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(ltrasonic Flaw )etector * Probe:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e Range o central requenc!o ultrasonic equipment *probe s"all normall! bebetween 1 and 6 +,-$

&"e instrument s"all be capableo operation at requencies atleast 1 +,- to 5 +,-$



#ouplant:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

#oupling media s"all remainunc"anged t"roug"out t"eexamination session$#ouplant used .' /n nic0el'base allo! suraces

s"all contain maximum o 200 ppm o sulp"ur$' /n austenitic stainless steelss"all contain maximum o 200 ppm o c"loride plus 1uoride

#ouplant s"all not bedetrimental to t"e materialbeing examined$ #ouplants used./n nic0el base allo!s s"all not

contain more t"an 250 ppm osulp"ur$/n austenitic stainless steel ortitanium s"all not contain moret"an 250 ppm o "alides $



#alibration * Reerence 2loc0s:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

% prolongation o t"e part to beexamined or

a discard rom a part made romt"e same material "aing

undergone t"e same "eattreatment or

product wit" c"aracteristicssimilar to t"e acousticalproperties o t"e material under

examination$ &"e position * number ore1ectors. s"all be suc" t"at t"eentire t"ic0ness o t"e part canbe inspected$

&"e bloc0 is abricated rom t"esame product orm and materialspecifcation or equialent P'number side'drilled "oles. 1at

bottom "oles. notc"es etc$ s"allbe used$



#alibration #"ec0s:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

1. 3inearit! o time base andlinearit! o equipment gain s"allbe c"ec0ed eer! wee0$2. #alibration s"all be made at

t"e start o eer! test sessionand c"ec0ed at t"e end o frst"our. and once eer! two "ourst"ereater$ also be c"ec0edw"en t"e operator suspects t"ata drit "as occurred and at t"e

end o t"e test session$

1. Screen "eig"t linearit! andamplitude control linearit! s"allbe c"ec0ed at interals not toexceed t"ree mont"s or analog

and one !ear or digital t!peinstruments $2. % calibration c"ec0 on at leastone o t"e re1ectors s"all beperormed at t"e completion oeac" examination or series o

similar examinations. and w"enexamination personnel arec"anged$



Examination Record:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)Examination procedure4dentifcation o t"e weld &ime o examination #alibration and setting conditions Surace preparation

Scanning direction #"aracteristics o indications 4nterpretation o results Name. certifcation. date andinspectors signature$

Procedure identifcation andreision identifcation * location o weld (ltrasonic instrumentidentifcation

)ate and time o examination #alibration bloc0 identifcation Surace condition Examination personnelidentifcation * qualifcation leel



%cceptance Standards:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

' %n! indication wit" anamplitude more t"an or equalto 50% o reerence ec"oamplitude s"ell be recorded$-Non olumetric indications asspecifed in +# 5678 d isunacceptable$9olumetric imperactions areunacceptable i.- &;<mm- &=;<mm

' 4mperections w"ic" produce aresponse greater t"an 20% ot"e reerence leel s"all beinestigated$

-Non olumetric indications areunacceptable regardless o lengt"$

9olumetric imperactions areunacceptable i.-6mm or upto >?mm inclusie->@7t. or t rom >?mm to;8mm. inclusie->?mm or t oer ;8mm



RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING

Scope:

Procedure Requirement:

Surace preparation:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

General condition or Radiograp"! Radiograp"! o welding andcasting

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Aritten procedure along wit" routes"eet and instruction s"eetrequired

Aritten procedure required

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Surace s"all be ree romirregularit!$

Surace irregularities s"all beremoed



2ac0scatter Radiation:

S!stem o 4dentifcation:

)ensit! +onitoring:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

3ead letter B2C o 1.5 to 2.5mm ot"ic0ness s"all be used

3ead letter B2C o 13mm "eig"t *1.5mm o t"ic0ness s"all be used$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Radiograp" s"all be identifedusing numbers and letters w"ic"appear on t"e flm

