T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 Rev 1
1.7 PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION AND APPROVAL . Nondestructive testing methods shall be performed in accordance with written procedures. 1.7.1 Development and Certification. Activities performing NDT shall develop and maintain a written procedure for each method performed and certify that each procedure is in accordance with the requirements of this document. This certification statement shall be part of each written procedure and signed by the cognizant Examiner of the activity. 1.7.2 Qualification. Each procedure shall have been qualified by proving that known discontinuities, either natural or artificial, can be reliably detected and evaluated. Discontinuities shall be representative of typical expected flaw types and shall be of a size near the threshold of acceptance/rejection. Data documenting this procedure demonstration shall be provided to the Government inspector upon request. This requirement does not apply to procedures approved under previous revisions of this document. 1.7.3 Approval. Procedures shall be approved by the cognizant Examiner of the activity and provided to the Government inspector for review upon request. The Government inspector may request demonstration of the procedure during initial review of the procedure or at any time there is reason to believe it is unable to provide adequate results.
1.7.4 Transfer. Procedures shall not be transferred from one activity to another without the specific approval of NAVSEA.
1.8 INSPECTION RECORDS.
1.8.1 General. An inspection record shall be completed for any NDT inspection required by a specification, contract, or order. The record shall include, as a minimum, the record requirements listed in the applicable inspection method section of this document, unless the controlling specification for the work that is being performed contains NDT record requirements or states that NDT records are not required. In these cases, the record requirements of the controlling specification may be followed in lieu of the requirements herein for the NDT method being performed. 1.8.2 Inspection Record Attributes that Do Not Change. Each inspection record may either contain all of the required information, or, the record can contain part of the information with the remaining attributes and parameters that do not change (i.e., the inspection procedure allows no option) included in the inspection procedure. When this allowance is utilized, an inspection record shall be completed for all items inspected, and shall as a minimum contain the inspection procedure identification, description or unique identification of the item(s) inspected, date of inspection, inspector signature, and disposition of the inspected item(s). 1.8.3 Signature. When a signature is specified herein, the signature shall be written and shall be entered on each inspection record for which the signature applies. The use of any system or process for completing inspection records that does not provide for written signatures shall require NAVSEA approval. 1.8.4 Maintenance of Inspection Records. Records shall be maintained as specified in the applicable ship specifications, fabrication specifications, and other documents invoking this document.
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