ICNDT-Agreement
ICNDT Mutual
Recognition Agreement
OP19 Appendix 1: ICNDT Multilateral Agreement on
Recognition of NDT Personnel Certification
Master Schedule 1:
Signatories to the ICNDT MRA
Commitments of Signatories
The organisations listed below have signed the ICNDT Multilateral Agreement on Recognition of NDT Personnel Certification and have thereby agreed to:
- commit to the pursuance of the objectives of the MRA;
- promote the recognition and acceptance of the certification issued by PCBs registered under the MRA (see Schedule 2);
- assist other interested parties by giving a clear overview of the NDT personnel certification activities in its own country;
- provide other parties with non‐confidential information on the certification scheme(s) operated by PCB registered under this Agreement, and
- consult with and seek membership of the scheme and technical committees of NDT PCBs in its own country.
- indemnify ICNDT against liability for the party’s use or misuse of this MRA.
Liability
- ICNDT accepts no liability for the use of certification awarded by Registered Personnel Certification Bodies. In accordance with the international standard EN ISO 9712, the
responsibility for the quality of NDT rests with the employer of the certificated person. - The ICNDT MRA and Personnel Certification Body assessment systems are subject to the jurisdiction of Austrian law.
MRA Schedule 1
(The latest version of this schedule is published at www.icndt.org)
The following organisations have signed the ICNDT Multilateral Agreement on Recognition of NDT Personnel Certification and have thereby agreed to promote the recognition and acceptance of certificates issued by the particular Certification Bodies registered by ICNDT in accordance with the Agreement (see Schedule 2).
Schedule 2 - Countries
| Country | ICNDT Member | Name & Position of Signatory | Place & date
of signing |
| Australia | Australian Institute for NDT (AINDT) |
Les Dick (Executive Officer) |
Luton, UK, 20 November 2012 |
| Austria | Austrian Society for NDT (OGfZP) |
Gerhard Aufricht (Vice President) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Belgium | Belgian Association for NDT (BANT) |
Dominique Moussebois (President of Certification Committee) |
BANT office, 1 October 2014 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Association for NDT (ABENDI) |
Joao Rufino Teles Filho (Member of the Board of Directors) |
Luton, UK, 20 November 2012 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Society for NDT (BGSNDT) |
Vasil Nichev (Member of the Board of BGSNDT) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Canada | Canadian Society for NDE (CINDE) |
Sharon Bond (Training Manager) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| China | Chinese Society for NDT (ChSNDT) |
Jianzhong Shen (Vice President) |
Tokyo, 9 October 2012 |
| Colombia | Croatian Society for NDT (CrSNDT) |
Eduardo Pulido (President of ACOSEND) |
Bogota, 25 July 2014 |
| Croatia | Croatian Society for NDT (CrSNDT) |
Dr Vjera Krstelj (President) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Czech Republic | Czech Society for NDT (Cndt) |
Pavel Mazal (President) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Finland | Finnish NDT Society |
Juha Silianpaa (Chairman) |
Helsinki, 30.09.2013 |
| France | Cofrend | Patrick Fallouey
(President of the Certification Committee) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Germany | German Society
for NonDestructive Testing (DGZfP) |
Dr Matthias Purschke (Executive Director and Member of the Board) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Greece | Hellenic Society of NonDestructive Testing (HSNT) |
Ioannis Prassianakis (President of HSNT) |
Prague, 9 October 2014, during 14th ECNDT |
| Hungary | Hungarian Association for Non-Destructive Testing (MAROVISZ) |
Prof.dr. Peter Trampus | Prague, 9 October 2014, during 14th ECNDT |
| India | Indian Society for NDT (ISNT) |
V. Pari (President Elect) | Tokyo, 9 October 2012 |
| Iran | Iranian Society for Nondestructive Testing (IRNDT) |
MirMajid Ghaemi (Vice President of IRNDT) |
Prague, 9 October 2014, during 14th ECNDT |
| Israel | Israeli Society for NDT (ISRANDT) |
Yossi Shoef (President) | Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Italy | Italian Society for NDT (AIPnD) |
Giuseppe Nardoni (President) | Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Japan | Japanese Society for NDI (JSNDI) |
Norikazu Ooka (Chairman of ISO Committee in JSNDI) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Society for NDT (MSNT) |
Abd. Nassir Ibrahim (President) | Tokyo, 9 October 2012 |
| Netherlands | Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kwaliteitstoezicht, Inspectie en Niet- destructieve Techniek (KINT) |
J.L.J. Verkooijen (Chairman) | 18 June 2014 |
| Poland | Polish Society for NDT and Technical Diagnostics |
Jan Krzysztof Kurzydtowski (President) | Warsaw, 12.12.2013 |
| Portugal | Forum END | Bento Alves (Chairman, FSENDT, RELACRE) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Romania |
Romanian Association |
Adrian Stanciu (President) | Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Russia | Russian Society for NDT and Technical Diagnostics |
Sergey Klyuev (President) | Moscow, 23 January 2013 |
| Serbia | Serbian Society for NDT (SDIBR) |
Goran Sofronic (Vice President) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Singapore | Non-Destructive Testing Society (Singapore) (NDTSS) |
Babu, Sajeesh Kumar (Honorary Secretary) |
Tokyo, 9 October 2012 |
| Slovakia | Slovak Society for NonDestructive Testing (SSNDT) |
Ing. Erich Eckhardt (President of SSNDT) |
Prague, 9 October 2014, during 14th ECNDT |
| South Africa | Southern African Institute for NDT (SAINT) |
Jim Guild (SAINT Proxy) | Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| South Africa | Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) |
Jim Guild (Executive Director) | Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| South Korea | Korean Society for NDT (KSNT) |
Cho, Younho
(Senior
Director, International) |
Tokyo, 9 October 2012 |
| Spain | Spanish Association for NDT (AEND) |
Fermin Gomez Fraile (President) | Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |
| Switzerland | Schweizerische Gesellschaft fur Zerstorungsfreie Prufung (SGZP / SSNT) |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Schmid (President of SSNT) |
Chatel-St-Denis, 30 January 2014 |
| Turkey | The Turkish Society for Nondestructive Testing (TURK NDT) |
C Hakan Gur (President of TURK NDT) |
Prague, 9 October 2014, during 14th ECNDT |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Society for NDT (USNDT) |
V Troitskiy (President) | Kiev, 1 April 2013 |
| United Kingdom | British Institute of NDT (BINDT) |
Roger Lyon (Council Member) |
Zagreb, Croatia, during Certification 2013 Conference |