African Fusion July 2023

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Dekra Industrial SA awarded DNV GL International Marine certification

Global leader in non-destructive testing (NDT), inspection, certification and consulting services, Dekra Industrial SA, has achieved DNV GL certification, an international certifica tion that ensures the reliability of components and systems against marine hazards.

A s a global company with a 98-year track record through its global parent company, Dekra Industrial SA is renowned industry-wide as an expert provider of NDT, Advanced NDT, material testing, laboratory services and asset integrity services in 50 countries across five continents. The company has been responsible for work on major projects across a multitude of industries – power generation, oil and gas, construction, petrochemical, manu facturing, fabrication, pulp and paper, rail, mining, steel industry and foundries – in South Africa and pan-Africa, provid ing a range of these services including specialised testing in the maritime sector in partnership with international contrac tors, fabricators, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Highlighting the significance of holding the international accredited registrar and classification society DNV GL certification, Dekra Industrial SA Industrial Level 3 Tech nician, MC Liebenberg, explains that the certification unlocks a new era of oppor tunities for the company to independently offer its myriad technical testing services to the maritime sector.

Johann Dorfling.

“This global certification provides our industrial clients in the maritime sector with assurance of the highest quality of international standards for all our marine testing work conducted to establish the integrity of a range of maritime vessels, installations, and oil rigs. The certifica tion specifies our assignment of qualified operators and supervisors for six different testing methods including penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, eddy current and radiographic testing as well as visual inspection,” Liebenberg explains. He adds that these advanced testing and inspection methods complement one another to ensure testing can be conducted to achieve the utmost safety of vessels and installations to protect human life and the environment. “As technical professionals we know that it is our responsibility to ensure oc cupational health and safety and that this depends on the technical reliability of our testing services. We understand that the reputation of our industrial maritime cli ents, in the eyes of their customers and the communities in which they operate, largely depends on consistently achieving only the highest quality standards, and for this only the best independent testing experts can be contracted to work on their marine ves sels and installations in the field. Reliability and efficiency are key, and this certification now attests to our international credentials in the maritime sector,” he says. Dekra Industrial NDT division manager in the Western Cape Johann Dorfling agrees that the international certification enhanc-

MC Liebenberg.

He says DNV GL, which was formed through the merger of Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and has its international headquarters in Norway, issued Dekra Industrial SA with the highly regarded ‘Non-destructive testing on clas sification projects, in accordance with Class Programme DNV-CP-0640’ certification. The certification is valid from May 2023 until May 2026.

Dekra Industrial RSA is a leader in inspection services, non-destructive testing (NDT), material testing, laboratory services, advanced NDT and asset integrity services.

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