Water Jetting Program (C-13)
Level: Intermediate
2 Days / 16 Hours (Includes Written Exam and Hands-on Skill Assessment)
Cost: SSPC Member $ 795/ Non-Member $995
Credits: 1.3 CEU’s
Certification Term: 5 Years
Written Exam Retake Fee - $100
Contact Dee Boyle to schedule
412.281.2331, Ext 2202 • boyle@sspc.org
Scheduling and Proposals
To receive a proposal for scheduling at your facility, including price estimate, set-up requirements and an equipment list, please contact Jennifer Merck toll-free at (877) 281.7772, ext 221 or by email at merck@sspc.org
Course Description
This program assesses the skills of waterjetters who have a minimum of 120 hours
waterjetting work experience and prior documented employer-provided training on
the waterjetting equipment they use on the job. Candidates are certified through a
brief written exam and a practical hands-on skill assessment. This is not a training
program for beginners. It is a certification program for waterjetters meeting specific
experience requirements.
Course Content
– Surface Preparation Overview
– Basic Safety Awareness Overview
– Equipment and Productivity
– Review of Waterjet Cleaning to SSPC SP-12/NACE 5
and Use of SSPC VIS 4/NACE VIS 7
– Review Unit
(An optional unit reviewing wet abrasive blasting is
available to be presented as needed.)
Benefits of Attending
After attending this course, you will be
able to:
- Describe the purpose of surface
preparation and what it includes.
List the PPE required for waterjetting.
- Discuss how “tail-gate” meetings
improve job safety.
- Identify the components of the
waterjetting system.
- Using SSPC VIS 4/NACE VIS 7,
determine the initial condition of a
surface and assess the level of
cleanliness.
- Using SSPC SP-12/NACE 5,
demonstrate ability to achieve the
level of waterjet cleanliness required
for a given job.
Course Format
Each candidate will receive a
comprehensive manual that includes
copies of relevant standards. The one day
classroom portion begins with an
overview of all surface preparation
methods and basic safety followed by an
intensive discussion of equipment and
productivity and guidelines for using
SSPC VIS 4 to achieve the SSPC SP-12
cleaning levels. Day two begins with a
brief review of the first day’s classroom
lecture before the written exam. Once
the written exam is completed, a tailgate
safety meeting is conducted to
review safe gun operating procedures,
including troubleshooting and signals,
before the hands-on session takes
place.
During the hands-on skill assessment,
the instructor will observe each
candidate waterjetting and grade them
on achieving SSPC-SP 12 WJ-2 Very
Thorough or Substantially Clean
Surface with the proper cleaning
techniques. Candidates will also be
graded on wearing proper PPE and
their ability to identify the major
components of the waterjetting
equipment used.
The written multiple-choice exam is
worth a maximum of 50 points. The
hands-on evaluation is also worth a
maximum of 50 points. A total of 80
points out of a possible 100 on both parts is required to
achieve certification.
Candidates wishing to achieve the
Waterjetting Certification and CEU's
must attend all 16 hours of the
certification and pass the written and
hands-on exams with a score of 80% or better on both exams.
Who Should Attend
Waterjetters with a minimum of 120 hours
waterjetting work experience; waterjetting
shift supervisors and project managers.
Providing Your Own Training?
Companies that have already trained their employees may elect to forgo the SSPC classroom training
component and have an authorized SSPC representative oversee a written exam and a hands-on certification
session. The SSPC exam proctor will not review any of the training topics with the students. It will be assumed
that they have already been trained and are ready to be tested. Contact Jennifer Merck merck@sspc.org or
877.281.7772 ext 2221) for a proposal.
Prerequisites
Each candidate must obtain written
confirmation from his or her employer’s
human resource manager that the
candidate has a minimum of 120-
documented hours experience waterjetting
in an industrial or marine environment prior
to qualifying for the Waterjetting
Certification. Before registering for the
course, please download the experience
form.
All candidates must submit this experience
form prior going through this program.
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should be sent to SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings
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to the Certification Coordinator.
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