Corrective Action Records for T9074-AS-GIB-010/271
T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 names this requirement as "Vision test records noting corrective aids, retained for the current and preceding certification period". The management representative owns it, and a contracted Level III can author and sign it.
The finding auditors record against this document is: Written practice reproduces SNT-TC-1A verbatim without adopting the modifications the publication imposes, so training hours or examination content fall short of the mandatory minimums. The document usually spoken of as "NAVSEA T9074" is not a single publication — T9074 is a series prefix. The NDT requirement is NAVSEA Technical Publication T9074-AS-GIB-010/271, Revision 1, dated 11 September 2014, Requirements for Nondestructive Testing Methods, which supersedes the 30 April 1997 original and its Advanced Change Notice 1 of 16 February 1999. It sets the minimum requirements to qualify NDT personnel, procedures and equipment, and covers radiographic, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, ultrasonic, eddy current and visual testing in separate chapters. Its distinguishing feature for a service provider is that it converts ASNT SNT-TC-1A from a recommended practice into mandatory minimums, then layers Navy-specific controls on top.
Source: NAVSEA Technical Publication T9074-AS-GIB-010/271, Revision 1, 11 September 2014, 116 pages, Distribution Statement A (approved for public release, distribution unlimited) — Chapter 1 (Scope; 1.5 definitions; 1.6 nondestructive test personnel certification; 1.7 procedure qualification and approval) and Chapter 2 (Applicable Documents) read in full. Related documents cited within it include MIL-STD-2132, NAVSEA S9074-AR-GIB-010/278 and NAVSEA S9086-CH-STM-020 Chapter 074 Volume 2. Revision 1 is the revision attached to current Navy solicitations; no Revision 2 was found. Verified August 2026.
| Item | What applies | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Regime | NAVSEA Technical Publication T9074-AS-GIB-010/271, Revision 1 — Requirements for Nondestructive Testing Methods | Enforced by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA); enforced in the field by the cognizant Government inspector — the Supervisor of Shipbuilding at a commercial shipyard, the Shipyard Commander at a government yard |
| Document | Corrective Action Records | what the firm did about previous findings, which is the first thing a repeat auditor opens |
| Owner | the management representative | The signature an auditor traces back |
| Where it is checked | Government inspector reviews the written practice, procedures and personnel records on request, and may require a demonstration of. | Usually against a sampled job, not in isolation |
| Common failure | Written practice reproduces SNT-TC-1A verbatim without adopting the modifications the publication imposes, so training hours or examination content fall short of the mandatory minimums | The gap between the manual and the job file |
What must a corrective action records contain under T9074-AS-GIB-010/271?
It has to satisfy T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 as Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA); enforced in the field by the cognizant Government inspector — the Supervisor of Shipbuilding at a commercial shipyard, the Shipyard Commander at a government yard enforces it: what the firm did about previous findings, which is the first thing a repeat auditor opens. The test is not completeness on paper but traceability — an auditor picks a finished job and works backwards to this document, so anything it claims must be demonstrable on that job.
Who signs the corrective action records for T9074-AS-GIB-010/271?
The management representative. Because this regime accepts employer-based certification, that role can be filled by a contracted Level III rather than a staff appointment, provided they are qualified in the methods they sign for.
How does a T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 auditor test this document?
By sampling. They take a completed job, find the technicians and equipment used, and trace each back through this document to the evidence behind it. A document that reads well but cannot survive that trace is the most common finding across every regime, not just this one.
How long must T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 records be kept?
NDT Operators and Inspectors are recertified by examination at intervals not greater than three years; Examiners at intervals not greater than five years. A certification is considered expired on the last day of the month in which recertification is due. Recertification by evidence of continuing satisfactory technical performance, or on the basis of ASNT certifications granted without examination, is not permitted. Operators and Inspectors who have not satisfied the annual oversight requirement must be re-examined by an approved practical examination administered by the activity's Examiner. Vision tests are annual, or sooner after eye surgery or other conditions affecting vision. Retention is set by the regime and by the client contract above it, and the longer of the two governs. Firms that set one retention period for everything and document it fare better at audit than firms tracking different periods per record type and losing track.
Does a generic template satisfy T9074-AS-GIB-010/271?
No. A downloaded template describes a generic firm, and the first question an auditor asks is whether the document describes THIS firm — its methods, its equipment, its people, its actual workflow. Templates are a starting structure; the content has to be the firm's own or the trace fails immediately.
What happens if this document is missing at a T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 audit?
It is a finding, and depending on the regime it can suspend the certificate rather than merely generate a corrective action. The related finding auditors record most often is: Written practice reproduces SNT-TC-1A verbatim without adopting the modifications the publication imposes, so training hours or examination content fall short of the mandatory minimums
Where this sits in the T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 evidence pack
- The activity's written practice for NDT personnel training, examination and certification, provided to the Government inspector on request
- A written NDT procedure for each method performed, carrying a certification statement signed by the cognizant Examiner
- Procedure qualification data showing that known natural or artificial discontinuities near the accept/reject threshold can be reliably detected and evaluated
- Records of qualification training and experience obtained before initial certification, retained as long as personnel remain certified
- Results of all current examinations, correlatable to the examination administered, plus a master copy of each examination
- Vision test records noting corrective aids, retained for the current and preceding certification period
- Certification statements signed by the activity's NDT Examiner for Operators and Inspectors, and by an employer representative for Examiners
- Annual oversight records — witnessed in-process inspections, reinspections of previously inspected product, or technical performance evaluations
Personnel certification context
Employer-based and deliberately non-portable. Personnel are certified under the activity's own written practice, developed as required by ASNT SNT-TC-1A, which the publication invokes as mandatory minimum requirements and states shall not be considered recommendations or guidelines. The Level III is called the NDT Examiner: the activity delegates to that individual the responsibility and authority to examine and certify its NDT personnel and to approve NDT procedures and workmanship standards, so an outsourced Level III can hold the role. The catch sits in 1.6.2.1 — the Examiner's specific examination must be prepared, approved and administered by the employing activity, independent of the Examiner being tested. Transfer of NDT certifications between activities is prohibited except as authorised by NAVSEA.
Related: the T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 overview, outsourced ASNT Level III cover, written practice development, NDT procedure development, a programme gap assessment, interim Level III cover.