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Certification Explained:

 

Various organizations have developed NDT certification schemes to ensure personnel are adequately trained, qualified and have sufficient industry specific work experience.

 

Within South Africa, International Standard ISO 9712 and ASNT Recommended Practice no. SNT-TC-1A are most often used. Both schemes are based on four main elements:

 

  • Formal classroom training
  • Industrial experience
  • Qualification examinations
  • Vision accuity

 

SNT-TC-1A provides guidelines to employers to establish their own Written Practice, which will in turn govern the certification programme within the company. This makes it an internal or employer based scheme. Because it allows the employer to modify the requirements of the document to suit their specific needs, it offers a degree of flexibility that can be benificial to a company.

 

ISO 9712 on the other hand is an effort to globally standardize qualification and certification which makes it a central certification scheme. It provides a defined set of requirements with all examinations and verifications conducted by a third party certification body indpendent from the employer.

 

Although both schemes have the same intention, the differences between the two lie in the way the various elements are addressed.

 

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NASA Durban (Pty) Ltd.

 

Internationally approved NDT training and Certification. NASA has a clear vision to be the undisputed leader in Training, and Service, Amplified from the initial enquiry right up to developing you into a High Performance, Competent Technician.

American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)

 

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. (ASNT) is the world’s largest technical society for nondestructive testing (NDT) professionals.

British Institute for Nondestructive Testing (BINDT)

 

The Institute’s aim is to promote the advancement of the science and practice of non-destructive testing (NDT), condition monitoring (CM), diagnostic engineering and all other materials and quality testing disciplines.

NDT Resource Center

 

This site was designed to be a comprehensive source of information and materials for NDT and NDE technical education. The site was created by nondestructive testing professionals and educators from around the world.

NDT.Net

 

Where expertise comes together - since 1996 - The Largest Open Access Portal of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Conference Proceedings, Articles, News, Exhibition, Forum, Network and more.

NDT.Org

 

Jobs, News, Companies and Equipment for Industrial Inspection, Welding and Nondestructive Testing.

NDT.Ed.Org

 

Hosted by the Iowa State University center for nondestructive evaluation, the site is dedicated to NDT education.  

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

 

The IAEA promotes the use of non-destructive testing technology to maintain the stringent quality control standards for the safe operation of nuclear and other industrial installations.

Radiation Control - South Africa

 

Radiation Control regulates all activities involving electronic generators of ionising radiation as well as radioactive sources used outside the nuclear fuel cycle.