1. Nadezda Volkova SRC Control and diagnostic Houston, USA, April 2014 Issues of recognizing of tests results, certifications and inspections in the conformity assessment systems of US, Europe, the Russian Federation

2. 1 Main elements of technical regulation system TECHNICAL REGULATION TECHNICAL REGULATION Accreditation Standardization Market surveillance Assessment (confirmation) of conformity Technical regulations Determinatio n of liability Assurance of uniformity of measurement s

3. Accreditation bodies system in EU EU member state EU member states … National accreditation body

4. Independent bodies for conformity assessment Certification bodies (Products, Quality management –ISO 17021, Stuff - ISO 17024) Inspection body (ISO 17020) Testing laboratory (ISO 17025)

5. Russian conformity assessment bodies accredited in the ЕА Testing laboratories (ISO 17025): Germany (DAKKS) – 15; Inspection bodies (ISO 17020): Great Britain (UKAS) – 2; Nederland ( ) – 1; Bodies for stuff attestation (ISO 17024): Germany (DAKKS) – 2; Great Britain (UKAS) – 1; Bodies for quality management certification (ISO 17021) More then 20

6. Possibility for Russian bodies for conformity assessment within European Directives Participation way: -Russian accreditation body according to ISO/IEC 17000 series must be recognized by national accreditation body of state member of EA agreement; -Recognition ( notification) by corresponding notified body of EU member state; -Notified Russian body make the conformity assessment procedures -Notified body make and publish the certificate according to settled rules

7. Conformity assessment procedures (Notification) Participation way: ISO/IEC 17025 -EC, US –Proficiency Tests, -RF –accreditations ISO/IEC 17024 -NDT: EC, US - ISO/EN 9712, RF – Rostehnadzor Rule -Welding: EC, US – Standards IIW, RF – Rostehnadzor Rule ISO/IEC 17020 -EC, US – accreditations, -RF – construction control certificats (SRO)

8. Example of bodies for third countries stuff assessment in conformity assessment according to European Directives Great Britain PED/19 - Arrangements for the BINDT Approval of NDT personnel certificated by other Certification Bodies

9. The British Institute of NDT, which is a Recognised Third Party Organisation is described within the European Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC) at Article 13. has entered into agreements to ‘Approve’ NDT personnel certificated against EN ISO 9712 criteria for the testing of permanent joints in pressure equipment by the following certification bodies:

10. Australian Institute for NDT Web: http://www.aindt.com.au/certification/certification-forms- guide.html Brazilian Association for NDT (ABENDE) Web: http://www.abende.org.br JSNDI (Japan) Web: http://www.jsndi.jp Natural Resources (Canada) Web: http://ndt.nrcan.gc.ca RTC Testing and Diagnostics (Russia) Web: http://www.ndt-rus.ru/en/certification.html PROMBEZPEKA (Ukraine) Web: http://www.osp.kiev.ua

11. Discipline Code Knowledge Required Certifications / Qualifications Preferred Certifications/ Qualifications Comments Vessels ASMEV ASME VIII ASME IX NACE Certified Welding Inspector per one of the following: СWI (Certified Welding Inspector- (AWS))- US CSWIP (Certification System of Welding Inspection Personnel)-GB CWB NDE Level II as: Radiographic film interpreter (RTFI)- Canada NDE Level II: MT PT UT RT VT API 510; 570; 653; or BPV Authorized inspector welder's qualification Same as for 'Structural/ Welding' above. Certification/ qualifications body according IIW Rules and required.

12. Discipline Code Knowledge Required Certifications / Qualifications Preferred Certifications/ Qualifications Comments Process & Power Piping/ Welding/ Static Equipment ASMEV ASME VIII ASME IX ASME B31.1 ASME B31.3 ASME B31.4 ASME B31.8 NACE Certified Welding Inspector per one of the following: СWI (Certified Welding Inspector- (AWS))- US CSWIP (Certification System of Welding Inspection Personnel)- GB CWB NDE Level II as: Radiographic film interpreter (RTFI)- Canada NDE Level II: MT PT UT RT VT API 510; 570; or 653 welder's qualification Same as for 'Structural/ Welding' above. Certification/ qualifications body according IIW Rules and required ove..

13. : Categories of welding stuff International welding engineer IWE; International welding technologist IWТ; International welding specialist IWS; International welding inspector IWIP

14. Сonformity assessment system in USA ? ASME, SAE ASME API, AWS Exempl: Boiler/Vessel; Piping ISO, IEC, e.c. ASTM Professional Engineering standards and regulation API, AWS API, ACI, AWS ANSI Accreditation

15. Сonformity assessment system in RF ? State Inspection body Professional NPOs (SRO) API, AWS Exempl: Boiler/Vessel; Piping ISO, IEC, e.c. Ros Accreditation (ISO series 17000) Regulation and Rules FNP, PB Ministry, Regulation Body Rosstandart Regulation, Rules SRO Standards Exempl: Boiler/Vessel; Piping Rostehnadzor