EN IS0 18563-3 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM May 2024 ICS 19.100 Supersedes EN IS0 18563-3:2015 English Version Non-destructive testing - Characterization and verification of ultrasonic phased array equipment - Part 3: Complete systems (IS0 18563-3:2024) Zerstorungsfreie Prufung - Charakterisierung und Essaisnondestructifs-Caractérisationetvérification de I'appareillage ultrasonore multiélement - Partie 3: Verifizierung der Ultraschall-Prifausristung mit Systemes complets (IS0 18563-3:2024) phasengesteuerten Arrays - Teil 3: Vollstandige Prufsysteme (IS0 18563-3:2024) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 April 2024. CENmembersareboundto complywiththeCEN/CENELECInternal Regulations which stipulatethe conditionsforgivingthis European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by Centrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkiye and United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEEFOR STANDARDIZATION COMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFURNORMUNG CEN-CENELECManagementCentre:RuedelaScience23,B-1040Brussels All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved 2024CEN Ref.No.ENISO18563-3:2024E worldwide for CENnational Members. EN IS0 18563-3:2024 (E) Contents Page 2 EN IS0 18563-3:2024 (E) European foreword This document (EN IS0 18563-3:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee IS0/TC 135 "Non destructive testing" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 138 “Non-destructive testing" the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2024. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN IS0 18563-3:2015. Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users' national standards body/nationalcommittee.AcompletelistingofthesebodiescanbefoundontheCENwebsite According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkiye and the United Kingdom. Endorsement notice The text of IS0 18563-3:2024 has been approved by CEN as ENIS0 18563-3:2024 without any modification. 3