6Ti

pst
oSt
udyf
orAPI510Cl
osedBookQuest
ions
St
udyt
he16Topi
csi
nPar
t4oft
heSt
udyModul
e
Tip#1:Cl
osedBookexam quest
ionst
otal100onar
ealexam.
Overf
if
ty(50)orev
enmore(maybeeven60+)maybefrom API
510code.
Tip#2:Alwayscopymodul eexampl es&highli
ghtstoyourAPI
510codebookast hi
sisall
owedaslongast herearenoloose
pages.Theseexamplesarev eryi
mportantr
eminders(f
orthe
openbook)thathelpyourememberkeywor dsandpoints
regar
dingthecode!Thisi
scal l
ed“WORDASSOCI ATION”andisa
cri
ti
calpar
tofmemor y!
Ti
p#3:Memor i
zekeywor
dsi nthest
udyguideinPart4(
16
Topi
cs)andt
hesemaybehighli
ght
ed,under
li
nedorboldl
ett
ers!
Tip#4:Associ
atekeywordswi
thageneralsecti
onor
subsecti
on(Or
gani
zati
on&Cert
if
icat
ionr
eqmt s,I
nspI
nter
val
s,
etc)oracoder
equi
rement…KnowYOURChapt er
sVERYWELL
(1thru8)
Tip#5:Al way susethest udyguidePar t4(16Topics)withthe
Pract
iceExam quest ionsandmakesur ethatwhenev ery
oumi ss
aquesti
on, youcheckr ef
er ences&reviewcodesect i
onsagain
andagainunt ily
ouunder standthem cl
early
!RetakeallPract
ice
exams( dai
lyifprepari
ngf oranAPI510exam)unt i
lyouscore
above95%+( bett
eristopr acti
ceunti
lyouscore100%&hav efull
memor yofquest ionsandconcept s)
!
Tip#6:RealAPIExamsNEVERuset
hef
oll
owi
ngt
ypeof
answer
s:
 Al
loft
heabov
e…. Youwi
llNEVERseet
hisonar
ealAPI
 exam
 BothA&B………… Youwi
llNEVERseet
hisonar
ealAPI
exam
 Noneoft heabove Someti
mes,youmayseethis,butnot
often!
I
Fy ousee…Noneoft hese…or…Noneoftheabove Wat ch
out!
!!Reason:I
tisl
ikel
yacorr
ectanswert
oa“veryeasy”
question!
API510CODEOPENBOOKQUESTI
ONS=REDCOLORCODE
API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ions1&2)
1.Anon-
codev
esseli
sonei
s:

A)Notf abr
icatedtoarecognizedconstr
uct
ioncode&meet ingnoknownrecognized
standards
B)Notconst r
ucted&appr ovedasjuri
sdi
cti
onalspeci
albasedonj uri
sdi
cti
on
acceptancerules
C)Fabricat
edt oarecogni
zedconst r
ucti
oncodebuthasl ostitsnamepl
ateorstamping
D)Notconst ruct
edinaccordancewithanappli
cableconstructi
oncode

Answer=A…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.1.
1.1.
b Non-
Codev
essel=sel
fexpl
anat
ory
answer

2.Anon-
standar
dvesseli
sonei
s:

A)Notconst ruct
edinaccor dancewithanappl i
cableconstructi
oncode
B)Fabricat
edt oarecognizedconstructi
oncodebuthasl ostitsnameplat
eorstamping
C)Notf abr
icatedtorecognizedconstruct
ioncodesandmeet i
ngnoknownr ecogni
zed
standard
D)Notconst ruct
edandappr ovedasjuri
sdict
ionalspeci
al basedonjur
isdi
cti
on
acceptancerules

Answer=B…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.1.
1.1.
d Non-
Standar
dvessel=mi
ssi
nga
nameplat
e

3.API510i
srest
ri
ctedt
oowner
/user
sthatempl
oyorhav
eaccesst
o:

A)Anaut
hor
izedI
nspAgency
,anI
nspect
orandExami
ner
s
B)Anauthor
izedI
nspAgencyandanEngi neeri
ngOr gani
zati
on
C)Anauthor
izedI
nspAgency,
Engineeri
ngOr ganizat
ionandaRepairOr
ganizat
ion
D)Anauthor
izedI
nspAgency,
Inspector
,Exami ners,
Engineer
,andaRepai
r
Organi
zat
ion

Answer=D…Ref
erence:510,
Par
.1.
1.2 Ans=CAl
l5ent
it
iesar
erequi
red

4.WhichAPI510Appendi
xli
stsqual
if
icat
ionandcer
ti
fi
cat
ionr
equi
rement
sfor
I
nspector
s?

A)Appendi
xA B)Appendi
xB
C)Appendi
xC D)Appendi
xD

Answer=B…Ref
erence:510,
Par
.1.
1.1&Appendi
xB

5.Whichstat
ementi
str
uer
egar
dingconf
li
ctsbet
weenAPI510andj
uri
sdi
cti
onal
regul
ati
ons?
A)Evenif510coderul
esar elessstri
ngent,510coderuleswil
lal
way sapply
B)Both510andjuri
sdict
ionrulesmustal waysbemetandconf li
ctsresol
ved
C)I
f510coder ul
esaremor est r
ingent,t
hent he510coderul
eswillal
waysapply
D)Owner/Usermayelecttofoll
owei theroftherul
esaslongasitisdocumented
Answer=C…Ref er
ence:510,Par
.1. 3.…Al
1. so,r
ememberthi
s***St
arQuest
ion…We
canneverbreakanyjur
isdi
cti
onrul
esbyfol
lowingAPI510code…API510doesnot
al
lowthis!
!!

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ions1&2)
6.WhichAppendi
xinAPI510l
ist
sthet
ypesofv
essel
sthatMAYbeexcl
udedf
rom t
he
code?
A)Appendi
xA B)Appendi
xB C)Appendi
xC D)
Appendi
xD

Answer=A…Ref
erence:510,
Par
.1.
2.2

7.Whi
choft
hesear
eNOTt
obeexcl
udedf
rom speci
fi
crequi
rement
sofAPI510code?
A)Classesofcontai
nersl
i
stedforexempt i
onf r
om thescopeofASMESect i
onVI I
I,
Div
.
1&2
B)Thosewithint
ernal
/ext
ernaloper
atingpressuresnotexceedi
ng15psiregar
dlessof
size
C)Cargoorvolumetanksont r
ucks,ships,
andbar gescoveredbyj
uri
sdi
cti
onal
regul
ati
ons
D)Thosecont
aini
ngwat
erwi
thdesi
gnpr
essur
e/t
empabov
e300psi
&abov
e210°
F
(99°
C)

Answer=D…Ref :510,
Para.1.
2.2&App.A,i
tem a.
1,b.
1,b.
6,b.8…OPENORCLOSED
BOOK
Note:Bmightal
sobecorr
ectexceptt
hatt
he6inch(15cm)mi nimum r
uleappl
iest
o
thesize

8.Whi
choft
hesear
eexcl
udedf
rom t
hespeci
fi
crequi
rement
soft
heAPI510code?
A)Pressur
ev essel
sonmov abl
estr
ucturesnotcov er
edbyot herj
uri
sdi
cti
onal
regul
ati
ons
B)Allcl
assesofcontai
ner
snotexempt edbythescopeofASMESect .VII
I,
Div1
C)Pressur
ev essel
sdesi
gnedforaninter
nalpressurelessthan15psig
D)Pressurevessel
swit
hdesignsexceedingNPS6( i
nsidediamet
er)

Answer=C…Ref
erence:510,
Appendi
xA,
Sect
ionsA&B…OPENORCLOSEDBOOK

9.PressureVessel
sexcl
udedf
rom t
heAPI510coderulesmayi
ncl
udealloft
he
foll
owingthatar
elocat
edonmovablest
ruct
uresandcover
edbyj
uri
sdi
cti
onal
regulat
ionsEXCEPTfor:
A)Cargoorv ol
umet anksfort
rucks,ships, andbarges
B)Pressurevessel
sinstal
l
edforrail
way sort hoset
hatuser ai
l
car s
C)Ai
rr ecei
versassoci
atedwit
hbr aki
ngsy stemsofmobi leequipment
D)Pressurevessel
sinstal
ledi
nocean- goingshi ps,
barges,andfloati
ngcr
aft

Answer=B…Ref
:510,
Appendi
xA,
SectA …NOMENTI
ONOFRAI
LWAYS/
RAI
LCARS
I
NCODE

10.Vesselscontai
ningwaterunderpr
essur
eareexcl
udedf
rom 510coder
ulesi
f
desi
gnpr essur
e&t emperatur
edoesnotexceed:
A)250psiand212°
F(100°C)
B)300psi
and210°F(99°C)
C)350psiand212°
F(100°C)
D)400psiand210°
F(99°C)

Answer=B…Ref
erence:510,
App.A,
Subsect
ionB.
6.a/
b

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion1&2)
11.Whichoft
hesear
ecov
ered(
notexcl
uded)byspeci
fi
crequi
rement
sofAPI510
code?
A)Maximum Vol
umeof5f
t³(
0.141m³ )wit
hamaximum designpr essureof250psi
(1723KPa)
B)Maximum Vol
umeof3f
t³(
0.08m³)wi t
hamaximum desi
gnpr essur eof350psi
(2410KPa)
C)Maximum Vol
umeof2.
5ft
³(.07m³)withamaxi
mum designpr essur e1000psi
(6892
KPa)
D)Maximum Vol
umeof1.
5ft
³(.042m³)withamaxi
mum designpr essure600psi
(4137
KPa)

Ans=C…Ref
:510,
App.A,
Subsect
.*r
eadsd…510Ty
po…Cexceedsl
imi
ts OPEN
BOOK

12.API510r
ecogni
zesf
it
ness-
for
-ser
viceconcept
sfor
:

A)Eval
uat
ingi
n-ser
vicedamageusingAPI579rul
es
B)Ev
aluat
ingi
n-ser
vicedamageusingAPI580rul
es
C)Eval
uat
ingi
n-ser
vicedamageusingAPI510rul
esonly
D)Eval
uat
inganydamagef oundduri
nganyi
nspecti
onusingAPI510r
ulesonl
y

Answer=A…Ref
erence:510,
Par
a.1.
3

13.API510r
ecogni
zesr
isk-
based-
inspect
ionconcept
sfor
:

A)Eval
uat
ingin-
ser
vicedamageusi
ngAPI579r
ules
B)Eval
uat
ingin-
ser
vicedamageusi
ngAPI580r
ules
C)Eval
uat
ingin-
ser
vicedamageusi
ngAPI510r
ulesonl
y
D)Noneofthesear
ecor r
ect

Answer=B…Ref
erence:510,
Par
a.1.
3 API580i
susedt
odet
ermi
nei
nspect
ion
i
nter
val
s!

14.WhatAPIPubl
icat
ioncov
erswel
ding&hott
appr
ocedur
esf
ori
n-ser
vicepr
essur
e
vessel
s?

A)API572 B)API510
C)API582 D)API2201

Answer=D…Ref
erence:510,
Sect
ion2

15.Whatdocument
scov
erNDEexami
nerqual
if
icat
ionandcer
ti
fi
cat
ionr
espect
ivel
y?

A)CP-
189Standar
dandASNTPract
iceSNT-
TC-
1A
B)CP-
189Standar
dandASMESecti
onVCoderul
es
C)ASNTPract
iceSNT-
TC-
1AandASMEVCoder ul
es
D)ASNTPr
act
iceSNT-
TC-
1AandASMESect
ionVCoder
ules

Answer=A…Ref
erence:510,
Sect
ion2

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
16.Whi
choft
heseshoul
dbeconsi
der
edanal
ter
ati
ont
oapr
essur
evesselperAPI
510?

A)Additi
onofasize8NPSr ei
nforcednozzleinav esselhav
ingnozzl
essi
zed2NPS,
3NPS&6NPS
B)Additi
onofsever
alnewLWN- ty
penozzl essize2NPSand3NPSnotr equi
ri
ng
rei
nfor
cement
C)Replacementofanexist
ingsize18NPSr ei
nf orcedmanwaynozzl e
D)Noneoft heaboveshoul
dbeconsi der
edanal t
er at
ion

Answer=A…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
2(Def
ini
ti
onofAl
ter
ati
on)

17.Whi
choft
heseshoul
dbeconsi
der
edanal
ter
ati
ont
oapr
essur
evesselperAPI
510?

A)Replacementofaporti
onofasev
erel
ycor
rodedshel
lusi
ngafl
ushinsertpat
ch
B)Replacementofasize16NPSnozzl
eduetosever
eint
ernal
cor
rosi
on
C)Addingar ei
nfor
ced24NPSmanwaynozzlewhen3suchnozzl
esalreadyexi
stona
vessel
D)Noneoft heseshoul
dbeconsi
der
edanalt
erat
ion

Answer=D…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
2(Def
ini
ti
onofanAl
ter
ati
on)

18.Whi
choft
heseshoul
dbeconsi
der
edanal
ter
ati
ont
oapr
essur
evesselperAPI
510?

A)Replacementofa2:1El l
i
psoidalheadduetosev
erecor
rosion
B)Replacementofcorr
odedHemi spher
ical
headswit
htwonew2: 1El
li
psoidal
Heads
C)Replacementofrei
nforcedsize16NPSnozzleneck&fl
angeduet oseverei
nternal
cor
rosi
on
D)Additi
onofanotherrei
nforcedsize18NPSmanwaynozzl ewhen1alreadyexistson
avessel

Answer=B…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
2(Def
ini
ti
onofanAl
ter
ati
on)

19.Whi
choft
heseshoul
dbeconsi
der
edanal
ter
ati
ont
oapr
essur
evesselperAPI
510?

A)Addi
ti
onofsmal
lbor
enozzl
esorwel
dedcoupl
i
ngsnotr
equi
ri
ngr
einf
orcement
B)Anycomparableorduplicat
ereplacementduetosev erecor
rosionorotherreasons
C)Additi
onofanyreinf
orcednozzlegreat
erthanthesizeofexist
ingrei
nforcednozzl es
D)Addingarei
nforcednozzle(12NPSorgr eater
)equal t
oasizeofexisti
ngr ei
nforced
nozzl
es

Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
2(Def
ini
ti
onofanAl
ter
ati
on)

20.Whichoft
heseshoul
dNOTbeconsi
der
edanal
ter
ati
ont
oapr
essur
evesselper
API510?

A)Replacementofacor r
odedsump( 20NPSSchedul e40)wit
hanewsump( 20NPS
Sch.80)
B)Additi
onofareinf
orcednozzl
elesst hanorequalt
othesizeofexist
ingrei
nforced
nozzl
es
C)Replacementofacor r
odedhemi head(E=0.85,RT2)withanewhemi head(E=
1.
00,RT1)
D)Additi
onof2newr einfor
cednozzlesinashellwi
thnoshellnozzl
es&2smal l
erhead
nozzl
es

Answer=B…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
2(Def
ini
ti
onofanAl
ter
ati
on)

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
21.Aphysi
calchangei
nanycomponentwi
thdesi
gnimpli
cat
ionsaf
fect
ingpr
essur
e-
cont
aini
ngcapabil
it
yofapr
essur
evesseli
scal
leda(
n):

A)Rerat
ing B)Redesi
gn
C)Repai
r D)Alt
erat
ion

Answer=D…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
2(Def
ini
ti
onofanAl
ter
ati
on)

22.Thecode,codesect i
on,orot
herrecogni
zedandgeneral
lyaccept
edengineer
ing
standar
dorpr act
icetowhichthepr
essurevesselwasbuil
torwhichisdeemedbythe
owner/userortheengineert
obemostappr opr
iatef
orthesit
uati
oniscall
edthe:

A)Desi
gncode B)I
nspect
ioncode
C)Const
ruct
ioncode D)Appl
icabl
econst
ruct
ioncode

Answer=D …Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
3(Def
ini
ti
onofappl
icabl
econst
ruct
ion
code)

23.Thecodeorst
andar
dforwhi
chav
esselwasor
igi
nal
lybui
ltt
oiscal
ledt
he:

A)Desi
gncode B)I
nspect
ioncode
C)Const
ruct
ioncode D)Appl
icabl
econst
ruct
ioncode
Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
10(
Def
ini
ti
onofconst
ruct
ioncode)

24.Ashor
tenedt
it
lef
orAPI510i
s…Or…API510i
scal
ledt
he:

A)Desi
gncode B)I
nspect
ioncode
C)Const
ruct
ioncode D)Appl
icabl
econst
ruct
ioncode

Answer=B…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
31(
Def
ini
ti
onofI
nspect
ioncode)

25.Whi
choneoft
hesei
sNOTconsi
der
edanAut
hor
izedi
nspect
ionagencyperAPI
510?

A)Inspectionorganizati
onoft hejuri
sdi
cti
onoutsideofthatinwhichthepressure
vesselisused
B)AnI nsurancecompany ’
sinspecti
onorganizat
ionthatisl
icensed&wr i
tesinsurance
foraPV
C)Inspectionorganizati
onofanowner /
userofpressurevesselswhomai nt
ainsan
i
nspect i
onor gani
zationforhisequipmentonlyandnotf orvessel
sint
endedf orsaleor
resal
e
D)Independentor ganizat
ionundercontractandunderthedi r
ecti
onofanowner /user
thati
sr ecognizedbyt hejur
isdict
ioninwhichthepressurevesseli
sused.

Answer=A…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
6(Def
ini
ti
onofAut
hor
izedI
nspect
ion
Agency
)

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
26dupli
cat
ed.Whi
choft
hesei
sNOTconsi
der
edAut
hor
izedi
nspect
ionagencyper
API510?
A)Inspectionorganizati
onoft hejuri
sdi
cti
onoutsideofthatinwhichthepressure
vesselisused
B)AnI nsurancecompany ’
sinspecti
onorganizat
ionthatisl
icensed&wr i
tesinsurance
foraPV
C)Inspectionorganizati
onofanowner /
userofpressurevesselswhomai nt
ainsan
i
nspect i
onor gani
zationforhisequipmentonlyandnotf orvessel
sint
endedf orsaleor
resal
e
D)Independentor ganizat
ionundercontractandunderthedi r
ecti
onofanowner /user
thati
sr ecognizedbyt hejur
isdict
ioninwhichthepressurevesseli
sused.

Answer=A…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
6(Def
ini
ti
onofAut
hor
izedI
nspect
ion
Agency
)
27.Whi
choneoft
hesei
sNOTconsi
der
edanAut
hor
izedi
nspect
ionagencyperAPI
510?
A)Inspecti
onorganizati
onoft hej
ur i
sdi
ctioni
nwhi chthepr essur
ev esseli
sused
B)AnI nsur
ancecompany ’
sinspecti
onor gani
zati
ont hatislicensed&wr it
esinsur
ance
foraPV
C)Inspecti
onorganizati
onofanowner /
userofpr essurev esselswhomai ntai
nsan
i
nspect i
onorgani
zationforhisequipmentandal sofort hesal eorresal
eofpressur
e
vessel
s
D)Independentorganizat
ionundercontractandundert hedi r
ecti
onandcont r
olsofan
owner/userthati
srecognizedbyt hejur
isdict
ioninwhi chthepr essurevesseli
sused.

Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
6(Def
ini
ti
onofAut
hor
izedI
nspect
ion
Agency
)

28.Anemployeeofanauthori
zedi
nspect
ionagencywhoi
squal
if
iedandcer
ti
fi
edt
o
perf
orminspect
ionsundert
heAPI510iscall
eda(n):

A)QAInspector B)QCInspect
or
C)Examiner D)Noneofthese

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
7(Def
ini
ti
onofAut
hor
izedPr
essur
eVessel
I
nspector
)

29.Whenev
ert
het
ermi
nspect
ori
susedi
nAPI510,
itr
efer
stoa(
n):

A)QAInspector B)QCInspect
or
C)Examiner D)Noneofthese

Answer=D…Ref :API510,Secti
on3.
7(Defi
niti
onofAuthor
izedPr
essur
eVessel
Inspector)
EXAM TI P:Whenyouseea“ Noneoft
heAbov e”answer I
t’
smostli
kel
yacorrect
answer
Correctanswerwas“tooeasy”…sotheyused“Noneofthese”…EXPECTAFEW LIKE
THIS!

30.Ashor
tenedt
it
leusedi
nAPI510f
orAut
hor
izedPr
essur
eVesselI
nspect
ori
s:
A)QAInspector B)I
nspector
C)Examiner D)Vessel
Inspect
or

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
33(
Def
ini
ti
onofI
nspect
or)

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
31.Personwhoassi
stsani
nspect
orbyperf
ormi
ngspeci
ficNDEonpressur
evessel
s
butdoesnoteval
uat
eexam r
esult
sperAPI510unl
esstr
ainedandaut
hori
zedt
odoso
byowner /
user
:

A)QAInspector B)QCI
nspect
or
C)Examiner D)AWSCWIInspect
or

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
20(
Def
ini
ti
onofExami
ner
)

32.Desi
gnat
edar
easonpr
essur
evessel
swher
eper
iodi
cexamsar
econduct
edar
e
cal
led:

A)Exami
nat
ionpoi
nts B)Thi
cknessmeasur
ementpoi
nts

C)I
nspect
ionpoi
nts D)Noneoft
hesear
ecor
rect

Answer=D…Ref :API510,Sect
ion3.
9(Def
ini
ti
onofConditi
onMonit
ori
ngLocati
ons
orCMLs)
Corr
ectanswerwas“tooeasy”…Iused“
Noneofthese”hopingt
otr
ickyou!Di
ditwor
k?


33.CMLsareanabbrevi
ati
on(
forwhatt
erm)andwer
epr
evi
ousl
yref
err
edt
o(aswhat
ter
m)inpastAPI510codeedi
ti
ons?

A)Corrosi
onmonit
oringl
ocationsprev
iouslywereThi
cknessMonitori
ngLocat
ions
(TMLs)
B)Conditi
onmoni
toringl
ocati
onspreviouslywereThi
cknessMonitor
ingLocat
ions
(TMLs)
C)Corrosi
onmeasurementlocati
onspreviousl
ywereThicknessMeasurement
Locat
ions(TMLs)
D)Conditi
onmeasurementlocati
onspreviousl
ywereThicknessMeasurement
Locat
ions(TMLs)

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
9(Def
ini
ti
onofCondi
ti
onMoni
tor
ingLocat
ions
orCMLs)

34.Anyweldingtechni
queusedt
oobtai
ncont
rol
ledgr
ainr
efi
nementandt
emper
ing
oftheunderl
yingheataff
ect
edzone(
HAZ)int
hebasemetali
scal
led:

A)Cont
rol
led-
deposi
ti
onwel
ding B)Temper-
beadwel
ding
C)Hal
f-
beadwelding D)Noneoft
heseiscor
rect
Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
11(
Def
ini
ti
onofCont
rol
led-
Deposi
ti
onWel
ding)

35.I
nthehal
f-
beadwel
dingt
echni
que,
thet
erm“
hal
f-
bead”r
efer
stot
hef
actt
hat
:
A)Thewel dshallbedepositedwithstri
ngerbeadsandishal
fthewidt
hofanor mal
weldbead
B)Allweldedlay
er smustbegr ounddownaf terbei
ngdeposi
ted(r
emov al
ofhalfofal
l
l
ayers)
C)Thethicknessofthefi
r stweldlay
erdepositedmustbereducedbyone-hal
fby
gr
inding
D)Thethicknessofthefinalweldlayerdeposit
edmustbereducedbyone-hal
fby
gr
inding
Answer=C…Ref :API510,Secti
on3.11(Defi
nit
ionofContr
oll
ed-Deposi
ti
onWel ding)
Note:Temper
-beadt
echniquerefer
sto“temperi
ngofthelayerbel
owt hecur
rentbead
bei
ngdeposit
ed”…Knowbot hareControll
ed-
Deposit
ionWeldingMethodsusedi nli
eu
ofPWHT

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
36.Amet hodologywherebyfl
awsandcondi
ti
onscont
ainedwit
hinanequipmenti
tem
areassessedinordert
odet er
minet
heint
egri
tyoft
heequipmentforcont
inued
serv
iceiscall
ed:

A)Risk-
basedI nspecti
onAssessment
B)Fit
ness-
for-servi
ceev al
uati
on
C)Nondestructiveexaminati
on
D)In-
Servi
ceInspect i
onassessment

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
22(
Def
ini
ti
onofFi
tness-
for
-ser
viceev
aluat
ion)

37.Apointinther
epairoral
ter
ati
onpr
ocessbey
ondwhichworkmaynotpr
oceed
unti
ltherequi
redi
nspecti
onorNDEhasbeenperf
ormedanddocument
ediscal
led
a(n)
:

A)HoldPoint
B)WitnessPoint
C)I
nspectionPoint
D)Examinati
onPoint

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
24(
Def
ini
ti
onofHol
dPoi
nt)

38.Aresponseorev
idencer
esul
ti
ngf
rom t
heappl
icat
ionofaNondest
ruct
iveexam i
s
cal
led:

A)Def
ect B)I
mperf
ect
ion
C)Di
scont
inui
ty D)I
ndi
cat
ion

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
26(
Def
ini
ti
onofI
ndi
cat
ion)
39.Animper
fect
ionwhoset
ypeorsi
zeexceedst
heappl
icabl
eaccept
ancecr
it
eri
ais
cal
led:

A)Di
scont
inui
ty B)Flaw
C)Def
ect D)Indi
cat
ion

Answer=C…Ref :API510,Sect
ion3.
15(Def
ini
ti
onofDef ect
) Bewareoft
heOpen
BookquestiononTable8,9,
10ofAPI577Pg56t hatasksforDef
ini
ti
onof
Discont
inui
ty,f
law,et
c)

40.AFlaworotherdi
scont
inui
tynotedduri
ngi
nspect
iont
hatmayormaynotexceed
theappl
icabl
eaccept
ancecri
ter
iaiscal
led:

