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Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler
Thanks for the responses so far guys...ive been in the industry for about 9 months now I went to ndt school...I'm a carded radiographer and am level 2 ut thickness mt and pt...I also draw isos and read p&id's...and have a good bit of cui inspection experience....I'm at a crossroads right now stuck between going the API route or the flaw detection route...but either way I gotta get outta the place I'm in...
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Not to discourage you but you don't yet have the years or experience to go the API route BUT doing the UT thickness, PT's and MT's will get you there, you're going to have to do your time before you can expect to test for your API's. Work as many turnarounds as you can get on and follow the API inspectors around and ask questions, never a dumb question. There is SO MUCH more to learn than passing a test. What we API inspectors do is not to be taken lightly, peoples lives are at risk directly with what we inspect. Not to bash you are any others but i've been in the business for over 18 years now and I have seen alot. There are a lot of sharp young guys that get a inspection company to sign off on their experience so they can test. These young smart guys pass the test then get in the field and they have no idea what they are looking at or what to do with it when they find a problem, what happens now is your reputation goes to crap and in this business your rep is all you got, your only as good as you last job. So what i'm getting at is get your time in the field in before your API's. Also, nde techs (PT, UT, MT) are getting really good wages now, 3 years will go by quickly , you'll learn the trade and then you can make a great career on the API side. If you contact Alltech i'm pretty sure they can get you going, you seem aggressive and sure of yourself which is a great trait, you will need them qualities when making crucial decisions.
08-23-2011, 02:34 PM
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