Permanent identifcation on t"eradiograp" s"all appearD#omponent. Aeld. Part name.client name and manuacturers

name etc$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Film densit! s"all be measured

using a densitometer$

)ensitometer or step wedge

comparison flm s"all be used$



Processing:

4ntensi!ing Screen:

Standard 4Q4 design:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

%s recommended b!manuacturers$ %s described in SE'999

* SE'94

$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

specifed t"ic0ness o screen ordierent t"ic0ness ormandator! use$

ma! be used$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

,ole t!pe in accordance NF EN462-1 and wire t!pe NF EN 462-2

,ole t!pe in accordance o SE'1025 and wire t!pe SE'747$



Facilities or iewing o Radiograp":

9erifcation o source si-e:

)ensitometer calibration:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Not addressed$

9iewing acilities s"all proidesubdued bac0ground lig"ting oan intensit! t"at will not causere1ection. s"adows or glare ont"e radiograp"$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Not addressed$ manuacturers documents

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

First time and eer! 6 mont"s %t least eer! ?< da!s



Step wedge comparison flms:

Radiograp"ic &ec"niques:

Radiation Energ!:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

9alid or 5 !ears and renewedater 5 !ears i densities on stepsare not c"anged$

S"all be erifed prior to frstuse$ 9erifcation c"ec0s s"all beperormed annuall!$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)For outside diameter = 90mm.plane on plane or ellipticalproHections 90 = I = 170mm

For diameter greater t"an 89mmsingle wall iewing$ For diameterless t"an 89mm double walliewing$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

%ccording to table +# 7>J5 S"all ac"iee t"e densit! and 4Q4requirements$



Geometric uns"arpness:

Radiograp"ic densit!:

4Q4 selection:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

(g fxed wit" t!pe o radiationsource$

(g increases wit" speciment"ic0ness D0.51 to 1.78

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

For single flm iewing minimumdensit! is 2.0 For double flmiewing s"all be "ig"er t"an 2.7 +aximum flm densities in bot"cases is 4.5.

+inimum 1.8 in x'ra! & 2 ingamma ra!s$ +aximum 4.0 inbot" cases$ For double flmiewing minimum flm densit! osingle flm is 1.3 and max flmdensit! o composite flms is 4.0.

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

4n t"e table MC-3162.1. %s specifed in table T-276.



#rac0 . 3ac0 o Fusion * 3ac0 o Penetration:

(ndercut:

Fissure:

Elongated indication:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

(nacceptable (nacceptable

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

(nacceptable %ddressed in 9isual inspection$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

(nacceptable Not addressed

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

%n! gas cait! i its largestdimension Dl is greater t"an e/3 ore up to 4.5 mm$ e is t"e t"ic0ness o

part being radiograp"ed$

%n! elongated indication w"ic" "aslengt" greater t"an 6mm



Elongated indication:

%ligned indication:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

%n! t!pe o gas cait! i its largestdimension is greater t"an t"e aluegien in t"e table$

i %n! elongated indication w"ic""as lengt" greater t"an t/3 or trom 19 mm to 57 mm isunacceptableii %n! elongated indication w"ic""as lengt" greater t"an 19 mm or t

oer 57 mm is unacceptable

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

%n! linear Dor clustered gascaities w"ose combined diameters

total more t"an e oer a lengt" ot"e lesser o t"e alue 12e or150mm$

%n! group o aligned indications"aing an aggregate lengt" greater

t"an t in a lengt" o >5t. unless t"eminimum distance betweensuccessie indications exceeds 63



Rounded indication:

4nclusion:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

appendix 94$ Not addressed separatel!$ 4t coersunder gas caities$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)#oered under linear indications$ %n! isolated inclusion i its largest

dimension is greater t"an t"e aluegien in t"e table$



PENETRANT TESTING

#ertifcation o inspectors:No Signifcant dierence

Aritten Procedure Requirements: Slig"tl! dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Aritten procedure required Aritten procedure required along wit"Procedure Qualifcation