A)Def
ect B)I
mperf
ect
ion
C)I
ndi
cat
ion D)Noneoft
hese

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
25(
Def
ini
ti
onofI
mper
fect
ion)

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
41.Ast
rat
egydefi
ninghowandwhenapressur
ev esselorpressur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdev
ice
wil
lber
epair
ed,
inspect
ed,and/
ormai
ntai
nediscall
eda( n)
:

A)Repai
rPlan
B)I
nspecti
onPlan
C)Quali
tyPl
an
D)QAInspect
ion/
Repai
rMgmtSy
stem

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
32(
Def
ini
ti
onofI
nspect
ionPl
an)

42.Wor
kneededtorest
oreavesselt
oacondi
ti
onsui
tabl
eforsaf
eoper
ati
onat
desi
gncondi
ti
onsi
scall
eda(n):

A)Alt
erat
ion B)Rer
ati
ng
C)Repair D)Der
ati
ng

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
53(
Def
ini
ti
onofRepai
r)

43.I
fanyofther
est
orat
ivewor
ktoapr
essur
evesselr
esult
sinachanget
othedesi
gn
temper
atur
e,MDMT,orMAWP, t
hewor
kshal
lbeconsi
dereda(n)
:

A)Alt
erat
ion B)Rer
ati
ng
C)Repair D)Der
ati
ng

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
53(
Def
ini
ti
onofRepai
r)
44.Achange,
eit
heranincr
easeoradecr ease,
inei
therdesi
gnt
emper
atur
erat
ing,
MDMTorMAWPr at
ingofav essel
iscal
leda(n):

A)Al
ter
ation B)Rer
ati
ng
C)Modi
ficat
ion D)Der
ati
ng

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
56(
Def
ini
ti
onofRer
ati
ng)

45.Whenavesselisnear
ingit
smini
mum all
owedthickness,
apermissi
blewayto
prov
idef
oraddi
tionalcor
rosi
onal
lowancewi
thoutusingarepai
ror
ganizati
oni
s:

A)Perfor
m analter
ati
onont hev esselandchanget heorigi
naldesi
gncondi
ti
ons
B)Rerati
ngthevesselabovetheor igi
naldesigncondit
ions
C)Repairi
ngthevesseltorest
oret heoriginal
desi
gncondi t
ions
D)Derati
ngthevesselbeloworiginaldesigncondit
ions

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
56(
Def
ini
ti
onofRer
ati
ng)

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
46.Thistypeofpressureisbaseduponcal cul
ati
onsusingthemini
mum (oraver
age
pi
tted)thi
cknessforallcr
iti
calvesselel
ementsandi sexcl
usi
veofthecor
rosi
on
al
lowanceandmaybeadj ustedf orstat
icheadpressur
eandotherl
oadssuchaswind
andearthquakes:

A)MAWP B)Desi
gnPr
essur
e
C)MAOP D)MDMT

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
37(
Def
ini
ti
onofMAWP)

47.Ar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ionmaybeanyoneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Hol
derofavali
dASMECer t
if
icat
eofAuthori
zat
ion(U-
stamp)
B)Hol
derofavali
dASMECer t
if
icat
eofAuthori
zat
ion(R-
stamp)
C)Owner
/Userofpressur
evesselswhorepair
shisownequipment
D)Ani
ndivi
dualororgani
zat
ionthati
sauthor
izedbythel
egalj
uri
sdi
cti
on

Ans=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
54(
Def
ini
ti
onofRepai
rOr
g) Nat
ionalBoar
dissuesR-
Stamp

48.Ar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ionmaybeanyoneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Hol
derofavali
dASMEU- stamporNat
ionalBoar
dR-St
amp
B)Owner
/Userofpressur
evessel
swhorepai
rshisownequi
pment
C)Anindi
v i
dualororgani
zat
iont
hatisaut
hori
zedbythelegal
juri
sdict
ion
D)Acontractorwhosequali
fi
cat
ionsar
eacceptabl
etotheAuthori
zedPressur
eVessel
I
nspector

Ans=D…Ref :API510,
Sect3.
54(
Def
ini
ti
onofRepai
rOr
g) accept
abl
etot
he
Owner
/User

49.Ar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ionmaybeanyoneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Hol
derofav al
i
dASMEU- stamporNat i
onalBoar dR-St
amp
B)Owner/
Userofpressur
evesselswhorepair
shi sownequipment
C)Anindi
vi
dualororgani
zat
ionthatoper
ateswithinalegalj
uri
sdi
cti
on
D)Acontr
actorwhosequali
fi
cat
ionsareacceptabletotheOwner/User

Ans=C…Ref:API510,
Sect3.
54(
Def
ini
ti
onofRepai
rOr
g) aut
hor
izedbyl
egal
j
uri
sdi
cti
on

50.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ionaccor
dingt
oAPI510?

A)Hol
derofav al
i
dNat i
onalBoardU-st
amporASMER- St
amp
B)Owner/
Userofpressurev
esselswhodoesnotrepai
rhi
sownequi pment
C)Anindi
vi
dualororgani
zat
ionthatoperat
eswi
thi
nalegalj
uri
sdi
cti
on
D)Acontr
actorwhosequali
fi
cati
onsareaccept
abl
etotheOwner/User

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
54(
Def
ini
ti
onofRepai
rOr
gani
zat
ion)

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
51.Requi
redt
hicknessisdefi
nedbyAPI510asthemi ni
mum thicknessforeach
el
ementofapressurevesselbasedontheappr
opri
atedesigncodecalculat
ionsand
codeall
owabl
est r
essthatconsi
dersal
lofthef
oll
owingfactor
sEXCEPT:

A)Pr
essure B)Mechani
call
oadi
ngs
C)St
ruct
urall
oadi
ngs D)Corr
osi
onAll
owance

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
55(
Def
ini
ti
onofRequi
redThi
ckness)

52.Al
ter
nat
ivet
ocodecal
cul
ati
ons,
requi
redt
hicknesscanber
eassessedusi
ng:

A)Str
uctural
DesignMi ni
mum Thickness
B)Fi
tnessforservi
ceanalysi
sperAPI579
C)Therearenoalter
nativ
estocodecal cs
D)Ri
sk-basedInspect
ionassessmentsperAPI580

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
55(
Def
ini
ti
onofRequi
redThi
ckness)
53.Ty
peofassessment&managementpr ocesst
hatisf
ocusedoni nspect
ion
pl
anni
ngf orlossofcont
ainmentofpr
essuri
zedequi
pmentinprocessfacil
it
iesduet
o
mater
ialdeteri
orat
ioni
s:

A)I
nspecti
onPlan B)Fi
tness-
for-
Servi
ce
C)Ri
sk-basedI
nspect
ion D)Quali
tyAssurance

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
57(
Def
ini
ti
onofRi
sk-
BasedI
nspect
ion)

54.Regardi
ngRBI
,ri
sksar
emanagedpr
imar
il
ythr
oughI
nspect
ioni
nor
dert
o
i
nfluence:

A)Theprobabil
i
tyoff ail
ure
B)Theconsequenceoff ail
ure
C)Theprofi
tabi
li
tyoft heserv
ice
D)Thelengt
hofi nspecti
oninter
val
s

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
57(
Def
ini
ti
onofRi
sk-
BasedI
nspect
ion)

55.Reducti
onintoughnessduetoamet al
lur
gicalchangecanoccuri
nsomel
owal
loy
steel
sasar esul
toflongter
m exposur
eat650º F–1100º F(345º
C–595ºC)t
emp
rangeiscal
led:

A)Creep
B)Bri
ttl
eFr
act
ure
C)TemperEmbri
ttl
ement
D)HighTemper
atureHydr
ogenAt
tack(
HTHA)

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
59(
Def
ini
ti
onofTemperEmbr
it
tl
ement
)

API510CodeCl
osedBookExam Quest
ions(
Sect
ion3)
56.TemperEmbr
it
tl
ementaf
fect
swhi
chl
owal
loy
sandoccur
sinwhatt
emper
atur
e
range?

A)TEaff
ect
s1.
25Cr
-0.
5Moal
loyst
eel
sint
he650º
F–1100ºF(345º
C–595ºC)t
emp
range
B)TEaff
ect
s2.
25Cr
-1.
0Moal
l
oysteel
sint
he650º
F–1100ºF(345º
C–595ºC)t
emp
range
C)TEaff
ect
s1.
25Cr
-0.
5Moal
loyst
eel
sint
he750º
F–1100ºF(400º
C–595ºC)t
emp
range
D)TEaff
ect
s2.
25Cr
-1.
0Moal
loyst
eel
sint
he750ºF–1100º
F(400ºC–595º
C)t
emp
range

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
59(
Def
ini
ti
onofTemperEmbr
it
tl
ement
)
57.The“
transi
ti
ont
emper
atur
e”asdef
inedbyAPI510i
sthe:

A)Temper
atureatwhi
chamat
eri
al’
smodul usofel
asti
citychanges
B)Temper
atureatwhi
chamat
eri
alfr
acturemodechangesf rom duct
il
et obri
ttl
e
C)Temper
atureatwhi
chamat
eri
alundergoeschemicalandmet al
lur
gicalchanges
D)Noneofthesei
scorr
ect

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Sect3.
60(
Def
ini
ti
onofTr
ansi
ti
onTemper
atur
e)

APIBODYOFKNOWLEDGEPART2(
SPECI
AL
QUESTI
ON)
58.ForP1,P3,
P4,andP5mater
ial
s(f
orpurposeofAPI510examinati
on)t
helower
tr
ansit
iont
emperat
ureandt
heuppertr
ansf
ormationt
emperatur
ewi l
lbe(r
espect
ivel
y):

A)1200°
F&1500°
F B)1250°
Fand1500°
F C)1300°
Fand1600°
F D)1330°
F&
1600°
F
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Sect2(
Ref
erences) Seet
heAPI510BODYOF
KNOWLEDGE

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#1
Topi
c1:Or
gani
zat
ion&Cer
ti
fi
cat
ionRequi
rement
s

59.Whi
choft
hesedoesNOTqual
if
yaper
sonf
oranAPI510cer
ti
fi
cat
ion?
A)BSEng.degreewit
h2y earst otalPVexperi
ence(1yearinPVInspect
ionperAPI510)
B)ASEng.degreewit
h2y earst otalPVexperi
ence(1yearinPVInspect
ionperAPI510)
C)HSgraduatewith2yearstotal PVexper
ience(1yearinPVInspect
ionperAPI510)
D)AnyPersonwith5yearstotal PVexperi
ence(1yearinPVInspecti
onperAPI510)
Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.B.
2.1.
c Thr
eey
ear
stot
alPVexper
iencei
srequi
red
60.Al
loft
hesedescr
ibeexper
iencet
hatmayqual
if
yonet
obeanAPI510I
nspect
or
EXCEPT?
A)Bothperfor
mance&supervi
sionofInspect
ionactivi
tiesperAPI510
B)Exper
ienceindesi
gnofPVs&super vi
sionofInspecti
onact i
vi
ti
esperAPI510
C)Exper
ienceinoper
ati
onofPVs&per formanceofI nspecti
onacti
vit
iesperAPI510
D)Exper
ienceinConstr
uct
ion&RepairofPressureVessel si
naccordancewithAPI510
Answer=D…Ref:API510,
Par
a.B.
2.1.
b/c/
d 1y
earmustbei
nInsp
Super
visi
on/
Per
for
mance

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#1

61.Whi
choft
hesei
sNOTanaut
hor
izedi
nspect
ionagencyaccor
dingt
oAPI510?
A)I
nspect
ionorgani
zati
onofajuri
sdicti
onwherethepressurevesselisused
B)I
nspect
ionorgani
zati
onofaninsurancecompanythatinsurespressurevessels
C)OwnerorUserwhomai nt
ainsaninspect
ionorgani
zati
onforhisownequi pment
D)I
ndependentcont
ract
orhir
edbyanownerorusert hatisnotrecognizedbyaj uri
sdi
cti
on

Answer=D…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.3.
6.d Mustbe“
recogni
zed”byaj
uri
sdi
cti
on

62.Whi
choft
hesei
sanaut
hor
izedi
nspect
ionagencyaccor
dingt
oAPI510?

A)Insurancecompanyi nspect i
onorgani
zat
ionthatdi
dnotinsureagivenpr essure
vessel
B)Independentoutsidecontractorhir
edbyowneroruserbutnotrecognizedbya
j
urisdi
ction
C)Owneroruserwhomai ntainsaninsporgforhi
sequiponly(notf
orv esselsforsal
e
orresal
e)
D)Inspecti
onorganizati
onofaj ur
isdi
cti
onoutsi
deajuri
sdi
ctionwhereapr essure
vesseli
sused

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.3.
6.c Hi
sequi
pmentonl
y…noti
ntendedf
orsal
e
orresal
e

63.Whi
choft
hesei
sNOTar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ionaccor
dingt
oAPI510?

A)Anindi
vi
dualororgani
zati
onthatisnotaut
hor
izedbythelegalj
uri
sdict
ion
B)Anowneroruserofpressurevessel
swhomakesr epai
rsonhisownequi pment
C)Contr
actorwhosequal
ifi
cati
onsareaccept
abl
et othepr
essure-
vesselowneroruser
D)HolderofvaldUSTAMP(
i ASMEcer
ti
fi
cat
eofaut
hor
izat
ion)and/
orav
aldRSTAMP
i
(Nat
ionalBoard)

Ans=A…Ref:API510,
Par
a.3.
54.
a/b/
c/d Mustbe“
aut
hor
ized”byt
hel
egal
j
uri
sdi
cti
on

64.Whoi sr
esponsi
blet
oexecut
ethei
nspect
ionpl
ani
ncl
udi
ngt
heest
abl
ished
schedul
e?

A)Aut
hor
izedI
nspect
ionAgency B)Owner/
User(I
nsp)Organi
zat
ion
C)Aut
hor
izedPr
essur
eVesselInspect
orD)Repai
rOrgani
zat
ion

Ans=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
1 Owner
/Userr
esponsi
bil
it
ies

65.Whoshal lexer
ciseover
allcont
rolofacti
vi
ti
esrel
ati
ngtoin-
servi
cei
nspect
ion,
repai
r,al
ter
ation&rerat
ingofpressurevessel
sandpressur
erel
iev
ingdevi
ces?

A)Aut
hor
izedI
nspect
ionAgency B)Owner
/User(
Insp)Or
gani
zat
ion
C)Repai
rOr
gani
zat
ion D)API510Aut
hor
izedI
nspect
or

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
1 Owner
/Userr
esponsi
bil
it
ies

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#1
66.Whoisresponsi
blefordevel
opi
ng,document
ing,
implementi
ng,execut
ing,and
assessi
ngpressur
evessel/pr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdevi
ceinspect
ionsyst
ems&
i
nspecti
on/r
epairpr
oceduresthatmeetAPI510i
nspecti
oncoderequir
ement s?
A)Owner
/User(
Insp)Or
ganizat
ion B)Author
izedI
nspect
ionAgency
C)Aut
hor
izedPr
essureVesselI
nspect
or D)Noneofthesearecor
rect
Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
2.1 Owner
/Userr
esponsi
bil
it
ies

67.Al
lrepai
rsandal
ter
ati
onsshal
lbeper
for
medbya(
n):
A)Owner/UserapprovedContr
act
or hol
dingav al
idASMER-St
amp
B)Owner/
UserapprovedCont r
act
orholdi
ngav al
idASMEU- St
amp
C)Repai
rOrganizat
ion(Canbeowner/userr
epair
inghisownequi
p)
D)Owner/UserapprovedMaint
enanceGroupdoingrepai
rs

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
2.3 Repai
rOr
gani
zat
ionr
esponsi
bil
it
ies MUST
KNOW

68.Owner
/userqual
it
yassur
ancei
nsp/
repai
rmanagementsy
stem cont
ainsal
lthese
EXCEPT:

A)Organizati
onandreport
ingst r
uctur
eforinspectionpersonnel
B)Document ingofi
nspect
ionandqual it
yassur anceprocedures
C)Document ingandrepor
tinginspect
ionandt estresul
ts
D)Developinganddocument i
ngr epai
rplans

Answer=D…Ref :API510,Para.4.
2.1.
a/b/
c/d Owner
/UserOr
ganizati
on
responsi
bil
it
ies Thecorrectansweri
s…Dev el
opi
ng&documenti
ngI NSPECTI
ON
PLANS…Notr epai
rplans

69.Whoisresponsi
blet
oowner/userforacti
vi
ti
esinv
olv
ingdesi
gn,anal
ysis,
or
eval
uati
onofpressur
evessel
sandpr essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdevi
cescover
edbyt heAPI510
code?
A)Aut
hori
zedI
nspecti
onAgency B)Aut
hori
zedPressureVessel
Inspect
or
C)Cor
rosi
onSpeci
ali
st D)Noneofthesearecorr
ect
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
2.2 ENGI
NEERRESPONSI
BILI
TIES Tr
icky
answer=D!
!!

70.Whoi sr
esponsi
bletot
heowner/
usertoassur
ethatt
hei
nspect
ion,
NDE,
and
pressur
etest
ingact
ivi
ti
esmeetAPI510requi
rement
s?

A)Author
izedI
nspect
ionAgency B)Authori
zedPressureVessel
Inspect
or
C)Examiner D)RepairOrgani
zati
on

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
2.4 I
nspect
orr
esponsi
bil
it
ies

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#1
71.Tomai nt
ain/r
epai
rvessel
sorpressure-r
eli
evi
ngdevices,therepairor
gani
zat
ioni
s
responsi
bletotheowner/
userandshallprovi
dealloft
hef ol
lowingitemsEXCEPT:

A)Mater
ial
s B)Qual
it
yAssurance
C)Equi
pment D)Workmanship

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.4.
2.3 Repai
rOr
gani
zat
ionpr
ovi
desQual
it
yCont
rol
,
notQA

72.I
nspect
orsmaybeassi
stedi
nper
for
minginspect
ionsbyOTHERPROPERLY
TRAINEDANDQUALIFI
EDINDIVI
DUALScal
led:

A)Cert
ifi
edweldingi
nspector
sandNDEt echni
cians
B)Operati
ngPersonnelandNDEt echni
cians
C)ExaminersandOperati
ngpersonnel
D)Examiners

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
2.4&4.
2.6 I
nspect
orr
esponsi
bil
it
ies

73.Al
lNDEr
esul
tsmustbeev
aluat
edandaccept
edbyt
he:

A)Cert
if
iedweldi
nginspector
sandNDEt echnici
ansdoingtheexami
nat
ions
B)NDEtechnici
ansdoingtheworki
nassistancetotheinspect
or
C)Examiner
sdoingthewor ki
nassi
stancetotheinspector
D)Noneoftheseiscorrect

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.4.
2.4 I
nspect
orr
esponsi
bil
it
ies Di
dyoumi
ssi
t
agai
n?

74.Regar
dingexami
nerr
esponsi
bil
it
ies,
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotat
ruest
atement
?

A)Hemustbeprov
encompet
entbyowner
/user
s&musthol
dcer
tsi
nal
lNDE
pr
ocedur
esused
B)Hedoesnotneed510cert
if
icat
ionanddoesnotneedtobeanemployeeoft
he
owner
/user
C)Heneedstobetr
ainedandcompetenti
ntheNDEpr ocedur
esbei
ngused
D)Heshall
perf
ormtheNDEinaccordancewit
hjobrequir
ements

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
2.5.
1/2 Exami
nerr
esponsi
bil
it
ies MAYNOT
MUST

75.Whoshallmai
ntai
ncerti
fi
cationrecordsofexami
ner
semployed,
incl
udi
ngdates
andresul
tsofper
sonnelqual
if
icati
ons( t
hatshal
lbemadeav
ail
abletothei
nspect
or)
?

A)Owner/
user B)Examiner’
sempl
oyer
C)I
nspect
or’
sEmpl
oyer D)Authori
zedPr
essur
eVessel
Inspect
or

Ans=C…Ref :510,
Par
.4.
2.5.
3I nspect
or’
semployer Bydef
ini
ti
on=Auth.I
nsp
AgencyNot
e:API570r
equi
restheExaminer
s’Employert
omaintai
ncer
ti
fi
cati
on
recor
ds

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2

76.PerAPI510,
astrat
egydefini
nghowandwhenapressurev
esselorpr
essur
e-
rel
iev
ingdevi
cewil
lbeinspect
ed,repai
red,
and/
ormai
ntai
nedi
scall
eda(n):

A)I
n-ser
v i
ceInspect
ionPl
an B)On-
Stream I
nspect
ionPl
an
C)Quali
tyPlan D)I
nspecti
onPlan

Ans=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.3.
32I
nspect
ionPl
andef
ini
ti
on

77.Thei
nspect
ionpl
anshoul
dbedev
elopedbyt
he:

A)Aut
hor
izedI
nspect
ionagency B)I
nspect
ororEngi
neer
C)Owner
/User D)Engi
neer

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.1.
1 Dev
elopmentofanI
nspect
ionPl
an

78.Whoshal
lbeconsult
edwhenneededtocl
ari
fypotenti
aldamagemechani
smsand
speci
fi
cdamagelocat
ionswhendev
elopi
nganInspecti
onPlan?

A)Cor
rosi
onSpeci
ali
st B)I
nspect
ororEngi
neer
C)I
nspect
oronl
y D)Engi
neeronl
y

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.1.
1 Dev
elopmentofanI
nspect
ionPl
an

79.Corr
osionspeci
ali
stshallbeconsul
tedwhendevel
opi
ngt
hei
nspect
ionpl
anf
or
vessel
sthatoperat
eatelevatedtemper
atur
esabove:
A)650°
F(345°
C) B)700°
F(371°
C)
C)750°
F(400°
C) D)800°
F(427°
C)

Ans=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.1.
1 Dev
elopmentofanI
nspect
ionPl
an

80.Exami
nat
ionsmustbeschedul
edati
nter
val
sthatconsi
derALLTHESEFACTORS
EXCEPT:

A)Thetypeofdamageandt herat
eofdamagepr ogr
essi
on
B)Thetoler
anceoftheequi
pmenttothetypeofdamage
C)Probabil
i
tyoftheNDEmet hodt
oidenti
fythedamage
D)Maximum inter
val
sasdefinedi
ntheInspecti
onPl
an

Answer=D…Ref :API510,
Para.5.
1.1.
2 Devel
opmentofanInspect
ionPlan…
Maximum i
nter
valsar
edefi
nedinthecodesandstandar
ds,
notinthei
nspecti
onpl
an

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
81.I
nspect
ionplansshal
lcontai
ninspecti
ontasksandschedul
erequi
redtoMONI
TOR
DAMAGEMECHANI SMS&ASSUREEQUI PMENT’ SMECHANICALINTEGRITY.
I
nspecti
onplansshouldcoveral
lofthefol
lowingdet
ail
sEXCEPT:
A)Descri
beanyr equir
edr epai
rsandincludetherepairplanindetai
l
B)Descri
benecessar ypressuretest
s,t
y peoftests,t
estpressures,
anddur ati
on
C)Defi
netype(s)ofinspectionneeded&i dent
ifynextinspecti
ondatef oreach
i
nspecti
ontype
D)Descri
beinsp&NDEt echnique&ext ent&locationofinsp&NDEi ncludi
ngcleani
ng
needed

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.2 MI
NIMUM CONTENTSOFANI
NSPECTI
ON
PLAN

82.Whatt
ypesofi
nspect
ionpl
ansar
ebasedoni
ndust
ryst
andar
dsandpr
act
icesand
maybeusedunderAPI510rul
es:
A)Si
mil
arser
vicei
nspecti
onplans B)Gener
icinspect
ionpl
ans
C)St
andar
dIndust
ryPract
ices D)Ri
sk-basedi
nspecti
onplans

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.2 Mi
nimum Cont
ent
sofanI
nspect
ionPl
an

83.I
nspect
ionplansmayormaynotexi sti
nasi
ngl
edocument
,butt
hecont
ent
sof
thepl
anshouldbereadi
lyaccessi
blef
rom:
A)I
nspect
ionRecords B)Inspecti
ondat
asy
stems
C)Aut
hori
zedInspect
ionAgencyf
il
es D)Pr
ogressiverecor
ds
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.2 Mi
nimum Cont
ent
sofanI
nspect
ionPl
an

84.I
nspecti
onplansmayalsocontai
n“ot
heraddi
ti
onaldetai
ls”t
oassisti
n
under
standi
ngtherat
ional
eforthepl
anandinexecut
ingtheplanthatmayincl
ude:

A)Defi
ningthelocati
onofthedamage
B)Defi
ninganyspecialaccessrequi
rements
C)Defi
ningrepairdet
ail
sregardi
ngthedamage
D)Describi
ngthetypesofdamageant i
cipat
edorexper
iencedi
ntheequi
pment

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.3 Addi
ti
onalCont
ent
sofanI
nspect
ionPl
an

85.Ani
nspect
ionpl
anshal
lbeest
abl
ishedf
or:

A)Al
lpr
essur
evessel
sforagivenowner/user
B)Al
lpr
essur
evessel
swithi
nthescopeofAPI510code
C)Al
lpr
essur
evessel
sandpressure-
rel
i
ev i
ngdev
icesf
oragivenowner
/user
D)Al
lpr
essur
evessel
sandpressure-
rel
i
ev i
ngdev
iceswit
hint
hescopeofAPI510code

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1 I
nspect
ionPl
ans

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
86.RBIcanbeusedt
odet
ermi
ne:

A)I
nspect
ionmethodsandtechniques
B)I
nspect
ioni
nter
valsandf
ut ur
einspect
ionplans
C)I
nspect
ioni
nter
valsandt
het ypeoffut
ureinspecti
ons
D)I
nspect
ioni
nter
valsandt
y peandextentoffutur
einspect
ionsandexami
nat
ions

Answer=D…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.5.
2 Ri
sk-
basedI
nspect
ion

