Ultrasonic Testing (UT) - Welds

This course is suitable for all personnel including testers, inspectors, engineers and surveyors who require a thorough and comprehensive introduction to ultrasonic testing of welded joints.

This course is also suitable for personnel working in the aerospace industry and can be found under the Aerospace section.

What will I learn?

Classroom content

Basic principles of sound; generation and detection of sound; behaviour of sound in a material; the flaw detector; use of angled beam probes for weld scanning; welding processes and weld defects; practical exercises on test specimens containing simulated flaws; examination of parent plate, butt welds; instruction writing.

What will I leave with?

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Explain the theoretical background of the techniques

Calibrate ultrasonic equipment

Measure the thickness of steel plates and determine levels of attenuation

Locate and evaluate laminations

Select the correct type of probe to examine welded butt joints in steel plate and aerospace components/structures

Report on the location and size of defects in typical welded butt joints

Interpret code requirements

Meet the syllabus requirements for PCN/CSWIP Levels 1 and 2

Certification requirements:

The minimum duration for experience prior to or following success in the qualification examination is:

Level 1 - 3 months

Level 2 - 9 months (Direct Level 2: 12 months)

Certification will not be issued until successful completion of the examination and the required experience is achieved.