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Frequently Asked Questions Q. "I see that requirements for Level I or II will be meet when your course is complete. How many OJT hours are need for to be qualified as a Level II inspector?" A. Our courses will definitely satisfy the training requirements but one still needs to meet the OJT requirements to be qualified as a Level II. Standards vary, but one of the most commonly accepted standards in the industry, NAS 410, requires the following OJT (on the job training) hours to be completed for Level II status: 1600 hours each for ET (Eddy Current), UT (Ultrasonic) & RT (Radiography), 530 hours for MT (Magnetic Particle) and 400 hours for PT (Penetrant) of documented training signed off by at least a Level II that supervised the training and approved by a Level III. After the hour requirements are met one must pass a Level II exam for each respective method administered by the employer. There is a provision in NAS 410 to cut the hour requirements in half if practicing multiple methods as long as the required hours are met from the sum of all methods and such requirements are approved by the responsible Level III. For instance, an individual would meet the Level II requirement for UT (normally 1600 hours) with only 800 hours OJT as long as there were also at least 800 additional hours logged in ET, RT, MT or PT for a total of 1600 hours. The minimum amount of time to obtain level II status in all methods is 2865 hours. With only 2080 work hours in a normal work year (40hr week), you can see it would take almost 1.5 years to obtain the OJT hours. However, the logged OJT is actual time performing the method, not just time spent in the shop. One must actually be performing a method to log time. In a typical 8 hour day one might actually log only 6 hours with the remainder of the time spent traveling to worksites or doing other unrelated tasks. Naturally, this will extend the time frame it takes to meet the OJT requirements. Typically, it takes at least 3-5 years to accumulate the hours in all methods but it is not uncommon to meet the requirements for more frequently used methods much sooner. For instance, if the primary work performed is Ultrasonic only, the required hours could feasibly be obtained in under a year.
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