Written Practice
Written Practice
ACCORDING TO
ASNT SNT - TC - 1A
EDITION 2004
Scope
This written practice establishes the minimum requirements for the control and
administration of training, examination, and certification of personnel conducting NDT
using Radiographic, Radiography Interpretation, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle , Liquid
penetrate and Eddy Current NDT methods in accordance with appropriate and
applicable codes, standards, specifications, procedures and acceptance criteria.
Background
This written practice defines the minimum requirements for education, training,
experience, examination, and certification for personnel responsible for conducting
nondestructive tests while in the employment of Ervin Sanat Co. It applies to all
persons conducting nondestructive tests that meet the provisions of Recommended
Practice No. SNT-TC-1A, 1988 edition, in the following method(S) : Radiographic,
Radiography Interpretation , Ultrasonic , Magnetic Particle , Liquid Penetrate and Eddy
Current methods.
Definitions
(1)
Experience: Work activities accomplished in a specific NDT method under the
direction of qualified supervision including performing the NDT method and related
activities but not including time spent in organized training programs.
Outside agency: A company or individual who provides NDT Level III services and
whose qualifications to provide these services have been reviewed by Ervin Sanat Co.
Shall: A verb used to express the minimum requirements of this written practice .
Should: A verb used to express the desired requirements of this written practice.
Training: The organized program developed to impart the knowledge and skills
necessary for qualification.
References
All references are available from The American Society for Nondestructive Testing
(ASNT) .
SNT-TC-1A Questions and Answer: Inquiries to and Responses from ASNT’s SNT-
TC-1A Interpretation Panel, current edition.
(2)
Qualification Levels
(3)
Level III
Basic Level I and II personnel initially certified to conduct NDT tests under this written
practice shall have or exceed the NDT class training hours shown in Table I, depending
upon each candidate’s formal educational background.
RT UT MT PT ET RT UT MT PT ET RI
High School Diploma 40 40 12 4 40 40 40 8 8 40 40
or equivalent
B.Sc.Degree or Higher 30 30 8 4 30 35 40 4 4 40 40
This formal NDT training shall be conducted either by the Ervin Sanat Co. - certified
Level III individual(s) or by an outside agency or other certified individual selected by
Ervin Sanat Co. The training program shall follow the Recommended Training Course
Outline for each test method as shown in SNT-TC-1A. The training course outline may
be modified by
(4)
deleting or adding topics to meet the employer’s specific applications or for
limited certification. For example, in ultrasonic testing, the employer may use only the
thickness measurement method. The employer may deem it appropriate to revise the
outline and minimum hours stated. These revisions shall become a part of the written
practice.
Where a method does not exist, another method having a similar degree of technical
difficulty shall be used as a guide for developing the training outline. Procedures and
test techniques that individuals will encounter in their specific assignments, and the
applicable instructions, specifications, and codes used by Ervin Sanat Co., shall be
part of each candidate’s informal on-the-job training under the coordination of the level
III individual(S).
(5)