Penetrant Testing (PT) level 2 according to DIN EN ISO 9712

Training

Training courses have to cover the training contents recognized by the PT technical committee.

The minimum training hours are 24 hours.

Training centres

Training courses for Penetrant Testing level 2 are held at locations recognized by us.

The minimum time of training is 2 days. (One day duration is at least seven hours, which can be achieved on a single day or by accumulating hours.)

Course of the examination


Part	Explanation	Duration
Identification of participants, examination rules, preparation
General examination element	40 questions	80 min
Break
Specific examination element	30 questions	90 min
Break
Practical examination element including test instruction		240 min

Number of test specimen initial examination

In product sectors at least two test specimen are to be used. In doing so the second and every other specimen has to be different in its kind from the previous ones, e. g. by shape of the product, material properties, form, size and type of error.

Level 2 requires writing a test instruction about one test specimen chosen by the examiner.