{"id":4673,"date":"2026-09-07T14:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/ndt-technologies-and-standards\/qualifica-di-personale-e-strumenti\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T04:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:16:08","slug":"qualifica-di-personale-e-strumenti","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/ndt-technologies-and-standards\/qualifica-di-personale-e-strumenti\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualification of personnel and instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-immagine_con_sonda_e_procedura_di_taratura_e_calibrazione-web-960x960-1.webp?resize=960%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Calibration and verification procedure for an ultrasonic instrument\" class=\"wp-image-984\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-immagine_con_sonda_e_procedura_di_taratura_e_calibrazione-web-960x960-1.webp?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-immagine_con_sonda_e_procedura_di_taratura_e_calibrazione-web-960x960-1.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-immagine_con_sonda_e_procedura_di_taratura_e_calibrazione-web-960x960-1.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-immagine_con_sonda_e_procedura_di_taratura_e_calibrazione-web-960x960-1.webp?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-right-radius:6px;border-left-color:#225f78;border-left-width:6px;background-color:#ebf1f4;padding-top:24px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#225f78;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.408), 18px);font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">An inspection holds if three distinct things hold: the competence of the person performing it, the validity of the instrument used to perform it and the management system of the organisation issuing it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style:none;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.6\">\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> EN ISO 9712: third-party certification of NDT personnel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> EN 4179 and NADCAP: the specific path of the aerospace sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> Metrological traceability: what it really means on the certificate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> ISO 9001, EN 9100 and IATF 16949: the management system standards, by sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first level concerns people. EN ISO 9712 specifies the requirements for the qualification and certification of personnel performing industrial non-destructive testing, including ultrasonic testing. It defines three levels of qualification, and certification is always specific to the method and to the industrial or product sector: there is no such thing as a generic NDT certificate.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the aerospace sector a distinct path operates. EN 4179 establishes the minimum requirements for the qualification and approval of personnel performing non-destructive testing in production, service, maintenance and overhaul; the FAA affirms its technical equivalence to NAS 410, and personnel qualification requirements are among the elements verified in NADCAP programme audits. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light popmake-4066 popmake-739\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-727 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=1200%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=300%2C63&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=1024%2C213&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=768%2C160&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#d3d6dc\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-15701bb7 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-ti-fg-color is-style-default has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(21.536px, 1.346rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.374), 35px);\"><strong>Need help choosing the right product?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b507c051 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button popmake-4066 popmake-739\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ti-accent-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second level concerns the instrument, and revolves around the concept of metrological traceability: the property whereby a measurement result can be related to a reference through a documented and unbroken chain of calibrations, each with its own uncertainty. It is a subject that deserves precision, because the phrase &#8220;NIST traceable&#8221; is often used more loosely than NIST itself allows. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The references in this section<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background-color:#225f78;color:#ffffff;padding:10px\">Reference<\/th><th style=\"background-color:#225f78;color:#ffffff;padding:10px\">What it concerns<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/ndt-technologies-and-standards\/qualifica-di-personale-e-strumenti\/en-iso-9712-ndt-personnel-certification\/\">EN ISO 9712<\/a><\/td><td>Qualification and certification of NDT personnel, three levels<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/ndt-technologies-and-standards\/qualifica-di-personale-e-strumenti\/en-4179-and-nadcap\/\">EN 4179 and NADCAP<\/a><\/td><td>Qualification of personnel in the aerospace sector<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/ndt-technologies-and-standards\/qualifica-di-personale-e-strumenti\/nist-traceability-and-mil-std-45662a\/\">NIST traceability and MIL-STD-45662A<\/a><\/td><td>What a calibration certificate declares<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/ndt-technologies-and-standards\/qualifica-di-personale-e-strumenti\/iso-9001-en-9100-and-iatf-16949\/\">ISO 9001, EN 9100, IATF 16949<\/a><\/td><td>The quality management system standards<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three certifications that do not replace one another<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dakota_ndt-blocchetti_di_calibrazione-web-700x700-1.webp?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Calibration blocks with certificate for ultrasonic thickness gauges\" class=\"wp-image-1583\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dakota_ndt-blocchetti_di_calibrazione-web-700x700-1.webp?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dakota_ndt-blocchetti_di_calibrazione-web-700x700-1.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dakota_ndt-blocchetti_di_calibrazione-web-700x700-1.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is worth keeping the three objects separate. An EN ISO 9712 certification concerns a person; a calibration certificate concerns an instrument and a measurement result; an ISO 9001, EN 9100 or IATF 16949 certification concerns the management system of an organisation. None of the three replaces the others.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a tender or an audit all three are typically requested, each from a different party. For the part that concerns us, the instrument calibration service is described on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/support\/calibrazione-e-taratura\/\">Calibration and adjustment<\/a> page. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1757273001\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is the company&#8217;s ISO 9001 certification enough to perform NDT inspections?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No. ISO 9001 certifies the organisation&#8217;s management system, not the competence of the people nor the validity of the instruments. The qualification of NDT personnel follows EN ISO 9712 or, in the aerospace field, EN 4179.  <\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1757273002\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is an NDT certification valid for all methods?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No. Under EN ISO 9712, certification is specific to the testing method and to the industrial or product sector: a certificate for ultrasonic testing in one sector does not automatically cover other methods or other sectors. <\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1757273003\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What does it mean that a measurement is traceable?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">That the result can be related to a reference through a documented and unbroken chain of calibrations, each of which contributes to the measurement uncertainty. Traceability is a property of the result, not a badge on the instrument. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/ndt-technologies-and-standards\/\">NDT Technologies and Standards<\/a> or write to us from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further information and contacts <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roder.it\">Systems division and sensor integration partner : www.roder.it<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/chi-siamo\/\">More information about RODER SRL : about us<\/a><br\/>Contact for general information : <a href=\"mailto:info@roder.it\">info@roder.it<\/a><br\/>Contact for information about these products : <a href=\"mailto:info@roder.it\">info@roder.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>The information contained on this web page is provided for information purposes only. Although it has been compiled with the utmost care, it does not constitute a contractual offer or a binding commitment to supply. It may contain transcription, translation or typographical errors. For precise and up-to-date information, please contact our company directly.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Some images on this website have been intentionally generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI). 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