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I.S. EN 473:2008

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING - QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NDT PERSONNEL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

25-06-2012

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2008

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Methods and symbols
5 General principles
    5.1 General
    5.2 Duties and responsibilities
    5.3 Levels of qualification
6 Eligibility
    6.1 General
    6.2 Training
    6.3 Industrial NDT experience
    6.4 Vision requirements - all levels
7 Qualification examination
    7.1 General
    7.2 Examination content and grading for level 1 and
         level 2
    7.3 Examination content and grading for level 3
    7.4 Conduct of examinations
    7.5 Re-examination
    7.6 Examination exemptions
8 Certification
    8.1 Administration
    8.2 Certificates and/or wallet cards
    8.3 Validity
9 Renewal
10 Recertification
    10.1 General
    10.2 Level 1 and 2
    10.3 Level 3
    10.4 Recertification for more than 12 months after expiry
         of the period of validity
11 Files
12 Transition period
Annex A (normative) - Sectors
Annex B (normative) - Minimum number and type of test specimens
                      for the levels 1 and 2 practical examination
Annex C (normative) - Structured credit system for level 3
                      recertification
Annex D (normative) - Grading Practical examination
    D.1 Grading of level 1 and 2 practical examination - guidance
        on the percentile weighting
    D.2 Grading of level 3 practical examination - guidance on
        percentile weighting
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European Standard
                         and the Essential Requirements of EU
                         Directive 97/23/EC
Bibliography

Defines principles for the qualification and certification of personnel who perform industrial non-destructive testing (NDT). The term 'industrial' implies the exclusion of applications in the field of medicine.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes I.S. CR 12459 (12/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
35
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
UNI EN 473 : 2008-11 Identical
NEN EN 473 : 2008 Identical
SN EN 473 : 2008 Identical
NF EN 473 : 2008 Identical
NBN EN 473 : 2008 Identical
UNE-EN 473:2009 Identical
EN 473:2008 Identical
NS EN 473 : 3ED 2008 Identical
DIN EN 473:2008-09 Identical
BS EN 473:2008 Identical
DIN EN 473:2001-03 Identical

I.S. 820:2010 NON-DOMESTIC GAS INSTALLATIONS

CEN ISO/TR 25108:2006 Non-destructive testing - Guidelines for NDT personnel training organizations (ISO/TR 25108:2006)
EN ISO/IEC 17024:2012 Conformity assessment - General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons (ISO/IEC 17024:2012)
ISO/TR 25108:2006 Non-destructive testing Guidelines for NDT personnel training organizations
CEN/TR 14748:2004 Non-destructive testing - Methodology for qualification of non-destructive tests
CEN/TR 15589:2014 Non destructive testing - Code of practice for the approval of NDT personnel by recognised third party organisations under the provisions of Directive 97/23/EC
ISO/TR 25107:2006 Non-destructive testing Guidelines for NDT training syllabuses
ISO/IEC 17024:2012 Conformity assessment — General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons
CEN ISO/TR 25107:2006 Non-destructive testing - Guidelines for NDT training syllabuses (ISO/TR 25107:2006)
1997/23/EC : 1997 DIRECTIVE 97/23/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 MAY 1997 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
CEN/TS 15053:2005 Non-destructive testing - Recommendations for discontinuities-types in test specimens for examination

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