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NDT Audit Checklist

Use this NDT audit checklist to run checks on NDT personnel and qualifications, procedures and acceptance criteria, equipment and calibration, inspection execution and traceability, records and reports, and nonconformances and corrective actions, logging issues with photos and notes and assigning corrective actions before sign-off.

7 sections21 questions16 to 30 minutesFree

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  • Record the NDT personnel and the methods they perform.Wide factory floor with orange robots and control cabinets while one worker stands watchingPhoto Added
  • Confirm qualifications and certifications are current for the applicable standard.Wide factory floor with orange robots and control cabinets while one worker stands watchingPhoto Added
  • Check the authorised scope of work and training or competency records.Wide factory floor with orange robots and control cabinets while one worker stands watchingPhoto Added
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What’s in this checklist.

7 sections · 21 questions · 16 to 30 minutes · Free

    1. Record the NDT personnel and the methods they perform.

    2. Confirm qualifications and certifications are current for the applicable standard.

    3. Check the authorised scope of work and training or competency records.

    1. Confirm approved procedures exist for each NDT method in use.

    2. Check procedures are the current revision and match the applicable standard.

    3. Confirm acceptance criteria and customer or project requirements are defined.

    1. Record the equipment used and its condition.

    2. Confirm calibration and verification records are current.

    3. Check reference standards, consumables, and equipment maintenance.

    1. Check inspection records capture the test parameters and results.

    2. Confirm traceability between the part, the inspection, and the record.

    3. Check defect indications and acceptance or rejection records.

    1. Confirm inspection reports are complete and supported by evidence.

    2. Check record control and retention against the requirements.

    3. Confirm reports are reviewed and approved.

    1. Record any nonconformances found in the audit.

    2. Assign corrective actions with owners and dates.

    3. Confirm previous corrective actions were closed.

    1. Confirm management review of the NDT program.

    2. Record the audit evidence and findings.

    3. Complete and sign off the audit.

How the NDT Audit checklist works.

Three steps, about 16 to 30 minutes.

  1. Work through each section

    Section by section, one check at a time.

  2. Log every finding

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  3. Sign off and share

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What is an NDT audit checklist?

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An NDT audit checklist is used to audit a non-destructive testing program rather than to perform a specific test. It works through the management, personnel, procedures, equipment, records, and quality controls that support NDT: personnel qualifications and certifications, approved procedures and acceptance criteria, equipment condition and calibration, inspection records and traceability, and nonconformance and corrective-action controls. It answers whether the program is controlled, qualified, documented, and capable of producing traceable results. Because requirements vary by method, industry, and standard, certification and acceptance criteria should be confirmed against the applicable standard.

An NDT audit checklist is a program-level audit tool for a non-destructive testing operation. It does not perform ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, or any other specific test; it audits the system behind them. Working through personnel qualifications and certifications, approved procedures and acceptance criteria, equipment condition and calibration, inspection execution and traceability, records and reports, and nonconformance and corrective-action controls, it answers one question: is the NDT program controlled, qualified, documented, and capable of producing traceable inspection results? Because NDT standards and personnel qualification requirements vary by method, industry, and applicable standard, the checklist audits against your program and the applicable standard rather than inventing certification requirements or standard-specific criteria.

Why NDT programs fail an audit

NDT results are only as good as the program behind them, and that is where audits find problems. Certifications lapse, procedures are out of date or do not match the acceptance criteria, equipment calibration is overdue, and inspection records cannot be traced back to the part. When that happens, the results cannot be relied on, and neither can the reports built on them.

A program audit fixes that by checking personnel, procedures, equipment, records, and quality controls together, confirming traceability, and driving corrective action, so the NDT program produces qualified, documented, traceable results.

Before and After InspectWrk

Before InspectWrk

  • Line and machine inspection logs sit in Excel files on individual desktops.
  • NDT checks are ticked on paper without photo evidence per finding.
  • Non-conformances surface during the ISO 9001 audit, not when the deviation actually happened.

