Published and draft international and regional standards - and some significant national standards - covering the certification of competence of NDT and Condition Monitoring personnel are already in use at national, regional or international level. Each of the standards referenced below aims to satisfy the needs of geo-political regions for independent third party or interested second party certification of NDT personnel (at least one, ISO 11484, addresses both 2nd and 3rd party systems) in general or specific industry sectors. This paper: provides an overview of the status of national, regional and international standards related to qualification and certification of personnel engaged in non-destructive testing, condition monitoring, diagnostics and material evaluation; discusses problems and solutions concerning implementation of certain standards, particularly in respect of sectors covered by European regulations, and presents the current situation regarding global arrangements for mutual recognition and acceptance of personnel certification, including those activities of various supra-national bodies, such as ICNDT and EFNDT, to foster harmonization of qualification and certification.
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