Will we ever see one internationally accepted NDT Certification? A few years ago, the international non-destructive testing community was closing in on one standard for NDT Qualification and Certification that would meet the requirement of the majority of our ICNDT members. The recently revised and approved International Standard ISO 9712:2005 has appeared to have broadened the gap with other standards rather than bridging the gap. It was the goal of the ISO/TC 135, Nondestructive Testing, Subcommittee SC7, Personnel Qualification, to technically revise ISO 9712:2000 to stay within the acceptable boundaries of EN 473:2000 and at the same time meet the 5 year review directive of ISO/ IEC.
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