BS EN 473:2008
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Non-destructive testing. Qualification and certification of NDT personnel. General principles
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-07-2008
30-06-2012
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.
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WEE/46
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS PD6606(1997) and 98/719166 DC. (09/2003) Supersedes 03/107101 DC (03/2006) Supersedes 06/30140276 DC. (07/2008)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
36
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NEN EN 473 : 2008 | Identical |
| NF EN 473 : 2008 | Identical |
| NBN EN 473 : 2008 | Identical |
| EN 473:2008 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 473:2008 | Identical |
| NS EN 473 : 3ED 2008 | Identical |
| DIN EN 473:2008-09 | Identical |
| DIN EN 473:2001-03 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 473:2009 | Identical |
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