1、AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ASME ANDE-12015ASME Nondestructive Examination and Quality ControlCentral Qualification and Certification ProgramASME ANDE-12015ASME NondestructiveExamination andQuality ControlCentral Qualificationand CertificationProgramAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDTwo Park Avenue New
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12、 reservedPrinted in U.S.A.CONTENTSForeword vCommittee Roster . viCorrespondence With the ASME NDE (ANDE) Committee . viiiPart 1 General Requirements 1Section 1-1 Introduction . 11-1.1 Scope 11-1.2 Applicability . 11-1.3 Use of This Standard . 11-1.4 Regulatory, Enforcement Authorities or Authorized
13、Inspection AgencyInvolvement 11-1.5 Applications, Certification Forms, Job Task Analyses, Related Body ofKnowledge Requirements, and Qualification/Continuity Cards 21-1.6 Eye Examinations . 2Section 1-2 Acronyms and Definitions. 31-2.1 Acronyms 31-2.2 Definitions . 3Section 1-3 Responsibilities 61-3
14、.1 General 61-3.2 Certification Body 61-3.3 Examination Centers 61-3.4 Instructor . 71-3.5 Employer . 71-3.6 Candidate 71-3.7 Specific Industry Sector Committee 7Section 1-4 Administration . 81-4.1 General 81-4.2 Application Process . 81-4.3 Approval of Outside Agencies 81-4.4 Qualification and Util
15、ization of Examination Centers 81-4.5 Instructor Qualifications 81-4.6 Preparation, Distribution, and Maintenance of Records . 81-4.7 Access to Records . 81-4.8 Specific Industry Sector Activity Endorsement Section . 8Section 1-5 Eligibility 91-5.1 General 91-5.2 Education 91-5.3 Training 91-5.4 Exp
16、erience . 91-5.5 Eye Examinations . 91-5.6 Written Examinations . 91-5.7 Practical Demonstrations 91-5.8 Reexaminations . 9iiiSection 1-6 Maintenance of Certification 101-6.1 General 101-6.2 Continuity of Certification 101-6.3 Expiration 101-6.4 Recertification 101-6.5 Revocation . 10Section 1-7 Rec
17、ords . 111-7.1 General 111-7.2 Types and Content of Records . 111-7.3 Confidentiality . 111-7.4 Record Retention . 11Section 1-8 References. 121-8.1 General 121-8.2 Reference List 12Part 2 NDE Personnel Qualification and Certification Requirements 13Section 2-1 NDE Methods and Levels of Qualificatio
18、n 132-1.1 General 132-1.2 Trainee . 132-1.3 Level I . 132-1.4 Level II . 132-1.5 Level III 13Section 2-2 NDE Certification Examinations 142-2.1 General 142-2.2 Written Examinations . 142-2.3 Practical Demonstrations 14Part 3 QC Personnel Qualification and Certification Requirements . 17Section 3-1 Q
19、C Methods and Levels of Qualification . 173-1.1 General 173-1.2 Level II . 173-1.3 Level III 17Section 3-2 QC Certification Examinations. 183-2.1 General 183-2.2 Written Examinations . 183-2.3 Practical Demonstrations 18Tables2-2.2-1 NDE Written Examinations . 153-2.2-1 QC Written Examinations . 19M
20、andatory AppendixI Nuclear NDE and QC Specific Industry Sector Requirements . 21Nonmandatory AppendixA Guidance on Maintenance of the Standard . 23ivFOREWORDIn 2010, an ASME Project Team was formed with the intent to write a written practice type ofdocumentfortheQualificationandCertificationofNondes
21、tructiveExamination(NDE)personnel.ThewrittenpracticedocumentwouldhavebeenusedtosupportASMEqualificationandcertifica-tion efforts. After much discussion, it was determined that a Standard was more appropriate foraccomplishing the goals of the ASME Project Team. The Project Team was dissolved in May 2
22、012and merged into a Standards Writing Committee. The Standards Writing Committee is nowcalled the “ASME NDE (ANDE) Committee on Qualification and Certification of NondestructiveExamination Personnel and Quality Control Technicians” and, as used in this Standard, is refer-encedasthe“ANDECommittee.”T
23、heANDECommittee(consensusCommittee),withitssupport-ing Subcommittees, has the responsibility to write, maintain, and approve this Standard.This Standard has been written to provide the requirements for a “Central Qualification andCertificationProgram”conductedbyaThird-PartyCertificationOrganization(