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Personnel are qualifed andcertifed according to

standard NF EN J87$

Personnel are qualifed and certifedaccordance wit" t"e requirements o

t"e latest edition o %SN&'SN&'&#'>% oran equialent accepted standard$(ASME Sec. III NB-5520)



#ontrol o #ontaminants:R##'+ is more strict

Surace preparation:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

' 5<< ppm or c"loride plus 1uoride' 5<< ppm or sulp"ur

&"e total "alogens and sulp"ur

content s"all not exceed 1L b!

weig"t$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)Surace s"all be ree romirregularit! e$g$ scale. rust. oil.grease or paint s"all be remoed.

Surace s"all be dr! and ree o alldirt. grease. lint. scale. welding1ux. weld spatter. paint. oil. andot"er extraneous matter



)r!ing %ter Preparation :No Signifcant dierence

&ec"nique:R##'+ "as more #lassifcation

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Prior to penetrant testing t"esurace to be inspected s"all becleaned and dried$

%ter cleaning. dr!ing o t"esuraces to be examined s"all beaccomplis"ed b! normaleaporation or wit" orced "ot or

cold air$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&!pe 4 Fluorescent . &!pe 44 #olour

#ontrast. &!pe 444 )ual purpose+et"od % Aater was"able+et"od 2 3ipop"ilic emulsifer+et"od # Solent Remoable+et"od ) ,!drop"ilic emulsifer+et"od E Aater and Solent

Eit"er a color contrast Disible

penetrant or a 1uorescentpenetrant s"all be used wit" oneo t"e ollowing t"ree penetrantprocesses:(a) water was"able(b) post'emulsi!ing

(c) solent remoable



&ec"niques or Standard &emperatures: &emperature range is dierent in bot" standards

&ec"niques or Nonstandard &emperatures:Qualifcation o testing at Non'Standard temperature is more strict in

%S+E

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e temperature o t"e part underexamination and t"e products inuse s"all remain wit"in a range o10°C to 50°C t"roug"out t"eentire penetrant process$

%s a standard tec"nique. t"etemperature o t"e penetrant andt"e surace o t"e part to beprocessed s"all not be below 0°!(5°C) nor aboe 125°! (52°C) t"roug"out t"e examinationperiod$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

4n t"e special case o examinationat a temperature o less t"an><M#. t"e deeloper s"all beapplied using an aerosol w"osetemperature. at t"e time o beingused. s"all be approximatel!

5<M#$

4t is not practical to conduct a liquidpenetrant examination wit"in t"etemperature range o J<MF to >5;MFD;M# to ;5M#. t"e examinationprocedure at t"e proposed lower or"ig"er temperature range requires

qualifcation o t"e penetrantmaterials $



#alibration:

Penetrant %pplication:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e penetrant can be applied tot"e part to be tested b! spra!ing.brus"ing. 1ooding. dipping orimmersion$

&"e penetrant ma! be applied b!an! suitable means. suc" asdipping. brus"ing. or spra!ing$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

See EN ?;6 3ig"t meters. bot" isible and1uorescent Dblac0 lig"t meters.s"all be calibrated at least once a

!ear or w"eneer t"e meter "asbeen repaired$



+inimum dwell times:R##'+ is more strict

Excess Penetrant Remoal:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e application o t"e remoermedium s"all be suc" t"at nopenetrant is remoed rom t"ediscontinuities$

%ter t"e specifed penetrationtime "as elapsed. an! penetrantremaining on t"e surace s"all beremoed. ta0ing care to minimi-eremoal o penetrant rom

discontinuities$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

)well time s"all be at least 5<minutes$

&"e penetrant flm s"all remaindamp or t"e entire dwell period

Penetration Ddwell time is critical$For temperature range rom ;<MF to>5;MF D><M# to ;5M# minimumdwell time s"all be ;'><minutes$

For temperatures rom J<MF D;M# upto ;<MF D><M#. minimum penetrantdwell time s"all be 5 times$



