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Certification and Visual
Inspection Matters
A presentation by
Ian A Griffin (PCN Level 3)
On NDT Operator Certification
and Visual Inspection
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Content of Presentation
 Current Status of International Baseline Central
Certification Standards and Documents for NDT
Personnel.
 Sector variation.
(Aerospace/Industrial/Power/Oil & Leisure etc).
 Employer responsibility.
 Visual Inspection, The syllabus and what a
candidate can expect.
 Conclusions.
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Current NDT Methods
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Ultrasonic.
Magnetic Particle.
Liquid Penetrant.
Radiography.
Eddy Current.
VISUAL Inspection.
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Current Status of Personnel
Certification NDT (PCN) Documents
 EN 473 and the UK derivative PCN/Gen.
 The European Standard for NDT Personnel
Certification, Latest edition 31/07/2008.
 Latest Issue of PCN General Document is
Issue 6 dated 01/07/2010.
 Any changes at EN level affect the PCN
documents.
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Sector Variation Certification
 Aerospace: Company based.
 Oil and Gas: Company based or Central.
 Power : Company based or Central.
 Leisure: ?
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Written Practice
 Where required by any Regulatory requirements and
codes, the authorisation to work must be given in writing by
the Employer in accordance with a Written Practice
(Procedure) that defines any Employer required jobspecific training and examinations designed to verify the
certificate holders knowledge of relevant codes,
standards, equipment and acceptance for the product to be
tested.
 Defines the certification procedure of the operator within
the Company Quality System.
 Defines the responsibility of the Employer.
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Written Practice essentials
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Reference Documents
Levels of Certification
Training
Work Experience
Examinations
Resits; Recerts and Validity of Certification
Certificate requirements
Responsibility of Employer
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Employer Responsibility
 The Employer is responsible for giving the
operator the ‘authority to work’.
 This is best discharged through the Written
Procedure which meets all the appropriate criteria
and is commonly called “The Company Written
Practice”.
 Usually a named Company representative is put
into this document such as the Quality Manager
with an appropriate Level 3 giving formal approval.
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Audit Experiences
 Companies do not fully understand the
Certification process.
 Companies do not fully appreciate their
responsibility in the certification process.
 The Company Written Practice must be the
document which clarifies this process and meets
the needs of the customer.
 Each sector of industry might have different
requirements so a Written Practice is a unique
document within each Company Quality System.
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Candidates for PCN Certification
 Must prove experience has been gained under
supervision of appropriately qualified personnel.
 Must complete a course of training at a BINDT
Approved Training Organisation (ATO).
 Must undertake to abide by the code of ethics
(CP27).
 If Self-employed assume ALL of the
responsibilities described for the Employer.
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Why Does Any Industry Require
PCN?
 PCN is a Baseline Central Certification scheme
meaning that ALL candidates will have to undergo
very similar training and examinations whichever
BINDT approved ATO (Approved Training
Organisation) and AQB (Authorised Qualifying
Body) they attend.
 Any Employer has confidence that a certified
Individual has a known level of Competence.
 A Certified Individual can move easily from one
Site or Employer to another.
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Requirements for Visual
Inspection at Level 2
 Minimum 40 hours training.
 Minimum 4 months Work experience.
 Must have passed a satisfactory vision test
within 12 months preceding any examination
comprising Near vision Jaeger J1/Times
Roman N4.5 at not less than 30cm and
Colour vision such that the candidate can
differentiate between colours used in the
method as specified by the Employer.
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Duties of a Level 2 Inspector
 A Level 2 Inspector is authorised to perform the
following:
 Select NDT techniques and equipment.
 Interpret Standards and Specifications to create
NDT Instructions.
 Set up and verify equipment settings.
 Perform and supervise inspection.
 Supervise ALL Level 1 duties.
 Interpret and evaluate results according to
applicable acceptance criteria.
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Syllabus of Training to Level 2
 Purpose of NDT.
 Vision and the eye. Operation, limitations
and disorders.
 Lighting, techniques, type and
measurement.
 Use of magnifiers and lenses to prevent
distortion of image.
 Material attributes and surface preparation.
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Syllabus of Training to Level 2
 Environmental factors and ability to detect defects.
 Direct or Remote inspection in accordance with
current National Standards such as EN 13028
and EN 970.
 Ability to define the type of defect detected in
relation to acceptance criteria.
 Replication of surfaces.
 Creation of NDT Instructions from Standards and
Specifications.
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Validity of Certification
 Normally 5 years from the date of Examination,
however reasons for certification to become invalid
are listed below.
 If the certified individual has a continuous
interruption of at least 1 year.
 At the option of BINDT after a review of unethical
behaviour (See CP 27).
 If a satisfactory vision test is not obtained at
maximum 12 monthly intervals.
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Conclusions
 Certification of NDT Personnel is a complex
process.
 It is vital to know your customer requirements and
your product sector specific needs.
 The Employer is responsible for giving the
operator ‘the authority to work’.
 The complete process needs to be qualified within
the Company Written Practice which is a part of
the Company Quality System.
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Thank You
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