40 Hour Radiation Safety

RBG USA, INC.

“State Of The Art Of Training Tool For Ultrasonics”

Don Locke

President Hellier NDT

Nov 5, 2014

“API Certification”

Don Locke

President CodeWest API

Nov 5, 2014

Training / Continuous Education Saves

Lives

• CSB Falling through the Cracks

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Introduction

• USAF NDI 1972

• Karta Tech. Inc 1996

• Team Ind. Inc 2006

• Hellier NDT 2008

• 4 companies in 42

years of NDT

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Hellier Organizational

Chart

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Don Locke

President

Kevin McClain

Hellier Corp Level III

Michael McGloin

Manager Anaheim CA

Allen Sanders

QA Director / Manager Houston TX

Virginia McMinn

Staff Accountant/ Houston Office Manager / HR / Hellier- CodeWest-WorldSpec

Meg Klander

ASNT Proctor-Corp Scheduler-Houston Admin

Sharyl McGloin

ASNT Proctor Anaheim Admin

Jan Mahoney

ASNT Proctor New London Admin

Jeremy Potter

Web sites: Hellier-CodeWest-WorldSpec / Acuren Safety Coastal / Hellier Equipment Inventory

Chris Welton

ASNT Proctor / Acuren Certification Exams online / Video / Voice SME

Tim Brooks

Manager New London CT

Hellier Organizational

Chart

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Full Time Instructors

John Allgood

Houston

Fernando Villanueva

Houston

Steve Hubbard

Houston

Allen Sanders

Houston

Instructor (Krist Brost)

Houston

Instructor (open)

New London

Associate Instructors

Eugene Charpia

Houston

Bob Cameron

Houston

Jerry Carr

Houston

Toni Bailey

New London

Tim McInnis

New London

A Dedicated Team of Instructors

Technically Qualified Professionally Trained

• ANST Level III

• NAS410 Level III

• Hellier Certified Instructor

• 12-44 years experience

• ASME, ASTM,

API,CWI,NAS410,

NADCAP, SNT TC-1A,

ISO9712, USAF, US

Navy, US Army

• 30 Subject Matter Experts

in NDT 6

WWW.HELLIERNDT.COM

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Tell / Teach / Involve

Growth Process

• All NDT techs and

Engineers must learn the

language of

NDT,NDI,NDE

• All level IIs must work to

achieve a higher level of

capability and be tested

often (POD)

• All level IIIs must be able

to demonstrate

leadership and

knowledge

Teaching is a Challenge

• “ Tell me and I forget”

• “Teach me and I learn”

• “Involve me and I

remember”

• Facts of Comprehension

– 1 hour

– 1 day

– 1 month

– 1 year

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UT Basic Theory

• First you must have a

strong foundation

• UT level I

• Next you need hands

on skills

• UT level II

• Then you need time to

mature

• On the job experience

• “The Person that will

not read is not better

than the person that

cannot read”

• Personal responsibility

for learning must be

stressed

• Books, Video, Online

courses, Simulators,

Instructor lead courses

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Passion for sharing

UT is amazing! UT PA is beautiful!

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UT MAN IV link

• Learn with out the expense of equipment

• Experience UT with out travel

• Make mistakes

• Build confidence (see flaw orientation)

• See the sound path

• Overcome the fear of different equipment

• Hear instructional videos

• Practice with out time limits

• Test on different applications

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Picture caption Screen shot of 0 degree transducer for lamination scan in HAZ

Blended Training 2015 and beyond

Fernando Villanueva ASNT Sept 2014 Feature

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Blended Learning

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One on one 7 hour Performance

Demonstration Exam

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WWW.WORLDSPEC.ORG

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Blended Learning

• WorldSpec Introduction

to PA UT online

• Laptop

• Tablet

• Any where, Any time

• NDT Managers,

Engineers, Auditors,

Techs new to UT

Phased Array

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Link to UT PA Intro course

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Q&A on UT training today

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THANK YOU!!!!

