Good day everyone and welcome to what is officially the Institute’s biggest, best and only quiz!
Following the high standards set by Moody’s Memoranda and Boulton’s Bulletin felt like a lot of pressure, so rather than pretending I had a grand master plan, I decided to take a simpler and slightly more casual approach.
For those who don’t know me, I’m Howard Garlick, one of the Institute’s Technical & Certification Engineers, with over ten years’ experience in PCN training. Before anyone raises concerns about how I spend my time at the Institute, I’d like to reassure you that remarkably little time and effort went into creating this half hour of enjoyment.
The quiz will initially appear in the quarterly issues of
NDT News. If people enjoy it, and if I can find the time between actual work, it may even become a monthly feature.
To keep things reasonably fair and educational, the questions will be split across the six core NDT methods: ET, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT, with a few additional questions on the UK’s finest Institute and its much-loved certification documents. That said, there will be no complex psychometric analysis or ISO 9712 level validation processes involved here. This is a quiz, not a certification exam!
The aim is simply to test your knowledge, introduce you to methods you may not work with every day and hopefully teach us all something along the way.
Sadly, there are no prizes, CPD points, discounts or career-changing rewards attached to your score – only bragging rights over your colleagues. On the bright side, there are also no penalties for poor performance and your existing certifications will remain safely intact regardless of how badly things go.
Participants are also politely reminded that the use of Google, ChatGPT or that suspiciously knowledgeable colleague sitting opposite you is strictly prohibited… at least in spirit.
Good luck. You may need it!
| Round 1 – 12 minutes |
| 1. (ET) | What group of materials is eddy current testing restricted to? |
| 2. (MT) | When considering waveforms of AC, DC, HWR and FWR, which of these offers minimal penetration in a ferromagnetic material? |
| 3. (PT) | On a small, simple, smooth-surfaced test item, which process (test media and removal method) would be considered to be the most sensitive?
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| 4. (RT) | In an X-ray unit, electrons flow from cathode to anode. Electrons are emitted by the filament, which are repelled by the negatively charged focusing cup on to the _______?
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| 5. (UT) | What is the alternative name given to the far zone of the ultrasonic beam? |
| 6. (VT) | What term describes the ability to distinguish fine detail during visual inspection?
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| Round 2 – 12 minutes |
| 7. (ET) | What two components make up electrical impedance in electromagnetic testing?
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| 8. (MT) | Copper repels an externally applied magnetic field. What group of materials possesses this property?
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| 9. (PT) | What is the term given to a light meter that is used to measure the intensity of white light prior to testing? |
| 10. (RT) | When a photon strikes an orbiting electron, with the collision absorbing all of the photon’s energy and ejecting the electron from the shell, this is known as what form of attenuation?
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| 11. (UT) | During assessment of a flaw, what is the term commonly used to describe the scanning motion where the probe is rotated in a perpendicular arc around the flaw location while maintaining the probe’s index point in a position towards the flaw location? |
| 12. (VT) | Which part of the eye is responsible for photopic vision?
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| Round 3 – 6 minutes |
| 13. (PCN) | What does the abbreviation AQB stand for?
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| 14. (PCN) | To which ISO standard must the Institute conform as a certification body?
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| 15. (PCN) | What period of validity must be remaining on a PCN certificate in order to submit a CP16 renewal application? |
Congratulations! Yes, that’s half an hour of your life you won’t be getting back, but I’m sure you feel like you’ve really accomplished something here. The answers are…
1. Conductive materials 2. AC 3. Fluorescent, post-emulsifiable 4. Target or focal spot 5. Fraunhofer zone 6. Resolution 7. Resistance and inductive reactance 8. Diamagnetic materials 9. Photometer 10. Photoelectric effect 11. Orbital or swivel scan 12. Cones 13. Authorised Qualifying Body 14. ISO 17024 15. 6 weeks
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