PCN NDT TRAINING
| Sector |
Testing Methods |
| Aerospace |
Eddy current, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, |
| Castings |
radiographic and ultrasonic testing of light and dense metal castings |
| Welds |
radiographic, ultrasonic (including time-of-flight diffraction techniques) and electromagnetic testing of light and dense metal welds |
| Wrought |
eddy current and ultrasonic testing of wrought products |
| General Products |
ultrasonic thickness measurement, liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing and visual testing of general engineering products (multi-sector, including castings, welds and wrought products), and radiation safety certification |
| Railway |
liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing and ultrasonic testing of rail and ultrasonic testing of railway axles; liquid penetrant and magnetic particle testing of general railway products (multi-sector, including castings and wrought products) |
| Tubes & Pipes |
liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing eddy current testing and ultrasonic testing of tubes and pipes (including flat products for tube fabrication) for pressure purposes |
NDT CERTIFICATION
CODE SECTORS (Product)C --- Castings
F --- Forgings & Wrought Products
W --- Weldments
B --- Tubes & Pipes
CODE --- SECTORS (Industry)
A --- Aerospace
G --- Pre and in-service inspection
H --- Railway
CODE NDT Methods
E --- Electromagnetic Testing
E1 --- Eddy Current
E2 --- ACFM
M --- Magnetic Particle Testing
P --- Liquid Penetrant Testing
R --- Radiography
U --- Ultrasonic Testing
V --- Visual Testing
CODE Scope of competence
H1 --- Railway Axles
H2 --- Rail (Refer to PCN/GEN Appendix F2.1 for detailed key to codes)
I --- Radiographic interpreter
S --- Radiation Protection
T --- Basic Radiation Safety
X --- X-Rays
Y --- Gamma Rays
e --- Dye Penetrants
f --- Fluorescent Penetrants
g --- Fixed Installations
h --- Portable Equipment
j --- Composite Materials
k --- Materials & Components
m --- Structures
n --- Light Metals
o --- Dense Metals
p --- Plates
q --- Bars & Billets
s --- Forgings
t --- Condenser Tubes
v --- NDT Instruction Writing
w --- Critical defect Sizing
x --- Single Frequency
y --- Multiple Frequency
3.1 --- Butt Welds in Plate
3.2 --- Butt Welds in Pipe
3.7 --- âTâ Joint Welds
3.8 --- Nozzle Welds
3.9 --- Node Weld