Visual and Optical Testing (Level I & II)

Recommended Training for ASNT Visual and Optical Testing Level II 

Visual and Optical Testing Training Course

1.0  Introduction

1.1   Definitions

1.2   Fundamentals of Visual Testing - Vision, Lighting, Material Attributes, Environmental Factors, Visual preparations and methods

1.3   Equipments - Mirrors, Magnifiers, Boroscope, Fiberscope, CCD, Remote Visual systems, Light Sources etc.

1.4  Applications- Metallic Materials, welds, Organic based materials, and others.

2.0  Vision

2.1  The Eye

2.2  Vision Limitations

2.3  Disorders

2.4  Employer's Vision Examination

3.0  Lighting

3.1   Fundamental of Light

3.2  Lighting measurements

3.3  Light Techniques for measurement  

4.0  Material Attributes- Cleanliness, Colors, conditions, shapes, size, Temperature, Texture, Type

5.0  Environmental and Physiological Factors - Atmosphere, Cleanliness, comforts, distance, elevations, fatigue, Health, Humidity, Mental attitude, Positions, safety, Temperature

6.0  Visual Perceptions -  what your eye see, what your mind see, what other perceive, what designer and engineer wants.

7.0  Equipment-  Automatic Systems, Boroscope, CCD, Countersued Systems, Fiberscope, gages , micrometers, calipers, templates , Imaging systems, Light source, magnifiers, mirrors, special optical systems, standard lighting, RVI

8.0  Employers - Defined Application -  Metallic Materials, welds, Organic based materials, and others.

9.0 Types of discontinuities -  In casting, ingots, wrought sections , forging and part, welds

9.0  Acceptance and Rejection Criteria -  Subjective Basis, Objective Basis , Evaluation of results per acceptance criteria

10.0  Recording and Reports-  Subjective Methods, Objective Methods, Recording methods