Responsibilities
5.1 General
The certification system, which shall be controlled and administered by a certification body, includes 
all procedures necessary to demonstrate the qualification and the competence of an individual to carry 
out tasks in a specific NDT method and product or industrial sector, leading to certification.
5.2 Certification body
5.2.1 The certification body shall fulfil the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024.
5.2.2 The certification body:
a) shall initiate, promote, maintain and administer the certification scheme according to ISO/IEC 17024
and this document;
b) shall be independent of any single interest;
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c) shall be responsible for the definition of sectors (see Annex A);
d) shall publish information regarding the scope of the certification scheme and a general description
of the certification process;
e) shall provide information for training courses that include the syllabi which embody the content of
recognized documents; ISO/TS 25107 or equivalent can be used as guidance;
f) shall conduct an initial audit and subsequent periodic surveillance audits of the authorized
qualification body(ies) to ensure their conformity to the specifications;
g) shall monitor, in accordance with a documented procedure, all delegated functions;
h) shall approve properly staffed and equipped examination centres, which it shall monitor on a
periodic basis;
i) shall administer examinations through approved examination centres;
j) shall bear full responsibilities for examinations conducted on temporary basis at external premises;
k) shall be responsible for ensuring the security of all examination materials (examination specimens,
specimen master reports, question banks, examination papers, etc.) and shall ensure that these
materials are not in use for training purposes;
l) shall be responsible for granting, extension, suspension, withdrawal or revalidation of certification;
m) shall establish an appropriate system for the maintenance of records, which shall be retained for at
least one certification cycle;
n) shall require all candidates and certificate holders to give a signed or stamped undertaking to
abide by a code of ethics which it shall develop for the purpose and publish;
o) may approve training bodies; ISO/TS 25108 can be used as guidance;
p) may delegate, under its direct responsibility, the detailed administration of qualification to
authorized qualification bodies, to which it shall issue specifications and/or procedures covering
facilities, personnel, verification and control of NDT equipment, examination materials, specimens,
conduct of examinations, examination grading, records, etc.;
q) shall establish a process to authorize examiners;
r) shall establish the conditions for the supervision of work activities, which candidates may claim
experience under 7.3;
s) shall establish a process for the recognition of higher education;
t) shall establish a process for the approval of non-certified individuals as a referee;
u) shall establish a process for the approval of a structured credit system, where used;
v) may specify a minimum age requirement for candidates under 7.1;
w) shall maintain and update the question bank and the examination specimens along with their
specimen master report;
x) shall conduct the examination only in the presence of, and under the control of, an authorized
invigilator of the certification body, to ensure that impartiality is maintained;
y) shall establish a process for the approval of a structured experience program, where used.
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5.3 Authorized qualification body
Where established, the authorized qualification body shall:
a) work under the control of and apply the specifications issued by the certification body;
b) be independent of any single predominant interest;
c) ensure that it is impartial with respect to each candidate seeking qualification, bringing to the
attention of the certification body any actual or potential threat to its impartiality;
d) apply a documented quality management system approved by the certification body;
e) have the resources and expertise necessary to establish, monitor and control examinations centres,
including examinations and the verification and control of the equipment;
f) conduct qualification of candidates including review of application and decision on eligibility;
g) prepare, supervise and administer examinations;
h) provide the certification body with the results of qualification needed to make a decision on
certification by the certification body;
i) maintain appropriate qualification and examination records according to the requirements of the
certification body.
5.4 Examination centre
5.4.1 The examination centre shall:
a) work under the control of the certification body or authorized qualification body;
b) apply a documented quality procedure approved by the certification body;
c) have the resources needed to prepare and conduct examinations, including the verification and
control of equipment;
d) have adequate qualified staff, premises and equipment to ensure satisfactory examinations for the
levels, methods, and sectors concerned; the use of external premises is allowed;
e) prepare and conduct examinations under the responsibility of an examiner authorized by the
certification body, using only examination questionnaires and specimens established or approved
by the certification body for that purpose;
f) maintain appropriate examination documents according to the requirements of the certification
body.
5.4.2 An examination centre may operate within the certification body; or within an authorized 
qualification body; or be an independent legal entity or part of a legal entity. An examination centre 
can be situated at an employer’s premises. In this case, the certification body shall require controls 
to preserve impartiality and protect confidentiality of the examinations. The examinations shall 
be conducted only in the presence of, and under the control of, an authorized representative of the 
certification body.
5.5 Employer
5.5.1 The employer shall document the personal information which shall include the declaration 
of education, training and industrial experience and visual acuity needed to determine the eligibility 
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of the candidate. If the candidate is self-employed, the industrial experience shall be attested to by a 
referee.
All documentation obtained from the employer shall be verified by the certification body.
5.5.2 In respect of certified NDT personnel under their control the employer shall be responsible for:
a) all that concerns the authorization to operate, i.e. providing job-specific training (if necessary);
b) issuing the written authorization to operate;
c) the results of NDT activities;
d) ensuring that the annual vision requirements of 7.4 are met;
e) maintaining documentary evidence confirming the continuous application of the NDT method in
the relevant sector(s) without significant interruption; this action shall be done every 12 months;
f) ensuring that personnel hold valid certification relevant to their tasks within the organization;
g) maintaining appropriate records.
These responsibilities shall be described in a documented procedure.
5.5.3 A self-employed individual shall assume all responsibilities ascribed to the employer.
5.5.4 Certification to this document provides an attestation of general competence of the certified 
NDT personnel. It does not represent an authorization to operate, since this remains the responsibility 
of the employer; and the certified NDT personnel may require additional specialized knowledge of 
parameters such as equipment, NDT procedures, materials and products specific for the employer.
Where required by regulatory requirements and codes, the authorization to operate shall be given in 
writing by the employer in accordance with a quality procedure that specifies any employer-required 
job-specific training and examinations designed to verify the certificate holder's knowledge of relevant 
industry code(s), standard(s), NDT procedures, equipment, and acceptance criteria for the tested 
products.
5.6 Candidate
Candidates shall:
a) provide documentary evidence of training in accordance with 7.2;
b) provide documentary evidence that the required experience has been gained under supervision;
c) provide documentary evidence of vision satisfying the requirements of 7.4;
d) abide by a code of ethics published by the certification body;
e) provide other requisites requested by the certification body.
5.7 Certificate holders
Certificate holders shall:
a) abide by a code of ethics published by the certification body;
b) maintain records demonstrating evidence that vision requirements have been fulfilled in
accordance with 7.4;
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c) notify the certification body and the employer if the conditions of certification are not maintained
(see 9.3).
5.8 Examiners
5.8.1 Examiners shall:
— be authorized by the certification body to conduct, supervise and grade examinations;
— be certified to Level 3 in the NDT method in the product and/or industrial sector for which they are 
authorized.
5.8.2 An examiner shall not be permitted to examine any candidate:
— that they have trained for the examination for a period of two years from the date of the conclusion 
of the training;
— who is working (permanently or temporarily) in the same facility as the examiner unless the 
certification body has established a documented confidentiality and impartiality management 
procedure for such a situation.
5.9 Referee
A referee shall be:
a) certified to Level 2 or 3 in any NDT method; or
b) non-certified personnel who, approved by the certification body, possess the knowledge, skill,
training and experience required to attest to the candidate’s industrial experience. 

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