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.
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
- 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.
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
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.
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.
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 BÁSIC QUESTIONS
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...
