Lesson 1 BASIC APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONICS ULTRASONICS IS A VERSATILE INSPECTION TECHNIQUE, IT IS USED TO TEST A VARIETY OF BOTH METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC PRODUCTS SUCH AS WELDS, FORGINGS, CASTINGS, SHEET, TUBING, PLASTICS AND CERAMICS. ULTRASONICS HAS AN ADVANTAGE OF DETECTING SUBSURFACE DISCONTI- NUITIES WITH ACCESS TO ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE SPECIMEN. THE OBJECTIVE OF ULTRASONIC TESTING IS TO ENSURE PRODUCT RELIABIL- ITY BY MEANS OF: 4. OBTAINING INFORMATION RELATED TO DISCONTINUITIES. 2. DISCLOSING THE NATURE OF THE DISCONTINUITY WITHOUT IMPAIRING THE USEFULNESS OF THE PART. 3. SEPARATING ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS IN AC- CORDANCE WITH PREDETERMINED STANDARDS. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE TECHNICIAN AND SUPERVISOR BE QUALIFIED IN THE ULTRASONIC METHOD BEFORE THE TECHNIQUE IS USED AND TEST RE- SULTS EVALUATED. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING RECOMMENDS THE USE OF THEIR DOCUMENT “RECOMMENDED PRACTICE NO. SNT-TC-1A.” THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES THE EMPLOYER WITH THE NECESSARY GUIDE- LINES TO PROPERLY QUALIFY AND CERTIFY THE NDT TECHNICIAN IN ALL METHODS. TO COMPLY WITH THIS DOCUMENT THE EMPLOYER MUST ESTABLISH A “WRIT- TEN PRACTICE” WHICH DESCRIBES IN DETAIL HOW THE TECHNICIAN WILL BE TRAINED, EXAMINED AND CERTIFIED. THE STUDENT IS ADVISED TO STUDY THE CURRENT EDITION OF SNT-TC-1A TO DETERMINE THE RECOMMENDED INITIAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO BE CERTIFIED AS AN ULTRASONIC TESTING TECHNICIAN.UT Lecture Guide Lesson 1 CERTIFICATION OF NDT PERSONNEL IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EMPLOYER AND IS USUALLY AT THREE LEVELS. LEVEL! PERFORM SPECIFIC CALIBRATIONS, SPECIFIC TESTS, AND SPECIFIC EVALUATIONS ACCORDING TO WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS. LEVEL Il SET UP AND CALIBRATE EQUIPMENT AND INTERPRET AND EVALU- ATE RESULTS WITH RESPECT TO CODES, STANDARDS AND SPECIFI- CATIONS. MUST BE ABLE TO PREPARE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORT TEST RESULTS. LEVEL Ill RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING TECHNIQUES, INTERPRETING CODES, AND DESIGNATING THE TEST METHOD AND TECHNIQUE TO BE USED. MUST HAVE A PRACTICAL BACKGROUND IN THE TECH- NOLOGY AND BE FAMILIAR WITH OTHER COMMONLY USED METH- ODS OF NDT. THE SNT-TC-1A DOCUMENT RECOMMENDS THAT LEVEL | AND NOT TECHNI- GIANS BE EXAMINED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: A. GENERAL EXAMINATION B. SPECIFIC EXAMINATION C, PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONUT Lecture Guide: Lesson 1 ASNT PROVIDES A SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING LEVEL Ill EXAMI- NATIONS IN THE BASIC AND METHOD AREAS. BECAUSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE MANY INDUSTRIES USING NDT, THE SPECIFIC EXAMI- NATION IS STILL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EMPLOYER. THE FOLLOWING FLOW CHART INDICATES THE PATHS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO BE CERTIFIED ACCORDING TO THE SNT-TC-1A DOCUMENT. [ASNT CERTIFICATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION’ Basie, Method, ss yeers bauenboneaperones ASNT CERTIFICATION BY EXAMINATION’