Ultrasonic Testing (UT) - Welds - Training & Exam Package

Suitable for:

All personnel including testers, inspectors, engineers and surveyors who require a thorough and comprehensive introduction to ultrasonic testing of welded joints.

This course is also suitable for personnel working in the aerospace industry and can be found under the Aerospace section.

Course Content:

Welding processes and weld defects; basic principles of ultrasonics; the flaw detector; practical exercises on test specimens containing simulated flaws; examination of parent plate, butt welds; instruction writing.

Certification / Awarding Body:



Objectives:

• to explain the theoretical background of the techniques
• to calibrate ultrasonic equipment
• to measure the thickness of steel plates and determine levels of attenuation
• to locate and evaluate laminations
• to select the correct type of probe to examine welded butt joints in steel plate and aerospace components/structures
• to report on the location and size of defects in typical welded butt joints
• to interpret code requirements
• to meet the syllabus requirements for PCN Levels 1 and 2.

Additional Information:

Students attending this course who wish to attempt the direct initial certification to PCN Level 2, must provide the PCN test centre with proof of a minimum of 40 hours formal structured on the job training, in addition to the 80 hours formal training provided by this course.

If this requirement cannot be met, additional attendance of course NDT47 (Supervised Ultrasonic Inspection Practical Inspection) meets the 120 hour PCN training requirement.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum required duration of training, which includes both theoretical and practical elements, is:

• Level 1 - 40 hours
• Level 2 - 80 hours (Direct Level 2: 120 hours)

The minimum duration for experience prior to or following success in the qualification examination is:

• Level 1 - 3 months
• Level 2 - 9 months (Direct Level 2: 12 months)