1 - AS 3998:2002 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING - QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - INTRODUCTION
7 - 1 Scope
7 - 2 Normative reference
8 - 3 Terms and definitions
8 - 3.1 authorized qualifying body
8 - 3.2 candidate
8 - 3.3 certificate
8 - 3.4 certification body
8 - 3.5 certification
8 - 3.6 employer or responsible agency
8 - 3.7 examination, basic
8 - 3.8 examination centre
8 - 3.9 examination, general
8 - 3.10 examination, job-specific
9 - 3.11 examination, main method
9 - 3.12 examination, practical
9 - 3.13 examination, qualification
9 - 3.14 examination, specific
9 - 3.15 examiner
9 - 3.16 experience
9 - 3.17 industrial sector
9 - 3.18 NDT instruction
9 - 3.19 NDT method
9 - 3.20 NDT procedure
9 - 3.21 NDT technique
10 - 3.22 NDT training
10 - 3.23 operating authorization
10 - 3.24 qualification
10 - 3.25 significant interruption
10 - 3.26 supervision
10 - 3.27 test specimen
10 - 3.28 trainee
10 - 4 Abbreviations
11 - 5 Levels of competence (NDT levels)
11 - 5.1 Classification
11 - 5.2 NDT level 1
11 - 5.3 NDT level 2
11 - 5.4 NDT level 3
12 - 6 Responsibilities
12 - 6.1 General
12 - 6.2 Certification body
13 - 6.3 Authorized qualifying bodies
13 - 6.4 Examination centres
13 - 6.5 Employer or responsible agency
14 - 7 Eligibility
14 - 7.1 Eligibility for examination
14 - 7.1.1 NDT training - level 1 and level 2
14 - 7.1.2 Training - level 3
14 - 7.2 Eligibility for certification
14 - 7.2.1 NDT experience - level 1 and level 2
15 - 7.2.2 NDT experience - level 3
15 - 7.2.3 Vision requirements - all levels
16 - 8 Qualification examination
16 - 8.1 Examination content and grading for level 1 and level 2
16 - 8.1.1 General examination
17 - 8.1.2 Specific examination
17 - 8.1.3 Practical examination
18 - 8.1.4 Grading of the level 1 and level 2 qualification examination
18 - 8.2 Examination content and grading for level 3
18 - 8.2.1 Basic examination
20 - 8.2.2 Main method examination
20 - 8.2.3 Grading of level 3 qualification examinations
20 - 8.3 Conduct of examinations
21 - 8.4 Re-examination
21 - 8.5 Examination exemptions
21 - 9 Certification
21 - 9.1 Issuing of certificates
21 - 9.2 Requirements on certificates and wallet cards
22 - 10 Certification validity and renewal
22 - 10.1 Validity
22 - 10.2 Renewal
22 - 10.3 Recertification
23 - 11 Files
24 - Annex A - Suggested industrial sectors
25 - Annex B - Technical knowledge of NDT personnel
25 - B.1 General
25 - B.2 Bibliographic references
26 - Annex C - Examples of structured credit systems for level 3 recertification
26 - C.1 Credit system 1
26 - C.1.1 General
26 - C.1.2 Definitions
26 - C.1.3 Requirements
27 - C.2 Credit system 2