Condition Monitoring Documents
Certification Services Division
PSL/08A CM Issue 62: Dated 1 June 2022
PSL/8A is revised at quarterly intervals and details the current status of all PCN published documents. It is circulated automatically to personnel and organisations listed on document PSL/8B – holders of controlled PCN documents – under cover of a transmittal note. A vertical line in the left margin adjacent to the document concerned indicates changes to a document’s issue status. Withdrawn documents should be destroyed or clearly marked on each page 'WITHDRAWN' or 'SUPERSEDED'.
Any of the documents referenced herein, except those for PCN internal use, may be obtained from the Certification Services Division at The British Institute of NDT, and many of them may be obtained directly from any PCN Authorised Qualifying Body. Revised, amended or re-issued documents will automatically be sent to members of the PCN Registered Update Scheme. For details please contact the Certification Services Division.
Holders and recipients of documents who do not subscribe to the PCN Registered Update Scheme are advised to check the status of any documents they hold before use. PCN cannot be held responsible for the update of any documentation acquired outside of the update scheme.
As of 1 January 2022 there will be an increase to some PCN fees, for advanced notice of these fees, please refer to form PSL/35-CM issue 22.
A downloadable version of PSL/08A CM is available here in PDF format.
PSL/8A is revised at quarterly intervals and details the current status of all PCN published documents. It is circulated automatically to personnel and organisations listed on document PSL/8B – holders of controlled PCN documents – under cover of a transmittal note. A vertical line in the left margin adjacent to the document concerned indicates changes to a document’s issue status. Withdrawn documents should be destroyed or clearly marked on each page 'WITHDRAWN' or 'SUPERSEDED'.
Any of the documents referenced herein, except those for PCN internal use, may be obtained from the Certification Services Division at The British Institute of NDT, and many of them may be obtained directly from any PCN Authorised Qualifying Body. Revised, amended or re-issued documents will automatically be sent to members of the PCN Registered Update Scheme. For details please contact the Certification Services Division.
Holders and recipients of documents who do not subscribe to the PCN Registered Update Scheme are advised to check the status of any documents they hold before use. PCN cannot be held responsible for the update of any documentation acquired outside of the update scheme.
As of 1 January 2022 there will be an increase to some PCN fees, for advanced notice of these fees, please refer to form PSL/35-CM issue 22.
A downloadable version of PSL/08A CM is available here in PDF format.
| Reference | Issue | Date | Constitutional Documents |
| PCN 5CM | 1 | 28.09.04 | PCN CM Scheme Ad Hoc Certification Panel (for internal use only) |
| PCN GEN Appendix Z-1  | 3 | 01.01.22 | Compendium of specimen multi-choice examination questions |
| PCN GEN Appendix Z-2 | 1 | 01.06.22 | Compendium of specimen narrative examination questions |
| Reference | Issue | Date | Personnel Certification Requirements |
| CM GEN |
5 | 01.04.22 | General requirements for qualification and certification of Condition Monitoring and diagnostic personnel |
| CM/GEN Appendix A  |
2 rev E | 01.01.22 | Specific requirements for qualification and certification of Condition Monitoring and diagnostic personnel for Acoustic Emission |
| CM/GEN Appendix B |
7 |
01.01.22 | Specific requirements for qualification and certification of Condition Monitoring and diagnostic personnel for Infrared Thermography |
| CM/GEN Appendix C |
3 |
01.01.22 | Specific requirements for qualification and certification of Condition Monitoring and diagnostic personnel for Lubrication Management and Analysis |
| CM/GEN Appendix D |
9 | 01.01.22 | Specific requirements for qualification and certification of Condition Monitoring and diagnostic personnel for Vibration Analysis |
| CM/GEN Appendix F | 1 | 01.04.22 | Specific requirements for qualification and certification of Condition Monitoring and diagnostic personnel for Ultrasound |
| Reference | Issue | Date | Standard PCN Forms and Information Sheets |
| PSL/04-CM |
34 | 03.10.23 | Condition Monitoring examination availability |
| PSL/18-CM-Marine |
4 | 01.01.22 | Application for duplicate PCN CM or Marine CM certificate and/or wallet card |
| PSL/28- CM-Marine |
3 | 01.01.22 | Applications for late or deferred renewal or recertification in condition monitoring or Marine-CM |
| PSL/30-CM-Marine |
7 | 01.01.22 | Log of pre-certification experience – CM-Marine |
| PSL/33-CM-Marine |
2 | 01.01.22 | Verification of Identity |
| PSL/35-CM |
25 | 01.01.25 | PCN charges for certification services 2025 |
| PSL/53-CM-Marine |
15 | 01.01.22 | Frameable cert application |
| PSL/56-CM | 1 rev C | 01.10.15 | Confidentiality form (for internal use only) |
| PSL/56A-CM | 3 | 01.10.13 | Confidentiality form database translation (for internal use only) |
| PSL/57-CM-Marine |
11 |
01.01.22 | Application for initial examination in condition monitoring or Assessment for certification in Marine MMCM |
| PSL/62-CM-Marine |
4 | 01.01.22 | Invigilation of PCN condition monitoring examinations or Marine assessments |
| PSL/63-CM-Marine |
7 | 01.01.22 | Application for approval as a BINDT Approved Examination Centre |
| PSL/65-CM-Marine |
6 |
01.05.22 | Requirements, specifications and procedures for administration of PCN CM and Marine examinations |
| PSL/65-CM-Marine Annex A | 1 | 01.10.17 | |
| Reference | Issue | Date | Central Papers |
| CP08-CM | 4 | 01.01.22 | Approval of condition monitoring training organisations |
| CP08-CM Checklist | 3 | 01.07.19 | Application form for new (proposed) Approved Training Organisation (ATO) or Remote Training Centres (RTC) |
| CP08-CM Appendix 1 | 1 | 01.07.19 | Method specific checklist for new (proposed) ATOs or RTCs |
| CP08-CM Appendix 2 | 1 | 01.07.19 | ATO/RTC application for training in additional NDT methods (extension to scope) |
| CP16-CM |
8 | 01.01.22 |
Renewal and recertification of CM certificates |