Aater'Aas"able Penetrants:%S+E is more strict

Post'Emulsifcation Penetrants 3ipop"ilicEmulsifcation:

No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e excess penetrant s"all beremoed using a suitable rinsingtec"nique$ &"e temperature o t"ewater s"all not exceed ;<M#$

Excess water was"able penetrants"all be remoed wit" a waterspra!$ &"e water pressure s"all notexceed ;< psi D7;< Pa. and t"ewater temperature s"all notexceed >><MF DJ7M#$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e emulsifer contact time s"allbe ealuated b! t"e user t"roug"pre'tests according to t"emanuacturers instructions$

%ter t"e required penetrant dwelltime. t"e excess surace penetrants"all be emulsifed b! immersingor 1ooding t"e part wit" t"eemulsifer$



Post'Emulsifcation Penetrants ,!drop"ilicemulsifcation:

&ime limit or pre'rinse in %S+E

Solent Remoable Penetrants:No Signifcant dierence

)r!ing %ter Excess Penetrant Remoal:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

2eore t"e application o t"e emulsifer.a water was" s"ould be perormed inorder to remoe t"e bul0 o t"e excesspenetrant rom t"e test surace and to

acilitate a uniorm action o t"e"!drop"ilic emulsifer w"ic" will beapplied subsequentl!$

&"e emulsifer s"all be applied b!immersion or b! oam equipment$

Pre'rinsing time s"all notexceed > min$ %ter pre'rinsing. t"e excess suracepenetrant s"all be emulsifed

b! immersing in or spra!ingwit" "!drop"ilic emulsifer$



)eeloping:No Signifcant dierence

Aet )eeloper %pplication:


)r! )eeloper %pplication:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e application o t"edeeloper s"all be carried outas soon as possible ater t"eremoal o excess penetrant$

&"e deeloper s"all be applied as soonas possible ater penetrant remoalO t"etime interal s"all not exceed t"atestablis"ed in t"e procedure$

4nsuKcient coating t"ic0ness ma! notdraw t"e penetrant out odiscontinuitiesO conersel!. excessiecoating t"ic0ness ma! mas0indications$



)eeloping &ime:R##'+ is strict

#olor #ontrast Penetrants:%S+E is strict

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e deelopment time s"ould

be between ><min and 7<minOlonger times ma! be agreedbetween t"e contracting parties$

)eeloping time or fnalinterpretation begins immediatel!ater t"e application o a dr!deeloper or as soon as a wet

deeloper coating is dr!$ Finalinterpretation s"all be made not less

t"an >< min nor more t"an 6< min$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e test surace s"all beinspected under da!lig"t orunder artifcial w"ite lig"t wit"an illuminance o not less t"an;<< lx on t"e surace o t"e

tested part D&"is alue ma! bec"ange in 3E

% minimum lig"t intensit! o ><< cD><<< lx is required on t"e suraceto be examined to ensure adequatesensitiit! during t"e examinationand ealuation o indications$



Fluorescent Penetrants:No Signifcant dierence

Post'Examination #leaning:No Signifcant dierence

%cceptance #riteria DEaluation o 4ndications

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

/nl! indications 5 mm areconsidered recordableconditions$

Releant indications are indicationsw"ic" result rom imperections$3inear indications are indications in

w"ic" t"e lengt" is more t"an t"reetimes t"e widt"$ Rounded indicationsare indications w"ic" are circular orelliptical wit" t"e lengt" equal to orless t"an t"ree times t"e widt"$



%cceptance #riteria D%cceptance Standards:

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e ollowing areunacceptable:linear indications.rounded indications w"ose

greatest dimension is Jmm.7 or more indications in aline. less t"an 7 mm apartedge to edge.groups o ; or more

indications in a rectangulararea o ><< cm5 c"osen int"e most unaourablemanner in relation to t"eindications and w"oselargest dimension s"all not

exceed 5< cm$

(a) /nl! imperections producingindications wit" maHor dimensions greatert"an >>6 in$ D>$; mm s"all be consideredreleant imperections$