After InspectWrk

  • NDT Level 3 personnel complete the audit in the app with photo evidence at the NDT, even offline.
  • Managers see open findings, closure status, and the applicable NDT standard for each method, your NDT quality management system and customer and project requirements evidence live on one dashboard.
  • Recurring shopfloor defects flag automatically so root cause is fixed before the next batch fails.

Why is an NDT audit checklist important?

A controlled NDT program produces results that can be trusted and traced:

  • Confirms personnel are qualified and certified for the methods they perform
  • Checks procedures are approved, current, and match acceptance criteria
  • Confirms equipment is calibrated and traceable
  • Ties inspection results back to the part and the record
  • Drives corrective action on nonconformances

What should be included in an NDT audit checklist?

A complete NDT program audit works through the system that produces the results:

Personnel and procedures

Confirm who does the work and how:

  • NDT personnel, qualifications, certifications, and authorised scope
  • Approved procedures at the current revision for each method
  • Acceptance criteria and customer or project requirements

Equipment and execution

Check the tools and the traceability:

  • Equipment condition, calibration, and reference standards
  • Inspection records with test parameters and results
  • Traceability between the part, the inspection, and the record

Records and quality control

Confirm the system is documented and improving:

  • Reports, record control, and retention
  • Nonconformances and corrective actions
  • Management review and audit sign-off

How do teams use an NDT audit checklist?

Work through the program audit in order:

  1. Confirm personnel qualifications, certifications, and scope
  2. Check approved procedures, revisions, and acceptance criteria
  3. Verify equipment condition, calibration, and reference standards
  4. Check inspection records, results, and traceability
  5. Review reports, record control, and retention
  6. Record nonconformances, corrective actions, and management sign-off

See how this checklist fits into Manufacturing inspection software.

This checklist runs as a mobile inspection app that works fully offline on site, with AI-powered defect detection on every photo. To see it on your own workflows, talk to our team.

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    See which checklists your team has in progress across every site, jump into the same inspection with one tap, and keep field, supervisor, and back-office views in sync without sending screenshots on WhatsApp.

    • Organise inspection data by site, team, and date
    • Assign checks to the inspector or vendor responsible
    • Track completion across every location in one view
    • Keep field and back-office in sync in real time
    • Comment on findings without leaving the inspection
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    Every team reports differently. Build the report your operations, quality, or compliance leads actually want to read, share it as a branded PDF, and schedule delivery to the stakeholders who need it.

    • Branded PDF and CSV export from any completed inspection
    • Schedule weekly or monthly delivery to managers and clients
    • Share to email, Drive, Teams, or Slack in one click
    • Filter findings by site, severity, or corrective-action status
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    See completion, pass rate, and recurring findings across every checklist and every site, without pulling spreadsheets together at the end of the month.

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It is used to audit a non-destructive testing program rather than to perform a specific test. It works through the management, personnel, procedures, equipment, records, and quality controls that support NDT: personnel qualifications and certifications, approved procedures and acceptance criteria, equipment condition and calibration, inspection records and traceability, and nonconformance controls. It answers whether the program is controlled, qualified, documented, and capable of producing traceable results, and records corrective actions and management sign-off.

A method-specific checklist, such as one for ultrasonic, magnetic particle, or dye penetrant testing, guides a single test. This audit sits above the individual tests: it checks the program that qualifies personnel, approves procedures, calibrates equipment, and controls records across all the methods in use. It does not perform a test; it audits whether the system producing the results is controlled and traceable. Method-specific checklists can be separate pages where there is demand.

No. NDT standards and personnel qualification requirements vary by method, industry, and applicable standard, so the checklist does not invent certification requirements or standard-specific acceptance criteria. It audits whether personnel, procedures, equipment, and records meet your program and the applicable standard, and prompts you to confirm the specifics. Always verify certification levels, procedures, and acceptance criteria against the applicable NDT standard and customer requirements for each method.

It is usually carried out by a qualified NDT Level 3, a quality manager, or an NDT auditor, sometimes for a customer or accreditation body. One person should own the audit, check qualifications, procedures, equipment, and records, and confirm traceability from part to result. Recording nonconformances, corrective actions, and management sign-off gives a clear audit trail and shows the NDT program is controlled and capable of producing reliable, traceable inspection results.

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