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Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A, 2006 Edition

Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A: Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing (2006) provides guidelines for employers to establish in-house certification programs for the qualification and certification of nondestructive testing personnel. Since 1966, employers have used this industry-valued document as the general framework for their NDT certification programs.
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Additional Details
- Item Number: 2070
- Published: 2007
- Pages: 40
- ISBN: 978-1-57117-143-6
CONTENTS Foreword |
iii |
Review Committee |
iv |
Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing |
1 |
Scope |
1 |
Definitions |
1 |
Nondestructive Testing Methods |
2 |
Levels of Qualification |
2 |
Written Practice |
2 |
Education, Training, and Experience Requirements for Initial Qualification |
3 |
Training Programs |
3 |
Examinations |
3 |
Certification |
7 |
Technical Performance Evaluation |
7 |
Interrupted Service |
8 |
Recertification |
8 |
Termination |
8 |
Reinstatement |
8 |
Table 6.3.1 A |
9 |
Table 6.3.1 B |
10 |
Table 6.3.1 C |
11 |
Basic Examination |
12 |
General Level III Requirements |
12 |
Basics of Common NDT Methods |
13 |
Basic Materials, Fabrication, and Product Technology |
16 |
PDM Basic Examination — Predictive Maintenance (PDM) Examination Specification |
18 |
Appendix |
19 |
Example Questions — Level I and Level II |
19 |
Acoustic Emission Testing Method |
19 |
Electromagnetic Testing Method |
20 |
Eddy Current Testing Method |
20 |
Flux Leakage Testing Method |
20 |
Leak Testing Method |
21 |
Bubble Leak Testing Method |
21 |
Halogen Diode Detector Leak Testing Method |
22 |
Mass Spectrometer Leak Testing Method |
23 |
Pressure Change Measurement Leak Testing Method |
24 |
Liquid Penetrant Testing Method |
25 |
Magnetic Particle Testing Method |
25 |
Neutron Radiographic Testing Method |
26 |
Radiographic Testing Method |
27 |
Thermal/Infrared Testing Method |
28 |
Ultrasonic Testing Method |
28 |
Vibration Analysis Testing Method |
29 |
Visual Testing Method |
30 |
Answers to Example Questions |
31 |
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