BS EN 10256:2000 – A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Akin Koksal 10 December 2002

4 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
4.1 Under the requirements of this European Standard, the manufacturer has sole responsibility for providing a declaration of competence that a person in its employ performing NDT tasks has pre-requisite qualification and has successfully passed qualification examinations, conducted under the aegis of the manufacturer, in one or more of the NDT methods covered by this standard, in respect of one of the two levels of competence (Level 1 or Level 2).
As an alternative to the use of Levels 1 and/or 2 personnel in the regular employ of the manufacturer to carry out the required NDT operations, the manufacturer is permitted to engage on a contract basis such personnel from other organizations e.g. an NDT service company, provided that they meet the qualification requirements of this standard.
In addition, a Level 3 individual either in the regular employ of or engaged by the manufacturer, has the responsibility for administering Level 1 and Level 2 personnel qualification examinations. The Level 3 individual also has the responsibility to authorize the NDT operations to be conducted and the Level 1 and 2 personnel to conduct these operations.
4.2 This standard specifies the pre-requisite qualification requirements in terms of visual acuity, basic education, training and experience which shall be fuflled by each candidate for eligibility for the qualification examinations. These pre-requisite requirements shall be verified by the manufacturer and endorsed on the declaration of competence.
4.3 The qualification examination for Level 1 and Level 2 personnel shall consist of three parts; a general part, a specific examination and a practical examination.
4.4 The general, specific and practical examinations of the qualification examination shall be conducted, at the manufacturer’s discretion either by the manufacturer’s qualifying body or by the manufacturer authorized/approved extemnal qulifying body.
4.5 The manufacturer’s qualfying body shall be constituted by individuals independent of the production departments. These individuals form an independent examining board including at least one Level 3 individual not necesarily in the employ of the manufacturer but nominated by the manufacturer’s qualifying body as an examiner for Level 1 and 2 personnel. . Such Level 3 individual shall be responsible for administering Level 1 and Level 2 personnel qualification examinations and its proper conduct. Manufacturer authorized/approved external qualifying bodies shall also meet these basic requirements of independence and structure/constitution.
4.6 The qualification examination results shall be checked/verified by the examining- board to ensure that the pass-mark requirements have been fuflled and the manufacturer’s qualifying body, on the examining board’s recommendation, shall issue a declaration of competence in respect of the individual, with regard to the NDT method and level of competence (Level 1 or 2). The issue of the declaration of competence provides the individual with the authorization to carry out specifed NDT tasks within the manufacturer’s production facilities (i.e. authorization to operate),
BS EN 10256:2000 – A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Akin Koksal 10 December 2002