STANDARDIZED TRAINING PACKAGES (STPs) CATALOGUE - ICAO

075/041/NDT Non-destructive Testing - Level
2 Operator
Centre: NCATO, Cairo, Egypt Version: 1
Language of Instruction: English Duration: 4 weeks
Purpose of the Course:
This course will provide the trainees with the ability to design and carry out Non-Destructive Testing
techniques, calibrate the used equipment, check the inspection requirements and decide the criteria to be
accepted or rejected for any type of aircraft component.
Objectives:
- to be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the existing defects in the component
parts of an aircraft
- to be able to report and certify results according to the prescribed techniques
- to be able to supervise the work of Level 1 Operator
- to be able to design and apply new NDT techniques
- to be able to set up, calibrate, verify the accuracy of the equipment and make a diagnosis
of the testing equipment
Target Population:
Maintenance Engineers and Technicians from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA)
Prerequisites:
- B.Sc. In Aeronautical Engineering or other Engineering Diploma and at least one year’s
experience as Level 1 Operator in the field
or
- High School and Basic Airframe & Powerplant Course (STG 073), plus one year’s
experience as Level 1 Operator in the field of aircraft maintenance
Course Content:
The following instructional sequence is applied to each of four testing techniques (i.e., Dye Penetrant,
Magnetic Particle, Ultrasonic, Eddy Current) taught in this course.
1. Principles of Test
2. Applied Procedures
3. Material and Equipment Used
4. Interpretation of Results of Test
Duration of training for each technique is as follows:
- Dye Penetrant (27h30)
- Magnetic Particle (26h10)
- Ultrasonic (28h30)
- Eddy Current (29h00)
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