EFNDT offers a route to:n More than 40 NDT Societies (including all of those in

Europe).

n More than 20,000 members of these individual national societies.

n More than 1,000 businesses in NDT which are corporate (company) members of the national societies.

n EighteenNDTpersonnel certificationbodieswhichare recognised under the EFNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement.

n More than190,000NDTpersonnel, certificatedbyEFNDTrecognisedthirdpartycertificationschemesin accordance with ISO9712 and/or EN473.

n Numerous associated bodies whose activities impact on the NDT business and personnel working in the NDTfield.

“A Europe-wide partnership to promote NDT for the benefit of the NDT industry, the NDT profession, users of NDT and the wider

community”

www.efndt.orgEFNDTisanon-profitassociation

registered in Brussels (aisbl). Headquarters: 1030 Brussels, Avenue de L’Opale 80.

Members:Austria Japan

Belgium Latvia

Brazil Lithuania

Bulgaria Moldova

Belarus Netherlands

China Norway

Croatia Poland

Czech Republic Portugal

Denmark Romania

Finland Russia

France Serbia

Germany Slovakia

Great Britain Slovenia

Greece Spain

Hungary Sweden

India Switzerland

Ireland Turkey

Israel Ukraine

Italy Italics denote Associate Members

For full details and links, please visit www.efndt.org

Objectives of EFNDT:The overall mission of EFNDT (European Federation for NDT) is to bring together the resources of the individual nationalsocietiesandorganisationsinthefieldofNDTin Europe to create a more effective and more valuable voice for the NDT industry, the NDT profession, users of NDT and the wider community.

Specificobjectivesinclude:

n Promote the importance of NDT and related research, development, training, certificationandaccreditationto improve reliability and safety of all the engineered items which are essential to everyday living.

n Act as the voice of the community of NDT in Europe.

n Encourage contacts between NDT Societies in Europe and other organisations with an interest in NDT.

n Represent the European community of NDT in meetings with the European Commission and related bodies.

n Contribute to the elimination of trade barriers.

n Liaise with the International Committee for NDT (ICNDT) to promote international cooperation on NDT issues.

n Organise conferences and seminars, including the European Conference on NDT (ECNDT).

n Organise working groups and make studies in the fieldofNDT.

n Publish journals,newslettersandreports inthefieldof NDT.

n Promote the execution of R&D projects and theirexploitation.

n Promote certification systems for personnel and/ororganisations in Europe.

NDT and Technical Diagnostics covers the whole field of inspection and condition monitoring technologies used to protect the safety of people, equipment and the environment.

Current activities:n Promotion of NDT for public safety.

n Provision of information services.

n Harmonisation and mutual recognition of personal certification.

n Multilateral Recognition Agreement.

n Liaison with relevant bodies.

n Improve awareness of the means of ensuring reliability in NDT.

n European NDT Quality Guidelines published on the EFNDT website.

n Recognition of the effort of volunteers in NDT Societies.

n European NDT Awards.

n Sharing best practice amongst European NDT Societies.

n Improved transatlantic co-operation.

n Support Forums for NDT Aerospace Boards, CertificationBodiesandspecialistsinNDT.

n Working group on NDT for Public Safety and Security.

n European NDT Conference every four years.

n Survey of NDT University education.

n Events Calendar.

n European NDT News.

n European Journal – Insight.

National NDT Societies (Members)

General Assembly

Board of Directors and Secretariat

Organising Society

Open to participants from NDT Societies and Experts

Working Groups

Forums CommitteesEuropean

Conference

organises

elects elects