87.RBIassessment
sdet
ermi
ner
iskby
:

A)Combini
ngtheprobabili
tyandt heconsequenceofequipmentfail
ure
B)Assessi
ngthel
ikel
ihoodoff ai
l
ur eandthecostassociatedwit
hequipmentf
ail
ure
C)Assessi
ngthel
ikel
ihoodoff ai
lureanddocumentingther i
sksassoci
atedwi
thagiven
pr
ocess
D)Noneofthesearecorrect

Answer=A…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.5.
2 Ri
sk-
basedI
nspect
ion

88.Whenowner
/userconduct
sanRBIassessment
,itmusti
ncl
udeasy
stemat
ic
eval
uat
ionof
:
A)Theprobabi
li
tyandconsequenceoffai
lur
einaccor
dancewi
thAPI579
B)Theprobabi
li
tyandconsequenceoffai
lur
einaccor
dancewi
thAPI580
C)Theconsequenceoffai
lur
einaccordancewit
hAPI579andAPI580
D)Theconsequenceoffai
lur
einaccordancewit
hAPI580andAPI581

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2 Ri
sk-
basedI
nspect
ion

89.InRBI,
impor
tantst
epsi
nassessi
ngt
hepr
obabi
li
tyofapr
essur
evesself
ail
ure
i
nclude:

A)I dent
if
yingandev al
uatingeff
ectiv
enessofpastequipmenti nspect
ionmet hods&
techniques
B)Assessi ngthoseexist
ingdamagemechani sms( DMs)t
hatar emostl i
kelytoaff
ect
equi pment
C)I dent
if
ying/
ev al
uati
ngpot ent
ialDMs/currentequi
pcondit
ions/pastinspecti
on
effecti
veness
D)Assessi ngallpossi
bleDMsl ikel
ytoaffectcurr
entequi
pmentusi ngexisti
nginsp
techniques

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2 Ri
sk-
basedI
nspect
ion

90.InRBI,i
mpor t
antst
epsi
nassessi
ngtheconsequenceofapr
essur
evesself
ail
ure
i
ncludeidenti
fyi
ngandeval
uat
ingal
loft
heseEXCEPT:

A)Thenatur
eofthepr
ocessf
lui
d(s) B)Potent
ial
inj
uri
est
hatcoul
doccur
C)Envi
ronment
al/
equi
pmentdamage D)Pot
enti
aldamagemechanisms

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2 Ri
sk-
basedI
nspect
ion

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
91.ForRBI
,thepr
obabi
li
tyassessmentmustbebasedon:

A)Allf
ormsofdamagethati
spossibl
ewithi
naprocessunit
B)Allf
ormsofdamagethathasbeendocument
edbyI nspect
ion
C)Allf
ormsofdamagethatcoul
dreasonabl
ybeexpectedtoaff
ectav
essel
inagi
ven
ser
vice
D)Noneofthesei
scorr
ect

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2.1 Pr
obabi
li
tyAssessment(
rel
atedt
oRBI
)

92.Theconsequenceofar
eleasei
sdependentont
he:

A)Associ
atedheal
thef
fect
s,env
ironmentalandequipmentdamageandequi
pment
downti
me
B)Typeandamountofprocessf
luidcont
ainedintheequi
pment
C)Pot
enti
ali
nci
dent
sthatmayoccurasaresul
toff
lui
drel
ease
D)Si
zeandthet
ypeofapotent
ial
rel
ease

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2.2 ConsequenceAssessment(
rel
atedt
oRBI
)

93.Af
teranRBIassessmenti
sconduct
ed,
ther
esul
tscanbeusedt
oest
abl
isht
he:

A)Vesseli
nspecti
onplan
B)Mostappropri
atei
nspecti
onandNDEmet hods,tools,andt
echniques
C)Ext
entofNDEandt heinter
valfori
nter
nal
,ext
ernal
, andon-
str
eam inspect
ions
D)Needforpressur
etesti
ngafterdamagehasoccurredoraft
errepair
s/al
ter
ationsar
e
done

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2.3 Document
ati
on(
rel
atedt
oRBI
)

94.Af
teranRBIassessmenti
sconduct
ed,ther
esul
tscanbeusedt
oest
abl
isht
he
VESSELINSPECTIONPLANandbetterdef
ineal
loft
heseit
emsEXCEPT:

A)Themostappr opr
iatei
nspecti
onandNDEmet hods,tools,
andtechni
ques
B)Theext entofNDE( per
centageofvesselt
oexamine)andtheappli
cabl
einspect
ion
i
nterval
C)Theneedf orpr
essuretest
ingaft
erdamagehasoccur r
edoraft
errepair
/al
ter
ati
ons
aredone
D)Thepr eventi
on&mi ti
gati
onstepstoeli
minat
eprobabil
it
y&consequencesofa
vesself
ailure

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2.3 Document
ati
on(
rel
atedt
oRBI
)Reduce
pr
obabil
it
y

95.WhenRBIassessment
sar
eusedt
osetv
esseli
nspect
ioni
nter
val
s,assessment
s
shal
lbe:

A)Document
edonetimeandshal lremainonfil
efortheli
feofthevessel
B)Updat
edonlywhenthev esseli
nspecti
onint
ervalwil
lbechanged
C)Updat
edaft
eranyav esselundergoesanyprocesschange
D)Updat
edaft
ereachvessel i
nspecti
on

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2.4 Fr
equencyofRBIAssessment
s

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
96.Safetypr
ecauti
onsarei
mportanti
npr
essurevesseli
nspect
ionandmai
ntenance
acti
vi
ti
esandr egul
ati
onsgover
nmanyaspectsofvesselent
ryandmustbefol
lowed.
Inaddi
tion,t
he:
A)Safet
yrequi
rement
sofOSHAr
egar
dingconf
inedspacer
ulesappl
ytoAPI510
i
nspecti
ons
B)Owner/user’
ssafet
yprocedur
esmustbereviewedandfol
l
owedi nall
cases
C)Vessel
Inspecti
onPlanmustdetai
lanyconf
inedspaceentr
yrequir
ements
D)Noneoft hesear
ecorrect
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
3 Pr
epar
ati
onf
orI
nspect
ion

97.Per
sonalpr
otect
iveequi
pmentshal
lbewor
nwhenr
equi
redf
oral
ltheser
easons
EXCEPT:
A)Regulat
ions(Juri
sdi
cti
onal&ot
hers)B)Owner/
userrequi
rements
C)Authori
zedInspecti
onAgencyr
ules D)Repai
rorgani
zati
onrequi
rement
s

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
3 Pr
epar
ati
onf
orI
nspect
ion(
Equi
pment
)

98.Whichofthesestatementsar
enott
rueregardi
ngprecaut
ionstobetakenbefor
e
beginni
nganyvesselinspect
ion&mai
ntenanceacti
vi
ti
es(NDE, pr
essur
etest,
repai
r,
etc)
?
A)Obt ai
nper missiontowor ki
nthear eafr
om operati
ngpersonnelr
esponsiblef
ora
vessel
B)Wheni ndivi
dualsareinsi
deav essel,
all
personswor ki
ngaroundav essel
shouldbe
i
nformed
C)Indivi
dual sworkinginsi
devesselsshouldbeinf
ormedwhenwor kisgoingonoutsi
de
av essel
D)Per missionshoul dbeobtai
nedf r
om theowner/userSafet
yDepartment

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
3 Pr
epar
ati
onf
orI
nspect
ion(
Communi
cat
ion)

99.Alloft
hefoll
owingst
atement
sar
etr
uer
egar
dingpr
ecaut
ionst
obet
akenpr
iort
o
enter
ingavesselEXCEPT:
A)Vesselshallbeisol
atedf rom all
sour cesofl iquids,gases,vapor s,r
adi at
ionand
el
ectr
icit
y
B)Vesselshall
bedr ai
ned, purged,cleaned, ventil
at ed,
andt hengast est edbef oreiti
s
ent
ered
C)Procedurestoensurecont i
nuoussaf ev enti
lationandpr ecautionstoensur esafe
egr
essandemer gencyev acuationofper sonnel from thevessel shouldbecl ear
D)Document at
ionofsaf etyprecauti
onsi sr equiredpr i
ortoanyv esselent r
y.Bef or
e
ent
eringavessel,i
ndivi
dual smustobt ainper missi onfrom theresponsi bleoper ati
ng
per
sonnel

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
3 Pr
epar
ati
onf
orI
nsp(
VesselEnt
ry)…Shoul
d
notshal
l

100.Beforeperf
ormi
nganyoftherequi
redAPI510inspect
ions,i
nspect
orsshal
l
famil
iar
izethemsel
veswi
ththevessel
’spri
orhi
stor
yandshoul drev
iew:
A)Priorinspecti
onresul
ts/
repai
rs,
currenti
nspecti
onplan,andsimil
arser
v i
ce
i
nspectionr esul
ts
B)Pri
ori nspecti
onandrepairr
esul
ts,
pr i
ori
nspecti
onplans&si mil
arser
viceinspect
ion
resul
ts
C)Priorinspecti
onandrepairr
esul
ts,
andpr i
orinspect
ionplansonly
D)Priorinspecti
onandrepairr
esul
tsonly
Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
3 Pr
epar
ati
onf
orI
nspect
ion(
Recor
dsRev
iew)

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
101.Pressurevessel
saresuscept
ibl
etov
ari
oust
ypesofdamagemechani
smst
hat
i
ncludealloftheseEXCEPT:

A)Isol
atedandlocali
zedmetal
lossandbli
steri
ng
B)Surf
aceconnect edcr
acki
ngandsubsurfacecracki
ng
C)Metallur
gical
changesandmateri
alpr
oper t
ychanges
D)Dimensionalchangesandmicr
ofi
ssur
ing/microvoi
dfor
mat
ion

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
4.1 Ty
pesofDamage Gener
alandl
ocal
ized
metall
oss

102.Thepresenceorpot
enti
alofdamageinavesseli
sdependentuponi
tsmat
eri
alof
constr
uct
ion,qual
it
yofconst
ructi
on,oper
ati
ngcondi
ti
onsand:

A)Locat
ioninthepl
ant B)Desi
gncharact
eri
sti
cs
C)Quali
tyofCorr
osi
onprot
ect
ion D)Pl
ant’
sgeographi
call
ocat
ion

Answer=B…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.5.
4.2 DamageMechani
sm I
nspect
ion

103.Detai
ledi
nfor
mat
ioni
nAPI571aboutcommondamagemechani
sms(
DMs)
i
ncludes:

A)Themostimport
antDMs, suchasCUI&generalandlocal
i
zedmet al
loss
B)Cri
ti
cal
fact
ors,
affect
edequipment,
andappearanceormor phologyf oreachDM
C)Cri
ti
calf
act
ors,
appearanceandtypi
cali
nspect
ion&moni tori
ngt echniquesforeach
DM
D)Cri
ti
calf
act
ors,
appearance,pr
event
ionandmiti
gati
on,andaf f
ect edequipmentfor
eachDM

Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.5.
4.3 DamageMechani
sm I
nspect
ion

104.Gener
alt
ypesofi
nspect
ionr
ecogni
zedbyAPI510ar
e:

A)I
nter
nal
,On-
str
eam,
andExternali
nspections
B)I
nter
nal
,On-
str
eam,
Ext
ernal,
andThi cknessinspecti
ons
C)I
nter
nal
,On-
str
eam,
Ext
ernal,
Thickness,andCUIi nspect
ions
D)I
nter
nal
,On-
str
eam,
Ext
ernal
,Thi
ckness,
CUI
,andRout
inei
nspect
ions

Answer=C…Ref :API510,Par
a.5.4.
3 Generalt
ypesofI
nspect
ion Ther
eare
Rout
inei
nspecti
ons, butt
herouti
neinspect
ioni
snotconsi
der
edoneof5general
ty
pesofinspect
ion!

105.I
mper
fect
ionsi
dent
if
ieddur
ingi
nspect
ionsandexami
nat
ionsshoul
dbe:

A)Eval
uatedperAPI510Sect
ion6rul
es
B)Eval
uatedperAPI510Sect
ion7rul
es
C)Charact
eri
zed,si
zed,
andeval
uat
edperAPI510Sect
ion6r
ules
D)Charact
eri
zed,si
zed,
andeval
uat
edperAPI510Sect
ion7r
ules

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
4.3 Gener
alr
ulesf
ort
he5gener
alt
ypesof
I
nspecti
on

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
106.Thei
nter
nali
nspect
ionshal
lbeper
for
medby
:
A)Aninspect
orinaccordancewit
ht hedetail
edproceduresoftheAut
hor
izedI
nsp
agency
B)Anexamineracceptabl
etotheinspectorinaccordancewit
hquali
tymanual
C)Aninspect
orinaccordancewit
ht heowner /
userqualit
ymanual
D)Aninspect
orinaccordancewit
ht heinspecti
onplan

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
1 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ion

107.Apr
imar
ygoaloft
hei
nter
nali
nspect
ioni
sto:
A)Det
erminetheservi
ceabi
li
tyoftheentir
ev essel
B)Det
ermi
net hemaximum allowedinspecti
oni nt
erv
alfort
hevessel
C)Fi
nddamaget hatcannotbefoundbyr egularmonit
ori
ngofexter
nalCMLs
D)Noneoftheseiscorr
ectperAPI510

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
1 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ion

108.Forequi
pmentnotdesi
gnedf
orent
rybyper
sonnel
,whatmustbedoneperAPI
510?
A)Onl yOn-Stream inspecti
onsmustalway sbedonewhenav essel
isinaccessi
ble
B)Acombi nationofOn- Str
eam andExternal
inspecti
onsandUTt hi
cknessmustbe
empl oyed
C)Abestef f
ortinternali
nspmaybedonebyr emov i
ngpipespools(vi
ewt hr
ought he
nozzle)
D)Inspectionpor t
sshal lbeopenedforIDsurfaceexamsall
owingremot evi
sualinsp
techniques
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
1 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ion

109.Whenv
essel
sar
eequi
ppedwi
thr
emov
abl
eint
ernal
s,i
nter
nal
smayneedr
emov
al
to:
A)Assur enounusual condit
ionorcorrosi
ononinaccessibl
epartsofremov abl
e
i
nt ernal
sexist
B)Al lowinspect
ionofpressureboundarysurf
acest oanextentdeemednecessaryby
Inspector
C)Al lowinspect
ionofvessel i
nter
nalcomponentstoanextentdeemednecessar yby
Inspector
D)Assur ethattheremovableinter
nal
sar einser
viceabl
econditi
onandf i
tforcont
inued
ser v
ice

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
2 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ionofVesselI
nter
nal
s

110.Vesseli
nternal
sneednotberemovedcompl
etel
yasl
ongasreasonabl
e
assur
anceexiststhatdamageatv
esselar
eascov
eredbyt
heint
ernal
sis:

A)Occur
ri
ngtoanextentthati
snotgreaterthanthatfoundinmoreaccessi
blevessel
ar
eas
B)Occur
ri
ngtoanextentthati
snotlesserthanthatfoundinmoreaccessi
blevessel
ar
eas
C)Occur
ri
ngtoanextentthati
sconsiderednegli
gibl
eorinsigni
fi
cantbyt
heInspector
D)Noneofthesei
scorrect

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
2 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ionofVesselI
nter
nal
s

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
111.Whoshoul ddet
erminewheni ti
snecessar
ytor
emov
edeposi
tsorl
ini
ngst
o
perf
orm adequatei
nter
nalinspect
ions?

A)Inspectori
nconsultati
onwithcorrosi
onspeci
ali
st
B)EngineerandCorrosionSpeciali
st
C)Coatingspecial
i
standI nspector
D)CorrosionSpeci
ali
st

Answer=A…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
3 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ionofDeposi
tsand
Li
nings

112.I
fint
ernall
ini
ngsareingoodcondit
ionandt
herei
snoreasont
osuspectt
hat
damageisoccurri
ngbehindthem,whatdoesAPI510st
ate?

A)Per
for
m spotexamsforr
easonabl
eassur
ancenodamageexi st
s
B)I
tnotnecessar
ytor
emoveli
ningsdur
ingt
heint
ernal
inspect
ion
C)Extent&exami
nati
onpercentagebeneathl
i
ningsmustbeasstatedint
heI
nspect
ion
Plan
D)Iti
slefttot
hedi
scret
ionoftheAuthori
zedPressur
eVessel
inspect
or&Cor
rosi
on
Special
ist

Answer=B…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
3 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ionofDeposi
tsand
Li
nings

113.Ift
helini
ngappearsdamaged,bul
gedorcr
acked,
itmaybeadv
isabl
etot
akeal
l
ofthefol
lowingact
ions(EXCEPT)
:

A)Compl etelyremovedamaged, bulged&cr ackedli

ningsforinspect
ionofvessel
beneath
B)Remov esmal lpor
ti
onsofli
nings&i nv
estigateli
ningcondit
ion(ConsultCorr
osion
Special
ist)
C)Remov esmal lpor
ti
onsoflini
ngs&i nvest
igatevesselsurf
acesbelow( Consul
tCorr.
Special
ist)
D)Per f
orm externalNDEtechniquestoexploreforvesseldamagebeneat hthese
i
nternalli
nings

Answer=A…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
3 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ionofDeposi
tsand
Li
nings

114.Al
lon-
str
eam i
nspect
ionsshoul
dbeconduct
edby
:

A)AnInspectoronl
y B)Ani
nspect
orapprovedExami
ner
C)Ei
theraninspect
ororexami
ner D)At r
ainedexaminer

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.3.
1 On-
Str
eam I
nspect
ion

115.Al
lon-
str
eam i
nspect
ionwor
kper
for
medbyanexami
nershal
lbe:

A)Author
izedandappr
ovedbyowner/userwhomayrequi
readdi
tional
qual
i
ficat
ion
test
s
B)Author
izedandappr
ovedbytheAuthori
zedI
nspect
ionAgency
C)Author
izedandappr
ovedbytheEngineer
D)Author
izedandappr
ovedbyI
nspector
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.3.
1 On-
Str
eam I
nspect
ion

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
116.Whenon-st
ream i
nspect
ionsofapr
essur
eboundar
yar
especi
fi
ed,
theyshal
lbe
desi
gnedto:

A)Det
ectt
hedamagemechani
smsexpect
edbyt
heI
nspect
or
B)Det
ectt
hedamagemechani
smsexpectedf
oragivenprocess
C)Det
ectt
hedamagemechani
smsident
if
iedi
ntheinspecti
onplan
D)Det
ectt
hedamagemechani
smsident
if
iedf
rom si
milarserv
icei
nspect
ions

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.3.
1 On-
Str
eam I
nspect
ion

117.Whichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sar
eNOTTRUEr
egar
dingOn-
Str
eam
I
nspect
ions?

A)Anexter
nali
nspecti
onmaybeapar tofanon- str
eam inspecti
on
B)I
nspecti
onsmayincludesever
alNDEt echniquestocheckf orvari
oustypesof
damage
C)Techni
quesarechosenforabi
li
tyt
oi denti
fyinter
naldamagemechani smsf rom t
he
ext
eri
or
D)Techni
quesarechosenforcapabi
l
iti
est operform aton-st
ream condi
ti
ons(e.g.
metalt
emps)

Answer=A…Ref:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.3.
2 On-
Str
eam I
nspect
ion Ext
ernal
Thi
cknessI
nsp

118.Wher
eon-
str
eam i
nspect
ioni
saccept
abl
e,suchi
nspect
ionsmaybeconduct
ed:

A)Onlywhenappr
ovedbytheInspector
B)Onlywhenappr
ovedbytheOwner /user
C)Ei
therwhi
leavesseli
sdepressur
izedorpressured
D)Onlywhenavesseli
nunderpressureoron-st
ream

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.3.
3 On-
Str
eam I
nspect
ion

119.Ext
ernali
nspect
ionsar
enor
mal
lyper
for
medby
:

A)Ani
nspect
orappr
ovedExami
ner B)Ani
nspect
ororanexami
ner

C)At
rai
nedexami
ner D)AnI
nspect
or

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.1 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

120.Whenaccept
abl
etot
heI
nspect
or,
whomayconductext
ernali
nspect
ionsperAPI
510?

A)AnyOperati
onspersonnelwhoareaccept
abl
etotheInspect
or
B)Otherper
sonnelqual
ifi
edwitht
heappropr
iat
etr
aini
ng
C)Anyexaminerapprovedbytheowner/
user
D)Noneoftheseiscorrect

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.1 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion
 API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
121.Whi
choft
hesei
snotpar
tofanext
ernali
nspect
ion?

A)Associatedstruct
ure,
all
owancef orexpansi
on,andgener
al v
esselal
i
gnmentonit
s
supports
B)Conditi
onoft heoutsi
desurfaceofthevesselandthei
nsulati
onandcoat
ingsy
stems
C)Leakage, hotspot
sandev i
denceofv i
brati
on
D)Thicknessmeasur ementchecks

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.1 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

122.Dur
ingt
heext
ernali
nspect
ion,
par
ti
cul
arat
tent
ionshoul
dbegi
vent
o:

A)Weldedat t
achmentssuchasreinfor
cementplat
es&clipscheckingforcr
acksor
defect
s
B)Associatedstructur
e,al
l
owancef orexpansi
on&generalvesselali
gnmenton
support
s
C)Theout sidesurfaceoft
hevesselandtheinsul
ati
onandcoat i
ngsy st
ems
D)Leakage, hotspotsandevi
denceofv i
brati
on

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.2 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

123.Duri
ngExter
nali
nspect
ion,
vessel
sshal
lbeexami
nedf
orv
isuali
ndi
cat
ions
(ev
idence)of
:

A)Bulgi
ng,
out-of
-r
oundness,
saggi ng,anddistort
ion
B)Foundat
ionsett
lement
,out-of-
roundnessanddi st
orti
on
C)Foundat
ionsett
lement
,Bulginganddi st
orti
onandl eakage
D)Foundat
ionsett
lement
,out-of-
roundness,Bulgi
nganddi st
ort
ion

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.3 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

124.I
fanydi
stor
ti
onofav
esseli
ssuspect
edorobser
ved,
over
allv
esseldi
mensi
ons
shal
lbe:

A)CheckedandrecordedintheI
nspecti
onPlan
B)Checkedtodetermineext
entofdi
stort
ion
C)Checkedandev al
uatedbyEngi
neeri
ng
D)Noneoftheseiscor r
ect

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.3 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

125.WhatAPIdocumentprov
idesmor
einfor
mationonext
ernalpressurevessel
i
nspect
ionandshouldbeusedwhenperf
orminganAPI510externalpressur
ev essel
i
nspect
ion?
A)API510 B)API571
C)API572 D)API571andAPI572

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.3 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
126.Anyper
sonnelwhoobser
vev
esseldet
eri
orat
ionshoul
drepor
tthecondi
ti
ont
o
the:

A)Owner /Userr
epresent
ati
ve
B)Engineer
C)RepairorMaintenanceOrgani
zat
ion
D)Inspector

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.4.
1.3 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

127.Buriedvessel
sshal
lbei
nspect
edtodetermi
neexter
nalsur
facecondit
ion&
i
nspectionint
erval
sshal
lbebasedoncor
rosionr
atei
nfoobtai
nedfrom anyoft
hese
(methods)EXCEPT:

A)Duringmai ntenanceactivi
tyonanyconnectingpi
pingthati
sat t
achedtotheburi
ed
vessel
B)From theintervalexaminati
onofsimilar
lyburi
edcorr
osiontestcouponsofli
ke
materi
al
C)From representati
ve(random areaschosenbyInspecti
on)porti
onsoftheactual
vessel
D)From av esselinsimil
arcircumstances(havi
ngsimil
arburi
edconditi
ons,i
.e.
,soi
l
condit
ions)

Ans=A…Ref:API510,
Par
.5.
5.4.
2 ExtI
nspofBur
iedVessel Mustbesi
mil
ar
ty
pepi
ping

128.Thi
cknessmeasur
ementdat
atakenf
rom pr
essur
evessel
sisusedt
o:

A)Det
erminethemini
mum remai ni
ngcor
rosi
onal
lowanceoft hevessel
.
B)Det
ermi
net hemini
mum thicknessr
emaini
ngatvesselcomponents.
C)Det
erminethecorr
osionr
atesandremaini
ngl
if
eoft hevessel.
D)Noneofthesei
scor r
ect

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
1 Thi
cknessI
nspect
ion

129.Thi
cknessmeasur
ement
sshal
lbeobt
ainedbyt
he:

A)Examiner
B)I
nspector
C)I
nspectororexaminer
D)Anyoneauthori
zedbytheI
nspect
or

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
1 Thi
cknessI
nspect
ion

130.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
etr
uer
egar
dingThi
cknessmeasur
ement
sperAPI
510?

A)Measur
ement
stobeobt
ainedar
erequi
redwhi
l
ethepr
essur
evessel
ison-
str
eam

B)Measurementst
obeobtai
nedarerequi
redwhil
ethepr essurevessel
isnoton-
str
eam
C)On-st
ream moni
tor
ingi
snotagoodtoolformonit
oringcorrosi
on
D)On-st
ream moni
tor
ingi
sagoodtooltoassesspotenti
aldamageduet opr
ocess
changes

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
2 Thi
cknessI
nspect
ion

API510Code(
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osedBookTopi
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131.Regardi
ngThicknessMeasur
ementInspect
ion,Whenshor
tterm corr
osionrates
changesigni
fi
cant
lyfrom t
heprev
iousi
denti
fi
edrate,whomusttheInspectornoti
fy?

A)Noone,becausetheI nspect
orisresponsi
blef
ordet er
mini
ngt
hecor
rosi
onr
ate
B)Owner/
Userrepresentati
veresponsibl
eforOperati
ons
C)Pr
essureVesselEngineerresponsibl
eforOperati
ons
D)Noneoftheseiscorrect

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
3 Thi
cknessI
nsp Answer=Cor
rosi
on
Speci
ali
st

132.Theinspect
orshoul
dconsultwit
hacor r
osionspeci
ali
stwhentheshor
tter
m
corr
osionrat
echangessigni
fi
cantl
yfrom t
hepreviousi
denti
fi
edrat
e(forwhatr
eason)
?

