1. Scope

1.1 This practice covers minimum requirements for agencies performing nondestructive testing (NDT).

1.2 When using this practice to assess the capability of, or to accredit NDT agencies, Guide E 1359 shall be used as a basis for the survey. It can be supplemented as necessary with more detail in order to meet the auditor's specific needs.

1.3 This practice can be used as a basis to evaluate testing or inspection agencies, or both, and is intended for use for the qualifying or accrediting, or both, of testing or inspection agencies, public or private.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

E94 Guide for Radiographic Examination

E114 Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam Contact Testing

E125 Reference Photographs for Magnetic Particle Indications on Ferrous Castings

E127 Practice for Fabricating and Checking Aluminum Alloy Ultrasonic Standard Reference Blocks

E164 Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Weldments

E165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry

E213 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing

E214 Practice for Immersed Ultrasonic Testing by the Reflection Method Using Pulsed Longitudinal Waves

E215 Practice for Standardizing Equipment for Electromagnetic Testing of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy Tube

E243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes

E273 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone of Welded Pipe and Tubing

E309 Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products Using Magnetic Saturation

E317 Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systems without the Use of Electronic Measurement Instruments

E376 Practice for Measuring Coating Thickness by Magnetic-Field or Eddy-Current (Electromagnetic) Testing Methods

E426 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Titanium, Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys

E427 Practice for Testing for Leaks Using the Halogen Leak Detector(Alkali-Ion Diode)

E428 Practice for Fabrication and Control of Metal, Other than Aluminum, Reference Blocks Used in Ultrasonic Testing

E431 Guide to Interpretation of Radiographs of Semiconductors and Related Devices

E432 Guide for Selection of a Leak Testing Method

E433 Reference Photographs for Liquid Penetrant Inspection

E479 Guide for Preparation of a Leak Testing Specification

E493 Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector in the Inside-Out Testing Mode

E494 Practice for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Materials

E498 Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector or Residual Gas Analyzer in the Tracer Probe Mode

E499 Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector in the Detector Probe Mode

E515 Practice for Leaks Using Bubble Emission Techniques

E545 Test Method for Determining Image Quality in Direct Thermal Neutron Radiographic Examination

E566 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Sorting of Ferrous Metals

E569 Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Structures During Controlled Stimulation

E570 Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Tubular Products

E571 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Nickel and Nickel Alloy Tubular Products

E587 Practice for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Contact Testing

E592 Guide to Obtainable ASTM Equivalent Penetrameter Sensitivity for Radiography of Steel Plates 14 to 2 in. (6 to 51 mm) Thick with X Rays and 1 to 6 in. (25 to 152 mm) Thick with Cobalt-60

E650 Guide for Mounting Piezoelectric Acoustic Emission Sensors

E664 Practice for the Measurement of the Apparent Attenuation of Longitudinal Ultrasonic Waves by Immersion Method

E690 Practice for In Situ Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Nonmagnetic Heat Exchanger Tubes

E703 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Sorting of Nonferrous Metals

E709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing

E746 Practice for Determining Relative Image Quality Response of Industrial Radiographic Imaging Systems

E747 Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology

E748 Practices for Thermal Neutron Radiography of Materials

E749 Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring During Continuous Welding

E750 Practice for Characterizing Acoustic Emission Instrumentation

E751 Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring During Resistance Spot-Welding

E797 Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Contact Method

E801 Practice for Controlling Quality of Radiological Examination of Electronic Devices

E803 Test Method for Determining the L/D Ratio of Neutron Radiography Beams

E908 Practice for Calibrating Gaseous Reference Leaks

E976 Guide for Determining the Reproducibility of Acoustic Emission Sensor Response

E999 Guide for Controlling the Quality of Industrial Radiographic Film Processing

E1001 Practice for Detection and Evaluation of Discontinuities by the Immersed Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Method Using Longitudinal Waves

E1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Method

E1025 Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology

E1030 Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings

E1032 Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Weldments

E1033 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Type F-Continuously Welded (CW) Ferromagnetic Pipe and Tubing Above the Curie Temperature

E1067 Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Resin (FRP) Tanks/Vessels

E1118 Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe (RTRP)

E1139 Practice for Continuous Monitoring of Acoustic Emission from Metal Pressure Boundaries

E1211 Practice for Leak Detection and Location Using Surface-Mounted Acoustic Emission Sensors

E1212 Practice for Quality Management Systems for Nondestructive Testing Agencies

E1254 Guide for Storage of Radiographs and Unexposed Industrial Radiographic Films

E1312 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Ferromagnetic Cylindrical Bar Product Above the Curie Temperature

E1315 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Steel with Convex Cylindrically Curved Entry Surfaces

E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations

E1359 Guide for Evaluating Capabilities of Nondestructive Testing Agencies

E1417 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing

E1419 Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled, Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic Emission

E1444 Practice for Magnetic Particle Testing

E1496 Test Method for Neutron Radiographic Dimensional Measurements

E1571 Practice for Electromagnetic Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Wire Rope

E1606 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Copper Redraw Rod for Electrical Purposes

E1629 Practice for Determining the Impedance of Absolute Eddy-Current Probes

E1742 Practice for Radiographic Examination

E1774 Guide for Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs)

E1781 Practice for Secondary Calibration of Acoustic Emission Sensors

E1816 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing Using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) Techniques

E1888/E1888M Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Pressurized Containers Made of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic with Balsa Wood Cores

E1901 Guide for Detection and Evaluation of Discontinuities by Contact Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Methods

E1930 Practice for Examination of Liquid-Filled Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Metal Storage Tanks Using Acoustic Emission

E1932 Guide for Acoustic Emission Examination of Small Parts

E1961 Practice for Mechanized Ultrasonic Testing of Girth Welds Using Zonal Discrimination with Focused Search Units

E1962 Practice for Ultrasonic Surface Testing Using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) Techniques

E2001 Guide for Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy for Defect Detection in Both Metallic and Non-metallic Parts

E2075 Practice for Verifying the Consistency of AE-Sensor Response Using an Acrylic Rod

E2076 Test Method for Examination of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Fan Blades Using Acoustic Emission

E2096 Practice for In Situ Examination of Ferromagnetic Heat-Exchanger Tubes Using Remote Field Testing

E2191 Practice for Examination of Gas-Filled Filament-Wound Composite Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic Emission

E2192 Guide for Planar Flaw Height Sizing by Ultrasonics

E2223 Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled, Steel Pressure Vessels Using Angle Beam Ultrasonics

E2261 Practice for Examination of Welds Using the Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique

E2338 Practice for Characterization of Coatings Using Conformable Eddy-Current Sensors without Coating Reference Standards

E2373 Practice for Use of the Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Technique

E2374 Guide for Acoustic Emission System Performance Verification

E2375 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Wrought Products

Other Documents

Keywords

equipment calibration; laboratory evaluation; NDT laboratories; personnel certification; quality control; quality manual ;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 03.120.10 (Quality management and quality assurance); 19.100 (Non-destructive testing)

DOI: 10.1520/E0543-99

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