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Technical competence built around recognised inspection frameworks

IAIS UAE works across personnel qualification, inspection codes, industry schemes, safety competence, laboratory frameworks and advanced inspection technologies used throughout industrial inspection and asset-integrity work.

18 Technical Categories
50+ Standards & Framework References
UAE + GCC Industrial Application
Certification Categories

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Scope Matrix

Standards and technical coverage

A responsive table-style view of the standards, qualification schemes and technical areas associated with each category.

Category Standards / Frameworks Scope
CATEGORY 01

NDT Personnel Certification

Standards / Frameworks ASNT, PCN, ISO 9712 & CSWIP
Scope

NDT personnel competency covering Level I, II and III certification schemes, including ASNT SNT-TC-1A, PCN, ISO 9712 and CSWIP NDT qualifications.

CATEGORY 02

API Inspection & Integrity

Standards / Frameworks API 510, 570, 571, 577, 578, 580, 653, 650, 936 & 1169
Scope

Inspection and integrity frameworks covering pressure vessels, piping, materials, welding, storage tanks, fixed equipment, refractory systems and pipeline inspection.

CATEGORY 03

Welding & Fabrication Inspection

Standards / Frameworks AWS CWI, CSWIP, IIW/IWI, ASME & ISO 3834
Scope

Welding inspection, fabrication quality control and welding procedure requirements supported by AWS, CSWIP, IIW/IWI, ASME Section IX and ISO 3834 frameworks.

CATEGORY 04

Coating, Painting & Corrosion

Standards / Frameworks AMPP/NACE CIP, BGAS-CSWIP, FROSIO & SSPC
Scope

Coating inspection, painting quality control, corrosion assessment and protective coating inspection supported by recognized industry qualification schemes.

CATEGORY 05

Building & Civil Inspection

Standards / Frameworks RICS, ICC, ACI & Structural Inspection
Scope

Building-condition assessment, structural inspection, concrete inspection and non-destructive testing of civil and structural assets.

CATEGORY 06

Marine & Ship Inspection

Standards / Frameworks DNV, ABS, Bureau Veritas, LR, IRS, RINA & ClassNK
Scope

Marine and ship inspection practices aligned with major classification societies and applicable IACS requirements.

CATEGORY 07

Electrical & Hazardous Areas

Standards / Frameworks IEC, IECEx, CompEx & Electrical Thermography
Scope

Electrical inspection, thermographic assessment and hazardous-area competence covering applicable IEC, IECEx and CompEx frameworks.

CATEGORY 08

Pressure Equipment & Piping

Standards / Frameworks ASME, API, NBIC, PED & EN Standards
Scope

Inspection and assessment of pressure vessels, boilers, piping and pressure equipment using recognized international codes and inspection practices.

CATEGORY 09

Pipeline Inspection & Integrity

Standards / Frameworks API 1169, ASME B31, ISO & AMPP
Scope

Pipeline inspection, NDT, integrity assessment, corrosion control and inspection activities aligned with applicable pipeline standards and practices.

CATEGORY 10

Storage Tank Inspection

Standards / Frameworks API 653, API 650, API 620 & EEMUA 159
Scope

Inspection and assessment of above-ground storage tanks, including tank floors, shells, roofs, welds and associated structural components.

CATEGORY 11

Mechanical & Rotating Equipment

Standards / Frameworks API, ISO 18436 & Condition Monitoring
Scope

Condition monitoring and inspection covering vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication analysis and mechanical equipment assessment.

CATEGORY 12

Lifting Equipment Inspection

Standards / Frameworks LEEA, LOLER & ASME B30
Scope

Inspection and testing of cranes, hoists, lifting accessories, rigging equipment and load-test activities under recognized lifting-equipment frameworks.

CATEGORY 13

Rope Access & Work at Height

Standards / Frameworks IRATA, SPRAT & Fall Protection
Scope

Industrial rope access, work-at-height, confined-space and fall-protection competence for inspection and maintenance activities in difficult-access locations.

CATEGORY 14

Quality, Safety & Environment

Standards / Frameworks ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & ISO 29001
Scope

Quality, environmental, occupational health and safety and petroleum-sector quality management frameworks, including applicable lead-auditor qualifications.

CATEGORY 15

Inspection Body & Laboratory Accreditation

Standards / Frameworks ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17025 & ISO 17034
Scope

International frameworks covering inspection-body competence, testing and calibration laboratory competence and reference-material producer requirements.

CATEGORY 16

Fire Protection & Refractory Inspection

Standards / Frameworks API 936, NFPA & Passive Fire Protection
Scope

Inspection of refractory systems, passive fire protection, fire-stopping systems and associated fire-protection installations.

CATEGORY 17

Offshore Safety & Inspection

Standards / Frameworks BOSIET, FOET, HUET & H₂S Safety
Scope

Offshore personnel safety and inspection competence covering emergency response, helicopter escape, survival training and hazardous-gas awareness.

CATEGORY 18

Advanced & Digital Inspection

Standards / Frameworks PAUT, TOFD, LRUT, PEC, GWT, DR, Robotics & UAV
Scope

Advanced and digital inspection technologies including phased-array ultrasonic testing, TOFD, long-range ultrasonic testing, pulsed eddy current, guided wave, digital radiography, robotic inspection and UAV-based inspection.

Verification Note

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