A)Tosupporthisrequestsforadditi
onal t
hicknessreadi
ngs
B)Toi
dentif
yaddi t
ionalsuspectlocati
onswher eUTscansmi ghtbeperf
ormed
C)Todeter
mi nethecausef orthesignif
icantchangeinthecorr
osionr
ate
D)Toi
mpr ovethecor r
osionandpr ocessmoni t
ori
ngofthevessel

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
3 Thi
cknessI
nspect
ion

133.Regardi
ngt
hicknessmeasur
ementi
nspect
ion,
anappr
opr
iat
eresponset
o
accel
erat
edcorr
osionratesmayi
ncl
udeanyofthef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Addi
tional
t hi
cknessr
eadings B)UTscansi
nanyrandom ar
eas
C)Corr
osion/processmoni
toring D)Rev
isi
ontoavessel
’si
nspect
ionpl
an
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
3 Thi
cknessI
nsp UTscansi
nsuspect
ar
eas

134.Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngstatementsistr
ueregar
dingt
hetraini
ngandquali
fi
cati
on
requi
rement
sinAPI510forper
sonneltaki
ngthi
cknessmeasurementreadi
ngs(UTT
exams)?

A)Theyonlyneedtobet r
ained&quali
fi
edbythei
remploy
ersbeforeperfor
mingany
exams
B)Theyneedt obetr
ained&qualif
iedenought
odemonstrat
etheirpr
ofici
encytot
he
Inspect
or
C)Theyonlyneedtobet r
ained&quali
fi
edaspertheappl
i
cableprocedureuseddur
ing
exams
D)Noneoft hesei
scorrectperAPI510

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
4 Thi
cknessI
nsp

135.Whoi sresponsi
bletoassurethatal
lindi
vi
dualstaki
ngthi
cknessr
eadi
ngsare
tr
ainedandqual i
fi
edinaccordancewitht
heapplicabl
eprocedur
etobeusedduri
ng
examinat
ions?
A)Owner
/User B)I
nspector
C)Aut
hor
izedI
nspect
ionAgency D)Examiner
’sempl
oyer

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.5.
4 Thi
cknessI
nsp OwnerUser…agai
n!

API510Code(
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osedBookTopi
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Thi
cknessMeasur
ementMet
hods(
API510Sect
ion5.
7.2)
136.Regar
dingcor
rosi
on&t
hicknessdet
ermi
nat
ion,
whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
e
TRUE?

A)Met all
ossisalwaysgenerall
ysmoot handuni for
m,andmaybedi fficultt
odet ect
visuall
y ,
sothicknessmeasurement smaybenecessar ytodet ermi
net heext entofthe
corrosion
B)Met all
ossmaybei rr
egular(pit
ted)orgener all
yunif
orm andnotdi f
ficulttodetect
visuall
y ,
sothicknessmeasurement smaybenecessar ytodet ermi
net heext entofthe
corrosion
C)Pi tt
edsurfacesmayactuallybet hi
nnert hantheyappeardur i
ngvisual exams&when
thereisuncertaint
yabouttheoriginalsurfacelocati
on,t
hicknessdetermi nati
onsmay
benecessar y
D)I fnouncertaint
yexi
stsforanor igi
nal surf
acelocati
oninpittedar
eas, t
aket hi
ckness
readings

Ans=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
1 Thi
cknessMeas.Met
h! I
funcer
tai
ntyexi
sts
 UTT

137.Whichoft
hesei
snotsui
tabl
etodet
ermi
nemi
nimum r
emai
ningv
esselpar
t
thi
ckness?

A)Ifothermeasurementmethodsproduceconsi der
ableuncer
tai
nty,useUTA, B,
orC-
scans
B)Gaugingfrom corr
odedsurf
aceswithi
nav essel i
fsuchsurf
acesar enearacorr
oded
area
C)Ultr
asonicthi
cknessmeasuri
nginstr
ument s(possibl
yrequi
ri
nginsulat
ionremoval
)
D)Profil
eradi
ographi
cexaminati
ons(notrequir
inginsulat
ionr
emov al)

Ans=B…Ref :510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
1.a/
b/c Thi
cknessMeasMet
hGaugi
ngf
rom
uncor
roded…

138.Properr
epai
rofi
nsulat
ionandi
nsul
ati
onweat
hercoatingf
oll
owi
ngul
tr
asoni
c
readi
ngsatCMLsisrecommendedtoreducet
hepotent
ialf
or:

A)CUI B)Coat
ingFail
ure
C)Cracki
ng D)Chl
orideSCC

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
1.c Thi
cknessMeasur
ementMet
hods!

139.Whatthi
cknessmeasurementtechni
quesarepr
efer
redwher
ecor r
osioni
s
l
ocali
zedortheremai
ningthi
cknessisapproachi
ngt
herequi
redt
hickness.

A)Ul
trasoni
cscanningonl
y B)Radi
ographi
cpr
ofil
eonl
y
C)Ei
therUTscanningorRTpr
ofi
l
e D)Noneofthesear
ecor
rect

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
2 Thi
cknessMeasur
ementMet
hods!

140.Abov
ewhatt
emper
atur
emustUTr
eadi
ngsbecor
rect
edduet
ohi
ght
empef
fect
s?

A)100°
F(38°
C) B)150°
F(65°
C) C)212°
F(100°
C) D)Noneoft
hesear
e
cor
rect

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
3 Thi
cknessMeasur
ementMet
hods!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#7
Thi
cknessMeasur
ementMet
hods( API510Sect
ion5.
7.2)…wej
ump
ahead!
141.Fact
orst
hatcancontr
ibut
etor
educedaccur
acyoful
tr
asoni
cmeasur
ement
s
i
ncludeal
loft
hefoll
owingEXCEPT:
A)I
mpr
operi
nst
rumentcal
i
brat
ion
B)Exter
nalcoati
ngsorscale
C)Excessi
vesurfacer
oughness
D)Excessi
ve“rocki
ng”ofthepr
obeonf
latsur
faces
Ans=D…Ref:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
4 Thi
cknessMeas.Met
hods (
Oncur
ved
sur
faces)

142.Fact
orst
hatcancontr
ibut
etor
educedaccur
acyoful
tr
asoni
cmeasur
ement
s
i
ncludeal
loft
hefoll
owingEXCEPT:
A)Doubli
ngofthethicknessresponseonthi
ckermater
ial
s
B)Subsurf
acematerialfl
aws,suchaslaminat
ions
C)Temperatur
eeffectsattemperatur
esabove150ºF(65ºC)
D)Smallfl
awdetectorscreens
Ans=A…Ref:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
4 Thi
cknessMeas.Met
hods (
Ont
hinner
mater
ial
s)

143.Fact
orst
hatcancontr
ibut
etor
educedaccur
acyoful
tr
asoni
cmeasur
ement
s
i
ncludeal
loft
hefoll
owingEXCEPT:
A)Excessi
vesurf
acer oughness
B)Excessi
ve“r
ocking”oftheprobeoncurvedsurf
aces
C)Doubli
ngofthethicknessresponseonthi
nnermateri
als
D)Temperatur
eeffectsattemperatur
esabove210ºF(99ºC)
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
4 Thi
cknessMeasur
ementMet
hods 150º
F
(65º
C)

144.Duetotheeffect
sofdoubling,whereUTr
eadingsar
edoubledonv
erythi
n
components,whatmethod(s)bestdeter
minet
hickness(
near
ingthemi
nimum
requi
red)f
orNPS1nozzl e?
A)Ult
rasoni
cscanningtechniquesonl
yusi
nganA-scandi
spl
ay
B)Radiogr
aphicprof
il
etechniquesonl
y
C)Ei
therUTscanning(A-scan)orRTprof
il
etechni
ques
D)EddyCurrentTechni
ques
Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
2 Thi
cknessMeasur
ementMet
hods!

145.Whattypeofult
rasoni
cdispl
ayisbestusedonacorr
odedsur
face(
refl
ect
ing
surf
acesarepit
ted)andwheredigi
talmeter(
D-Met
er)r
esult
spr
oducedconsi
derabl
e
uncert
aint
y?

A)A-
scan B)B-
scan C)C-
scan D)D-
scan

Ans=A…Ref
:510,
Par
.5.
7.2.
1.a&ASMEVAr
ti
cle23,
SE-
797,
Par
a.8.
8 Thi
ckMeas!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
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c#2
146.Regardi
ngCUIInspecti
onofext
ernal
ly-
insulatedvessel
s,thesuscept
ibl
e
temperat
urerangeforCarbon&LowAlloysteelsrefer
stowhi choftheseoperat
ional
temperat
ureranges?

A)10°
F(–12°C)to350°
F( 175°
C)
B)10°
F(–12°C)to400°
F( 205°
C)
C)50º
F(10ºC)to350ºF(175ºC)
D)50ºF(
10ºC)to400ºF(205ºC)

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
1.a/
b CUII
nspect
ion!

147.Regardi
ngCUIInspect
ionofexter
nall
y-i
nsulatedvessel
s,t
hesuscept
ibl
e
temperat
urerangeforAust
enit
icStai
nlessSteelrefer
stowhichoft
heseoperat
ional
temperat
ureranges?

A)10°F(–12°C)to350°
F( 175°
C)
B)10°F(–12°C)to400°
F( 205°
C)
C)50ºF(10ºC)to350ºF(175ºC)
D)140ºF(60ºC)to400ºF(205ºC)

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
1.a/
b CUII
nspect
ion!

148.Regardi
ngCUIInspect
ionofexternall
y-i
nsulat
edvessels,t
hesuscepti
ble
temperat
urerangei
ncludesthesusceptibl
eoper at
ingtemperat
urerangebasedont
he
materi
alandwhichotherofthesefol
lowingfactorsperAPI510?

A)Thereisnoot herfact
or,
andi t
’sallbasedonOper at
ingtemperaturerangesonly
B)Theot herf
actoristhety
peofi nsul
ationthati
sappliedtothepressurevessel
C)Theot herfact
oristheconti
nuityoftheservi
ce(alli
nter
mittentservi
cesare
suscept
ible)
D)Theot herfact
orisambienttemperatureofthelocati
onofthepr essurevessel

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
1 CUII
nspect
ion!

149.Wi
thcar
bonandl
owal
loyst
eel
s,CUIusual
lycauses:

A)Gener
alcorr
osion B)Local
i
zedcorrosi
on
C)St
resscorr
osionCracki
ng D)Noneoftheseiscor
rect

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
2 CUII
nspect
ion!

150.Wi
thaust
eni
ti
cst
ainl
essst
eelmat
eri
als,
CUIusual
lyi
sev
identas:

A)Gener
alcorr
osion B)Local
i
zedcorrosi
on
C)St
resscorr
osionCracki
ng D)Noneoftheseiscor
rect
Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
2 CUII
nspect
ion!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
151.Whendev
elopi
ngt
hei
nspect
ionpl
anf
orCUIi
nspect
ion,
inspect
orsshoul
d
consi
der
:
A)Ar
easthatarethemostsuscepti
blet
oCUI
B)Ar
easthatmightbesuscepti
blet
oCUI
C)Ar
easli
stedintheAPI572checkli
sts
D)Noneofthesei
scorrectperAPI510

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
2 CUII
nspect
ion!

152.Ar
easmostsuscept
ibl
etoCUIonv
essel
sincl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:
A)I
nsulat
ionpenet
rati
ons(Nozzl
es,l
addercl
ips,pipesuppor
ts)t
hatcanallowmoi st
ure
i
ngress
B)Areasshowi
ngev i
denceofdamagedinsulat
ionorcaulki
ng(seal
ant)f
ailur
e
C)Topandbottom headsandotherar
easthattendtotrapandholdwaterormoi st
ure
D)I
nsulat
ionri
ngsorstif
feni
ngri
ngshavingdesignswherewaterormoisturecannot
col
lect

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
2 CUII
nspect
ion!

153.I
fCUIdamageisfoundi
nanareat
hati
sconsi
der
edamongt
hemostsuscept
ibl
e
onavessel
,thei
nspect
orshoul
d:
A)Inspect100%ofal lsuscepti
blear
easonthevesselaf
terremov
al ofal
linsul
ati
on
necessary
B)ConsulttheCorrosionEngineerpr
iort
oanysigni
fi
cantremovalofthevessel
’s
i
nsulati
on
C)Inspectothersuscepti
bleareasonthevessel
D)Noneoft heseiscor r
ect

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
2 CUII
nspect
ion!

154.CUIinspect
ionmayrequir
eremovalofsomeoralli
nsul
ati
on.Ifext
ernal
cover
ingsareingoodcondit
ionandt
hereisnoreasontosuspectdamagebehind
them,whatshouldbedone?
A)Onlyasmallsampli
ngshoul
dber emov edtov er
ifythatnodamageexist
s
B)Iti
snotnecessar
ytoremoveanyinsulati
onf orthei
nspectionoft
hevessel
C)Theporti
ontoberemovedasgivenint heinspecti
onpl anmustberemoved
D)Theporti
ontoberemovedasgi v
enint heinspecti
onpl anmayormaynotbe
removeddependi
ngupontheInspector
’sjudgment

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
3 CUII
nspect
ion!
155.Consi
der
ati
onsf
ori
nsul
ati
onr
emov
almayi
ncl
udeal
loft
heseEXCEPT:
A)Histor
yofCUIf oravesselorcomparabl
eequi pment(I
ncl.Condit
ion/
ageofext er
nal
coati
ng)
B)Visualcondi
ti
onofexternalcover
ingandinsulat
ionandev i
denceofflui
dleakageor
stai
ns
C)Equipmentthatdoesnotseef ul
lti
meoper at
ion(equi
pmenti nint
ermitt
entservi
ce)
D)Equipmentthatseesfullt
imeoperati
onbelowt hesuscepti
bletemperatur
erange

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
3 CUII
nspect
ion!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
156.I
nli
euofi
nsul
ati
onr
emov
alf
orav
essel
,whatal
ter
nat
ivei
sgi
veni
nAPI510?
A)Inspectormayusesimilarser
viceresultsfr
om anot
hersi
milarvesselatowner/
user’
s
l
ocation
B)Shellthi
cknessmeasurementst akeninter
nall
y(dur
ingi
nt.i
nsp.
)att y
picalCUI
probl
em areas
C)Useofspeci al“
removable&replaceable”typei
nsul
ati
onisapreferr
edmet hodofthe
code
D)Noneoft heseiscorr
ectperAPI510

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
5.6.
3 CUII
nspect
ion!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#7
157.CMLi
sanabbr
evi
ati
onf
or:

A)Condit
ionmoni
tor
ingl
ocati
on B)Cor
rosi
onmonitor
ingl
ocati
on
C)Corr
osionmeasur
ementlocat
ion D)Condi
ti
onmeasurement
l
ocati
on

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.1&Def
:3.
9 Condi
ti
onMoni
tor
ingLocat
ions
(CMLs)

158.Condi
ti
onmonit
oringlocat
ions(
CMLs)aredesi
gnat
edareasonpressur
evessel
s
whereperi
odi
cexaminati
onsareconduct
ed(f
orwhatpri
marypurpose)
:
A)Moni
tort
hepresenceofdamage
B)Moni
tort
hepresenceandr at
eofdamage
C)Moni
tort
heremainingvesselwal
lthi
ckness
D)Moni
tort
hevessel’
scoatingsyst
em condit
ion

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.1 CMLs

159.Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngfactor
s(orcombi
nati
onoffact
ors)shal
lbeconsider
ed
regar
dingthet
ypeofCMLsselect
edandthepl
acementoftheCMLsonagi ven
pr
essur
evessel
?
A)Potent
ialf
orbothl
ocali
zedandgener
al corrosi
on
B)Pot
ential
forgener
alcorr
osion&ser
vice-specif
icdamagemodesofdet
erior
ation&
fai
l
ure
C)Potent
ialf
orl
ocali
zedcorrosi
on&servi
ce-specifi
cdamagemodesofdeteri
orati
on&
fai
l
ure
D)Noneoftheseiscorr
ect

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.1 CMLs

160.Exampl
esofCMLsmayi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngl
ocat
ionsEXCEPT:

A)Locati
onsforthicknessmeasur
ement B)Locat
ionsf
orst
ress
cr
ackingexams
C)Locati
onsforhight emphydr
ogenat
tackexams D)Locat
ionsf
ori
nsul
ati
on
syst
em checks

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.1 CMLs

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#7
161.PerAPI510,
eachpressur
ev esselshal
lbemoni
tor
edbyper
for
minghowmany
examsatCMLSandf orwhatpurpose?
A)Representati
venumberoneachv essel
componenttomeetr equir
ement sforex
ter
nal
i
nsp.
B)Mi ni
malnumberf oreachvessel
componentbasedonl yupont heapproved
I
nspectionPlan
C)Mi ni
malnumberf oreachvesselcomponentbasedonCor rosi
onSpecialist
Recommendat ion
D)Representati
venumberforeachv esselcomponentt
osatisfytherequi
rementsfor
i
nternalorOn-str
eam i
nspect
ion
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.2.
1 CMLs

162.Exam r
esul
tsatCMLsdet
ermi
net
hel
imi
ti
ngcomponentofav
essel(
bywhat
means)?
A)Resul
tshelptoi
dent
ifyCorr
osi
onrat
es,r
emai
ninglif
eandsetthenextinspect
ion
i
nter
vals
B)Resul
tshelptoi
dent
ifydamagemechani
smsthatmayshor t
entheli
feofthe
pr
essurevessel
C)Resul
tshelptoi
dent
ifyi
mprovement
sandrev
isionsneededtotheVessel’
s
i
nspecti
onplans
D)Noneoftheseiscor
rect
Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.2.
1 CMLs

163.Alloft
hef
oll
owingt
ypesofpressur
evessel
swillnor
mal
lyhav
emor
eCMLsand
wil
lalsobemonit
oredmoref
requentl
yEXCEPTfor:

A)Pressur
evessel
swithhighpotent
ialconsequencesi fafai
lur
eshouldoccur
B)Pr
essurevessel
sthataresubj
ectedtohighercorrosionrat
es
C)Pressur
evessel
sthataresubj
ectedtogeneralcorrosion
D)Pressur
evessel
ssubjectt
ohighr at
esofdamagef rom coderecogni
zeddamage
mechanisms
Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.2.
2 CMLs

164.Whatdat
ashal
lbeusedf
rom CMLs(
exami
nat
ionpoi
nts)t
ocal
cul
atecor
rosi
on
rat
es?
A)Thet hi
nnestr eadi
ngistakenandusedforagiv enexaminat
ionpointal
ways(t
hisist
min)
B)Anav erageofsev eral
measurementreadingstakenwithi
nanar eaofanexaminat
ion
point
C)LesserofthinnestreadingORaverageofseveralreadi
ngstakenwithi
nan
examinati
onpoi nt
D)ThinnestreadingORav erageofsever
alreadi
ngst akenwit
hinareaofanexaminat
ion
point
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.2.
4 CMLs

165.CMLsandexaminat
ionpoint
sshoul
dbepermanent
lyr
ecor
ded(markedon
i
nspect
iondr
awingsandequipment)i
nordert
oachi
evewhi
chofthef
oll
owingr
esul
ts?
A)Toal
lowrepeti
ti
vemeasur
ement
satCMLstoeffecti
velydeter
minevesselremai
ning
l
ife
B)Toal
lowrepeti
ti
vemeasur
ement
satCMLsi
mpr ovingaccuracyofcalcul
ated
damagerat
es
C)Toal
lowrepeti
ti
vemeasur
ement
satCMLsall
owingt heidenti
fi
cat
ionofdamage
D)Noneofthesei
scorr
ect
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.2.
5 CMLs

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#7
166.Adecisi
ononthet
ype,
number
,andl
ocat
ionoft
heCMLsshoul
dconsi
deral
lof
thefol
lowi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Potent
ialconsequenceofl ossofcontai
nment
B)Locati
onsofsi mil
arvesselfail
uresandl
eaks
C)ExpectedPatternsofcorrosionanddamage
D)Result
sforprev i
ousinspecti
ons
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.3.
1 CMLs

167.Ami
nimalnumberofCMLsar
eaccept
abl
ewhen:

A)Est
abli
shedcorr
osionrat
esarel
owandcorrosi
onisnotl
ocali
zed.
B)Cor
rosi
onratesarelow(anyt
ime)andcor
rosi
onisnotl
ocal
ized
C)Est
abli
shedcorr
osionrat
esarel
ow
D)Cor
rosi
onratesarelow(anyt
ime)

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.3.
1 CMLs

168.Forpressur
ev essel
ssuscepti
blet
olocal
izedcor
rosi
on,
whoshoul
dbeconsul
ted
abouttheappropri
ateplacementandnumberofCMLs.

A)Theowner/userusi
ngsi mil
arser
vicemet
hodsorpubli
sheddat
a
B)Thei
nspectordeter
mi nesthi
sbasedonhisexperi
ence
C)Theengi
neerusingpubl i
sheddat
aandprocedures
D)Noneoftheseiscorrect

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.3.
1 CMLs TheCor
rosi
onSpeci
ali
st Tr
icky


169.CMLsmaybeeli
minatedort
henumbersi
gni
fi
cant
lyr
educedwhenal
loft
he
fol
lowi
ngcondi
ti
onsexi
stEXCEPT:

A)Corrosi
onspeciali
stwasconsult
edandconcurswit
hther
educt
ionoreli
minat
ionof
CMLs
B)Probabi
li
tyoffail
ureislowduetotheser
vice(
suchasacl
eannoncorr
osive
hydr
ocarbon)
C)Consequenceoff ai
lureishi
gh
D)Noneoft heseiscorrect

Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.3.
2 CMLs Theconsequenceoff
ail
ure=LOW

170.I
nci
rcumstanceswher
eCMLswi
llbesubst
ant
ial
lyr
educedorel
imi
nat
ed,
WHO
shoul
dbeconsult
ed?

A)Owner
/user B)I
nspect
or C)Engi
neer D)Noneoft
hese
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
6.3.
2 CMLs TheCor
rosi
onSpeci
ali
st Tr
icky

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#7
171.Whenselecti
nganexaminati
ont echni
quetouseduringani nspecti
on,the
possi
bletypesofdamagefort
hatv esselshoul
dbeconsidered.TheI nspect
orshould
consul
twithwhom tohel
pdefinethet y
peofdamage,theNDEt echniqueandextentof
examinat
ion
A)TheI
nspect
orshoul
dnotneedt
oconsul
twithanyoneandcancallforanyNDEonhis
own
B)TheI
nspect
orshoul
dconsul
twi
tht
heExaminer’semployerorLev
elII
INDEspeci
ali
st
C)TheI
nspect
orshoul
dconsul
twi
tht
heCorrosionSpeci
ali
stortheEngineer
D)Thei
nspect
orshoul
dconsul
twi
tht
heCorrosionSpeci
ali
stonly
Answer=C…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.1 Condi
ti
onMoni
tor
ingMet
hods
172.Whichoft
heseexam t
echniquesshouldNEVERbesel
ect
edi
fcr
acksext
endi
ng
tothesurf
aceofaCarbonSteelVesselmustbedet
ect
ed?
A)Magnet i
cparti
cleexaminati
onorFluorescent
/Dy e-
penetr
antexamination
B)Radiographi
cexami nati
onorUltr
asoni
cf l
awdet ecti
on(shearwave,etc)exami
nati
on
C)Alt
ernatingcur
rentfluxl
eakageexamination(ACFM)orEddycur r
entexami nat
ion
D)PressureTesti
ngorFi el
dmet al
l
ographicrepl
i
cat i
onorAcousti
cemi ssion
examinati
ons
Answer=D…Ref :API510,Par.5.
7.1.
1 Condit
ionMoni
tor
ingMet
hodsReadAPI
577wellandhav
eabasi cunderst
andingofal
lNDEmethods…Knowwhichto
recommendonv essel
s!
173.Whatt y
peofexaminershal
lowner/
userspeci
fywheni
trequi
resdetecti
on&thr
u-
wallsi
zingofint
eri
orsur
face(I
D)breaki
ngfl
awswheninspect
ingfrom ext
ernal
surf
ace( OD)?
A)Anycer
ti
fiedMagneticpart
icl
eorFluor
escent/
Dye-
penet
rantexami
ner
B)Anycer
ti
fiedRadiogr
aphicexaminer
C)Anycer
ti
fiedUlt
rasoni
cflawdetecti
onexaminer
D)Noneofthese
Ans=D…Ref
:Par
.5.
7.1.
2 CondMoni
t.Met
hods I
ndust
ryQual
if
iedShear
wav
e
Exami
ner
174.Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngisanappl
icat
ionexampl
efort
heuseofanI
ndust
ry-
qual
if
iedUTShearWaveExaminer
?
A)Monitori
ngknowninteri
orfl
awsfrom t
heexternalsurf
ace(det
ermi
ninganycr
ack
gr
owth)
B)Resol
v i
ngconfl
ict
srelat
edtofi
tnessforservi
ceevaluat
ions
C)Coll
ecti
ngdataforRisk-
basedI
nspectionassessments
D)Noneoft hesei
scorrect
Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.1.
2 Condi
ti
onMoni
tor
ingMet
hods
175.Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngisanappl
icat
ionexampl
efort
heuseofanI
ndust
ry-
qual
if
iedUTShearWaveExaminer
?
A)Monitor
ingknownint
eriorfl
awsf r
om theexter
nalsur
face(
det
ermi
ninganycr
ack
gr
owth)
B)Col
lecti
ngdataforFi
tnessforServi
ceEvaluati
ons
C)Col
lecti
ngdataforRi
sk-basedInspect
ionassessments
D)Noneoft
hesei
scor
rect
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
.5.
7.1.
2 Condi
ti
onMoni
tor
ingMet
hods

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#16
176.Pr
essur
etest
sar
enor
mal
lyr
equi
redaf
ter
:

A)Anytypesofrepai
rsar
ecomplet
ed B)Al
lpermanentr
epai
rsar
ecompl
eted
C)Aft
eranalter
ati
oniscompl
eted D)Aft
ermajorr
epai
rsar
e
complet
ed

Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.1.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

177.Af
terr
epai
rsar
ecompl
eted,
apr
essur
etestSHALLbeappl
iedI
F:

A)Inspectorbel
i
ev esoneisnecessar
y B)Engi
neerbeli
evesonei snecessar
y
C)Ar epai
rofav esselr
esult
edincrackr
emov
al D)Av esselsect
ionhasanew
nozzleadded

Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.1.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

178.Whenacodehydrost
ati
cpressuret
esti
srequi
red,
themi
nimum t
estpr
essur
e
shoul
dbeinaccor
dancewiththerul
esof(whi
chcode):

A)ASMECodeofConst ruct
ionappli
cabl
eattheti
meoft hepr
essur
etest
B)Therat
ingcodeorconstruct
ioncodeusedtodeter
mineMAWP
C)Thei
nspecti
oncode( API510)
D)Noneofthesei
scorrect

Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

179.Ifv
esselstampshowsa1997const
ruct
iondat
e,andthev
esselhasnotbeen
rerat
ed,t
henwhatisthemini
mum t
estpr
essuretobeappl
iedt
osati
sfyAPI510code
requi
rements?

