| ABSTRACT: | NDT CERTIFICATION – GLOBAL HARMONIZATION
R.V. Murphy Certifying Agency, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
This presentation will describe the current status of work on International Standard ISO 9712. The
presentation will discuss several issues related to global harmonization of NDT certification. Today,
some 35 countries have National certification schemes based upon ISO 9712. There are positive forces
working toward harmonization and negative forces opposing harmonization. The roles of many
international organizations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International
Committee for Non-destructive Testing (ICNDT), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) will be explained in the context of their
influence on recent revisions to authorization, training, experience and the re-certification requirements of
ISO 9712. The status of other working groups within Subcommittee 7 of ISO Technical Committee 135
will be discussed. This will include overviews of certification under ISO 9712 (Working Group 6),
certification for limited applications (Working Group 5) and certification by performance demonstration
(Working Group 7). This presentation will highlight issues that remain to be addressed in order to
achieve global harmonization of NDT certification. These topics include automated-inspection systems,
common sectors or endorsements, similar practical-examination specimens, common question banks and
freely helping emerging countries to implement their respective National certification schemes.
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