QSC performs non-destructive examinations with its own personnel and equipment, and also supervises and coordinates NDE subcontracted to qualified companies. Support covers qualified personnel, specialist technical supervision, procedure assessment, inspection coordination and verification of examination records, as required by the applicable codes and project specifications.
The service includes both conventional NDE methods and advanced examination technologies.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| VT | Visual Testing |
| PT | Liquid Penetrant Testing |
| MT | Magnetic Particle Testing |
| RT | Radiographic Testing |
| UT | Ultrasonic Testing |
| PAUT | Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing |
| TOFD | Time of Flight Diffraction |
| ET | Eddy Current Testing |
| LT | Leak Testing |
| AE | Acoustic Emission Testing |
| IR / IRT | Infrared Thermographic Testing, where applicable |
| PMI | Positive Material Identification (complementary technique) |
Automated ultrasonic testing, encoded inspection, phased-array applications, TOFD, digital radiography, computed radiography and other specialist methods.
QSC personnel hold Level II and Level III qualifications under ISO 9712, ASNT SNT-TC-1A and ANSI/ASNT CP-189. Level II personnel perform and evaluate examinations; Level III specialists take technical responsibility for methods, procedures and NDE programs.
Personnel qualification frameworks include ISO 9712, ASNT SNT-TC-1A and ANSI/ASNT CP-189. Examinations follow ASME Section V and the acceptance criteria of the construction code (e.g. ASME III or VIII), or the applicable EN/ISO method and product standards.
Level II and Level III qualifications are stated by method, scheme and scope.