FIRST IN ASIA
NDT PERSONNEL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SCHEME WHICH COMPLIES WITH BOTH ISO 9712 & EN 473 STANDARDS.
SINGAPORE NDT CERTIFICATION SCHEME (SGNDT)
NDT certification scheme varies globally from countries to countries. A proper certification scheme is required to produce successful NDT practitioners to suit local industry requirements.
Almost all of the developed countries in the world have their own schemes, for example countries like Australia, Japan, Germany and Canada just to name a few, have developed and operated their own national NDT certification scheme.
The NDT personnel certification schemes that are enjoying global recognition currently are:
| ACCP- Administered by The American Society of Non-Destructive Testing |
| CSWIP- Administered by the Welding Institute |
| PCN- Administered by The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing |
| ASNT Level-3 - Administered by The American Society of Non-Destructive Testing |
All of the above mentioned schemes operate independently of any private organizations and are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of their nominated certifying schemes. These central certification schemes allow qualified technicians to carry out NDT on any site for any employer.
List of MT Certification Holders
SINGAPORE NDT CERTIFICATION SCHEME (SGNDT) which is established in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9712 & EN473 is administered and controlled by training & certification committees appointed by Non-Destructive Testing Society (Singapore)-NDTSS. What this means is that all aspects related to the operation of the scheme such as; curriculum development, the approval of training material and examination questions, training, examination, the marking of examinations, the issuing of certificates and the recording systems are the responsibilities of the training and certification committee.
The objective of the scheme is to ensure that the NDT operator is able to perform competently in all aspects related to his/her chosen discipline. This scheme ensures that they have been trained and certified to be competent at performing a complete range of skills pertaining to their chosen NDT discipline. In other words their certificate is fully transferable from employer to employer and job to job.
Why to get Trained and Certified?
NDT Personnel Qualification and Certification ensures that NDT personnel thoroughly understand the technology, principles and practices of the NDT methods and techniques. This understanding is essential to good NDT performance because:
- Most NDT methods do not inherently create their own records
- NDT results are strongly dependent on the NDT process and operator
- NDT results can seldom be cross checked without conducting another test
NDT personnel must also know the tests and be dedicated to performing them properly. They must understand the potential seriousness of , and their responsibility for, the consequences if the tests are not performed properly
The principal procedure used to ensure that NDT personnel possess these qualifications consists of the following:
- Training to gain necessary knowledge
- Experience, under the supervision of competent and knowledgeable people
- Qualification examinations to demonstrate that the individual has acquired sufficient knowledge and competency in the methods to be used
- Certification to document the successful demonstration of competency
This certification scheme is delivered in accordance with ISO 17024 & complied with the requirements of ISO 9712 & EN473.This certification is developed to meet the local demands and train the operators & Inspectors to be able to cope with most of the international standard in relevant test methods.
NDTSS is proud to launch this certification the ever first in Asia complying with both EN & ISO standards.