A)TestPressureinpsi=1.3MAWP×(Stestt
emp/Sdesi gnt
emp)
B)TestPressureinpsi=1.4MAWP×(Stestt
emp/Sdesi gnt
emp)
C)TestPressureinpsi=1.5MAWP×(Stestt
emp/Sdesi gnt
emp)
D)Thetestpressureisl
efttot
hedi
scr
eti
onoftheI
nspect
or

Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

180.Aft
errepai
rsar
ecompleted,apressuret
estistobeapplied.Vesselst
amp
const
ructi
ondate=1997andt hevesselwasrer
atedin2011.Gi v
en:VesselMAWP=
1,
000psi (
2011)andtheSt
estt emp/Sdesi
gntemprati
o=1. 1.Whatt estpr
essur
eist
o
beappl
iedt
omeetcode?

A)TestPr
essur
einpsi=1.
5×1000x1.1=1650psi
B)TestPr
essur
einpsi
=1.3×1000x1.1=1430psi
C)TestPr
essur
einpsi=1.
4×1000x1.1=1540psi
D)Ei
therAorBmaybeused,andi
t’
suptot
hediscr
eti
onoft
heI
nspect
or

Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#16
181.WhatAPI510t
emper
atur
ecor
rect
ionf
act
ormustbeusedt
odet
ermi
net
est
pressur
e?
A)Sval
ueattesttemp÷Sval
ueatdesignt
emp=cor
rectf
act
or=al
waysgreatert
han
1.
0
B)Sv
alueatdesigntemp÷Sval
ueattestt
emp=cor
rectf
act
or=al
way
sgr eatert
han
1.
0
C)Sval
ueattesttemp÷Sval
ueatdesignt
emp=cor
rectf
act
or=al
waysatleast1.
0
D)Sval
ueatdesigntemp÷Sval
ueattestt
emp=cor
rectf
act
or=al
waysatleast1.
0
Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

182.Whatistheminimum testpr
essureforv
essel
sthathavebeenrerat
edusi
ngthe
desi
gnall
owablestresspubli
shedinthe1999addendum orl
aterofASMESecti
onVII
I,
Divi
sionI
,asperCodeCase2290orCodeCase2278?
A)130%ofMAWP&cor
rect
edf
ort
emper
atur
eB)Al
way
sonlyat130%ofMAWP
B)150%ofMAWP&cor
rect
edf
ort
emper
atur
eD)Al
waysonl
yat150%ofMAWP
Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

183.Ifv
esselstampshowsa2007const
ruct
iondat
e,andthev
esselhasnotbeen
rerat
ed,t
henwhatisthemini
mum t
estpr
essuretobeappl
iedt
osati
sfyAPI510code
requi
rements?
A)Thetestpressureisl
efttot
hedi
scr
eti
onoftheI
nspect
or
B)TestPressureinpsi=1.3MAWP×(Stestt
emp/Sdesi gnt
emp)
C)TestPressureinpsi=1.4MAWP×( St
estt
emp/Sdesi gnt
emp)
D)TestPressureinpsi=1.5MAWP×( St
estt
emp/Sdesi gnt
emp)
Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

184.Af
termajorrepai
rsin2011arecompl et
ed,apressur
etestistobeappl i
ed.Vessel
stampconst
ructi
ondat e=1990andv esselwasneverrer
ated.Given:VesselMAWP=
100psiandtheStesttemp/Sdesi
gntempr ati
o=1.1.Whatt estpr
essureistobe
appl
iedt
omeetcode?
A)Thetestpressureisl
efttot
hedi
scr
eti
onoft
heI
nspect
or
B)TestPressureinpsi=1.5×100x1.
1=165psi
C)TestPressureinpsi=1.3×100x1.
1=143psi
D)TestPressureinpsi=1.4×100x1.
1=154psi
Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

185.Whenanon-
coderel
atedpr
essuret
esti
sperf
ormedafterr
epai
rs,
thet
est
pressur
emaybeconduct
edatapressur
etobedeter
minedby:

A)Owner
/user B)Engi
neer C)I
nspect
or D)API510code

Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
2) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#16
186.Befor
eapplyi
ngapr essuretest,
appropri
ateprecaut
ionsandproceduresshoul d
betakentoassur
et hesafetyofpersonneli
nvolvedwithapressur
etest.Closevisual
i
nspecti
onofpressurevesselcomponent sshouldnotbeperformeduntilt
hev essel
pressur
eis:
A)Atorbelowt
heMAWP A)Atorbelowt
heMAOP
C)Bel
owt heMAWP D)Bel
owt heMAOP
Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.3.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s
187.Whenapr essur
etestistobeconductedandtestpressurewil
lexceedtheset
pressur
eoftheexist
ingpressure-
rel
iev
ingdevi
ce(
s),whichofthefoll
owing
statement
sisNOTt r
ueregardingprecaut
ionst
obet akenpriort
othepressuret
est?
A)Pressure-r
eli
evingdevi
ce(s)shouldberemov edbeforethetesti
sper for
med
B)Testclampsusedt oholddownv alvedi
sksinsteadofremov i
ngpr essur
e-r
eli
eving
devi
ces
C)Applyi
ngaddi t
ionall
oadtot hevalvespri
ngbyt urni
ngthecompr essionscr
ewi s
al
lowed.
D)Gaugesi ncapableofwit
hstandingthetestpressureshoul
dber emov edorblanked
off
.
Answer:C…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.3.
2) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s i
s
Prohi
bit
ed
188.Bef
oreapply
ingahydr
ost
ati
ctesttoavessel
,whatdesi
gnit
emsshoul
dbe
rev
iewedtoassuret
hatt
heyar
esuitabl
eforthehydr
ostat
icl
oad?
A)Vesselsuppor
ti
ngst
ruct
ure(
s)
B)Vessel
supporti
ngst
ruct
ure(
s)andall
oftheVessel
appurtenances
C)Vesselsuppor
ti
ngst
ruct
ure(
s)andtheenti
rev
essel
’sassociat
edfoundat
ion
D)Vessel
suppor
ti
ngst
ruct
ure(
s),
associ
atedf
oundat
ion,
andal
lappur
tenances
Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.4.
1) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s Tr
icky
189.Hy dr
ostati
cpressur
etest
sofequi
pmenthav
ingcomponent
sofTy
pe300ser
ies
stai
nlesssteelshoul
dbeconduct
edwit
h:
A)Potablewaterorst
eam condensat
e
B)Potablewaterorst
eam condensat
ehavingachlor
ideconcent
rat
ionofl
essthan50
ppm
C)Potablewaterorst
eam condensat
ehavingachlor
ideconcent
rat
ionofl
esst han100
ppm
D)Anyfluidapprov
edbyAuthori
zedPressureVessel
Inspect
or&theowner/user’
s
Engi
neer
Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.4.
2) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s
190.Af
tertheHy drost
ati
cpressuretestofequi
pmenthavi
ngcomponent
sofType300
ser
iesstai
nlesssteel,
thevesselshouldbecheckedbyt
heInspect
orf
oral
loft
he
fol
lowi
ngEXCEPT:
A)I
nspect
orshoul
dver
if
ythatt
hev
essel
hasbeencompl
etel
ydr
ainedaf
tert
het
est

B)I
nspect
orshoul
dver
if
ythatthevesselhasbeencompl et
elydri
edaft
erthetest
C)I
nspect
orshoul
dver
if
yaspecifi
edwat erquali
ty(
50ppm chlori
des)wasused
D)I
nspect
orshoul
dver
if
ythatanapprovedlay-upprocedur
eisthenfol
lowed
Answer
:D…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.4.
2) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#16
191.Pneumati
ctest
ing(i
ncl
udi
ngcombinedhy
dro-pneumati
ctest
ing)maybeused
whenhy dr
ost
ati
ctesti
ngisi
mpract
icabl
eduet
oallofthefol
lowi
ngreasonsEXCEPT:
A)Costsassociatedwithprovi
dingfr
eshwat er
B)Li
mi t
ati
onsassociatedwi t
hsupporti
ngstruct
uresorf
oundati
on
C)Desir
etoav oidorpreventwaterassoci
ateddamagetorefr
actor
y
D)Otherprocessreasonswher ewaterusewouldcauseorhavethepot
ent
ial
tocause
damage
Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.5) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s
192.Whenpneumati
ctest
sareused,thepotent
ialpersonnelandpr
oper
tyr
isksof
pneumati
ctest
ing(
stor
edenergycal
culat
ion)shallbeconsider
edbywhom bef
orethe
test
:
A)I
nspect
oronl
y B)Engi
neeronl
y
C)I
nspect
ororEngi
neer D)Engi
neer&Owner
/UserSaf
etyOr
gani
zat
ion
Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.5) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s
193.Asami
nimum,
perAPI510,
whati
nspect
ionpr
ecaut
ionsshal
lbeappl
iedwhen
per
for
minganypneumat
ict
est
?
A)Thosepr
ecauti
onscontai
nedi
ntheOwner/
UserSafet
yOrgani
zat
ion’
sProcedur
es
B)Thosepr
ecauti
onscontai
nedi
ntheASMECode(ASMEBoi l
er&Pressur
eVessel
Code)
C)Thosepr
ecauti
onscontai
nedi
ntheAPI510Code(Cover
edinAPI572indetai
l)
D)Noneofthesearecor
rect
Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.5) Pr
essur
eTest
ingRequi
rement
s
194.Whichoft
hesest
atement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingf
ail
uresat
tri
but
edt
oBr
it
tl
e
Fract
ure?
A)Fail
uresoccurwhenequi pmentmat er
ialsar
eexposedt ot emperat
uresthatare
belowthetransit
iontemperat
ureforagivenmat er
ial
B)Fail
uresoccurwhenequi pmentisexposedtopr essur
esgr eat
erthan20%oft he
requi
redhydrostati
ctestpr
essure
C)Mostf ai
l
ur esoccuronthefir
stappli
cati
onofahi ghstresslevel
(fi
rsthydrot
estor
overl
oad)
D)Fail
uresoccurwhent esti
nglow-al
loysteel
s,especial
l
y2- 1/4Cr-
1Mo, becausethey
maybepr onet ocausti
cembr i
tt
lement
Ans:D…(510,Par
.5.
8.5) Pr
essur
eTest
ing Br
it
tl
eFr
act
ure Temper
Embri
tt
lement

195.Whati
st heAPI510recommendedminimum shel
ltemper
atur
etobemaintained
duri
ngahydrostat
ict
estassumi
ngthatapressur
evesseli
sexactl
y2inchest
hick?
o o o o
A)30 F(17C)abovethemateri
alMDMT B)30 F(
17C)abov
eambi
ent
met al
temp
o o o o
C)10 F(6C)abovethemateri
alMDMT D)10 F(
6C)abov
eambi
entmet
al
temp
o
Answer:C…(API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.5.
8.6.
2…Beawar
eof2i
n&l
essr
ule=+10 For
o
+30 F)
o
Not
e:Therei
saconf
li
ctbet
weenASMEVI
II
,Di
v1Sect
ionUG-
98(
30 Fabov
eMDMT
foral
l)

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#2&#16
196.Whati
st heAPI510recommendedminimum metalt
emperat
uret
obemaintai
ned
duri
ngahydrostat
ict
estassumi
ngthatapressur
evesseli
sexact
ly3i
nchest
hick?
o o o o
A)30F( 17C)abovethemateri
alMDMT B)30F(
17C)abov
eambi
ent
met alt
emp
o o o o
C)10F( 6C)abovethemateri
alMDMT D)10F(
6C)abov
eambi
entmet
alt
emp
Answer:A…(API510,
Par
a.5.
8.6.
2…Br
it
tl
eFr
act
ure–Beawar
eof2i
n&l
essr
ule=
o
+10 F)
o
Not
e:Therei
saconf
li
ctbet
weenASMEVI
II
,Di
v1Sect
ionUG-
98(
30 Fabov
eMDMT
foral
l)
197.WhatisAPI510recommendedmaximum metalt
emperat
uretobemaintai
ned
duri
ngahydrostat
ict
est(assumi
ngnootherBr
it
tl
eFract
urei
nfor
mationi
ndicat
esthat
ahighermetalt
emperatur
eisneeded)
?
o o o o
A)30F( 17C)abov
ethemater
ial
’
sMDMT B)30F(
17C)aboveambient
metal t
emp
o o
C)120F( 50C)i
sthemaxi
mum temper
atur
e D)Ther
eisnomaxi
mum l
i
mitinAPI510
o o
Answer
:C…(
API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.5.
8.6.
2…Knowt
he120 For50Cr
ule!
)

198.Whenapressur
etesti
snotdesi
redafteramajorr
epairoral
ter
ati
on,
whatmust
bedoneperAPI510rul
estoexemptthevesself
rom apressur
etest
?
A)Testsar
ealway
srequir
edaf
termajorr
epair
soranalter
ation
B)Testsmaybewaiv
edONLYifapprovedinwri
ti
ngbybothowner /userandEngineer
C)TestsmaybewaivedONLYi
fapprovedbyboththeEngineerandtheAuthor
ized
Inspect
or
D)TestsmaybewaivedONLYi
fproperNDEisdonethatisapprovedbyanEngi neer&
Inspect
or

Answer:D…(
API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.5.
8.7.
1…Knowt
heNDEi
nli
euofpr
essur
etest
rul
es!
)

199.Substi
tuti
ngNDEprocedur
esf
orapressur
etestaf
teranal
ter
ati
on(
taki
nga
pressur
etestexempt
ion)maybeal
lowedbyAPI510rul
esonlyaft
erWHOapprov
es
theexemption?

A)OwneruserandEngineer(
inwr
it
ing)B)Engi
neeronl
y(i
nwri
ti
ng)
C)Engi
neerandInspect
or D)Noneofthesei
scor
rect

Answer:C…(
API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.5.
8.7.
1…Knowt
heNDEi
nli
euofpr
essur
etest
rul
es!
)

200.Relat
edtoNDEi nli
euofpr
essur
et est
ing,forcaseswhereUTissubsti
tut
edf
or
radi
ographi
cinspect
ion,
theowner
/usershallspecif
ywhattypeofexaminer
s?
A)Onl
yacerti
fi
edUTShearwaveexaminer
B)Onl
yanindust
ry-
qual
if
iedUTshearwaveexaminer
C)Anycer
ti
fi
edorquali
fi
edUTShearWav eexaminer
s
D)UTmaynotbesubstit
utedf
orRTwhenRTi srequi
redbyt
hecode
Answer
:B…(
API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.5.
8.7.
2…Knowt
heNDEi
nli
euofpr
essur
etest
 r
ules!
)

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#5
201.Duri
ngrepairsoralter
ationsofpressurevessels,
theinspect
orshallveri
fythatal
l
newmat er
ial
s(includi
ngcar bonsteel
)areconsistentwit
ht hespeci
fi
cations.Atthe
di
scret
ionofowner /userorinspector
,assessmentcanbedonebyal lofthefoll
owing
methodsEXCEPT:

A)Usi
ngOpti
calfl
uorescenceanal
yzersorx-
rayspectr
ographicanal
yzer
s
B)Usi
ngAPI578PositiveMater
ial
Identi
fi
cati
on(PMI)Practi
ces&Procedur
es
C)Sampl
i
ngaper centageofmateri
alsincr
it
ical
sit
uati
ons
D)100%ver
if
icat
ionchecks

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.5.
9.1)…Mat
eri
alVer
if
icat
ion&Tr
aceabi
li
ty

202.Duri
ngrepai
rsoral
ter
ati
onsofpressur
ev essel
s,whoshal
lver
if
ythatal
lnew
materi
als(i
ncl
udi
ngcarbonsteel
)ar
econsistentwit
hthespeci
fi
cat
ions?

A)Owner/
User B)PMIExaminer
C)I
nspect
or D)Noneofthese

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.5.
9.1)…Mat
eri
alVer
if
icat
ion&Tr
aceabi
li
ty)

203.Whoshalldeter
minet
heamountofmater
ialv
eri
fi
cat
iontesti
ngtobeper
for
med
tover
if
ythatallnewmater
ial
s(i
ncl
udi
ngcar
bonsteel
)areconsist
entwi
ththe
speci
fi
cat
ions?

A)Owner/Useronly
B)Owner/
UserorEngi neer
C)Engi
neerorInspector
D)Owner/UserorInspector

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.5.
9.1)…Mat
eri
alVer
if
icat
ion&Tr
aceabi
li
ty)

204.Whi
chAPIdocumentpr
ovi
desgui
danceonMat
eri
alVer
if
icat
ionRequi
rement
s?
A)API577 B)API578
C)API579 D)API580

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.5.
9.1)…Mat
eri
alVer
if
icat
ion&Tr
aceabi
li
ty)

205.Ifapressur
evessel
componentexper
iencesaccel
eratedcorrosi
onorshoul
dfail
becauseanincorr
ectmater
ial
wasinadver
tentl
ysubsti
tut
edf ort
hespecif
iedmater
ial
,
i
nspectorshall
:
A)Consi
dert
heneedf
orf
urt
herv
eri
fi
cat
ionofexi
sti
ngmat
eri
als
B)Ensur
ethatfur
therveri
fi
cati
onofexisti
ngmateri
alsisperf
ormed
C)Ensur
ethat,
asami ni
mum, arandom sampl
ing(veri
fi
cati
on)ofexi
sti
ngmat
eri
alsi
s
done
D)Ensur
ethat100%v eri
fi
cati
onofexisti
ngmateri
alsisperf
ormed

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.5.
9.2)…Mat
eri
alVer
if
icat
ion&Tr
aceabi
li
ty)

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#5&#6
206.Ifapressurevesselcomponentexperi
encesaccel
eratedcor r
osi
onorshouldfail
becauseani ncor
rectmateri
alwasinadvert
entl
ysubsti
tut
edf orthespeci
fi
edmat er
ial
,
theextentoffurt
herveri
fi
cati
onwilldependuponwhichoft hefoll
owingf
actor
s:
A)Consequencesoffai
lur
e&probabi
li
tyoff
urt
hermat
eri
aler
ror
s
B)Consequencesoffai
l
ure&probabi
l
ityoff
ail
ure
C)Consequencesoffai
lur
eonl
y
D)Probabi
li
tyoffai
l
ureonly
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.5.
9.2)…Mat
eri
alVer
if
icat
ion&Tr
aceabi
li
ty Topi
c#5

207.PerAPI510,
inspect
ionforweldqual
it
yisnormal
lyaccompl
ishedasapar
toft
he
requi
rement
sassociat
edwithallofthef
oll
owingEXCEPT:
A)Newconst r
ucti
onofv essel
s(inspecti
onistoassurethatweldsmeetcodeof
const
ructi
onrequi
rementsjustbeforetheyareplacedintoser
vice)
B)Rerat
ingsofPressur
ev essel
s( wel
dinspectionmustbedone&al someetAPI510
rul
es)
C)Repair
sofweldsonpr essurevessels(weldinspect
ionmustbedone&meetAPI510
rul
es)
D)Alt
erati
onsofPressur
ev essel
s( weldinspecti
onmustbedone&al someetAPI510
rul
es)
Ans:B(API510,
Par
.5.
10.
1)…I
nspofI
n-ser
vicewel
ds Wel
dinspnotdonewi
th
rer
ati
ngs

208.Duri
ngin-serv
icei
nspect
ionsofwel
ds,
thewel
dsandwel
dheat
-af
fect
edzones
areoft
eninspectedfor
:
A)Cor
rosionrelat
eddamageonly
B)Ser
vice-
inducedcr
acki
ngmechani smsonly
C)Cor
rosionrelat
eddamageand/ orser
vice-
inducedcr
acki
ngmechanisms
D)Cor
rosiondamage,ser
vice-
inducedcracki
ngmechanisms,andmetall
urgi
cal
changes
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.5.
10.
1)…I
nspect
ionofI
n-ser
vicewel
ds&j
oint
s Topi
c#
6

209.Whenpreferenti
alwel
dcorr
osionorcr
acki
ngi
snotedbyInspecti
onduri
ng
i
nspect
ionofin-serv
icewel
ds,whatshoul
dbedonerel
ati
vet
oi nspect
ionofot
her
wel
dsi
nthev
essel
?
A)Nothi
ngaddit
ional,
justrepor
tcorrosi
on&cr acking&haveanynecessar
yrepair
s
perf
ormed
B)Ensuret
hataddit
ionalweldsofthepressurevesselareal
soexamined&repair
edas
needed
C)Ensuret
hat100%ofwel dsofthepressur
ev esselar
ealsoexami
ned&r epai
redas
needed
D)NoneoftheseiscorrectperAPI510
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.5.
10.
1)…I
nspect
ionofI
n-ser
vicewel
dsandj
oint
s Topi
c
#6

210.PerAPI510,
whi
chAPIdocumentpr
ovi
desgui
danceonWel
dInspect
ion?
A)API577 B)API578
C)API579 D)API580
Ans:A(
510,
5.10.
1)…I
nspofI
n-ser
vicewel
ds/
joi
nts Topi
c#6 Par
a.8.
1.6/
&577,
11.
2

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#6&#2

211.Ifcr
ack-
li
keflawsar
edetected(usingUTorRTtechniques)whil
ethepressur
e
vesseli
sinoperat
ion,
whichofthefoll
owingst
atementsisNOTt rueperAPI510?

A)Fur
theri
nspecti
onmaybeusedtoassessthemagni t
udeoftheflaw
B)Addi
ti
onaleff
ortshoul
dbemadetodeter
mineiffl
awsar efr
om or i
ginal
weldi
ng
C)Addi
ti
onaleff
ortshoul
dbemadetodeter
mi nei
fflawsarecausedbyenv ir
onment
al
cr
acki
ng
D)Anyfl
awsandenv ir
onment
alcr
acki
ngshallbeassessedbytheInspector

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.5.
10.
2&5.
10.
3)…I
nspect
ionofI
n-ser
vicewel
ds&j
oint
s
Topi
c6

212.Cr
ack-
li
kef
lawsandenv
ironment
alcr
acki
ngshal
lbeassessedbyt
he:

A)Engi
neeri
naccordancewit
hAPI578and/ort
hecor
rosi
onspeci
ali
st
B)Engi
neeri
naccordancewit
hAPI579and/ort
hecor
rosi
onspeci
ali
st
C)Engi
neeri
naccordancewit
hAPI580and/ort
hecor
rosi
onspeci
ali
st
D)Noneofthesei
scorrect
,si
nceI
nspect
orshal
lal
soassesst
heseresul
ts

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.5.
10.
2&5.
10.
3)…I
nspect
ionofI
n-ser
vicewel
ds&j
oint
s
Topi
c6
213.Pr
efer
ent
ialwel
dcor
rosi
onshal
lbeassessedbyt
he:

A)Engi
neer B)Corr
osionSpeci
ali
st
C)I
nspector D)Examiner

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.5.
10.
3)…I
nspect
ionofI
n-ser
vicewel
dsandj
oint
s Topi
c
6

214.Fl
angedj
oint
sandf
ast
ener
sincaust
icser
viceshoul
dbeexami
nedf
or:

A)Evi
denceofleakage,
corrosionorenvi
ronment
alcracki
ng
B)Evi
denceofleakageanddistort
ionfr
om str
essconcentr
ati
ons
C)Evi
denceofleakageincl
udingdeposit
s
D)Noneoftheseiscorr
ect

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.5.
11.
1)…I
nspect
ionofFl
angedJoi
nts Topi
c2

215.Accessi
blef
langef
acesshoul
dbeexami
nedf
ordi
stor
ti
onandt
odet
ermi
net
he:

A)Condi
ti
onoffasteners
B)Condi
ti
onofexisti
nggaskets
C)Condi
ti
onoffl
angef acingcoat
ings
D)Condi
ti
onofgasket-seati
ngsurfaces

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.5.
11.
2)…I
nspect
ionofFl
angedJoi
nts Topi
c2

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#2
216.I
ffl
angesar
eexcessi
vel
ybentordi
stor
ted,
thei
rmar
kingsandt
hicknesses
shoul
dbe:

A)Recor
dedsot hatt
hecorr
ectmaterial
scanbeusedi nthereplacement
B)Recor
dedandmeasur edsothatthecorr
ectmateri
alscanbeusedi nthereplacement
C)Recor
dedandcheckedagainstengineer
ingr
equir
ement sbeforetaki
ngcorrecti
ve
act
ion
D)Noneoftheseiscorr
ect

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.5.
11.
2)…I
nspect
ionofFl
angedJoi
nts Topi
c2

217.Fl
angefast
enersshoul
dbeexaminedforthreadengagementandar
econsi
der
ed
tobeaccept
ablyengagedperAPI510r
ulesifengagementis:

A)Minusone,wit
hlackoffullengagementnotmor ethanonet hr
ead
B)Zero,
becausetheendoft hefastenermustbeflushwit
ht heendoft
henut
C)Plusone,
withatleastonevisi
blethreadpastt
heendoft henut
D)Noneoft
hesei
scor
rect

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.5.
11.
3)…I
nspect
ionofFl
angedJoi
nts Topi
c2

218.Themarkingsonar
epr
esentati
vesampl
eofnewl
yinst
all
edf
ast
ener
sand
gasket
sshouldbeexami
nedtodetermi
ne:

A)Whet hert
heengagementandor i
entati
oniscor r
ectaft
ertensioni
ng
B)Whet hert
heymeetthecorrectmateri
alspecif
icati
onsforthedesign
C)Whet hert
heyhavemarkingsthatarei
dentif
iabletoappli
cableASMEandASTM
standards
D)Whet hert
heywerereal
l
yr enewedinsteadofusingtheoldmat eri
alsr
equi
ri
ng
replacement

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.5.
11.
4)…I
nspect
ionofFl
angedJoi
nts Topi
c2

219.Fastenermarki
ngsshouldbeident
if
iedbyt
heappl
icabl
eASMEandASTM
standar
ds.Questi
onabl
efastener
sshouldbe:

A)RenewediftheI
nspectorcannotfi
ndmat er
ialcert
if
icati
onrecor
ds
B)Renewedalwayswit
houtexceptionneedi
ngnov er
ifi
cati
ontesti
ng
C)Veri
fi
ed(t
obet hecorr
ectspecifi
cati
on)ordeemedt raceabl
etorepor
ts
D)Veri
fi
ed(t
obet hecorr
ectspecifi
cati
on)orrenewed
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.5.
11.
4)…I
nspect
ionofFl
angedJoi
nts Topi
c2

220.Addi
ti
onalgui
danceont
hei
nspect
ionoff
langedj
oint
scanbef
oundi
n:
A)ASMEB16.
5 B)ASMEB16.
20
C)ASMEPCC-
1 D)ASMEPCC-2
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.5.
11.
5)…I
nspect
ionofFl
angedJoi
nts Topi
c2

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#10&2(
agai
n)
221.Toensurevesselint
egri
ty,allpr
essurevessel
sandpressur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdevices
shal
lbeinspect
edatt heint
ervalsandfrequenci
esprov
idedinAPI510(whatsecti
on)
?

