CERTIFICATION SERVICES DIVISION
RELOCATION REPORT
Our new address is:
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
Certification Services Division
Newton Building, St George’s Avenue
Northampton, NN2 6JB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1604-893-811
Fax: +44 (0)1604-893-868
E-mail: pcn@bindt.org
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The University of Northampton was formerly known as the Nene College of Higher Education and then the University College Northampton. It was granted full university status in 2005. The University of Northampton today occupies two sites, Park Campus at Kingsthorpe, a suburb of Northampton, and Avenue Campus, which is situated close to Northampton town centre and opposite one of the largest open parkland areas in Northampton. Northampton University has taken ownership of one of Northampton's best-known educational buildings next door to Avenue Campus in St George's Avenue. The former grade II listed school built in 1915 has been re-named the Newton Building. Northampton University have started teaching qualifications in NDT and offered us the newly refurbished offices in The Newton Building in support of this. |
NEW PCN ATO/AQB & EXTENSIONS TO SCOPE
Following initial audits for new ATO/AQB applications, the following are now approved;
TWI Aberdeen are now authorised to conduct NDT training as a BINDT accredited training organisation (ATO). Contact: Unit 20 Spires Business Centre, Mugiemoss Road, Bucksburn
Aberdeen, AB21 9BG Tel: +44 (0) 1224 601222 Email: twiaberdeen@twi.co.uk
K2 Specialist Services Pte Ltd are now authorised to conduct NDT training as BINDT accredited training organisation (ATO) and as an authorised qualifying body (AQB). Contact: Unit 5E, 521, Bukit Batok St 23, Singapore, 659544 Tel: +65 654577646
Email: k2.training@k2velosi.com Web: www.k2velosi.com
A-Star Training and Consultancy Pte Ltd are now authorised to conduct NDT training as BINDT accredited training organisation (ATO) and as an authorised qualifying body (AQB). Contact: #05-111, 18 Boon Lay Way, Tradehub 21, Singapore, 6009966 Tel: +65 6465 0877
Email: astar@astar-training.com Web: www.astar-training.com
Following an application for extension to scope, VCI Consultancy Ltd are now authorised to conduct Marine Lubrication training as a BINDT accredited training organisation (ATO).
For further information regarding BINDT training accreditation please contact Jen Harrison on +44 (0)1604 893857 or jennifer.harrison@bindt.orgISO 9001: 2008 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
The British Institute of NDT is accredited against ISO/IEC 17021 criteria to provide Quality Management Systems certification to the BS EN ISO 9000 series of standards.
Any Companies who wish to have their quality management system certified by BINDT should contact Peter Milligan peter.milligan@bindt.org or Nicole Scutt nicole.scutt@bindt.org
http://www.ndtnews.org/Forum
Volunteers that have agreed to be part of the Method Working groups should keep checking the forums for any NDT questions that have been sent to PCN.
Any one who may wish to be part of the method working groups for the following methods should contact Alex Lambie (alex.lambie@bindt.org) or Nicole Scutt (nicole.scutt@bindt.org)
REPORT FROM THE UK NANDTB Meeting 14th April 2010 
version of GR23 drafted by the Board has been published by the CAA. Training and qualification examinations for personnel operating under part 21 now need to come under the control of the UK NANDTB.
The Board agreed to issue a UK industry advisory that time spent on each subject area within a training outline should be at the discretion of the trainer, however all subject areas must be covered and evidence documented.
A sub team reported out on its initial review of the BINDT accreditation scheme for Outside Agencies. Following a detailed review of the relevant documentation, the scope of the accreditation process and requirements were defined along with a go forward proposal for the sub team. The next action is to agree a standard checklist.
Following very positive feedback from the Nadcap NDT Task Group, the Board agreed that the Tumbling E chart would be adopted as the standard near vision acuity eyesight test for all UK aerospace NDT personnel. Board policy would come into effect as soon as a UK NANDTB document has been published, which defines who, what and how for administering the test.
The Board discussed feedback from PCN specific exam paper reviewers and agreed that in order to do this in light of how the scheme was intended, the review had to be done in conjunction with the PCN syllabus and question references. These are to be supplied to the reviewers by BINDT.
The CAA gave a presentation, which highlighted a CAA concern that the credit system used by level 3 personnel to achieve re-approval was not under the control of the Board unlike the alternative option to achieve re-approval by examination. A sub team was set up to consider this in detail.
It was also highlighted to the Board continuing problems within the industry relating to the application of Thermography without suitably qualified personnel. Now Thermography is a listed method in EN4179, required level 3 personnel need to be level 2 approved and experienced before achieving level 3 status.
Full details of this meeting and other UK NANDTB documents can be found at [http://www.bindt.org/NANDTB/UK_NANDTB_Documents.html]
Jon Biddulph (UK NANDTB and EANDTBF Chair)
