Certification of NDT specialists is carried out in Ukraine for I, II and III (highest) qualification levels in accordance with the requirements of standards ISO/IEC 17024:2012 "Conformity assessment – General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons", ISO 9712:2012 "Non-destructive testing – Qualification and certification of NDT personnel" and EN 4179:2017 "Aerospace series. Qualification and approval of personnel for non-destructive testing".
The certification of NDT personnel with the purpose to confirm the qualification level of specialists by one or few NDT methods of industrial production for the specific purpose to ensure the accuracy and objectivity of the NDT results is provided by Personnel Certification Bodies (PCB) accredited by National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine (NAAU) with the appropriate authority.
In order to improve the qualification of NDT specialists in various industries, and taking into account the specificity of methods, means and NDT systems in railway transport in 2005 on the basis of Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (PrJSC "UkrSRINDT") was established "Personnel Certification Body in the field of non-destructive testing of technical objects of railway transport". Certification of NDT specialists according to the requirements of standard ISO 9712:20122012 and EN 4179:2017 is held on the basis of certificate of accreditation № 6O012 January 13, 2024,issued by the National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine (NAAU official site - http://naau.org.ua/).
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PCB "UkrSRINDT" registered under the ICNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement (MRA) on mutual recognition of certificates of NDT specialists, issued in accordance with the standards ISO/IEC 17024:2012 and ISO 9712:2012 (Certificate of Registration, list of registered PCBs). Certificates issued by PCB "UkrSRINDT", are recognized by the following countries, the signatories of MRA ICNDT Agreement.
PCB 'UkrSRINDT' assists to ensure an independent and impartial estimation of personnel competence to build trust and recognition with our customers and meet their needs in approval of personnel qualification in the field of voluntary certification in accordance with the requirements of standard ISO 9712:2012 and EN 4179:2017.Quality policy of the PCB "UkrSRINDT"
Specialists` pre-certification training for exams on particular testing methods in industrial sectors is carried out by recognized training centers (TC) of PCB "UkrSRINDT" in accordance with ISO 9712:2012 and EN 4179:2017.
Certification (exams) of NDT specialists is carried out by recognized (accredited) NDT examination centers (ECNDT) of PCB "UkrSRINDT".
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