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Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A, Personnel Qualification and

Certification in Nondestructive Testing
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ANSI/ASNT CP-106, Nondestructive Testing - Qualification and

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This is the U.S. adoption of ISO 9712:2005 as modified in accordance with ISO Guide 21 and provides
certification requirements for personnel certifying in the ET, MT, PT, RT, UT & VT test methods. This is a
central certification system that requires certification examinations to be administered by an accredited thirdparty certification body. Product Number # 2825 (2008 edition) (https://asnt.asnt.org/Store/ProductDetail?
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ANSI/ASNT ILI-PQ-2010, In-line Inspection Personnel Qualification and

Certification Standard
This ANS establishes the minimum requirements for the qualification and certification of in-line inspection (ILI)
personnel, and was developed to address the Operator Qualification requirements of 49CFR192 and 49CFR195
see the Code of Federal Regulations (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?
collectionCode=CFR) section of this web page. Product Number # 2801 (2010 Reaffirmation)
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