(b) 4mperections producing t"e ollowingindications are unacceptable:(1) an! crac0s or linear indicationsO(2) rounded indications wit" dimensionsgreater t"an 7>6 in$ D; mmO(3) our or more rounded indications in a

line separated b! >>6 in$ D>$; mm orless edge to edgeO(4) ten or more rounded indications inan! 6 in$DJ <<< mm5 o surace wit" t"e maHordimension o t"is area not to exceed 6 in$

D>;< mm wit" t"e area ta0en in t"e mostunaorable location relatie to t"e



MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING

#ertifcation o inspectors :No Signifcant dierence

Aritten Procedure Requirements:Qualifcation o procedure is necessar! in %S+E

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Personnel are qualifed andcertifed according to

standard NF EN J87$

Personnel are qualifed and certifedaccordance wit" t"e requirements ot"e latest edition o %SN&'SN&'&#'>% oran equialent accepted standard$(ASME Sec. III NB-5520)

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Aritten procedure required Aritten procedure required along wit"Procedure Qualifcation



#"ec0ing magneti-ation apparatus:

R##'+ is more strict

#alibration o measuring apparatus:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

%mmeters s"all be c"ec0edeer! 6 mont"s in accordancewit" conditions set ort" in a

written document$

+agneti-ing equipment wit" anammeter s"all be calibrated at leastonce a !ear$ 4 equipment "as not been

in use or a !ear or more. calibrations"all be done prior to frst use$

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

+easuring apparatus Dlig"tmeter. feld indicator s"all becalibrated eer! >5 mont"s inaccordance wit" conditionsset ort" in a writtendocument$

3ig"t meters and Gauss meters s"all becalibrated at least once a !ear orw"eneer a meter "as been repaired$



)etecting media:No Signifcant dierence

)eices or c"ec0ing detecting media:%S+E is more s!stematic

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

D"# $o%&e"' &"is powder ma!eit"er be used wit"out a specialpreparation or ma! be coloredto improe contrast$

M*+et,c ,+' &"econcentration o magneticparticles isible in w"ite lig"ts"all in all cases be "ig"er t"an5 g@l in new products$

&"e particles s"all be treated toimpart color in order to ma0e t"em"ig"l! isible against t"e bac0groundo t"e surace being examined$ For

1uorescent particles. t"e requiredsettling olume is rom <$> to <$J m3in a ><<'m3 bat" sample and rom>$5 to 5$J m3 per ><< m3 o e"icleor non1uorescent particles

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

#"ec0ing t"e procurement andconsistenc! oer time o t"eperormance o detecting media isperormed using preiousl!'

magneti-ed magnetic particle feld

Pear's"aped centriuge



Surace Preparation:


#"oice o magneti-ation met"od: &ec"niques are more detailed in %S+E

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e c"oice o t"emagneti-ation met"oddepends on t"e geometr!.mass. condition and grade ot"e parts under examinationin addition to t"e assumedorientation and dept" o t"ediscontinuities soug"t$

/ne or more o t"e ollowing femagneti-ation tec"niques s"all beused:(a) prod tec"nique(b) longitudinal magneti-ationtec"nique(c) circular magneti-ation tec"nique(d) !o0e tec"nique(e) multidirectional magneti-ationtec"nique



&emperature conditions or detecting media:

R##'+ contains more details

+agneti-ation conditions c"ec0s:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

+agnetic in0 can be used ortemperatures less t"an or equal to;<M#. )r! powder containing

organic pigments can be used ortemperatures less t"an or equal to><<M# and )r! powder containingeit"er no pigments or wit" non'organic pigments or temperaturesless t"an or equal to 7<<M#$

Particles s"all be used wit"in t"etemperature range limitations set b!t"e manuacturer o t"e particles$

%lternatiel!. particles ma! be usedoutside t"e particle manuacturersrecommendations proiding t"eprocedure is qualifed in accordancewit" %rticle >. &'>;< at t"e proposedtemperature$



