In the European Methodology only general principles are provided on how to do inspection qualification. It does not contain detailed guidelines of how to do inspection qualification for a specific component. That is why within the framework of ENIQ it was decided to conduct a Pilot Study in order to explore ways of how to apply the European Methodology allowing at the same time to test its feasibility for implementation.

The paper gives an overall picture of the 1^stENIQ Pilot Study. Results, major conclusions, and revealed features of qualification that require future work are discussed in this paper.