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m i rcole s , 25 de dicie m bre de 2013

ASNT NDT LEVEL III BASIC and UT METHOD

Examinations
PART 1 BASIC
The Basic examinations looks simple. In my experience, close to 80% of questions comes from
ASNT SNT TC 1A, CP 189 and MATERIALS and PROCESS BOOK from ASNT.

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ASNT NDT LEVEL III BASIC and UT
M ETHOD Examination...

I recommend the following lectures:

ASNT LEVEL II Basic Study Guides in all published methods
HANDBOOK OVERVIEW.
ASNT SNT TC 1A (2011)
CP 189 (2011)
ASNT MATERIALS AND PROCESS book

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ASNT Questions and Answers books up to level II.

The best method to study is to be critic, make your own questions. The questions are not
difficult by itself, ASNT ask for comprehension instead memory. The exam is a professional
object, the people who makes the exam really want to explore the knowledge as a whole.
There are an important number of questions with more than one correct answer, you shall
select the best option. This type of questions reflect the depth of your knowledge.
One important technique is to read in ACTIVE MODE, this means that you will write a list of
questions before read a topic, for example:
Which is the principle of the method, the main physics concept?
Which inspection needs could resolve the method.
How often is used the method.?
Which conditions are required to apply the method?
How many techniques have the method and how this techniques works?
Instrumentation related with the method.?
Etc etc etc This is the best way to read without be bored and active lecture is the best way
to learn by reading.
After the first lecture has been concluded, some of the questions should be answered, but
many other question rises from this first critical reading. So, make new questions and read
again. A very good approach is to read 3 times the same topic in a critical way. Make a list of
questions, short resumes and tables... comparisons are very important to stimulate the
memory associations.
ULTRASONIC METHOD
I recommend the following books
UT ASNT LEVEL III STUDY GUIDE
Four first chapters from KRAUTKRAMER AND KRAUTKRAMER (Last edition)
UT ASNT HANDBOOK
Question and Answer book Level I, II and III questions
If you have an score with more than 80% in the Study Guide and in the Question and Answer
book Level I, II and III questions you can be sure you will have a good score in the real life
examination.

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It is not practical to ask which question someone could remember direct from the examination,
the questions are the same in nature from the Study Guide and Question and Answers book.
VERY IMPORTANT LEFT THE PROCEDURE QUESTIONS FOR THE END !!!! The method
examination is accompanied with a procedure and a list of questions related with the
procedure, left this aspect of the examination to the end.
Do not spent time with the booklet of equations... it is only in case of emergency.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL

2) Avoid to spent time with the booklet of formulas that is supplied with the examinations, this
could scare you since it have many page of equations, and there is a high probability that this
book will not be needed.
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1) Carlos Guinand, an experimented ASNT NDT Level III in many methods gave me
a recommendation that is very useful during the examination. Make a list with the number of
your doubtfully questions. Ex. During the examination, if you have a doubt about the question #
41, write the number of this question (41) in separate list in a separate page. At the end of the
examination, you will look for this questions to verify the answer. This will help you save very
valuable minutes.

3) Consider using methods for answer multiple choice questions even ASNT usually minimize
effects that help to select the right answer without knowledge
(http://www.studygs.net/tsttak3.htm).
4) To have an overview of your results you can apply the following rule of thumb method:
A) You will fail close to the 10% of questions that you are absolutely sure you are right
B) You will fail close to the 50% of questions that you have doubts about the right answer.
C) You will fail close to the 80% of questions which you do not have any idea about rigth
answer.
5) Day before exam take a long walk, this day make soft physical exercises spent calories to be
relaxed at night, not recommended to take much coffee since it is important to sleep.
6) The following post from OLDANI OLIVIERO runs (ndt.net forum):
Re: ASNT LEVEL III BSIC QUESTIONS
In Reply to jose albanela on 19:34 Aug-29-2012 (Opening).
You can take the Basic ASNT Guide. There are 480 questions to be used as reference. Those
questions are of the same difficulty of those used for the examination. Only few questions
included into the Guide could be part of the examination. Test by yourself. On 480 questions a
score of 80% could give you the needed confidence to be adequately prepared.
Never loose the control, some questions could be difficult do not spent time with...
DO NOT FORGET TO COMPLETE THE ANSWER QUESTION SHEET. Some persons begin to
complete the small balls answer sheet just some minutes after the end of the test...

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