24、CertificationBody)for NDE and Quality Control (QC) personnel and uses both performance-based and prescriptiverequirements that serve as the program core for these activities.This Standard has been written to meet the needs of many different industries such as theaerospace and defense industry, the a
25、utomotive industry, the construction and building industry,and the energy industry. The energy industry, which by itself directly relates to many differentspecific industry sectors (SISs), such as power plants, fossil power, renewable energy, arcticengineering and offshore technology, nuclear power,
26、 and energy efficiency, has within these SISsmany SIS activities that require NDE or QC to be performed by qualified and certified personnel.These SIS activities include manufacturing, fabrication, construction, installation, maintenance,preservice inspection, and inservice inspection. The use of pe
27、rformance-based requirements forqualification with a Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) process in this Standard, along withthe use of Job Task Analyses (JTAs) for the Qualification and Certification of NDE and QCpersonnel, makes it unique and supports a goal of enhancing personnel capabilities t
28、o performNDE and QC methods. These performance-based requirements are focused on training and trueperformance demonstration of the skills needed for personnel to perform specific job functionsthroughout initial Qualification and Certification and then during Certification periods.It is expected that
29、 with the use of this Standard, NDE and QC Inspection reliability andqualification performance will be improved and that a larger pool of personnel will becomeavailable to support any industry or SIS that either requires or chooses to use this Standard.This Edition of the Standard may be used beginn
30、ing with the date of issuance printed on thecopyright page. After such date of issuance, this Edition becomes the requirement for compliancewith this Standard, except for equipment or services contracted for prior to the end of the period.This Standard was approved as an American National Standard o
31、n April 22, 2015.vASME NDE (ANDE) COMMITTEECertification of Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Personneland Quality Control (QC) Technicians(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)STANDARDS COMMITTEE OFFICERSM. L. Turnbow, ChairL. Mullins, Vice ChairS. B
32、iondi, SecretarySTANDARDS COMMITTEE PERSONNELB. Allbee, Westinghouse Electric Co., LLCM. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryJ. L. Arnold, Contributing Member, Niantic Bay Engineering, LLCJ. E. Aycock, Southern NuclearS. Biondi, The American Society of Mechanical EngineersM. Briley, Enter
33、gy Nuclear OperationsN. Finney, Duke EnergyP. Fisher, HSB Global StandardsC. L. Hale, Tricen Technologies, LLCJ. Hall, LMT, Inc.SUBCOMMITTEE ON DELIVERYB. Allbee, Chair, Westinghouse Electric Co., LLCM. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryT. S. Fleckenstein, Orien Pacific, Ltd.SUBCOMMITTE
34、E ON DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFICATION STANDARD CRITERIA NDE PERSONNELM. W. Allgaier, MISTRAS Group, Inc.M. Riley, Alternate, MISTRAS Group, Inc.C. A. Anderson, Acuren Inspection, Inc.M. Anderson, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryM. Briley, Entergy Nuclear OperationsB. Caccamise, Applus RTDN. Finney,
35、 Duke EnergyP. Fisher, HSB Global StandardsSUBCOMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFICATION STANDARD CRITERIA QC TECHNICIANSH. A. Pruitt, Chair, Tennessee Valley AuthorityB. Allbee, Westinghouse Electric Co., LLCC. A. Ankeny, CDA Energy Services, Inc.R. M. Beldyk, Chattanooga Boiler and Tank Co.J. G. Ca
36、rlock, System One, LLCT. Craig, MetalTek InternationalM. P. Culala, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.J. Hall, LMT, Inc.viJ. Harrison, System One, LLCD. Henry, Westinghouse Electric Co.S. Huntington, System One, LLCR. W. Kruzic, Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.F. C. Leonard, Tennessee Valley AuthorityL. Mullin
37、s, Zetec, Inc.H. A. Pruitt, Tennessee Valley AuthorityR. Roberts, Tennessee Valley AuthorityH. Stephens, Jr., EPRI NDE CenterP. Sturgill, Sturgill Welding and Code ConsultingM. L. Turnbow, Tennessee Valley AuthorityR. J. Fuller, Jr., First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.D. Henry, Westinghouse Electric
