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Out-Sourcing and the ASNT Central Certification Program
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Regardless of whether aircraft maintenance and repair is performed in-house or out-sourced, nondestructive testing (NDT) is a highly important element. Through centralized qualification and certification of NDT personnel, greater assurance can be placed on the outcome of NDT performed in support of those processes. Enhanced safety and reliability of operational aircraft can result from assurances that a standardized level of competency has been achieved by the NDT practitioners involved.
The ASNT Central Certification Program (ACCP) is a standardized, comprehensive, and flexible approach to centralized qualification and certification of NDT Level II and Level III personnel. General examinations in five Methods of NDT have been administered. Within ACCP, there are provisions for specific industrial sectors, such as Aircraft Maintenance and Repair, to organize and establish the NDT personnel qualification requirements unique or common to the industrial sector. This process and its benefits are presented.
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Anderson, R., "Out-Sourcing and the ASNT Central Certification Program," SAE Technical Paper 983109, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/983109.Also In
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- ASNT Central Certification Program (ACCP), Revision 3 November 1997 The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A, Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing 1996 Edition The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. Columbus, Ohio, USA
- ANSI/ASNT CP-189-1995, ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Anderson, Robert T. Hoyt, Stephen C. Wasberg, Randall D. A New Certification Program for NDT Personnel SAE Paper Number 972621 1997 SAE AEMR Vancouver, BC, Canada