A)API510Sect
ion5 B)API510Sect
ion6
C)API510Sect
ion7 D)API510Sect
ion8
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.6.
1.1)…I
nspect
ionI
nter
valGener
alRul
es Topi
c10

222.Theappropr
iateinspect
ion(Exter
nal
,I
nternal
,etc)mustpr
ovi
deinfor
mation
necessar
ytodeterminethatalloft
heessenti
alsecti
onsorcomponentsofthe
equipmentar
e:
A)Acceptabl
eatthet
imeoft hei
nspecti
on&inser
v i
ceabl
econdit
ionwit
hadequat
e
thi
ckness
B)Acceptabl
eatthet
imeoft hei
nspecti
on&maybeser vi
ceabl
eforthei
nspect
ion
i
nterval
C)Acceptabl
eatthet
imeoft hei
nspecti
on&inser
v i
ceabl
econdit
iononl
y
D)Saf et
ooperat
eunti
lthenextschedul
edi
nspect
ion.
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.6.
1.2)…I
nspect
ionI
nter
valGener
alRul
es Topi
c10

223.Whenani nter
nali
nspecti
onisbei
ngplanned,
whatcommonriskassoci
atedwi
th
operat
ionalshut
downandst ar
t-upt
hatSHOULDalwaysbeev
aluat
ed?

A)Possibi
li
tyofi
ncreasedcorr
osi
onfrom vessel
sur f
aceexposuretosoli
dif
iedprocess
deposit
s
B)Possibi
l
ityofi
ncreasedoxi
dati
onduetoexposur eofvessel
surfacestoairand
moistur
e
C)Possibi
li
tyofi
ncreasedcorr
osi
onduetoexposur eofvesselsurf
acestoairand
moistur
e
D)Possibi
li
tyofcondit
ionst
hatmayleadtoanev entcausi
ngBr i
tt
leFract
ure
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.6.
1.2)…I
nspect
ionI
nter
valGener
alRul
es Topi
c10

224.PerAPI510,
whi
choft
hesest
atement
sist
ruer
egar
dingVesselI
nst
all
ati
on
I
nspecti
on?

A)Pressurevessel
sshal
lbei
nspectedbyi
nspectoratti
meofi nstall
ati
on
B)Pressurev
esselsshoul
dbeinspect
edbyinspectoratt
imeofi nstal
lati
on
C)Pressurevessel
sshal
lbei
nspectedbyi
nspectororotherpersonnel atti
meof
i
nstal
lati
on
D)Pressurevessel
sshoul
dbeinspect
edbyinspectororotherpersonnel att
imeof
i
nstal
lati
on
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.6.
2.1)…VesselI
nst
all
ati
onI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs10&
2

225.Thepur
pose(
s)ofaVesselI
nst
all
ati
onI
nspect
ioni
stov
eri
fy:

A)Equi
pmenti
singoodcondit
ionattheti
meoft heinspecti
on
B)Equi
pmenti
singoodcondit
ionandcouldoperat
eunt ilt
henextschedul
edinspect
ion
C)Equi
pmenti
ssafeforoper
ati
onbaseduponbasel i
net hi
cknessresul
tsf
orthe
equi
pment
D)Equi
pmenti
ssafeforoper
ation,
andtoini
ti
ateplantinspect
ionr
ecordsforthe
equi
pment

Answer
:D(
API510,Par
a.6.
2.1)…VesselI
nst
all
ati
onI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs10&
2
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#10&2(
agai
n)
226.Themi
nimum I
nst
all
ati
onI
nspect
ionshoul
dincl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Ver if
ynameplateinformat ioniscopied(orphot ographed)&placedintoEquipment
records
B)Ver if
yequipmentisi nstal
ledcor r
ectl
y,supportsareadequat e&secured,exteri
or
equipment( l
adders,etc)aresecur ed,i
nsulati
onispr operl
yinstal
l
ed&connect ionsare
properlyassembledC)Ver if
yinter
iorsurfaces(i
ncludingallnozzl
esandl owpoi nt
s)of
thevessel ar
ecleananddr y
D)Ver if
ypressure-
reli
ev i
ngdev i
cesar ecorrectperdesignwi t
hcor r
ectsetpressureas
i
nstalled
Ans:A(510,Par
.6.
2.1)VesselI
nst
allI
nsp Topi
c10&2 Ver
if
yinf
oagai
nstMf
g
DataSht

227.Themi
nimum I
nst
all
ati
onI
nspect
ionshoul
dincl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Ver i
fyequipmentisinst
all
edcorrectl
yonfoundations&al lsupportsareadequate&
secured
B)Ver i
fyexteri
orequipment(l
adders,et
c)aresecured&i nsulat
ionsy st
em i
spr operl
y
i
nstall
edC)Ver i
fypi
pingconnecti
onsintheassociatedpipingsystem areproperl
y
assembl ed
DVer i
fyinteri
orsurf
acesareclean&dr yandpressure-r
eli
ev i
ngdev i
cesarecorrectper
design
Ans:C(510,Par
.6.
2.1)VesselI
nst
allI
nsp Topi
c10&2 Onl
yconnect
ionst
othe
vessel

228.I
nst
all
ati
onI
nspect
ionspr
ovi
deanoppor
tuni
tyf
oral
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngact
ions
EXCEPT:

A)Coll
ectdesiredbaseli
neinfor
mat i
ononthepr essurev esselt
obeusedi nfut
ure
i
nspections
B)Coll
ecttheinit
ial
thi
cknessreadingsont
hepr essurev esselatanyrandomlyselect
ed
TMLs
C)Designateareasofthevessel
’scomponentsforCondi tionMonitori
ngLocati
ons
(CMLs)
D)Coll
ectdesiredbaseli
neinfor
mat i
on&obtaininiti
althicknessreadi
ngsatdesignat
ed
CMLs
Answer
:B(
API510,Par
a.6.
2.1)…VesselI
nst
all
ati
onI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs10&
2

229.Int
ernalfi
eldi
nspect
ionofnewv
essel
s(uponi
nst
all
ati
on)i
snotr
equi
red
provi
ded(IF):
A)Inspect
orbeli
evesoneisnotnecessar
y B)Engi
neerbel
i
evesoneisnot
necessary
C)Owner /
userbeli
evesonei
snotnecessary D)Noneofthesei
scorr
ect

Ans:D  (510,Par .6.

2.1)… VesselInstal
lInsp Topic10& 2 Appr opr
iat
e
documentat
ion,e.
g.manuf act
urer
’sdat
ar epor
ts,assur
est
hatav
esselcompl
ieswit
h
thespeci
fi
eddesigns.

230.Int
ernalfi
eldi
nspect
ionofnewv
essel
s(uponi
nst
all
ati
on)i
snotr
equi
red
provi
ded(IF):

A)AManuf act
urer ’
sDataReportassuresthatavesselcompli
eswiththespeci
fi
ed
desi
gns
B)TheboththeI nspect
orANDEngi neerbeli
evethatoneisnotnecessar
y
C)TheInspectorONLYbelievesoneisnotnecessary
D)TheEngineerONLYbel i
evesonei snotnecessary

Ans:A (
API510,Par
a.6.
2.1)…VesselI
nst
allI
nsp Topi
c10&2 #228&229=
sameQ

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#10&2(
agai
n)
231.I
ftheser
vicecondi
ti
onsofav
esselar
echanged,
thei
nspect
ioni
nter
val
sshal
lbe:
A)Thesameast heprev
iousser
viceunti
ltheycanbeest abl
ishedforthenewser v
ice
conditi
ons
B)Thesameast hepr
eviousser
viceunti
ltheInspectordet
erminesitnecessaryt
o
changet hem
C)Establishedf
ornewservi
cecondit
ionsinamannerdeemednecessar ybythe
Inspector
D)Establishedf
ornewservi
cecondit
ions(newpr ocesscontents,
pressure,
or
temperature)
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.6.
2.2.
1)…VesselSer
viceChangeI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs
10&2

232.Whichofthesestatement
sisFALSEregar
dingtherequi
rementf
orest
abl
ishi
ng
newinspect
ioninter
valswheneverav
esselser
vicechangeoccur
s?
A)I
fprocesscont
ent(watertooil
)changes,
thenanewi
nspecti
oni
ntervalshal
lbe
est
abl
i
shed
B)I
fmaximum operati
ngpressurechanges,
thenanewi
nspecti
oni
nterval
shallbe
est
abl
i
shed
C)I
fminimum operat
ingpressur
echanges,thenanewi
nspect
ioni
nter
valshall
be
est
abl
i
shed
D)I
fmaxi
mum (
ormi
n.)oper
ati
ngt
empschange,
thenanewi
nspi
nter
val
shal
lbe
est
abl
i
shed
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.6.
2.2.
1)…VesselSer
viceChangeI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs
10&2

233.Ifbothowner
ship&locati
onofav esselarechanged,whataret
heAPI510
i
nspectionrul
es(r
egardi
nginspect
ionsandi nspect
ioni
nterv
als)bef
oret
hevesseli
s
reused?
A)Vesselshouldbeint
ernal
ly&ext er
nal
lyinspect
ed&newi nsp.interv
alsshall
be
est
abli
shed
B)Vesselshallbei
nter
nall
y&ext er
nall
yinspected&newinsp.interval
sshallbe
est
abli
shed
C)Vesselmaybeexemptf r
om Insp.byDataRepor t
s&newI nsp.inter
val
sshallbe
est
abli
shed
D)Noneoft heseiscor
rectbecausenewi nspecti
onint
erv
als“should”beestabli
shed
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.6.
2.2.
2)…VesselSer
viceChangeI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs
10&2

234.I
fbotht
heowner
shi
pandthel
ocat
ionofav
esselar
echanged,
whatshal
lbe
est
abli
shedf
ort
henewserv
ice?
A)Al
lowableservicecondi
ti
ons(Designparameters)andinspecti
oninter
val
s
B)Onlytheall
owableservi
cecondit
ions(Desi
gnpar ameters)needtobeestabli
shed
C)Al
lowableservicecondi
ti
ons(Designparameters),
corr
osionallowance&inspect
ion
i
nter
vals
D)Onlytheinspecti
onint
erval
sneedt obeestabl
ishedperAPI510
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.6.
2.2.
2)…VesselSer
viceChangeI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs
10&2

235.IfOnl
yownershi
p(nott
helocat
ion)ofavesselischanged(assumeCompanyA
boughttheref
iner
yfr
om CompanyB),whatisr
equiredbeforeCompanyBassumes
operati
on?
A)Vesselshouldbei
nternal
ly&externall
yinspect
ed&newi nsp.interv
alsshall
be
establ
i
shed
B)Vesselshall
beint
ernall
y&externallyi
nspected&newinsp.interval
sshallbe
establ
i
shed
C)Vesselmaybeexemptf r
om I
nsp.byDat aReports&newI nsp.inter
val
sshallbe
establ
i
shed
D)Vesselisexemptfr
om anyinspections&existi
ngint
erv
als(from CompanyB)maybe
used
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.6.
2.2.
2)…VesselSer
viceChangeI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
cs
10&2

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
236.RBIassessmentsmaybeusedt
oest
abl
isht
heappr
opr
iat
einspect
ioni
nter
val
s
forwhi
chtypesofInspect
ions?
A)RBImaybeusedfori
nter
nalinspecti
onsonly
B)RBImaybeusedfori
nter
nalorOn- st
ream i
nspect
ionsonly
C)RBImaybeusedfori
nter
nal,on-st
ream,andexter
nalinspecti
onsonl
y
D)Noneoft
hesearecor
rect.RBImayal sobeusedforothertypesofi
nspect
ions(
CUI
,
et
c)
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.6.
3.1)…Ri
sk-
BasedI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
c10

237.RBIassessment
smayall
owpreviousl
yest
abl
ishedi
nspect
ionint
erv
alstobe
exceeded.Whichoft
hef
oll
owingst
atementsar
eFALSEregardi
ngtheseinspect
ions
andinter
vall
imit
s?
A)Internali
nspectionmaxi
mum li
mitsof10y ear
sor½Remai ningLife(thelesser)maybe
exceeded
B)On- Str
eam inspecti
onmaximum l
imit
sof10y earsor½Remai ningLife(thelesser
)maybe
exceeded
C)Externali
nspmaxi mum l
i
mitsof5yearsorInt
ernal
/On-
str
eam i nt
erval(
thelesser)maybe
exceeded
D)Externalinspmaxi mum l
i
mitsof5yearsor½Remai ni
ngLife(thelesser)maybeexceeded
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.6.
3.1)…Ri
sk-
BasedI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
c10

238.WhenaRBIi nt
erv
alfortheint
ernaloron-
str
eam i
nspect
ionexceedst
he10-
year
l
imit,
theRBIassessmentshallberevi
ewedandapprovedby:
A)Engi
neerandCorrosi
onSpeci
ali
st B)Engi
neerandInspect
or
C)Owner/UserandEngi
neer D)Engi
neerOnly
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.6.
3.2)…Ri
sk-
BasedI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
c10

239.IfanRBIi
nter
valfort
heinter
naloron-
str
eam i
nspect
ionexceedst
he10-
year
l
imit,
thentheRBIassessmentshallber
evi
ewedandapproved(howoft
en)
?
A)Atint
ervalsNEVERex ceedi
ng10year
s( Moreofteni
fwarr
ant
edduet
oRBI
consi
derat
ions)
B)Attheendoft hedesignat
edext
endedinspect
ionint
erv
al(
11yrs,
12y
rs,
13yr
s,et
c)
C)Atint
ervalsnottoexceed20year
sinanycase
D)Noneoft heseiscorr
ect
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.6.
3.2)…Ri
sk-
BasedI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
c10

240. WhenaRBIassessmenti
susedt
oext
endt
hei
nter
naloron-
str
eam i
nspect
ion
i
nter
val
,theassessmentshoul
dincl
udewhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng?
A)Fit
ness-f
or-
serviceevaluati
onoft hevesselal
ongwi t
hareviewofMai ntenance
Records
B)Fit
ness-f
or-
serviceevaluati
onoft hevessel
andar eviewofthei nspecti
onhistory
C)Fit
ness-f
or-
serviceevaluati
onoft hevessel
,andar evi
ewoft heinspectionhistor
y
andthepotenti
alfouli
ngoft hev essel
pressur
e-r
eliev
ingdevi
ce( s)
D)Rev i
ewoftheinspectionhistoryandpotent
ialfoul
ingofvessel’
spr essure-
reli
evi
ng
devi
ce(s)

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.6.
3.3)…Ri
sk-
BasedI
nspect
ionRul
es Topi
c10

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
6.
4 Ext
ernalI
nspect
ion

6.4.
1Unlessjusti
fi
edbyanRBIassessment ,
eachabov egroundvessel
shal
lbegivenav i
sualext
ernali
nspect
ionataninter
valthatDOESNOT
EXCEEDTHELESSEROFFI VEYEARSort herequi
redint
ernal/on-
str
eam
i
nspect
ioninterv
al*

*Not
e:I
nter
nalorOSImaxi
mum i
nter
val=l
esserof10y
rsor½
RL
6.4.
2 Externali
nspect
ionint
ervalsforv
esselsi
nnon-
cont
inuousser
vicear
ethesameasfor
vessel
sinconti
nuousservi
ce. THI SRULEDOESNOTAPPLYTOI NTERNAL/ON- STREAM
I
NSPWHEREACTUALOPERATI NGTI MEI SUSED(I
NYRSAPPLI ESTOVESSELSPROPERLY
I
DLEDUSI NGNITROGENPURGE, ETC)
Iti
spreferr
edtoper
formthisi
nspecti
onwhil
ethevessel
isinoperat
ion.Theint
erv
al i
s
establ
ishedbythei
nspect
ororengineeri
naccor
dancewiththeowner/user
’squal
it
yassur
ance
system.

CRI
TICALEXERCI
SE Tr
ythesebef
oregoi
ngt
oQ
#241!
Determi
neExt
ernalI
nspI
nter
valassumi
ngaRLv
alue(
Sol
vef
orI
nter
nalorOSIi
nter
val
fi
rst)
:

Whati
sthemaxi
mum Exti
nspi
nter
val
(NoRBI
)al
l
owedbyt
heAPI510Code?Answer=Al
way
s
5year
s

100yr.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 100÷2=50 Usel
esserof50or55y
rs(
rul
e
appl
ies)
12+yr.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 12÷2=6 Usel
esserof6or55y
rs(
extr
ule
appl
ies)

10yr
.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 10÷2=5 Usel
esserof5or5 5y
rs(
ext=Ior
OSI
)

9yr
.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 9÷2=4.
5 Usel
esserof4.
5or5 4.
5yr
s(Ior
OSI
)

8y
r.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 8÷2=4 Usel
esserof4or5 4y
rs(
IorOSI
)

7yr
.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 7÷2=3.
5 Usel
esserof3.
5or5 3.
5yr
s(Ior
OSI
)

6y
r.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 6÷2=3 Usel
esserof3or5 3y
ear
s(IorOSI
)

5yr
.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 5÷2=2.
5 Usel
essof2.
5or5 2.
5year
s(Ior
OSI
)

4y
r.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 4÷2=2 Usel
esserof2or5 2y
ear
s(IorOSI
)

The4y
earRul
e…Usemaxi
mum of2y
ear
sorf
ull
RL…nowappl
i
est
oInt
ernal
&OSIi
nter
val
s

3y
r.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 3 Use2maxr
uleUsel
esserof2or5 2y
ear
s
2y
r.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 2 Use2maxr
uleUsel
esserof2or5 2y
ear
s
1.
5yr
.RL whati
smaxExtI
nsp.I
nter
val
 1.
5 Use1.
5Usel
esserof1.
5or5 1.
5yr
s
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ENDOFEXERCI
SE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
241.Wi
thnoRBI
,Ext
ernalv
essel
Inspect
ioni
srequi
redhowof
tenandpr
efer
redwhen?
A)Ev
eryf
ivey
ear
s,wi
tht
hev
essel
inoper
ati
onoroutofoper
ati
on,
itdoesn’
tmat
ter

B)Lesserof5y
rsorr
equi
redi
nter
nal
/on-
str
eam i
nspect
ioni
nter
val
,vessel
inoperati
on
C)Lesserof5yr
sorr
equi
redi
nter
nal
/on-
str
eam i
nspect
ioni
nter
val
,vesselnoti
n
operati
on
D)Lesserof5yr
sorr
equi
redi
nter
nal
/on-
str
eam i
nspect
ioni
nter
val
,astheInspect
or
requests
Answer
:B(
API510,
Ext
ernalI
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
4.1)
242.Whoisresponsi
blef
orest
abl
ishi
ng&howi
sanExt
ernalI
nspect
ioni
nter
val
est
abli
shed?
A)ByInspectori
naccordancewi
ththeowner
/user
’si
nspect
ionpl
an
B)ByEngineerinaccor
dancewit
htheowner/
user’
squal
it
yplan
C)ByInspect
ororengi
neeri
naccor
dancewi
tht
heowner
/user
’si
nspecti
onpl
an
D)ByInspect
ororengi
neeri
naccor
dancewi
tht
heowner
/user
’squal
it
yassur
ance
syst
em
Answer
:D(
API510,
Ext
ernalI
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
4.1)
243.Ext
ernali
nspect
ioni
nter
val
sforv
essel
sinnon-
cont
inuousser
vicear
e:
A)Thesameasf orvesselsinconti
nuousser v
ice
B)Lesserthanconti
nuousser vi
ceduet othegreaterchanceforcor
rosi
on(
especi
all
y
CUI)
C)Greaterthancont
inuousser v
icesinceactualoperat
ingyearsal
waysdet
ermi
nesthe
i
nter
val
D)Noneoft heseiscorrectperAPI510r ul
es
Answer
:A(
API510,
Ext
ernalI
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
4.1)
244.AssumingnoRBIandtheInter
nalInspect
ionInt
ervalhasbeensetat8year
s,
whatisthemaximum ext
ernali
nspect
ioninter
valall
owedperAPI510r ul
es?
A)Eight(8)yearsisthemaximum inspect
ioninter
valsi
nceitcannotexceedtheInt
ernal
i
nterval
B)Five(5)yearsisthemaximum inspecti
oninterv
alall
owedbyAPI510gi venthese
conditi
ons
C)Four( 4)y
earsisthemaxi mum i
nspecti
oninterval
all
owedbyAPI510gi v
enthese
conditi
ons
D)Noneoft heseiscor r
ectperAPI510rules
Answer
:B(
API510,
Ext
ernalI
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
4.1)
245.AssumingnoRBIandtheInter
nalInspect
ionInt
ervalhasbeensetat4year
s,
whatisthemaximum ext
ernali
nspect
ioninter
valall
owedperAPI510r ul
es?
A)Fi
ve(5)y
ears=maxi mum inspect
ioni
nterval
all
owedbyAPI510rul
es
B)Four(
4)years=maximum inspecti
oninter
valal
lowedbyAPI510r
ules
C)Two(2)years=maximum inspect
ioninter
valal
l
owedbyAPI510rules
D)Noneoftheseiscor
rectperAPI510rules
Answer
:B(
API510,
Ext
ernalI
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
4.1)

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
246.Assumi
ngnoRBIassessment
,theper
iodbet
weeni
nter
naloron-
str
eam
i
nspecti
ons:
A)Shal
lnotexceed10y
ear
soronehal
fther
emai
ningl
i
feoft
hev
essel
,whi
chev
eri
s
gr
eater
B)Shal
lnotexceed10y
earsoronehal
ftheremaini
ngl
if
eoft hevessel
,whichev
eris
l
esser
C)Shal
lnotexceed10year
sorther
emaini
nglif
eofthevessel,
whicheveri
sthegreater
D)Shal
lnotexceed10year
sorther
emaini
nglif
eofthevessel,
whicheveri
sthelesser
Answer
:B(
API510,
Int
ernal&On-
str
eam I
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
1)

247.Whenapressurevesselr
emai
ningl
if
eisl
esst
han4y
ear
s,t
hei
nter
naloron-
str
eam i
nspect
ionInt
ervalmaybe:
A)Fullr
emai
ningl
ife(butl
esst
han4y ears)
B)Full
remai
ningl
if
eupt oamaxi mum of3years
C)Fullr
emai
ningl
ifeuptoamaxi mum of2years
D)Only½ofthevessel’
sremai
ningli
fei
nallcaseswher
eremai
ningl
i
fei
slesst
han4
year
s
Answer
:C(
API510,
Int
ernal&On-
str
eam I
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
1)

248.Whenapressur
evesselr
emai
ningl
if
eis3.
5year
s,t
hei
nter
naloron-
str
eam
i
nspect
ionI
nterv
almaybeamaximum of:
A)Ful
lremai
ningl
i
fe(3.
5yrsinthi
scase) B)Amaxi
mum of3year
sinthi
scase
C)Amaximum of2year
sinthiscase D)Onl
y½vessel
remai
ningl
i
fe(1.
75yrs
thi
scase)
Answer
:C(
API510,
Int
ernal&On-
str
eam I
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
1)

