The industry continues to evolve its interpretation and application of the RP. A 2018 paper presented at the 12th European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (ECNDT) discussed how to extract the maximum information about AUT performance from qualification results, despite these inherent challenges. This ongoing dialogue between standard-setters, operators, and service providers ensures the RP remains practical and effective.
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Precisely evaluating the reliability of an AUT inspection through statistical POD assessments is difficult. The practical constraints of cost and time limit the amount of data that can be collected, making it hard to achieve high statistical confidence in the results. dnv-rp-f118