Examination Method

Level

Technique

High
School
Graduate
or Equivalent

Completion with a
passing grade of at
least 2 years of
engineering or
science study at a
university college
or technical school

Minimum Required
Work
Experience
in Method
(hours)

Total
Hours in
NDT

Acoustic Emission

I

40

32

210

400

II

40

40

630

1200

Electromagnetic

I

AC Field Measurement

     40

24

210

400

II

40

40

630

1200

I

Eddy Current

40

24

210

400

II

40

40

630

1200

1

Flux Leakage

40

24

210

400

II

40

40

630

1200

I

Remote Field

40

24

210

400

II

40

40

630

1200

Laser Methods

I

Profilomeiry

8

4

70

130

II

24

12

140

260

I

Holography/ Shearography

40

36

210

400

II

40

36

630

1200

Leak Testing

I

Bubble Testing

2

2

3

4

II

4

2

35

65

1

Pressure Change

24

16

105

200

II

16

12

280

520

I

Halogen Diode

12

8

105

200

II

8

6

280

520

I

Mass Spectrometer

40

25

250

520

II

24

16

420

800

Liquid Penetrant

I

4

4

70

130

II

8

4

140

270

Magnetic Flux Leakage

1

16

12

70

130

II

12

8

210

400

Magnetic Particle

I

12

8

70

130

II

8

4

210

400

Neutron Radiography

I

28

20

420

800

II

40

40

1680

2400

Radiography

I

40

30

210

400

II

40

35

630

1200

Thermal/Infrared

I

32

32

210

400

II

34

32

1260

1800

Ultrasonics

I

40

30

210

400

II

40

40

630

1200

Vibration Analysis

1

24

24

420

800

II

72

48

1630

2400

Visual

I

8

4

70

130

II

16

8                140

270