IS 13805 : 2004 General Standard for Qualification and Certification of Non-Destructive Testing Personnel - Specification

ICS 03.100.30; 19.100 MTD 21
Reaffirmed 2014

1 Scope

1.1 This standard establishes a system for the qualification andcertification of personnel to perform industrial non-destructive testingusing any of the following methods:

NDT Methods Abbreviations
Acoustic emission testing AT
Eddy current testing ET
Liquid penetrant testing PT
Leak testing LT
Magnetic particle testing MT
Neutron radiography testing NRT
Radiographic testing RT
Infrared testing IRT
Ultrasonic testing UT
Vibration analysis testing VAT
Visual testing VT

1.2 Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, constituted in 1983 by Government of Indiais the competent authority to authorize licensing, inspection andoperation of equipments/facilities and personnel involving radioactivematerial. AERB through the authorized Division of Radiological Protection,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai certifies personnel for radiographicinspection and site-in-charge. Level I, H and III certification scheme inradiography is independent of AERB certification and does not coverlicensing.