BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1711:2000IncorporatingAmendmentNo.1Non-destructiveexaminationofwelds—EddycurrentexaminationofweldsbycomplexplaneanalysisTheEuropeanStandardEN1711:2000,withtheincorporationofamendmentA1:2003hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.40 BSEN1711:2000ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15May2000©BSI5February2004ISBN0580340090NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN1711:2000,includingamendmentA1:2003.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/46,Non-destructivetesting,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to21andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments149425February2004RevisiontotheForewordpageanddeletionoftheAnnexZAEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN1711February2000+A1December2003ICS25.160.40EnglishversionNon-destructiveexaminationofwelds–Eddycurrentexaminationofweldsbycomplexplaneanalysis(includesamendmentA1:2003)Contrôlenondestructifdesassemblagessoudés–ContrôleparcourantsdeFoucaultdesassemblagessoudésparanalysedessignauxdansleplancomplexe(inclutl’amendementA1:2003)ZerstörungsfreiePrüfungvonSchweißverbindungen–WirbelstromprüfungvonSchweißverbindungendurchVektorauswertung(enthältÄnderungA1:2003)ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon11December1999,andamendmentA1wasapprovedbyCENon20November2003.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2000CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1711:2000+A1:2003EPage2EN1711:2000ContentsPageForeword....................................................................................................................................31Scope................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences......................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions......................................................................................................44Personnelrequirements..................................................................................................45Procedure.........................................................................................................................56Generalapplications........................................................................................................56.1Essentialinformation......................................................................................................56.2Additionalinformation.....................................................................................................56.3Surfaceconditions...........................................................................................................56.4Equipment.........................................................................................................................66.5Examinationprocedure............................