hmmm...rilex bro..jgn panas2....

basic u should have a degree in mech, material or other related degree..
then go further with basic in inspection....NDT Certs...UT,RI,MT,PT...
if u can, go and have experience in doing all types of NDT inspection since u will have a better understanding of doing it instead of theoretical only...

then upgrade urself to welding inspection...maybe u can work as QC inspector elsewhere doing QC job...familiarize with all the codes and documentation needed...u can take the welding inspector cert from here maybe it PCN 3.1 or the much sought after, CSWIP 3.1...make sure u are really good in codes such as ASME, AWS, API and others...

after that, u can opt to go for API 510 for basic in API inspection, API 570, API 653 and others...

walla..since u have a degree, it will be easier for u to become an inspection engineer..

u can always skip the NDT part and do the QC job directly but beware, u will not be proficient in NDT if u do this even u have the certs...practical is very important.....

u have the certs and exp, go for VELOSI, ABS, GLM, SGS, DNV, TUV, OPTIMAL, SEm and a lot more...

hmmm...next time we'll talk about the painting and corrosion, E&1, mechanical, marine surveyor and etc....this also lead to inspection engineer...

u need to have an objective, be it welding inspection, E&1, mechanical, painting, corrosion, reliability, plant or etc...then u can specify what certs and exp u need to become one...

inspection needs certs and exp....have patience newbies...and spent ur money wisely...courses are damn expensive....hahaha...

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Added on May 25, 2009, 8:18 pmhmmm...my advice, amik je sijil2 kemahiran atau diploma kat politek atau SKM tu....biar pun SPM ko macam *****...
NDT memang best tapi nak naik susah melainkan ko ada qualification and exp...nanti ko dah 4 5 tahun pengalaman, nak masuk company besar2, bnde first die tnya, ko de degree atau diploma?....

dah ada diploma paling kirang baru venture masuk inspection field....sedap sikit....

a remembrance to newbies...mmg la kita dgr gaji sume masyuk2 bidang ni tapi semuanya bermula dgn gaji rendah dulu....be prepared...jangan la expect gaji terus meletup ye...salah tu...kang frust lak dpt gaji rendah...huhuhuh...

This post has been edited by scotjr: May 25 2009, 08:18 PM

giloss arr...kesian newbie...jgn main2kan diorang...tau la awk dah otai...plz be well mannered...

CSWIP 3.1 are very much soght after since they are not really much of the holder...even for API holder...there are only a bunch of those people....

in NDT field, Advance NDT are in demand be it IRIS, TOFD, Phase Array.....u can take TOFD and Phase Array at TWIsea....so damn expensive..



tu yg cakap de cswip 3.1 tu sje main2 je tu....nak ada cswip 3.1 exp at least 3 tahun in WI....mana ada freshie amik cswip 3.1 and EWS...yg otai pun blum tentu lepas..

This post has been edited by scotjr: Jun 18 2009, 09:50 PM

that depends...actually the basic pay in the inspection industry is quite low...so ur offer is the norm...

maybe u didnt understand since u still new...in the inspection industry, there are a alot of allowances...especially the site allowances...even the basic salary is low, the site allowance will support it...


site allowances depends on company , method of inspection, projects and etc...

i know some company whereas the inspectors got basics of RM1k only even for degree holders..but again, they manage to use non-national cars...(go figure)


my fren's basic only rm900 but total salary easily reach rm2.5k..thats for RT guy.

site allowance for plant inspectors/RBI inspectors usually >RM150 per day...go figure...

hahaha...different experience for my frens...he went to Yichuan and the Gov there (a.k.a DOSh back here in Malaysia)

do double check on MT. means they are doing MT again for the visual inspection. My frens have to check every inch of the vessel to make sure that the gov there doesnt found anything.huhuhhu...