%pplication o detecting medium:


3ig"ting #onditions:%S+E is more strict

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)A"en detecting media isibleunder normal lig"tingconditions are used. t"e areaexamined s"all be illuminatedto a leel o not less t"an 500

lux$A"ere 1uorescent detectingmedia are used. t"eexamination s"all beperormed in a dar0ened area$

&"e ultra'iolet lig"t intensit!

on t"e surace to be obsered5

% minimum lig"t intensit! o 100 cD1000 3x is required on t"e surace tobe examined or isible magneticparticlesAit" 1uorescent magnetic particles.

t"e examination is perormed using anultraiolet lig"t Di$e$.nominal 365 nm.called black light.Glasses or lenses worn b! examinerss"all not be p"otoc"romic or ex"ibitan! 1uorescence$ 2lac0 lig"ts s"all

ac"iee a minimum o 1000A@cm5 on



4nterpretation o indications:No Signifcant dierence

#leaning:No Signifcant dierence

)emagneti-ationNo Signifcant dierence

#urrent 1ow tec"nique using "and'"eld prodsDPlacement o Prods




#urrent 1ow tec"nique using "and'"eld prods

Dstrengt" o magneti-ation current%S+E inoles more parameters

+agnetic 1ow tec"niquesD+agneti-ing +et"ods:


RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

Recommended alue ocurrent in amperes per cm o

space between t"e prods isJ< to ;< or %#. 5; to 75 or,al'wae rectifed currentand 76 to J; or Full'waerectifed current$

)irect or rectifed magneti-ing currents"all be used$ &"e current s"all be

><<Dminimum amp @ in$ DJ amp@mm to>5; Dmaximum amp@in$ D; amp@mm oprod spacing or sections 7J in$ D>?mm t"ic0 or greater$ For sections lesst"an 7J in$ D>? mm t"ic0. t"e currents"all be ?< amp@ in$ D7$6 amp@mm to

>>< amp@in$ DJ$J amp@mm o prodspacing$



+agnetic 1ow tec"niques DSpecial tec"nicalconditions:

%S+E is more detailed

+agnetic 1ow tec"niques DStrengt" o !o0es:No Signifcant dierence

+agnetic 1ow tec"niques DPlacement o !o0es:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

#urrent amperage is selected inaccordance wit" t"e dimensionsDlengt" and diameter o t"e partwit" t"e number o coil turns

needed to proide t"emagneti-ation c"aracteristicsbetween 2400 and 4000 %@m in t"earea under examination$

&"e current s"all be 300 amp@in$ D>5%@mm to 800 amp@in$ D7> %@mm oouter diameter or central conductortec"nique$

For longitudinal magneti-ationtec"niques suitable magneti-ingcurrent is obtained b! ormula



ISUAL TESTING

Examination personnel:


Aritten Procedure Requirements:No Signifcant dierence

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e examination personnels"all proide proo t"at t"eirision satisfes t"e

requirements o NF EN 473$

Personnel s"all "ae an annual isiontest to assure natural or corrected neardistance acuit! suc" t"at t"e! arecapable o reading standard '> letters

on standard aeger test t!pe c"arts ornear ision$ Equialent near ision testsare acceptable$(ASME Sec. / A"t,ce)



)irect isual examination equipment:No Signifcant dierence

4ndirect isual examination equipmentNo Signifcant dierence

Reerence sample

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e +anuacturer ma! proposet"at a isual comparison be made

o t"e part being examined wit" areerence sample$

<$T mm wide blac0 line is requiredon >TL neutral gre! card



Examination conditions

3ig"ting conditions in %S+E are more strict

RCC-M (2012) ASME (2010)

&"e leel o examination suraceillumination s"all not be lower t"an

;<< lux$

&"e minimum lig"t intensit! at t"eexamination surace@site s"all be

><< ootcandles D><<< lux$

comparison slides for rcc-m & asme

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