ICNDT - The World Organisation for NDT

Announcements

ICNDT Activities in the field of NDT Personnel Certification - 03 August 2010

Keynote lecture at the 10th ECNDT Moscow, June 2010
by Dr Mike Farley
Chairman ICNDT and Director, Doosan Power Systems, UK

The presentation (available to download here in PowerPoint format) explains what ICNDT is, describes the activities of ICNDT in response to the global challenges facing the NDT community, recognises the importance of NDT and related technologies and details developments in terms of the NDT Quality Infrastructure, ensuring the quality and reliability of NDT services globally and noting the current ICNDT focus on personnel certification.

Dr Farley’s company, Doosan Power Systems Ltd, a subsidiary of Doosan of South Korea, is a major user of NDT in its own business, via its supply chain and a supplier of high-tech NDT and condition monitoring services to nuclear, power and oil and gas industries.

ICNDT Strategic Plan - 07 May 2010

At the General Assembly in 2008 it was agreed that the Executive Committee would draw up a Strategic plan covering the next four years. The document was reviewed and generally agreed by the PGP, meeting in Yokohama on 8 November 2009. It is now available to download here and comments are invited from the full membership. It will be presented to the General Assembly in June 2010 in Moscow.

The ICNDT’s objectives are reviewed and the global situation in which ICNDT operates is considered. There is then a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis, against the Objectives which should identify gaps in our activities and develop specific strategies and matching Action Plans.

ICNDT Guide and Recommendations for Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel - 25 August 2009

The competence of those carrying out NDT is an essential pre-requisite for the achievement of quality and reliability. Qualification and Certification of NDT personnel in accordance with International Standards such as ISO 9712 (Non-destructive testing – Qualification and certification of personnel) and aligned standards helps to ensure that people are competent and assists global business and safety standards.

The ICNDT, with a track record of 45 years in international co-operation in NDT, is dedicated to supporting best practice in the implementation of these standards and to this end has published its 'Guide and recommendations for qualification and certification of NDT personnel according to ISO 9712'.

Click here to download a copy of this Guide.

The ICNDT held a Workshop on Harmonisation of third party certification in Shanghai (see below). ICNDT officers were requested to engage closely with ISO TC 135 Sub-Committee 7 and CEN TC 138 to urge the harmonisation of ISO 9712 and EN 473.

Workshop on Harmonisation of Third-Party Personnel Certification - 06 December 2008

In conjunction with the 17th WCNDT held in Shanghai, China October 2008, ICNDT hosted a workshop on Harmonisation of Third-Party Personnel Certification to ISO 9712 and Aligned Standards. The following links will provide an overview of the contents of the workshop:

Introduction/Agenda

Summary

Presentation

Calling All NDT Experts - 10 October 2008

The ICNDT is currently seeking experts in various capacities of nondestructive testing. Interested parties who feel that they could contribute their expertise in any of the following areas please forward your resume/CV to s.bond@cinde.ca:

Certification
Conformity Assessment
Requirements for competence of testing and calibration

The International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing