NDT Training Program
ULTRASONIC METHOD
Education
In Nondestructive
Testing
The American Society for Nondestructive TestingUltrasonic Method
NOT Training Program Students Guide
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NDT TRAINING PROGRAM
ULTRASONIC METHOD
INTRODUGTION TO THE ULTRASONIC TRAINING PACKAGE
‘The training materials inthis package are designed 1o provide a basic knowledge ofthe fundamentals
of ultrasonic testing. The training program should contain the following classroom hours to adequate:
'y present the information suggested in the ASNT publication, SNT-TC-1A, Recommended Practice,
«June 1980 edition.
Level 1 training will include lectures on all 14 lessons with an average of approximately 2.9
hours per lesson. Emphasis by the instructor should be given to lessons 1-8 which cover the
basic principles and applications of the ultrasonic method.
{the training program is aimed at meeting the guidelines for Level, the instructor can follow the lec:
ture guide closely with very itl elaboration or explanation. advanced training is tobe given, the in
structor should require additional outside reading with class discussions and should present personal
Information to elaborate on the lecture guide outline. Each program can be easily expanded and is
limited only by the instructor's experience and expertise.
‘The materials in this course are designed for use ina typical classroom traning situation with an ideal
class size of 5.25 students. The instructor will lecture on all essons withthe aid of the lecture guide
transparencies provided.
CONTENTS OF TRAINING PACKAGES
‘The instructor selected to teach the course need not be a professional educator. However, the in:
structor should have expertise in the ultrasonic method, The instructor should be familiar with all
materials before attempting to teach the course
‘The following breakdown of the materials and their functions should be carefully studied.
1, STUDENT PACKAGE — Each package contains the following:
‘A. Student's Gulde which describes the course and provides a lesson outline
B. 1 Classroom Training Handbook which serves as the major text for the training course
(cT6-4),
C. 14 Individual lecture guide packets which provide an outline of the ultrasonic test instruc-
tion,
D. 1 packet of exams (One exam is furnished for each of the 13 lessons in the training course.)
2, INSTRUCTOR PACKAGE — Each package contains the following
A. Instructor's Guide which provides instructions to the instructor in preparing for and admin.
istering this course
B. 1 Classroom Training Handbook (CT-6-4) which is used by the instructor as the main
resource text
C. 14 Individual lecture guide packets which are identical to those received by the student
D. 14 Individual lecture guide transparency packets which are used by the instructor as a
basis for the lectures, (See Part Ill of this guide)
E. 1 packet of exam keys which provide the questions and answers for all exams in the 14
lessons.
F. 1 Special pen tor marking on the transparencies,
G._ Sample Certificates available trom ASNT Headquarters for purchase.
H. (optional) 1 set of Ultrasonic Testing Filmstrips which would be extremely usetu! to the in
structor in providing continuity and protessionalism to the presentation.
1. (@ptional) + Programmed Instruction Handbook Pl-4-1.
J. (optional) Programmed Instruction Handbooks P-t-4 (Vol. I ll Il). This may be useful to
the instructor as a review for most of the lecture guide package