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“API Certification”

Don Locke

President CodeWest API

Nov 5, 2014

CSB link

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Over 20 years of API world wide training

Past Logo – Vision

“FEED YOUR HEAD” OVER 10,000 TRAINED

• 510

• 570

• 653

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CodeWest Organizational

Chart

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Don Locke

President

Marvin Coats

API Technical Consultant, Instructor Houston

Leah Lamp

Account Manager Event Scheduler,

Customer Support, Houston

Virginia McMinn

Staff Accountant/ Houston Office Manager / HR / Hellier- CodeWest-

WorldSpec

Jeremy Potter

Web sites Hellier-CodeWest-WorldSpec / Acuren Safety

Coastal / Hellier Equip. Inventory

Contract Instructors

Richard Seay

API 510, 570, 653 Houston Public

Courses/International Private Courses

Charlie Cramlet

API 510, 570, 653 Houston Public

Courses/International Private Courses

Marvin Coats

API 510, 570, 653 Houston Public

Courses/International Private Courses

Open Position

API 510, 570, 653 Houston Public

Courses/International Private Courses

WWW.CODEWEST.COM

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API News “Did You Know”

• CodeWest has exam prep classes

on:

–API 510 Pressure vessels

inspector

–API 570 Piping inspector

–API 653 Tank inspector

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Did you know API classes are specificly

focused for Exam prep

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Did you know API classes

are normally full

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“Did You Know” Hilton

West Chase Houston

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2015 Schedule

API EXAM WINDOW PRO- GRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE CODEWEST COURSE CODEWEST DATES

Jan 16-30 510 November 21, 2014 10 1/2 Day Jan 5-15

8 1/2 Day Jan 7-15

Feb 13-27 570 December 19, 2014 10 1/2 Day Feb 2-12

8 1/2 Day Feb 4-12

Mar 20-Apr 3 653 January 23, 2015 10 1/2 Day Mar 9-19

8 1/2 Day Mar 11-19

May 15-19 510 March 20, 2015 10 1/2 Day May 4-14

8 1/2 Day May 6-14

June 5-19 570 April 10, 2015 10 1/2 Day May 25-June 4

8 1/2 Day May 27-June 4

July 3-17 653 May 8, 2015 10 1/2 Day June 22-July 2

8 1/2 Day June 24-July 2

Sept 4-22 510 July 10, 2015 10 1/2 Day Aug 24-Sept 3

8 1/2 Day Aug 26-Sept 3

Oct 16-30 570 August 21, 2015 10 1/2 Day Oct 5-15

8 1/2 Day Oct 7-15

Nov 6-20 653 September 11, 2015 10 1/2 Day Oct 26-Nov 5

8 1/2 Day Oct 28-Nov 5

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API News “Did You Know”

• Students can choose a location and a date

within the API exam window to take the

exam.

• Students are provided a PDF version of their

codebooks on the computer to access during

the open book portion of the exam.

• Prometric provides students with everything

they will need for the exam: calculator,

pencils, scrap paper…

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API News “Did You Know”

• Certification exams for API 577, 579, 580,

SI, etc. are now available without having the

previously pre-requisite API 510, 570 or 653

certifications.

• API has established a new "Source

Inspector" certification.

• API has transitioned from mass examination

using hard copy reference material to

Computer Based Testing (CBT)

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API News “Did You Know”

• API Smart Brief:

• Automated news to your email every day.

• https://www2.smartbrief.com/signupSystem/

subscribe.action?pageSequence=1&briefNa

me=api&utm_source=brief

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Active API certifications

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Over all API Program Growth

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Major Growth Outside the North America

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First CBT Exams March 2014

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API News “Did You Know”

• Key API Meetings you should know

about

–Nov 10-12 API committee meeting

Denver CO.

–Jan 2015 API summit in Galveston

TX

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VISION 2020

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Q&A on API / CodeWest

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THANK YOU!!!!

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