Objective

Non Destructive Testing (NDT) methods determine the welding integrity of materials and its characteristics without doing any harm to the materials.  The course gives an overview of the more advanced NDT methods commonly used in industry, the principles behind them, their applications and advantages.  These NDT methods are :

a.    Phased array ultrasonic
b.    Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)
c.    Computer Radiography
d.    Auto Ultrasonic Testing (AUT)


About the Course Leader

EMRAN BIN ALIAS, NDT Manager
TWI Training & Certification (S E Asia) Sdn Bhd

Emran graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Nuclear Science from University Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2000. He was initially with Teknikspek Sdn Bhd and Velosi (M) Sdn Bhd and responsible for performing various NDT requirements on several oil & gas offshore platform and crude oil terminal projects.  He subsequently joined Ruane Tati as a Training Executive in charge of the company’s training operation and development relating to all NDT subjects and ensuring the entire training syllabus and teaching methods comply with PCN, ASNT, ACCP and MLVK requirements.

Emran is currently the NDT Manager in TWI Training & Certification (S E Asia) Sdn Bhd and conducts theoretical and practical training in Phased Array, TOFD, ultrasonic testing, radiographic interpretation, magnetic particle testing and penetrant testing as per EN 473, ISO 9712 and EN 45013 requirements. This training is conducted in Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Australia, Singapore, Korea and the Philippines. He also invigilates and monitors CSWIP and PCN examination requirements.  Besides lecturing, he is the consultant in NDT related fields for TWI’s clients including CNOOC Engineering, China, Oceaneering Asia Pacific, RTO Appluss Singapore, PT Sucofindo, Indonesia and VISCO Vietnam.

Emran is a Member of the Malaysia Society of Non Destructive Testing (MSNT) and the  Malaysian Standard Technical Committee in Non Destructive Testing . He is also on the MLVK Radiography Testing Examination Result Panel.