ASME ANDE-1-2020 pdf free download.ASME Nondestructive Examination and Quality Control Central Qualification and Certification Program
(a) This Standard includes both performance-based and prescriptive requirements to be used for an ASME Nondestructive Examination (NDE) and Quality Control (QC) Central Qualification and Certification Program that applies to NDE personnel and QC inspection person- nel.
(b) This Standard includes requirements for personnel education,training,experience,writtenexaminations,and practical demonstrations. The requirements are based on a systematic approach to training(SAT) process thatinte- grates the development of job task analyses (JTAs) and body of knowledge (BoK) requirements.
(c) This Standard is applied by a third-party certifica- tion organization, which is referred to within this Stan- dard as a certification body (CB).
(d) This Standard classifies CB-certified individuals as Level I, Level II, or Level III.
(e) Mandatory Appendices I and II include require- ments specific to the nuclear sector and the boiler and pressure vessel and piping (BPVP) industry sectors, respectively. Mandatory Appendix III includes require- ments specific to the qualification and certification of nondestructive testing personnel to ISO 9712.
1-1.2 Applicability This Standard is applicable to any industry or industry sector that performs industry sector activities such as manufacturing, fabrication, construction, installation, maintenance, preservice inspection (PSI), and inservice inspection (ISI) that require NDE or QC inspections to be performed by qualified and certified NDE and QC inspection personnel.
1-1.3 Use of This Standard ThisStandardisrequiredtobeusedwhenreferencedby a user’s code, standard, specification, procedure, or instruction, which the user has committed to meet or is required to meet. Optional use of this Standard is notprohibited, butwhenthis Standardis used, all requirements are mandatory, including those in the applicable MandatoryAppendices,exceptwherespecificalternatives are provided in this Standard. Use of Nonmandatory Appendices is optional, but when used, all the requirements within a Nonmandatory Appendix become manda- tory unless the Nonmandatory Appendix is specified for guidance only. See Nonmandatory Appendix A for guidance on maintenance of the Standard.
1-1.4 Involvement of Regulatory or Enforcement Authorities or Jurisdictions, or Authorized Inspection Agencies When a referencing code or standard requires the in- volvement of regulatory or enforcement authorities or jurisdictions or an Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA), those authorities or agencies shall be provided the certi- fied individual’s written approval (see para. 1-7.3) to accessanyrecordofdocumentation,qualification,orcerti- fication activities performed to meet this Standard.
1-1.5 Applications, Certification Forms, Job Task Analyses, Related Body of Knowledge Requirements, and Qualification/Continuity Cards When the following documents, methods, or require- ments are referenced in this Standard, the latest versions approved by the applicable specific industry sector (SIS) committee shall apply:
(a) applications and related forms
(b) JTAs for NDE or QC methods or endorsements
(c) BoK for NDE or QC methods or endorsements
(d) qualification/continuity cards and their instructions
1-1.6 Eye Examinations
(a) In addition to maintaining certification, candidates shall demonstrate satisfactory visual acuity to perform NDE or QC methods, as applicable. The eye examination shall be given on an annual basis (i.e., certified personnel shall receive and successfully pass vision acuity examinations at intervals not to exceed 1 yr, which expire on the last day of the month of the expiration date, in order to maintain their certifications in an active status) in accor- dance with the following requirements:
(1) Near Vision Acuity. The candidate shall demonstrate near vision acuity, natural or corrected, of Jaeger 1 or equivalent at a distance not less than 12 in. (30 cm) in at least one eye or shall meet the vision requirements of the referencing code, standard, proce- dure, specification, or instruction. Testing methods that are capable of determining equivalent visual acuity may be used. (A medical professional who performs eye examinations shall determine equivalency.)
(2) Far Vision Acuity. Far vision acuity testing is required only when specified by the applicable SIS.
(3) Color Differentiation/Contrast. Personnel shall demonstrate the capability to distinguish the colors ap- plicable to the test methods for which certified and to differentiate contrast between these colors. Accepted examination types include H-R-R Pseudoisochromatic, Ishihara, Dvorine, and Farnsworth. Equivalent examinations may be performed when equivalency by a qualified and licensed medical professional has been determined. Any limitation in color perception shall be evaluated in accordance with the employer’s eye examination program by a qualified individual. Limitations shall be documented on the candidate’s eye examination documents.ASME ANDE-1 pdf download.ASME ANDE-1 pdf download.ASME ANDE-1-2020 pdf free download
