This book introduces details of inspection criteria and inspection techniques, which are widely recognized by the marine construction industry as a reliable means of inspection of structure members and their welds during the construction of surface vessels and other related marine and offshore structures. This text incorporates the criteria for phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT).

Since 2016, PAUT has become a common non-destructive testing method in use in shipyards for marine and offshore structures across the world, as it provides quicker examination than conventional UT technique for complex geometries. Moreover, this book includes guidance for time-of-flight diffraction (TOFD) ultrasonic inspection. The TOFD ultrasonic examination technique provides improved detection and sizing capabilities of discontinuities compared to standard ultrasonic pulse-echo techniques.

Both PAUT and TOFD produce a permanent record of the inspection in electronic format.

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Richard Ciampolini is Senior Consultant for the Italian Shipping Registry, RINA SpA, with a focus on training development, design, and delivery. Richard has worked on various training delivery projects across the maritime domain and is Expert in technical training and delivery.

Alexander Olsen is Training Solutions Architect for a global maritime defence company. His expertise lies in training and delivery across the military and civil maritime domains.