10. Staff training, qualification and certification
Training of Penetrant Testing staff is essential to guarantee the reliability of the inspection process. Correct application of the procedure, then interpretation of the indications found, and finally acceptance or rejection of the parts according to the criteria stipulated in the applicable specifications, require agents to acquire specific theoretical and practical knowledge.
In France, this training is provided by training centres approved by COFREND sectoral committees.
The current sector committees are :
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the Aerospace Committee. AFENDA FrANDTB is responsible for organizing, implementing and monitoring the aerospace industry's qualification/certification of level 1, 2 and 3 non-destructive agents to EN 4179/NAS 410;
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Events
COFREND Days (French Confederation for Non-Destructive Testing) take place every three years in a French city chosen by COFREND. Those celebrating COFREND's 50th anniversary took place from May 30 to 1 er June 2017 at the Palais des Congrès in Strasbourg. The COFREND 2020 Days were cancelled due to the health and economic context, which had a strong impact on event activities in France....
Websites
CHEMIN Pierre and DUBOSC Patrick – 190 articles on penetrant testing and magnetic particle inspection, in French and English (2020):
https://membres.isgroupe.com/actualite/web/ressuage-26122020
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Standards
- Non-destructive testing – Terminology – Part 1: List of general terms - EN 1330-1 - 2015
- Non-destructive testing – Terminology – Part 2: Terms common to the non-destructive testing methods - EN 1330-2 - 1999
- Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Vocabulary - ISO 12706 - 2010
- Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing and magnetic particle testing – Viewing conditions - ISO 3059 - 2013
- Non-destructive...
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NDT Resource Center, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA. Penetrant testing
CHEMIN Pierre and DUBOSC Patrick – 190 articles on penetrant testing and magnetic particle inspection, in French and English (2020):
https://membres.isgroupe.com/actualite/web/ressuage-26122020
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1. COFREND certification
Penetrant testing is the NDT method with the highest number of certified agents worldwide. The results for 2020 are as follows.
The statistics presented in this document are based on data extracted from GERICCO, the COFREND certification management tool. This tool is constantly updated by COFREND-approved examination centres as candidates...
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