of the specified NDT method related to the level of certification desiredand applicable to the processes to be used and the products to be tested.

4.1.1 The minimum number of training hours required for NDT Level-I and Level-II candidates inAppendices A and B.

The course shall include the topics contained in ASNT CP-105 for the appropriate NDT method, plussuch additional topics.4.1.2 Credit required to prove the completion of training hours.Training shall be given by NDT Instructor.4.4.1 Qualification Criteria for NDT Instructor4.5 Level-III of outside agency shall be responsible for the training servives provided.

Recommended training course outlines used as training source material are contained ASNT CP-105……Employer will ensure the training hours as per written practice.7.4 Employer shall be resposible for the outside training.

Recommended Initial Training and Experience Levels given in table 6.3.1

Examination

Written examinations: For Level-III- Specific and practical examination.Practical Examination: 6.3.3.1 and 6.3.3.2 One sample for level-I and 2 samples for level-II.6.4.1 Exams to be administered by Level-III.Vision Examination. Jaeger Number 1 at a distance not less than 12 inches.Frequency of Vision Exam and colour exam: Annually6.1.4Vision Examination is administered by personnel approved by NDT Level-III.

Examination:(For Level- I and II)For Level-III- basic, method and Specific examination.Specific examination may be skiped by employer if candidate has a validACCP level-II certificate.Practical Examination: Successful completion of an ACCP Level-II general hands-on practical examination maybe considered as fulfilling the requirements of paragraph 8.5.8.1.1 Exams shall be administered by Level-III or qualified representative designated by Level-III and shall berecorded.8.5.2 Atlease one flawed sample to be tested for each method (for level-I and Level-II)Vision examinations:::::AS PER 8.2

Jaeger No. 2 at a distance not less than 12 inches or Ortho-rater minimum 8 or equivalent. AnnuallyColour vison test once in a five year interval.Administeration of visula examination not mentioned.

6 Levels of qualification:Level-III, Level-II, Level-II Limited, Level-I, Trainee, NDT Instructor.

3 Levels of Qualification:Level-III, Leve-II and Level-I.

Level III Level III must get qualified by ASNT Can be appointed by Employer , not necessary that he is qualified by ASNTDefinition Instructor 2.1.12 Not Given

Recertification

8.1.1 Recertification after 5 years with documented evidence of 350hours of practical and specificexamination.8.1.2 After 10 years re-examination as per section 6. 5 years As per written practice.

Therequireemnts Are mandatory as per CP 189 Are recommendations, the employer is ultimate to take decesion as per his needs

Compiled by : PEMMARAJU RAGHAVENDRA [rpe@hzw.ltindia.com]

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