249.Whenapressur
evesselr
emai
ningl
if
eis1.
5year
s,t
hei
nter
naloron-
str
eam
i
nspect
ionI
nterv
almaybeamaximum of:
A)Ful
lremai
ningl
ife(1.
5y earsinthi
scase)
B)Amaximum of3y earsi
nt hiscase
C)Amaximum of2y earsinthiscase
D)Onl
y½oft hevessel’
sremai ni
ngli
fe(0.
75year
sint
hiscase)
Answer
:A(
API510,
Int
ernal&On-
str
eam I
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
1)

250.Whoisresponsi
blef
orest
abl
ishi
ng&howi
sanExt
ernalI
nspect
ioni
nter
val
est
abli
shed?
A)ByInspectori
naccordancewiththeowner
/user
’si
nspecti
onplan
B)ByEngineerinaccor
dancewi t
htheowner/
user’
squal
it
yplan
C)ByInspectororengi
neerinaccor
dancewit
htheowner/user’
sinspecti
onpl
an
D)ByInspectororengi
neerinaccor
dancewit
htheowner/user’
squalit
yassur
ance
syst
em
Answer
:D(
API510,
Int
ernal&On-
str
eam I
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
1)

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
251.Forpressurevesselsinnon-continuousserv
ice,i
nspecti
onint
ervalscanbebased
onthenumberofy ear
sofact ualservicethatt
hevesseloperat
ed,notcalendary
ear
s,
provi
dedthatallofthefoll
owingpr ecauti
onsaretaken(aft
erthevesselisidl
ed)
EXCEPT:
A)Isolat
edfr
om all
processfl
uids B)Pl
acedunderni
trogenpur
ge
C)Fil
ledwit
hnon-corr
osivehy
dr ocar
bons D)Complet
elydrai
ned&opened
todryout
Answer
:D(
API510,
Int
ernal&On-
str
eam I
nspect
ionRul
es,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
2)
252.Forapr essur
ev esselinnon-conti
nuousserv
ice(operatesonly6monthsi
nev
ery
year&pl acedunderani trogenpurgeeacht i
meaf t
erbeingidled)
,whatar
ethe
maxi mum possi bl
einternal&externali
nspecti
oninter
vals(assumeNORBI&
calculat
edr emaini
ngl i
fe=30y rs)?
A)I
nternali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=10cal
endaryr
s&ext
ernali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=5
cal
endaryrs
B)I
nternal
inspect
ioni
nter
val
=15calendary
rs&ext
ernal
inspect
ioni
nter
val
=10
cal
endaryrs
C)I
nternali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=20cal
endaryr
s&ext
ernali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=5
cal
endaryrs
D)I
nternali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=30cal
endaryr
s&ext
ernali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=10
cal
endaryrs
Ans:C(API510,I
nt.&On-st
ream I
nspRul
es,
Par .6.
5.1.
2) Reason:Inthiscase,
20
cal
endaryear
sofoperat
ionisequalt
o10actualoperat
iony
ears!Externali
nter
val
ALWAYS=5y ear
s
253.Forapr essur
ev esselinnon-conti
nuousserv
ice(operatesonly4monthsi
nev
ery
year&pl acedunderani trogenpurgeeacht i
meaf t
erbeingidled)
,whatar
ethe
maxi mum possi bl
einternal&externali
nspecti
oninter
vals(assumeNORBI&
calculat
edr emaini
ngl i
fe=30y rs)?
A)I
nternali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=10cal
endaryr
s&ext
ernali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=5
cal
endaryrs
B)I
nternal
inspect
ioni
nter
val
=15calendary
rs&ext
ernal
inspect
ioni
nter
val
=10
cal
endaryrs
C)I
nternali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=20cal
endaryr
s&ext
ernali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=10
cal
endaryrs
D)I
nternali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=30cal
endaryr
s&ext
ernali
nspect
ioni
nter
val=5
cal
endary
rs
Ans:D(API510,I
nt.&On-st
ream I
nspRul
es,
Par .6.
5.1.
2) Reason:Inthi
scase,30
cal
endaryear
sofoperat
ionisequalt
o10actualoperat
iony
ears!Exter
nalint
erv
al
ALWAYS=5y ear
s
254.Al ternati
vemet hodofest abl
ishingr equiredinspect i
onint
ervalsi stocalcul
ate
projectedMAWPofv esselcomponent s.Inspectioninterval
sarewi thi
nt hemaxi mum
permi t
tedasl ongast heproj
ectedMAWPoft helimiti
ngcomponenti s:
A)Notl esst hant
hel owerofanamepl ateorr erat
edMAWP+appl i
cabl estati
chead
pressure
B)Lesst hanor=t othel owerofnamepl at
eorr er
atedMAWP+appl icablestati
chead
pressure
C)Notl esst hant
hel owerofnamepl ateorr eratedMAWP–appl icablestatichead
pressure
D)Lesst hanor=t othel owerofnamepl at
eorr er
atedMAWP–appl icablest at
ichead
pressure
Ans:A( API510,Int.&On- str
eam InspRul es,Par.6.5.1.3) Al
ternat i
veMAWPcal c
met hod
255.AssumingnoRBI
,amaxi
mum i
nter
nali
nspect
ioni
nter
valusi
ngt
heMAWP
methodis:
A)Det
ermi
nedbyMAWPcal
cs B)10y
rs C)15y
rs D)20y
rs
Ans:B(API510,
Int
.&On-
str
eam I
nspRul
es,
Par
.6.
5.1.
3) Al
ter
nat
iveMAWPcal
c
method
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
256.Whodeci
deswhet
heron-
str
eam i
nspect
ionmaybesubst
it
utedf
ori
nter
nal
i
nspect
ion?

A)Owner/
User B)Engi
neer
C)I
nspect
or D)Noneoftheseal
onecandeci
de

Ans:C( API510,I
nt.&On-
str
eam I
nsp,
Par
a.6.
5.2.
1) KnowI
nspect
or
responsibi
li
ti
es

257.On-st
ream i
nspect
ionsmaybesubstit
utedf
ori
nter
nali
nspect
ionswhenev
er
I
nspectorappr
ovesthesubsti
tut
ionand:

A)Wheneversizeorconfi
gur
ati
onmakesinter
nali
nspect
ionvesselentr
yphysi
cal
l
y
i
mpossibl
e
B)Wheneverthegeneral
corr
osionr
atei
slessthan5MPY( .005inchesor0.
125mm
pery
ear)
C)Whenev
erthev
esselremai
ningl
i
feisgr
eatert
han10year
s
D)Whenev
ernoquest
ionabl
econdi
ti
onisfounddur
ingt
heExter
nal
Inspect
ion

Ans:A(
510,
Int
.&On-
str
eam I
nsp.
,Par
a.6.
5.2.
1.b.
1) PHYSI
CALLYPOSSI
BLE5
MPYRULE!

258.I
fvesselentr
yisphysi
call
ypossi
ble,on-
str
eam inspect
ionmaypossibl
ybe
subst
it
utedforint
ernali
nspect
ioni
fapprovedbyInspector&thev
esselremaini
ngl
if
e
i
sknownt obe:

A)Gr
eat
ert
han5years B)Gr
eatert
han10y ear
s
C)Gr
eat
ert
han20years D)Noneofthesear
ecorrect

Ans:B(
510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
1.b.
2) PHYSI
CALLYPOSSI
BLE>10YEAR
RLRULE!

259.Ifvesselentr
yisphysical
lypossi
ble,on-
str
eam inspect
ionmaypossi
blybe
substi
tutedforint
ernali
nspectioni
fapprovedbyInspector&cor
rosi
vecharact
erof
contentshasbeenest abl
ishedby(howmany )yearsofsameorsimil
arservi
ce:

A)Atl
east1y
ear B)Atl
east2y
ears
C)Atl
east3y
ear
s D)Atl
east5year
s

Ans:D(510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
1.b.
3) PHYSI
CALLYPOSSI
BLE5YRSi
mil
ar
Serv
ice!

260.Ifvesselentr
yisphysi
call
ypossi
ble,on-
str
eam inspecti
onmaypossibl
ybe
substi
tutedforint
ernali
nspect
ioni
fapprovedbyInspectorandext
ernali
nspect
ion
resul
tedin:
A)Noquesti
onablecondi
ti
onsfound
B)Nocorr
osionorcoati
nglossfound
C)NoCUIconditi
onsorpit
ti
ngfound
D)Noneofthesearecorr
ect

Ans:A(510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
1.b.
4) Phy
s.Poss.Noquest
ionabl
e
condi
ti
ons!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
261.I
fv esselentr
yisphysi
call
ypossi
ble,on-
str
eam inspect
ionmaypossibl
ybe
subst
it
ut edforint
ernali
nspect
ioni
fapprovedbyInspector&vesseloper
ati
ng
temperaturedoesnot:
A)Exceedthel
owertemperaturel
imi
tsfort
hecreep-
ruptur
er angeoft
hev essel
mat er
ial
B)Exceedtheuppertemper
aturel
imi
tsfort
hecreep-
ruptur
er angeoft
hev essel
mat er
ial
C)Exceedtemperat
ureli
mit
sf ort
hel
owertransf
ormati
onrangeofav esselmateri
al
(1330°F)
D)Exceedtemperat
ureli
mit
sf ort
heuppert
ransf
ormationrangeofavessel mater
ial
(1600°F)
Ans:A(
510,Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
1.b.
5) Phy
s.Poss.Cr
eepRange
Temper
atur
eRul e!
262.Ifvesselentr
yisphysical
lypossi
ble,on-
str
eam inspecti
onmaypossi
blybe
substi
tutedforint
ernali
nspectioni
fapprovedbyInspectoranda70ksiCarbonSteel
vesseloperati
ngtemperaturedoesnotexceedthelowert emper
atur
eli
mitsforcr
eep-
rupt
urerangeat :
A)650°
F(343°
C) B)700°
F(371°
C) C)800°
F(427°
C) D)850°
F(454°
C)
Ans:B(
510,I
nt.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
1.b.
5) Phy
s.Poss.Cr
eepRange
Temper
atur
eRule!

…API571Cr
eepTables…Editi
on#2comesi nt
oef
fectSept
.
2012
Note:
For60ksi
andl
essul
ti
mat
etensi
l
estr
engthCSmater
ials,
thecor
rectanswer=A

263.I
fvesselentr
yisphysi
call
ypossi
ble,on-
str
eam inspect
ionmaypossi
blybe
subst
it
utedforint
ernali
nspect
ioni
fapprovedbyInspector&thev
esseli
snotsubj
ect
to:
A)Str
essCorr
osioncrackingorhight emperat
ureoxi
dati
ondamagef r
om theservi
ce
B)Chl
orideSt
ressCorrosi
oncr ackingorCreepstr
essrupt
uredamagef r
om theservi
ce
C)Envi
ronmentalcr
ackingorhy drogendamagef r
om thef
lui
dbeinghandled
D)DamageMechani smsr equi
ringtheInspect
ortoconsul
ttheCorr
osi
onSpeciali
st
Ans:C(510,
Int
.&OSI(I
nsp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
1.b.
6) Phys.Poss.Env
ironment
alCr
acki
ng
&Hy dr
ogenDamageRules…API571,4.
5.1,
4.5.
2,4.
5.3,5.
1.2.
3,&5.1.
3.1 5DMs!
264.I
fvesselentr
yisphysi
call
ypossi
ble,on-
str
eam inspecti
onmaypossibl
ybe
subst
it
utedforint
ernali
nspect
ioni
fapprovedbyInspectorandt
hevesseldoesnot
have:
A)Int
er nalcoat
ing(
thi
n-f
il
ml i
ner) B)I
ntegr
all
ybondedliner(
SSorall
oyweld
overl
ays)
C)Int
er nalcoat
ing(
thi
ck-
fil
mliner
) D)Non-i
ntegr
all
ybondedl
iner(st
ri
pli
ningor
pl
atelining)
Ans:D(510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
1.b.
7) Phy
s.Poss.Nost
ri
pli
ningorpl
ate
l
ini
ng!

265.Assumi
ngnoRBI ,
Ifvesselentr
yisphysical
lypossi
ble&al loftheseven
condi
ti
onsall
owi
nganon- str
eam inspect
iontobedonei nlieuofani nt
ernal
i
nspecti
onwerenotmet,whatmustt heInspectordoregardingscheduli
ngofthenext
i
nspecti
ontobeperf
ormed?
A)Nexti
nspect
ionshal
lbei
nternal B)Nexti
nspect
ionmaybeint
ernal
C)Nexti
nspect
ionshal
lbeOn-Str
eam D)Nexti
nspect
ionmaybeOn-St
ream
Answer
:A(510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
2) Phy
sical
lyPossi
ble 7Rul
est
o
al
lowOSI!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#10
266.AssumingRBIi
sdonei
nlieuofusingthesev
encondi
ti
onsallowinganon-
str
eam
i
nspecti
oninli
euofani
nter
nalinspect
ion,
whatmusttheRBIassessmentdet
ermine?
A)Consi deringpastprocesscondi ti
ons, t
heconsequenceandpr obabil
it
yoff ail
ureis
verylowandef f
ecti
venessofOn- Stream i
nspectiont
echniqueswi llbesati
sfactoryf or
thegivenser vice
B)Consi deringpastprocessandl ikelyfut
ureprocessconditi
ons, Consequence&
probabil
ityoff ail
ureandt heassociatedri
skislow&On- Stream inspecti
ontechni ques
usedar eeffect i
ve
C)Consi deringpastprocesscondi ti
ons, t
heassociat
edriskisl owandt heeffecti
v eness
oftheext ernalNDEt echniquesforexpect eddamagemechani smsi sconsi
der edtobe
adequate
D)Consi deringpastpr ocessandlikelyfutur
eprocessconditions,theassoci
at edriskis
l
owandt heeffectiv
enessoft heex t
ernalNDEt echni
quesforexpect eddamage
mechani smsi sadequat e
Answer:D(510,I
nt.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
2) Phy
sical
lyPossi
ble Rul
es
regar
dingRBI!
267.Whenav
esselhasbeeni
nter
nal
lyi
nspect
ed,
resul
tsoft
hati
nspect
ioncanbe
usedto:
A)Determinewhetheranon- stream inspectioncanbesubst it
utedforaninter nal
i
nspectiononasimilarpr essurev essel operat
ingwithinthesameorsi mil
arser vi
ceand
condi
tions
B)Determinewhetheranon- stream inspectioncanbesubst it
utedforaninter nal
i
nspectiononanidentical pressurevessel operati
ngwi thi
ntheidenti
calserviceand
condi
tions
C)Determinewhetherall otherinspectionsonasi mi l
arpressurevesseloperat i
ngwithi
n
thesameorsi mil
arserviceandcondi t
ionsmayber educedinscopeorel i
mi nat ed
D)Noneoft heseiscorrectr egardinginternali
nspectionresul
ts
Answer:A(
510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
3) Rul
esr
egar
dinguseofI
nter
nalI
nsp
resul
ts!
268.Whenavesselhasbeenint
ernall
yinspected,resul
tsoft
hati
nspect
ioncanbe
usedtodet
erminewhetheranon-st
ream inspecti
oncanbesubsti
tutedf
oranint
ernal
i
nspecti
onon:
A)Si
milarvessel
soperati
ngwit
hinsamepl ant
B)Anypressurevessel
soper
ati
ngwi t
hinsameplant
C)Si
milarvessel
soperati
ngwit
hinthesameorsimil
arser
viceandcondit
ions
D)Anypressurevessel
soper
ati
ngwi t
hinthesameorsimi
larser
viceandcondit
ions
Answer:C(
510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
3) Rul
esr
egar
dinguseofI
nter
nalI
nsp
resul
ts!
269.Whenon-
str
eam i
nspect
ionsar
edone,
thet
ypeof&ext
entofNDEshoul
dbe
speci
fi
ed:

A)Int
heowner/
userQuali
tyManual B)I
ndet
ail
edNDEpr
ocedur
esusedby
exami
ner
s
C)Int
heI
nspecti
onHist
oryRecords D)I
ntheI
nspect
ionPl
an
Answer
:D( 510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
4) Rul
esr
egar
dingOn-
Str
eam
I
nspect
ions!
270.On-
str
eam i
nspect
ionsmayi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Digi
talUTthi
cknessmeasur
ements B)Radi
ography(
Panorami
ctechni
ques)
C)AnyotherNDEt omeasur
emetalt
hickness D)ShearwaveUTtoassessweld
i
ntegri
ty
Answer
:B( 510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
4) Rul
esr
egar
dingOn-
Str
eam
I
nspect
ions!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#10&#11
271.Foralargev
esselhav
ingtwoormorezonesofdif
fer
ingcorrosi
onrates,
whi
chof
thesestat
ementsar
eFALSEr egar
dingi
nter
nalandOn-
str
eam inspecti
on
requi
rements?
A)Eachzonemustbetr
eatedindependent
lywhendeter
mi ningrequiredinspecti
on
i
nter
val
s
B)Eachzonemaybetr
eatedindependentl
ywhendeterminingrequiredinspecti
on
i
nter
val
s
C)Eachzonemaybetr
eatedindependentl
ywhensubstit
utinginternalf
oron- st
ream
i
nspect
ion
D)Eachzoneshal
lbei
nspectedbasedupontheint
ervalrequir
edf orthatzone
Answer
:A(
510,
Int
.&OSI(
Insp.
),Par
.6.
5.2.
4) Rul
esr
egar
dingMul
ti
-Zonev
essel
s!
272.TheAPI510codest
atest
hatPr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdev
icesshal
lbet
est
edand
repai
redby
:
A)Anowner/userorganizati
onexperi
encedinval
v emai nt
enance
B)ARepairor
ganizati
onexper i
encedinval
vemai ntenance
C)Anyowner/useror ganizat
ionapprov
edCont r
act or
D)AnyapprovedContractorholdi
ngan“R”Stamp

Answer=B…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.6.
6 Rul
esr
egar
dingi
nsp&t
est
ingofPZVs

273.Whatdocumentcov
ersi
nspect
ion,
test
ing&mai
ntenanceofpr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ng
devi
ces?
A)ASMEVIII
,Di
vi
sion1,
Sect
ionUG B)API572
C)API576 D)API577

Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.6.
6 SeeAPI576Sect
ion5&6f
ormany
exam Qs

MustKnowAPI576…Ch.5(
CausesofI
mpr
operPer
for
mance)&Ch.6(
Inspect
ion&
Test
ing)
E-Li
braryAPI510fol
derf
orExam questi
ons!API576has2
handouts!
***Inthemargin&under
li
nedar
easar ethosewhereexam Q’
s
will
be!
274.Spr
ingf
ail
uresar
eal
mostal
way
scausedby
:
A)Corrosi
onthatincludessur
facecorrosi
onandst r
esscorrosi
oncracking
B)Str
essrelat
edfailureduetoimpropersizi
ng/usi
ngsubstandardpart
s
C)Mechanicalfai
l
ureduet oexcessivemov ementandvi
bration
D)Excessi
vechatteringandwiredrawing
Ans:A(510,6.
6.6&576,
Par
a5.
1.1&5.
3.2&Fi
g30)…PZVSpr
ingFai
lur
eCause=
Cor
rosi
on

275.(
Exampl
eAPI576Q)…Thepr
inci
palr
easonf
ori
nspect
ingapr
essur
erel
ief
devi
ceist
o:

A)Determineifiti
sfuncti
oni
ngproperl
y(soitcanprovideprotecti
onto
equi
pment /per
sonnel)
B)Preventfoul
ingandpluggingf
rom occur
ringthatcouldrenderav al
veinoper
abl
e
C)Assureequipment( pr
essurev
essel)saf
etybypreventingOv er
pressur
izat
ion

D)Assur
eper
sonnel
saf
ety

Ans:A(
API510,
Par
.6.
6 API576 Ch.6,
Par
a.6.
1.1i
nent
ir
ety
)APIwebsi
te
Sampl
eQ

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#10&#11
276.Eachr
epai
ror
gani
zat
ionshal
lhav
eaf
ull
ydocument
ed:

A)RepairPl
anasdocumentedinOwner/UserOrgani
zati
onProcedur
es
B)Quali
tyAssur
ancePlanaswellasaQuali
tyAssuranceManual
C)Quali
tyContr
olSyst
em alongwit
haQualit
yControlManual
D)Quali
tyAssur
ancesystem al
ongwit
haQual i
tyAssuranceManual

Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.6.
6.1.
1 Repai
rOr
gQCSy
stem &QCManual

277.Mini
mum i
temst
obei
nar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ion’
sQual
it
yCont
rolManualDONOT
i
nclude:

A)Ti
tlepage, Rev
isi
onlog,
Content
spage,Stat
ementofauthor
it
y&responsi
bil
i
ty
B)Organizat
ionChart,
Scopeofwork,Dr
awingsandspeci
fi
cati
oncontr
ols
C)Requirementsformater
ial
andpartcont
rol
D)RepairandTestPlan

Ans=D…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.6.
6.1.
1.i Repai
r&I
nspect
ionPr
ogr
am i
nQC
Manual

278.Mini
mum i
temst
obei
nar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ion’
sQual
it
yCont
rolManualDONOT
i
nclude:

A)Gener
alexampl
eofthevalverepairnameplate
B)Requi
rement
sforuseofmeasur ement&t estgauges
C)Requi
rementsf
orweldi
ng,NDE, andalsoheattreatment
B)Requi
rement
sforval
vetest
ing,setti
ng,l
eaktesting,andseal
i
ng

Ans=B…Ref
:Par
.6.
6.1.
1.i Reqmt
sCal
ibr
ati
ngMeasur
ement&TestGaugesi
nQC
Manual

279.Mini
mum i
temst
obei
nar
epai
ror
gani
zat
ion’
sQual
it
yCont
rolManualDONOT
i
nclude:

A)Requirementsf
orupdati
ngandcont r
oll
ingcopiesoft
hequali
tycont
rol
manual
B)Samplef or
ms(QCf or
mst obeuseddur ingworkandtocont
rolthewor
k)
C)Trai
ningandquali
fi
cati
onsrequi
redforInspect
ionper
sonnel
D)Requirementsf
orhandli
ngofnon-conformances

Ans=D…Ref
:API510Par
.6.
6.1.
1.i Tr
aini
ng&Qual
sforRepai
rPer
sonneli
nQC
Manual
280.Eachr
epai
ror
gani
zat
ionshal
lal
sohav
eaf
ull
ydocument
edt
rai
ningpr
ogr
am t
hat
:

A)Shal
lensur
ethatr
epai
rper
sonnelar
equal
ifi
edf oral
lworktasks
B)Shal
lensur
ethatr
epai
rper
sonnel
arecer
ti
fiedtoper f
orminspecti
ons
C)Shal
lensur
ethatr
epai
rper
sonnelar
equal
ifi
edwi thi
nthescopeoft her
epai
rs
B)Shal
lensur
ethatr
epai
rper
sonnel
arewell
-t
rainedandqualif
iedforever
ygiv
enrepai
r
task

Ans=C…Ref :API510Par
.6.
6.1.
1.i Tr
aini
ngpr
ogr
am r
equi
rement
sRepai
r
Organi
zat
ions

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#10&#11
281.Pr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdev
icesshal
lbet
est
edandi
nspect
edati
nter
val
sthatar
e:
A)Frequentenoughtoveri
fyt
hatval
vesperf
ormrel
iabl
yint
heparti
cularserv
ice
condit
ions
B)Frequentenoughtomeetserv
icecondi
ti
onsandremainfr
eeofleaksandcorrosi
on
C)Frequentenoughtoveri
fyt
hatval
vesdonotfai
li
ngivenserv
icecondit
ions
D)Noneoft hesearecor
rect
Answer
:A(
API510,
6.6.
2.2)PZVRul
esf
orI
nspect
ion…I
nter
val
s=Fi
vey
ear
s&10
y
ear
s

282.Thei
nspect
ioni
nter
valf
oral
lpr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdev
icesi
sdet
ermi
nedby(
Who)
i
naccordancewi
thwhatsyst
em r
equi
rement
s?

A)EngineerorQual
if
iedIndi
vidual(Owner/UserQuali
tyAssuranceSystem)
B)Inspect
ororEngi
neer( Owner/UserQuali
tyAssuranceSystem)
C)EitherI
nspect
or,
Engineer,orQuali
fi
edIndivi
dual(Owner/UserQuali
tyControl
Syst
em)
D)EitherI
nspect
or,
Engineer,oraQualif
iedIndi
vidual(
Owner /
UserQual i
tyAssur
ance
System)
Answer:D…( API510,
6.6.
2.1)…PZVs…Rul
esf
orI
nspect
ion…I
nter
val
s=
Responsi
bil
it
ies

283.I
faRBIassessmenti
snotperf
ormed,whati
sthegreat
estpossi
blet
imeper
iod
al
lowedbyAPI510betweent
esti
ngofpressur
erel
iev
ingdevi
ces?

A)5years(f
oral
lser
vices) B)Ati
nter
val
softenenought
over
if
yrel
i
abi
l
ity
C)10years(f
ornoncorrosi
veser
vices)D)Atever
yshut
down
Ans:C…(510,
6.6.
2.2…PZVRul
esf
orI
nsp…I
nter
val
s=Fi
vey
rs&10y
rs–2Rul
est
o
KNOW)

284.Whenapressur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdevicei
sfoundtobeheavi
lyf
oul
edorst
uck,
whi
chof
thefol
lowi
ngst
atementsareFALSEregar
dingAPI510r
equir
ement
s?
A)Inspect
ion&testi
nginter
val
sshallbereducedunlessar evi
ewshowst hatthedevice
wil
lperfor
mr el
i
ablyatthecurr
enti
nterval
B)Inspect
ion&testi
nginter
val
sshallbereducedasdeemednecessar ybyt heInspector
C)Anyr ev
iewshouldtr
ytodetermi
net hecauseofthef oul
ing(asappl
icabl
e)
D)Anyr ev
iewshouldtr
ytodetermi
net hereasonsf
ori mproperoperat
ion
Answer:B(
API510,
6.6.
2.3)…PZVs…Rul
esf
orRev
iew…I
nter
val
s=St
uckorFoul
ed
Rul
e

285.Whenapressur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdevi
ceisfoundtobeheavil
yfouledorstuck,
whichof
thefoll
owi
ngst
atementsareTRUEregar
dingrequi
rement
sforinspect
ionandtesti
ng
i
nterval
s?

