UK National Aerospace NDT Board

c/o The British Institute of NDT

Midsummer House, Riverside Way
Northampton, NN1 5NX
United Kingdom
© UK NANDTB
Tel: +44 (0)1604-438250
Fax: +44 (0)1604-438301
E-mail: Nicole.banks@bindt.org

NAndtB/10 – Policy on Recognition of PCN Aerospace Certificates for

NDT personnel operating under EASA Part 145
In accordance with the requirements within EN 4179, the NANDTB is entitled to
recognise equivalency, and in this regard the UK National Aerospace NDT Board has
agreed to recognise that the PCN/AERO will be recognised by the Board as satisfying
the qualification requirements of EN 4179. This includes PCN Aero examinations
conducted at overseas PCN aerospace approved AQB’s (Authorised Qualifying Bodies).

It remains the responsibility of the Nominated Level 3 (as defined in the UK CAA
Generic Requirement number 23) to determine whether additional job-specific training
and examination, covering the NDT processes and products utilised by the employer, is
required.

Signed for the Board

Jon Biddulph
Chairman of the NAndtB

NAndtB_10 Policy on recognition of PCN aerospace certificates new Page 1 of 2 Issue 2 dated 20-06-2017
Changes table:

Issue Summary of Change Date

1
1 rev A Changing name of document to include 22-02-2006
EASA Part 145
1 rev B No track changes 01-04-2010
1 rev C Added in wording end of first paragraph and 02-12-2011
policy statement date amended
John Thompson details added
1 rev D Dates in first paragraph amended and policy 01-06-2012
statement date amended
Nicole Scutt’s details added
2 Change of details for BINDT/NLB 20-06-2017
Removing (which supersedes PCN/Gen
Appendix A on 1st April 2006) from first
paragraph
Removing policy statement

NAndtB_10 Policy on recognition of PCN aerospace certificates new Page 2 of 2 Issue 2 dated 20-06-2017