Non-destructive testing specialists carry out testing of vehicles, vessels, other manufactured objects, and construction structures without having to damage them. They use special equipment such as x-ray, ultrasound, radiographics, or infrared instruments to perform testing activities and report based on the observed results.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Inspecting and testing products, parts and materials for conformity with specifications and standards;
(b) Grading and classifying natural textile fibres for spinning and winding;
(c) Discarding or rejecting products, materials and equipment not meeting specifications;
(d) Analysing and interpreting blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures;
(e) Notifying supervisors and other personnel of production problems, and assisting in identifying and correcting these problems;
(f) Recording inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded;
(g) Marking items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status;
(h) Measuring dimensions of products using instruments such as rulers, callipers, gauges, or micrometers;
(i) Analysing test data and making computations as necessary to determine test results.