PCN Welding Inspector
WELD INSPECTOR: PCN LEVEL 1 TRAINING COURSE
| DURATION | TYPE | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Training course: 2 days | Theory and practical | Weld Inspection |
| Examination: 1 day | Theory and practical | Weld Inspection |
Why attend this course?
This course covers the requirements of applicable standards and general theory and can lead to certification via a visual weld inspection approval route.
Course content
- The role of a visual welding inspector
- Inspection equipment and the use of gauges
- Welding related standards and codes
- Welding processes and terminology
- Pre-weld, pre-heat and post weld visual inspection
- Welding consumables
- Basic steel weld metallurgy
- Welding defects
- Defect acceptance levels
- Safety issues
- Fit-ups
WELD INSPECTOR: PCN LEVEL 2 TRAINING COURSE
| DURATION | TYPE | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Training course: 5 days | Theory and practical | Weld Inspection |
| Examination: 1 day | Theory and practical | Weld Inspection |
Why attend this course?
This course is intended for personnel with experience in welding inspection, welder training or welding supervision, who are wishing to consider a formal inspection certification route.
Course content
- Welding processes
- Consumables
- Procedures
- Welding defects
- Specifications
- Specification analysis
- Mechanical testing of welds
- Cutting and joint preparation
- Basic steel metallurgy
- Heat-affected zone
- Pre-heat and post heat
- Weld repairs
- Weld symbols
- Practical exercises
- Examination syllabuses
- Fit-ups
WELD INSPECTOR: PCN LEVEL 3 TRAINING COURSE
| DURATION | TYPE | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Training course: 5 days | Theory and practical | Weld Inspection |
| Examination: 1 day | Theory and practical | Weld Inspection |
Why attend this course?
Ideal for experienced welding inspectors who hold approved weld inspector status in an appropriate certifying scheme, i.e. PCN or equivalent. The course is designed to review, reinforce and develop the additional subjects required for Weld Inspector Level 2 approval.
Course content
- Technical and supervisory qualities required
- Quality assurance
- Auditing
- Content of NDT reports (theory and practical)
- NDT capabilities and limitations
- Assessment of fracture samples
- Review of all welding/senior welding inspector examination syllabuses
- Steel metallurgy
- Crack mechanisms
- Welding symbols
- Consumables
- Practical exercises
- Examination syllabuses
WELDING INSPECTION: (10 YEAR) REVISION PROGRAMME
| DURATION | TYPE | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Training course: 2 days | Theory and practical training course | Weld Inspection |
Why attend this course?
Designed for personnel who have previously attended a Weld Inspector’s course, this programme enables candidates to concentrate on weak areas and is suitable for personnel preparing for the PCN Level 2 or Level 3 Weld Inspector 10-year renewal examinations.
Content
- Session on queries regarding general theory
- Weld identification
- Defect identification
- Measurement of welds and defects
- Use of weld gauges
- Practical welding inspection
- Radiographic interpretation (self-revision) if required
- Session on queries regarding examinations