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RecommendedPracticeNo.TheAmericanSocietyforNondestructiveTesting,Inc.2001SNT-TC-1ARecommendedPracticeNo.SNT-TC-1A2001ISBN1-57117-078-2Catalog#2065TheAmericanSocietyforNondestructiveTesting,Inc.FOUNDED1941®FOUNDED1941®®SNT-TC-1AThisdocumentisintendedasaguidelineforemployerstoestablishtheirownwrittenpracticeforthequalificationandcertificationofnondestructivetestingpersonnel.Itisnotintendedtobeusedasastrictspecification.[phone]©2001byTheAmericanSocietyforNondestructiveTesting,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Firstedition2001PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaNopartofthisbookmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyform,byanymeanselectronicormechanicalincludingphotocopying,recording,orotherwise,withouttheexpressedpriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.ASNTisnotresponsiblefortheauthenticityoraccuracyofinformationherein,andpublishedopinionsorstatementsdonotnecessarilyreflecttheopinionofASNT.Productsand/orservicesthatmayappearinthisbookdonotcarrytheendorsementorrecommendationofASNT.ASNTassumesnoresponsibilityforthesafetyofpersonsusingtheinformationinthisbook.FormereditionsofSNT-TC-1Ausedavarietyofparagraphnumberingschemes,andseveralofthosewereimportedintolatereditionsofthedocument,includingthe1996edition.The2001editionstandardizesallparagraphnumberingintoasingleformatthatisconsistentthroughoutthedocument.ISBN1-57117-078-2FirstprintingMay2001.ii’sprogram.Theverb“should”hasbeenusedthroughoutthisdocumenttoemphasizetherecommendationpresentedherein.Itistheemployer’sresponsibilitytoaddressspecificneedsandtomodifytheseguidelinesasappropriateinawrittenpractice.Intheemployer’swrittenpractice,theverb“shall”istobeusedinplaceof“should”toemphasizetheemployer’sneeds.The2001EditionofSNT-TC-1Aisannotatedsothatusersofthe1996Editioncanquicklyandeasilylocatenewandupdatedmaterial.Theverticallinesinthemarginsofthisdocumentindicatethatinformationinthetexthasbeenmodifiedinsomeway.InquiriesrelatedtothisRecommendedPracticeshouldbedirectedtotheChairmanoftheMethodsDivisionatthefollowingaddress:TheAmericanSocietyforNondestructiveTesting1711ArlingateLanePOBox28518Columbus,OH43228-0518iii