UT Thickness Check Personnel
UT Thickness Check Personnel
(OP)
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to ask if we required to qualify our a technician before he can do UT thickness check on tubes or pipe?
Any code requirements for operator concerning thickness check? Since our unit also design only for material thickness verification.
Thank you.
I would like to ask if we required to qualify our a technician before he can do UT thickness check on tubes or pipe?
Any code requirements for operator concerning thickness check? Since our unit also design only for material thickness verification.
Thank you.
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
I've never heard about qualification of UT thickness operator. Operator should be able to use the UT thickness gauge and proceed with measurements..
If qualification is not required by customer, then it's OK as I know.
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
See the interpretation:
Interpretation: III-1-77-106
Subject: Section III, Division 1, Personnel Qualification
Date Issued: June 13, 1977
File Number: NI-77-173
Related Documents:
Question: Must personnel using an ultrasonic thickness gage be qualified to SNT-TC-1A?
Reply: The Code only requires nondestructive examination personnel to be qualified in accordance with SNT-TC-1A. It is not the intent of the Code that operators of an ultrasonic thickness gage not used for NDE be qualified to SNT-TC-1A.
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
Inspectioneering Journal
Any self respecting equipment owner will want some form of certification given the decision content that the UT data will generate.
Steve Jones
Corrosion Management Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/83b/b04
All answers are personal opinions only and are in no way connected with any employer.
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
I have search our file for the interpretation mentioned, but I cannot find.
Can you send me the pdf file on that interpretation?
Thank you.
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
A lint to the interpretation is below; you will have the option of printing to pdf.
https://cstools.asme.org/Interpretation/Interpreta...
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
RE: UT Thickness Check Personnel
A company can develop their own "Written Practice" using the guidelines as contained in ASNT TC1 which establishes training, OJT, and certification requirements. That written practice could be modified for your companies own use. Even if your need to perform UT is not driven by an outside source or jurisdictional requirement, don't think a written program is not of value.
I suggest contacting and ASNT LIII and reviewing some of the requirements of TC1A. I am writing one for my own use now for performing MT/PT/ and UT Thickness.
Gerald
Greeneville Tn
Gerald Austin
Greeneville Tennessee