General Requirements Documents
Certification Services Division
PCN GEN & Appendices
Reference | Issue | Date | Personnel Certification Requirements |
PCN GEN |
19 |
01.01.19 | General Requirements for the Certification of Personnel Engaged in NDT. The document is supported by a number of appendices detailing sector specific requirements, examination syllabi and specimen examination questions. |
Appendix B0 |
– | 02.04.09 | Specific requirements for certification of NDT personnel testing castings |
Appendix B1 |
6 rev D | 01.01.16 | Specific requirements for PCN Certification of Personnel for Ultrasonic Testing of Castings |
Appendix B2 |
7 | 01.07.19 | Specific requirements, examination syllabus and specimen examination questions for PCN Certification of Personnel engaged in Radiographic Testing of Castings |
Appendix C0 |
– | 02.04.09 | Specific requirements for certification of NDT personnel testing welds |
Appendix C1 |
9 | 01.07.16 | Specific requirements for PCN Certification of Personnel engaged in Ultrasonic Testing of Fusion Welded Ferritic Steels |
Appendix C2 |
8 | 01.07.19 | Specific requirements, examination syllabus and specimen examination questions for PCN Certification of Personnel engaged in Radiographic Testing of Welds |
Appendix C3A |
5 rev C | 01.01.16 | Specific requirements, examination syllabus and specimen examination questions for PCN Certification of Personnel engaged in Electromagnetic Testing of Welds |
Appendix C3B | 4 rev C | 01.01.16 | Specific requirements for PCN Certification of Personnel in Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) testing of Ferritic welds |
Appendix C4 |
3 | 01.07.19 | Requirements, examination syllabus and example questions for the certification of personnel engaged in Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Diffraction testing of welds |
Appendix D0 |
– |
02.04.09 | Specific requirements for the certification of personnel testing wrought products |
Appendix D1 |
4 rev F | 01.01.16 | Specific requirements for PCN Certification of Personnel engaged in Ultrasonic Testing of Wrought Products |
Appendix D2 |
7 | 01.04.16 | Specific requirements for PCN Certification of Personnel engaged in Eddy Current Testing of Wrought Products |
Appendix E0 |
– | 06.01.10 | Specific requirements for the certification of personnel testing metallic engineering materials, components and fabrications in the pre and in-serve inspection sector |
Appendix E1 |
9 rev A |
01.01.16 | Requirements for PCN certification of personnel engaged in Magnetic Particle Inspection |
Appendix E2 |
9 rev A |
01.01.16 | Requirements PCN certification of personnel engaged in Liquid Penetrant Inspection |
Appendix E3 |
10 | 18.06.21 | Requirements for PCN certification of personnel for Radiation Safety |
Appendix E5 |
7 rev A |
01.01.16 | Requirements for the certification of personnel engaged in Visual Testing of metallic products |
Appendix E9 |
9 |
01.07.19 | Generic requirements for the certification of personnel engaged in Ultrasonic testing using Phased Array transducers |
Appendix E10 |
5 rev A |
01.01.16 | Generic requirements for the certification of personnel engaged in Computed radiographic testing (CRT) |
Appendix F0 |
– |
02.04.09 | Internationally recognised independent certification of competence for personnel engaged in the application of NDT in the rail sector |
Appendix F1 |
5 rev F | 01.01.16 | Requirements, examination syllabus and specimen examination questions for PCN certification of personnel engaged in the Ultrasonic Testing of Railway Axles |
Appendix F2 |
4 rev E | 01.01.16 | Requirements, examination syllabus and specimen examination questions for PCN certification of personnel engaged in the Ultrasonic Testing of Railway Rail |
Appendix F3 |
2 rev C | 01.01.16 | Requirements, examination syllabus and specimen examination questions for PCN certification of personnel engaged in Magnetic Particle Testing of Railway Running Rail and Associated Components |
Appendix F4 |
2 rev B |
01.01.16 | Requirements, examination syllabus and specimen examination questions for PCN certification of personnel engaged in Liquid Penetrant Testing of Railway Running Rail and Associated Components |
Appendix Z1 |
3 rev B | 01.01.13 | NDT training and examination syllabus for trainers and PCN candidates |
Appendix Z2 |
1 rev B | 14.07.09 | Specimen NDT questions for information of trainers and candidates in PCN examinations |
Reference | Issue | Date | Personnel Certification Requirements In-Service Inspection |
PCN I&T GEN | 2 rev C | 01.04.16 | General requirements for the certification of personnel for engineering inspection and testing. |
PCN ISI GEN |
1 rev B |
01.04.16 |
General Requirements for the Qualification and PCN Certification of NDT Personnel for In-Service Inspection. |
PCN ISI GEN Appendix A ISI |
1 Rev D |
22.07.15 | Certification of Personnel for In-Service Inspection – Manual Ultrasonic Testing - via the Modular Route. |
PCN ISI GEN Appendix B1 Guidelines ISI |
2 | 22.07.15 | Guidelines for Detection and Monitoring of Corrosion and Determination of Material Thickness using Manual Ultrasonic Testing. |
PCN ISI Appendix Z1 |
1 | 01.06.15 | Syllabus document for Qualification and PCN Certification of NDT Personnel for In-Service Inspection. |