38、Co.T. S. Fleckenstein, Orien Pacific, Ltd.R. J. Fuller, Jr., First Energy Nuclear Operating Co.J. Harrison, System One, LLCR. W. Kruzic, Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.F. C. Leonard, Tennessee Valley AuthorityL. Mullins, Zetec, Inc.H. A. Pruitt, Tennessee Valley AuthorityJ. H. Zirnhelt, AcurenC. Hasycha
39、k, WestinghouseR. Hosman, NDE Professionals, Inc.D. Howe, LMT, Inc.S. Jones, Industrial Testing Laboratory Services, LLCJ. R. Love, S however, they shouldnot contain proprietary names or information.RequeststhatarenotinthisformatmayberewrittenintheappropriateformatbytheCommitteeprior to being answer
40、ed, which may inadvertently change the intent of the original request.ASME procedures provide for reconsideration of any interpretation when or if additionalinformation that might affect an interpretation is available. Further, persons aggrieved by aninterpretation may appeal to the cognizant ASME C
41、ommittee or Subcommittee. ASME does not“approve,” “certify,” “rate,” or “endorse” any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity.viiiAttending Committee Meetings. The ANDE Standards Committee regularly holds meetingsand/or telephone conferences that are open to the public. Persons wishing t
42、o attend any meetingand/or telephone conference should contact the Secretary of the ANDE Standards Committee.ixINTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKxASME ANDE-12015ASME NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATIONAND QUALITY CONTROL CENTRAL QUALIFICATIONAND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMPart 1General RequirementsSection 1-1Introduction1-1
43、.1 SCOPE(a) This Standard includes both performance-basedand prescriptive requirements to be used for an ASMENondestructive Examination and Quality ControlCentral Qualification and Certification Program thatappliestoNDEpersonnelandQCInspectionpersonnel.(b) This Standard uses a SAT process that integ
44、rateswith JTAs and established Body of Knowledge (BoK)requirements, to provide personnel experiencerequirements, written examinations, and practicaldemonstrations.(c) This Standard is applied by a Third-PartyCertification Organization, which is referred to withinthis Standard as a Certification Body
45、 (CB).(d) The use of the terms Level I, Level II, or Level IIIin this Standard apply to a CB certified individual.(e) Specific requirements for industry sectors areincluded in the Mandatory Appendices of this Standardsuch as the Nuclear Sector in Mandatory Appendix I.1-1.2 APPLICABILITYThisStandardi
46、sapplicabletoanyIndustryorIndustrySector that performs Industry Sector Activities such asManufacturing, Fabrication, Construction, Installation,Maintenance, Preservice Inspection (PSI), and InserviceInspection (ISI) that require NDE or QC Inspections tobe performed by qualified and certified NDE and
47、 QCInspection personnel.11-1.3 USE OF THIS STANDARDThis Standard is required to be used when referencedby a users Code, Standard, Specification, Procedure, orInstruction, which the user has committed to meet or isrequired to meet. Optional use of this Standard is notprohibited, but when this Standar
48、d is used, all require-mentsaremandatory,includingMandatoryAppendices,except where specific alternatives are provided in thisStandard. Use of Nonmandatory Appendices isoptional, but when they are chosen to be used, all therequirements within a Nonmandatory AppendixbecomemandatoryunlesstheNonmandator
49、yAppendixis specified for guidance only. See NonmandatoryAppendix A for guidance on maintenance of theStandard.1-1.4 REGULATORY, ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIESOR AUTHORIZED INSPECTION AGENCYINVOLVEMENTWhen a referencing Code, Standard, Specification,Procedure, or Instruction requires the use of thisStandard and has requirements that shall be met for theinvolvement of Regulatory, Enforcement Authorities oran Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA), then thoseauthoritiesoragenciesshallbeprovidedfullaccesswiththecertified individualswrittenapproval,to anyrecordof documentation, qualification
