1. Name: James Mc Grath
Address: 113, Neilston Road
Paisley PA2 6ER
Telephone No: 0141 887 1020 or 07715297642
E-mail: james.mcgrath1@ntlworld.com
Marital Status: Married – 3 children
Date of Birth: 06/09/1958
Driving Licence: Full clean & own car
Current Qualifications Held: CSWIP Phased Array Level 2
PCN TOFD Level 2
PCN UT Level 2 – 3.1, 3.2, 3.8 & 3.9
PCN UT Critical Sizing
PCN MPI Level 2
PCN DPI Level 2
PCN Rad Interpretation Level 2
First Aider
March 2011 – Dec2016: Subsea7, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow
Senior NDT Inspector: General and specialist NDT of girth welds using
Phased Array, TOFD, MUT, Visual, MPI & DP techniques.
Phased Array – Using the RDT Rotoscan and Olympus Weldrover
systems with PipeWizard and Tomoview software. AGR-TD - TOFD
scanner. Specialist MUT- Using compression angle probes on
Austenitic, CRA & Duplex welds.
March 2006 – 2011:Npower/ Atkins global, Bellshill, Glasgow
My duties are mainly to carry out general and specialist NDT inspections
in Conventional, Hydro & gas turbine power stations at home and
abroad, supervision of NDT Contractors at npower sites, general and
specialist NDT inspections for external customers.
March 1986 to 2005: Various British Energy Sites
From the mid 80’s to 2005 I was involved in major shut downs in most
British Energy Nuclear Energy sites. This work consisted of supervising
and carrying out Visual, UT, MPI & DPI inspections of pressure parts,
CMV and Austenitic butt welds. The companies I was employed by were
CIS Ltd, Scot-test, Comech and Eurospection.

2. Jan to April 05 & Nov to Dec 05: Machten/RGB
UT Cross checker on BP Project in the CSC Yard, Baku, Azerbaijan
Oct 03 – Dec 03: SGS/NDT Recruitment
UT, MPI & DPI Nerefco Petrochemical & Heerema, Holland
Nov 02 to Feb 03: Solas Oceaneering, Batam, Indonesia
UT Cross checker/ Supervisor for Dominion Oil- Devils Tower Project at
the MC Dermott Yard Batam
Nov 01- May 02: Torch Inspection Services, Grangemouth
UT, MPI & DPI at BP Petrochemical
Jan 00 - June 00: NRL/ Babcock, Rosyth Dockyard
UT, MPI & DPI Inspections on various civil and military contracts
April 97 – Dec 99: Weldspec, Glasgow
Visual, UT, MPI, DPI & Eddy Current inspections of the Balder FPU
structural weldments, marine and process pipework.
Feb 90 – Sept 93: PTS- Ardersier
UT, MPI & DPI Inspections on various Modules /Jackets at the Mc
Dermott Yard in Ardersier, Inverness
Nov 85 to Feb 86: Comada Inspection, Dundee
UT, MPI & DPI Inspections on various Modules for Shell
Aug 84- Aug 85: CMI/ Structural Surveys, Isle of Lewis
UT, MPI & DPI Inspections on various Modules /Jackets at the Lewis
Offshore yard in Stornoway
Nov 81 – Apr 84: MAPEL
UT, MPI & DPI Inspections on various Modules /Jacket constructions at
the Mc Dermott Yard in Ardersier, Nigg Bay, and Kishorn rig
construction yards and offshore
Aug 80 – Oct 81: Inter test Services
UT, MPI & DPI Inspections at Kincardine & Longannet PS and various
other sites

3. PERSONAL TRAINING RECORD
NAME: Jim Mc Grath
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
PCN Ultrasonic :-v3.1,3.2,3.8,3.9 & Critical Sizing endorsement
CSWIP :- UT Phased Array
PCN Level 2 MPI,DPI Rad Interpretation & TOFD
Title Duration Date
On BE registers for testing, White metal bearings, bolts,
UT testing for bore cracking in heavy walled piping &
thermal fatigue of small-bore branches in heavy walled
piping. Hardness testing, etching for weld location, UT
inspection of CMV, austenitic & carbon steel welds. MPI &
DP inspections of welds & components. Competent person
and supervisor training.
Various part day on
site courses
Mar 2000 to 2005:
Serco: Training in visual and ultrasonic inspections of rail
tracks.
1 week Feb 2003
B.E Barnwood: UT inspection of welds in Austenitic steels 2 week March 2004
RWE npower, in-house training of bore cracking samples.
2 day May 06
RWE npower, in-house training of hardness, etching &
replication methods for CMV welds. 2 day May 06
Cockenzie/Longannet PS; - Competent person training. 1 day June 06 & 10
TS Ferrybridge:- Bore cracking Assessment & Exam 1 Day Feb 08
TS Ferrybridge:- CFB Assessment & Exam 1 Day Feb 08
TWI Cambridge:- Manual Encoded Phased Array UT Course 2 week Nov 08
Ruane & TP O’Neill:- Critical Defect Sizing course & exam 3 day Feb 09
TS Ferrybridge:- Niton/X - Met training, RPS & Safety
passport(B+S) 3 day March 09
TWI Paisley:- MPI & DPI Course and Exam(5 year renewal) 4 day Oct 14
TWI Paisley:- UT Course and Exam (5 year renewal) 3 day Nov 14
TS Ferrybridge:- Phased Array UT training (Small Bore) 3 day July 10
Pipewizard in house training, set ups, scanning &
interpretation.
14 day
Aug 11
Manual Encoded Phased Array UT(5 year renewal)
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Aug 12
Lavender International:- TOFD Course and Exam 14 day June 12
Argyll-Ruane:- Rad Interpretation (Light & Dense metals) 6 day Dec 13
Lavender International:- Critical Defect Sizing (renewal) 2 day Feb 14
Applus RTD: Rotoscan course, set ups, scanning and
analysis’s. 3.5 weeks March 15