Description
Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.
- • Supervise or direct the work of non-destructive testing trainees or staff.
- • Produce images of objects on film, using radiographic techniques.
- • Evaluate material properties, using radio astronomy, voltage and amperage measurement, or rheometric flow measurement.
- • Develop or use new non-destructive testing methods, such as acoustic emission testing, leak testing, and thermal or infrared testing.
- • Document non-destructive testing methods, processes, or results.
- • Map the presence of imperfections within objects, using sonic measurements.
- • Make radiographic images to detect flaws in objects while leaving objects intact.
- • Visually examine materials, structures, or components for signs of corrosion, metal fatigue, cracks, or other flaws, using tools and equipment such as endoscopes, closed-circuit television systems, and fiber optics.
- • Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
- • Identify defects in concrete or other building materials, using thermal or infrared testing.
- • Identify defects in solid materials, using ultrasonic testing techniques.
- • Select, calibrate, or operate equipment used in the non-destructive testing of products or materials.
- • Conduct liquid penetrant tests to locate surface cracks by coating objects with fluorescent dyes, cleaning excess penetrant, and applying developer.
- • Prepare reports on non-destructive testing results.
- • Interpret the results of all methods of non-destructive testing (NDT), such as acoustic emission, electromagnetic, leak, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, neutron radiographic, radiographic, thermal or infrared, ultrasonic, vibration analysis, and visual testing.
- • Examine structures or vehicles such as aircraft, trains, nuclear reactors, bridges, dams, and pipelines, using non-destructive testing techniques.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