A)Theymaybereducedi
farevi
ewcannotshowtheywillper
formr eliabl
yatcurrent
i
nter
val
s
B)Theymaybereducedasdeemednecessar
ybytheInspect
orperf ormingthereview
C)Theyshal
lber
educedunl
essarevi
ewshowst heywil
lperf
ormr eliablyatcurr
ent
i
nter
val
s
D)Theyshal
lber
educedasdeemednecessarybytheI
nspectorperfor mingtherevi
ew

Answer:C(
API510,
6.6.
2.3)…PZVs…Rul
esf
orRev
iew…I
nter
val
s=St
uckorFoul
ed
Rul
e

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#8
286.Corr
osi
onratef
ort
hinningdamagemechani
smsisdet
erminedbycalcul
ati
ngt
he
di
ffer
encebetweent
wothicknessr
eadi
ngs(t
akenatt
hesamelocati
on)and:

A)Div
idedbyt hetimeinter
v albetweenthereadings
B)Multi
pli
edbyt heti
mei ntervalbetweenthereadings
C)Addedbyt hetimeinterv
al betweenthereadings
D)Subtr
actedbyt heti
mei ntervalbetweenthereadings

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

287.Thedet
ermi
nat
ionoft
hecor
rosi
onr
atemayi
ncl
udet
hicknessdat
acol
lect
edat
:
A)Onl
yatonet i
me
B)Onl
yattwodiffer
entti
mes
C)Moret
hant wodiff
erentt
imes
D)Noneoftheseiscorr
ect

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

288.Sui
tabl
euseofshor
t-
ter
mver
susl
ong-
ter
m cor
rosi
onr
atesshal
lbedet
ermi
ned
bythe:
A)Engi
neer
B)I
nspect
or
C)Corr
osi
onSpeci
ali
st
D)Owner/User

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

289.Shor
t-
ter
m cor
rosi
onr
atesar
ety
pical
lydet
ermi
nedbyusi
ng:

A)Themostr
ecentreadingandonet akenear l
ierinthelif
eoft hev essel(
atsameCML)
B)Anyt
wothi
cknessr eadingst akenont hevessel(ataknownt hicknesslocation)
C)Anyt
woormor ethicknessr eadingst akenont hev essel(atthesamel ocationor
CML)
D)Thet
womostr ecentthicknessr eadingstakenont hev essel(atthesamel ocati
onor
CML)

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

290.Long-
ter
mrat
esar
ety
pical
lydet
ermi
nedbyusi
ng:

A)Themostr
ecentreadingandonet akenear l
ierinthelif
eoft hev essel(
atsameCML)
B)Anyt
wothi
cknessr eadingst akenont hevessel(ataknownt hicknesslocation)
C)Anyt
woormor ethicknessr eadingst akenont hev essel(atthesamel ocationor
CML)
D)Thet
womostr ecentthicknessr eadingstakenont hev essel(atthesamel ocati
onor
CML)

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#8
291.Theuseoft
wodi
ff
erentcor
rosi
onr
ateshel
pst
oident
if
yordi
sti
ngui
sh:
A)Recentcorrosi
onmechanismsfr
om t
hoseacti
ngovert
hel
ong-t
erm
B)Long-
term corr
osionmechani
smsfr
om thoseact
ingov
ert
helong-t
erm
C)Recentcorrosi
onmechanismsfr
om t
hoseacti
ngovert
heshor
t-t
erm
D)Noneofthesear ecor
rect

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

292.Long-
ter
m(LT)cor
rosi
onr
atesshal
lbecal
cul
atedf
rom whi
choft
hesef
ormul
as?
A)Cor
r.r
ate(
LT)=tprevi
ous–tact ual
÷ti
mebet
weentprevious&tact
ual
( i
ny ear
s)
B)Cor
r.r
ate(
LT)=ti
niti
al–tactual÷ti
mebet
weenti
nit
ialandtact
ual(
inyears)
C)Cor
r.r
ate(
LT)=tactual–ti
niti
al÷ti
mebet
weenti
nit
ialandtact
ual(
inyears)
D)Cor
r.r
ate(
LT)=tactual–tpr
ev i
ous÷ti
mebet
weentprevious&tact
ual(i
ny ear
s)
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

293.Shor
t-
ter
m(ST)cor
rosi
onr
atesshal
lbecal
cul
atedf
rom whi
choft
hesef
ormul
as?
A)Cor
r.r
ate(
ST)=tini
ti
al–tactual÷ti
mebet
weenti
nit
ialandtact
ual(
inyears)
B)Cor
r.r
ate(
ST)=tactual–tprevi
ous÷ti
mebet
weentprevious&tact
ual(
iny ear
s)
C)Cor
r.r
ate(
ST)=tprevi
ous–tact ual
÷ti
mebet
weentprevious&tact
ual(i
ny ear
s)
D)Cor
r.r
ate(
ST)=tactual–tini
ti
al÷ti
mebet
weenti
nit
ialandtact
ual(i
nyears)

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

294.Whencal
cul
ati
ngcorr
osionrat
esusi
ngAPI510for
mul
as,
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng
stat
ement
sisFALSEregar
dingtheval
uef
orti
nit
ial
?
A)ti
nit
ial=t
heini
ti
alt
hicknessatt
hesameCMLastact ual (
foranygiv
enCMLi n
i
nchesormm)
B)ti
nit
ial
mayaf i
rstt
hicknessmeasur
ementtaken(newv essel
)atagivenCML( i
nches
ormm)
C)ti
nit
ialmaybethethi
cknessatt
hestartofanewcorrosionrateenvi
ronmentata
gi
venCML
D)ti
nit
ial=t
heini
ti
althi
cknessatadif
fer
entCMLf r
om theonedet ermi
ningthel
owest
tact
ual

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

295.Whencal
cul
ati
ngcorr
osionrat
esusingAPI510for
mul
as,
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng
stat
ement
sisTRUEregar
dingthevaluef
ortact
ual?
A)tactual=Act
ualt
hicknessofaCML( i
nchesormm)measur edduri
ngmostr ecent
i
nspection
B)tactual=Act
ual
fir
stthicknessmeasurementtakenatagivenCML( ininchesormm)
C)tactual=Act
ualt
hicknessatthestar
tofanewcor rosi
onrateenvir
onmentatagi ven
CML
D)tactual=Act
ualt
hicknessatadiff
erentCMLfrom theonedet er
miningthelowest
readi
ng

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#8
296.Whencal
cul
ati
ngcorr
osionrat
esusi
ngAPI510formul
as,
whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng
stat
ement
sisFALSEregar
dingtheval
uef
ortpr
evious?
A)tpr
evi
ous=previ
ousthi
cknessmeasuredduringt
hepri
orinspect
ion
B)tpr
evi
ousi
slocat
edinthesamearea(wi t
hinagiv
enCML)ast hetactual
C)tpr
evi
ousi
satthesamemeasur ementlocati
onastactualf
oragivenCML( i
ninches
ormm)
D)tpr
evi
ous=previ
ousthi
cknessmeasuredatthestar
tofanewcor rosi
onrat
e
 env
ironment
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
1)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

297.LT&STCor rosi
onRatesshoul
dbecompar
ed(dat
aassessment
).Whena
si
gnifi
cantdi
ff
erenceexi
stsbet
weenthet
worat
es,
WHOsel ectswhi
chrat
eist
obe
usedandWHY?
A)I
nspector(consul
tscorrosi
onspecial
ist
)&sel ectsaratethatbestrefl
ectscurr
ent
condit
ions
B)I
nspector(consul
tsEngineer
)&selectsar atethatbestrefl
ect
scur r
entcondit
ions
C)Cor
rosionSpecial
istal
oneselectsaratethatbestreflect
scurrentcondit
ions
D)I
nspectoraloneselect
sar at
ethatbestreflect
scurrentcondit
ions
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.1.
2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
298.Foranewvessel
,whichoneofthefol
lowingmet
hodsCANNOTbeusedt
o
deter
minethev
essel’
sprobabl
ecorr
osionrate?
A)Dat
acollect
edbyt heowner /
useronv esselsoperati
nginthesameorsimi
larser
vice.
B)On-
str
eam determinati
on(thi
cknessmeasur ements)af
ter1monthofserv
ice
C)Est
imatedfrom publ
isheddataonv esselsinsameorsi mil
arser
vice.
D)Est
imatedfrom theowner/
user’sexperience.
Answer:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es 1,
000Hour
Rul
e
299.Foranexi
sti
ngvesselwher
eser
vicecondi
ti
onsar
ebeingchanged,whi
choneof
thefol
lowi
ngmethodsCANNOTbeusedt odetermi
nethev
essel’
sprobabl
ecorr
osi
on
rat
e?
A)Dat
acollect
edbyt heowner /
useronot hervessel
soper
atinginthesameplant
B)On-
str
eam determinati
on(thi
cknessmeasur ement
s)af
ter1,000hoursser
vice
C)Est
imatedfrom publ
isheddataonv esselsinsameorsimilarser
vice.
D)Est
imatedfrom theowner/
user’sexperience.
Ans:A(510,
Par
a.7.
1.2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es Same/
Simi
larSer
vice
Rul
e
300.Onceaninit
ialcor
rosi
onr
atehasbeendet
erminedusi
ngther
ulesofAPI510for
anewv essel(
orchangeofser
vicef
oranexi
sti
ngvessel
),whi
chofthesest
atement
s
aretr
ue?
A)Remai ni
ngli
fe&theinspect
ioni
nter
val
cannotbothbeest imatedfrom thi
scorr
osion
rat
e
B)Onlyinspect
ioni
nter
valscanbeesti
matedfrom t
hiscorrosi
onr at
e
C)Remai ni
ngli
fe&theinspect
ioni
nter
val
canbeest i
mat edfrom thi
scorrosi
onrate
D)Remai ni
ngli
fe&theinspect
ioni
nter
valcanbeestabl
ishedONLYaf t
er1,000hours
serv
ice

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
 API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
cs#8&#9
301.Regar
dinginit
ialcor
rosi
onr at
edeter
minat
ionforanewv essel
,ifaprobable
corr
osionr
atecannotbeest abl
ishedf
rom si
mil
arservi
ce,owner/userexperi
ence,or
publ
isheddata,anOn-str
eam determi
nati
onshallbemadeaft
erwhatl engthofti
me
perAPI510rules?
A)Afterappr
oxi
mat
ely500serv
icehours B)Af
terappr
oxi
mat
ely1000
ser
vicehours
C)Afterappr
oxi
mat
ely1500servi
cehours D)Af
ter1mont
hofser
viceasa
mini
mum
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
302.Regar
dinginit
ialcor
rosi
onratedeterminat
ionforanewv essel
,i
faprobable
corr
osionr
at ecannotbeusedfrom si
mi l
arservi
ce,owner
/userexperi
ence,orI
ndust
ry
publ
isheddata,anOn-str
eam deter
minationshallbemadeusingwhatmet hodsper
API510rules?
A)Suit
ablecor rosi
onmonitor
ingdevicesoractualthicknessmeasur
ementsoft he
vesselonly
B)Useofcor r
osioncouponsoral
ternativ
ely,
ifapprovedbyEngineer
,thi
ckness
measur ements
C)Actual t
hicknessmeasurementsoft hevesselonlyatgivenCMLsestabl
ishedbythe
I
nspector
D)Noneoft hesemeetsAPI510rules
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
303.Afterani
nit
ialcor
rosi
onratei
susedforanewv essel(
orchangeofserv
ice
vessel
),whatmustbedonet o“est
abl
ish”acor
rosi
onrateforavessel(
Assume
publi
sheddatawasused) ?
A)Nothi
ng, si
nceAPI510r ulesdonotrequir
eanyaddit
ionalact
iontoestabl
isha
cor
rosi
onr ate
B)Nothi
ng, becausecorr
osionrat
eisalreadyknown(publi
sheddata)&istheref
ore
est
abli
shed
C)Addit
ionaldetermi
nati
onsshallbemadeatappr opri
ateint
erv
alsunti
ltherateis
est
abli
shed
D)Noneoft hesemeet sAPI510rules
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
304.Af
terani
nit
ialcor
rosi
onrate(Usingsimi
larser
vice)i
susedwithanewvessel
,
anditi
slat
erdet
erminedthataninaccurat
ecorrosi
onratewasassumed,whatmust
bedone?
A)Another1,000serv
icehourt
hicknessdet
ermi
nat
ionmustbemadeinor
derto
est
abl
ishrates
B)Nothi
ng,asl ongascorr
osi
onr at
esarenotgr
eat
erthananor
igi
nal
same/si
mil
ar
ser
vicerate
C)Nothing, aslongasthecorr
osi
onratesarenevergr
eatert
han0.
005inchespery
ear
(5MPY)
D)Corrosionr atesi
nremaini
ngli
fecal
culat
ionsshal
lbechangedt
othei
ractual
cor
rosionr ates
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2)Cor
rosi
onRat
eDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

305.Remaini
ngl
if
eofav
essel(
iny
ear
s)shal
lbecal
cul
atedf
rom whi
choft
hese
for
mulas?

A)Remai
ningli
fe=tini
tial–trequired÷corrosionr ate
B)Remai
ningli
fe=tactual –trequi
r ed÷corrosionr at
e
C)Remai
ningli
fe=tprev i
ous–tr equired÷corrosionr at
e
D)Noneofthesei
scorrect

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
2.1)Remai
ningLi
feDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs) Topi
c#9=RLCal
cs
306.Remaini
ngl
if
eofav
essel(
iny
ear
s)shal
lbecal
cul
atedf
rom whi
choft
hese
for
mulas?
A)Remai
ningli
fe=tini
tial–trequired÷corrosionr ate
B)Remai
ningli
fe=tactual –trequi
r ed÷corrosionr at
e
C)Remai
ningli
fe=tprev i
ous–tr equired÷corrosionr at
e
D)Noneofthesei
scorrect
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
2.1)Remai
ningLi
feDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

307.Whencal
cul
ati
ngRemaini
ngLi
feusi
ngtheAPI510f
ormul
a,whi
choft
hese
stat
ement
sisTRUEregar
dingt
heval
uefortact
ual
?
A)tactual=Act
ualf
ir
stthicknessmeasurementt
akenatagivenCML( ini
nchesormm)
B)tactual=Act
ual
thicknessatthestar
tofanewcorrosi
onrateenvi
ronmentatagiven
CML
C)tactual=Act
ualt
hicknessofaCML( i
nch/
mm)measur edduri
ngthemostr ecent
i
nspection
D)tactual=Act
ualt
hicknessatadiff
erentCMLfr
om theonedetermini
ngthelowest
readi
ngs
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
2.1)Remai
ningLi
feDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

308.Whencal
cul
ati
ngRemainingLi
feusi
ngtheAPI510for
mul
a,whi
choft
hese
stat
ement
sisFALSEregar
dingtheval
uefortr
equi
red?
A)Requir
edt hi
ckness(i
nch/
mm)atthesameCMLorcomponentasthetact
ual
measurement
B)Comput edbypressur
edesignf
ormul
aandexcl
udescor
rosi
onal
l
owance&Mf g.
tol
erances
C)Comput edbyst
ructur
al desi
gnfor
mulaandexcl
udescor
rosi
onal
lowance&Mf g
tol
erances
D)Comput edbyei
therpressureorst
ruct
ural
desi
gnfor
mulasandi
ncludescor
rosi
on
all
owance
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
2.1)Remai
ningLi
feDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

309.Stat
isti
calanal
ysismaybeusedi nthecor
rosi
onr
ateandremaini
ngli
fe
cal
culati
onsforpressurev
esselsect
ions,andmaybeappl
iedf
ortheassessmentof
(whi
choft hese):
A)Substi
tuti
nganinternali
nspecti
onforOSIorfordet
ermini
ngt
heinter
nalinspecti
on
i
nter
val
B)Subst
ituti
nganinternali
nspecti
onforOSI&determi
ninganOn-st
ream i
nspection
i
nter
val
C)Deter
mi ni
ngtheinternal
inspect
ionint
erv
alonly
D)Substi
tuti
nganinternali
nspecti
onforOSIonl
y
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
2.2)Remai
ningLi
feDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

310.Whenst
ati
sti
calanal
ysi
sisusedforCor
rosi
onRat
eandRemai
ningLi
feCal
cs,
it
maynotbeappl
icabl
etovessel
swith:
A)Random Local
i
zedcor r
osion
B)Random Gener
ali
zedcor r
osion
C)Random butsi
gni
ficantl
ocalizedcor
rosi
on
D)Random butsi
gni
ficantgenerali
zedcorr
osi
on
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
2.2)Remai
ningLi
feDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)MAWPCal
cs=Al
so
OpenBook
311.Whenappl yi
ngMaximum All
owableWorki
ngPr essur
e(MAWP)Cal csto
determinetheconti
nueduseofapressur
evesseli
nt hecorr
odedcondi
tion,
MAWP
shallbebasedupon:
A)Calcsasperor
iginalASMECodeedi
ti
onthatt
hevesselwasbuil
tto
B)Cal
csasperlatestappli
cabl
eASMECodeedit
ionthatt
hevesselwasbuil
tto
C)Calcsasperl
atestappli
cabl
eASMECodeedit
ionorconst
ruct
ioncodeav esselwas
bui
ltt
o
D)Calcsasperor
iginalASMECodeedi
ti
onorconstr
ucti
oncodethatthev
essel was
bui
ltt
o
Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.7.
3.1)MAWPDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
312.Whenappl
yi
ngMaximum All
owableWorki
ngPr essur
e(MAWP)Cal csto
deter
minet
heconti
nueduseofapressur
evesseli
nt hecorr
odedcondi
tion,
MAWP
cal
cul
ati
onr
esul
tsshal
l:
A)Beequaltoorlessthanor i
ginal
MAWPunl essarer
ati
ngistobeperf
ormedasper
API510
B)NotbegreaterthanoriginalMAWPunl essarer
ati
ngistobeperf
ormedasperAPI
510
C)Begreat
erthanor i
ginalMAWPunl essarer
ati
ngistobeperf
ormedasperAPI510
D)Noneofthesear ecorrect
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
3.1)MAWPDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
313.Whenappl
yi
ngMAWPCal cstodeterminetheconti
nueduseofapressurevessel
i
nthecorr
odedserv
icecondit
ion,
MAWPcal cul
ati
onvaluestobeusedf
ort hi
ckness
SHALLbehowmuch( befor
ethenextinspecti
ondate):
A)t=Actuali
nspect
iont
hicknessmi
nust
wicetheesti
mat edcor rosionloss
B)t=Actual
inspect
iont
hicknessmi
nust
heestimatedcorrosionl oss+corrosion
al
lowance
C)t=Actuali
nspect
iont
hicknessmi
nust
wiceesti
mat edcorrosionl oss+corrosi
on
al
lowance
D)t=Actuali
nspect
iont
hicknessmi
nust
wiceesti
mat edcorrosionl oss–corrosion
al
lowance
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
3.3)MAWPDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
314.Whenappl
yi
ngMAWPCal cst
odeterminethecontinueduseofapressurevessel
i
nthecorr
odedserv
icecondi
ti
on,MAWPcodecal cul
ati
onv al
uesusedtodetermine
val
uetSHALLbedoneperwhichoftheseformulasinaccordancewit
hAPI510r ules?
A)MAWPCodeCal
cVal
uet=tact
ual–(
Corr.r
atexInspInt
ervalinyears)+anyCA
B)MAWPCodeCal
cVal
uet=tact
ual
–2( Corr
.rat
exInspInterv
al i
nyears)–anyCA
C)MAWPCodeCal
cVal
uet=tact
ual–2(Corr
.rat
exInspIntervali
ny ear
s)+anyCA
D)MAWPCodeCal
cVal
uet=tact
ual–2(Corr
.rat
exI nspI
ntervali
ny ears)
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
3.3)MAWPDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es
315.RegardingMAWPCal csandtactualdeter
minati
ons,ifact
ualthickness
deter
minedbyi nspect
ionisgreat
erthanat hi
cknessreport
edinMat erialTestor
ManufacturerDataReport,i
tmustbeconf i
rmedbymul ti
plethi
cknessmeasur ement
s
usi
ngapr ocedureapprovedby:
A)I
nspector B)Engi
neer
C)Engi
neer&Inspect
or D)Noneofthese

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
3.4)MAWPDet
ermi
nat
ionRul
es

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)FFSAnal
ysi
sCor
rodedRegi
ons=
al
soOB
316.Thepur
posef
oraf
it
nessf
orser
viceanal
ysi
sofacor
rodedr
egi
oni
napr
essur
e
v
esseli
stoconsi
derAPI510r
ulesf
orev
aluat
ingcor
rosi
onandpi
tt
ingatany
i
nspect
ioni
nordert
o:

A)Deter
mineandadjustt
heactualthi
ckness&maxi mum corr
osi
onratef
oranypartof
avessel
B)Deter
minetheminimum t
hicknessandremaini
ngcorrosi
onall
owancefort
hevessel
C)Deter
minether
emai ni
ngthi
cknessofav essel
andadjusti
taccor
dingl
y
D)Deter
minether
emai ni
ngl
ifeofav essel
andadjusti
taccordi
ngl
y
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.1)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons
317.Whenevaluat
ingalocal
lyt
hinnedarea,
wallthi
cknessesmaybeav eragedov
era
l
engthnotexceedi
ng(Assumev esselI
Disgreat
erthan60i nchesor150cm):
A)Thel
esserof½vesseldi
ameteror20i
n.(50cm)
B)Thel
esserof1/
3vesseldi
ameteror40i
n.(100cm)
C)Thel
esserof½vesseldi
ameteror40i
n.(100cm)
D)Thel
esserof1/
3vesseldiamet
eror20in.(
50cm)
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
1)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons
318.Whenevaluat
ingalocal
lyt
hinnedarea,wal
lthi
cknessesmaybeaveragedovera
l
engthnotexceedi
ng(Assumev esselI
Dislesst
hanorequalto60inchesor150cm):
A)Thel
esserof½vesseldi
ameteror40i
n.(100cm)
B)Thel
esserof1/
3vesseldi
ameteror40i
n.(100cm)
C)Thel
esserof½vesseldi
ameteror20i
n.(50cm)
D)Thel
esserof1/
3vesseldiamet
eror20in.(
50cm)
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
1)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons

319.Wheneval
uatingalocal
lythi
nnedar eaandaver
agi
ngcorrosi
onoveral
ength
defi
nedbyAPI510r ul
es(basedonv esselID)
,howmustthese“av
eragi
ng”t
hickness
readi
ngsbespaced?
A)Readingsshal
lbet
akenanywher
e&shallbeasmanyasdeemednecessarybythe
i
nspector
B)Readingsshal
lbet
akenal
ongastrai
ghtl
i
neusingatleast5measur
ements(asa
minimum)
C)Readingsshal
lbet
akenal
ongastrai
ghtl
ineandt
hereisnominimum number
requi
red
D)Readingsshal
lbet
akenal
ongastrai
ghtl
ine&equal
lyspaced(
asselect
edby
I
nspector)
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
2)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons

320.Wheneval
uat
ingalocal
lythi
nnedar eaandaveragi
ngcor
rosi
onov eralengt
h
defi
nedbyAPI510rul
es(basedonv esselID)andl
ongit
udi
nalst
ressesgovern,
thi
cknessr
eadi
ngsare:
A)Takeninanyor i
entati
ondeemednecessarybyInspect
or(
longi
tudi
nal
,
ci
rcumfer
ent i
al)
B)Takenalongaci r
cumf erent
ial
lengt
h(i
nanarc)
C)Takenalongal ongi
tudinall
ength
D)Noneoft hesearecorrect
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
3)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)FFSAnal
ysi
sCor
rodedRegi
ons=
al
soOB
321.Wheneval
uat
ingalocal
lythi
nnedar eaandaveragi
ngcorr
osionoveralengt
h
defi
nedbyAPI510rul
es(basedonv esselID)andci
rcumfer
enti
alstr
essesgover
n,
thi
cknessr
eadi
ngsare:
A)Takeninanyor i
entati
ondeemednecessarybyInspect
or(
longi
tudi
nal
,
ci
rcumfer
ent i
al)
B)Takenalongaci r
cumf erent
ial
lengt
h(i
nanarc)
C)Takenalongal ongi
tudinall
ength
D)Noneoft hesearecorrect

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
3)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons

322.Wheneval
uat
ingalocal
lythi
nnedar eaandaveragi
ngcorr
osionoveralength
defi
nedbyAPI510rul
es(basedonv esselID)andt
hisisnearanozzl
e,thedesignat
ed
l
engthSHALLnot:
A)Extendwi
thi
nanareaofanozzl ebyatl east20in(
50cm)or40in(100cm)basedon
vesselI
D
B)Extendwi
thi
ntheli
mitsofthereinf
orcementasdef i
nedint
heconstruct
ioncode
C)Extendwi
thi
ntheareacoveredbyther einf
orcementel
ement
D)Noneofthesear
ecorrect

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
4)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons

323.Whenperf
ormingremai
ningl
if
ecalcs,t
helowestaver
ageofanylengt
h(i
nany
numberofl
inessel
ectedbyt
heInspect
orwhereequall
yspacedreadi
ngsweretaken)
i
nthecorr
odedareaistobesubst
it
utedforcal
cul
ati
onv al
ue:
A)tact
ual B)tr
equi
red
C)ti
nit
ial D)Noneoft
hese

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
5)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons

324.Dur
ingt
heeval
uat
ionofpi
tt
inginacorrodedregi
onofavessel
,wi
del
yscat
ter
ed
pi
tsmaybeignor
edaslongasalloft
hefol
lowingaretr
ueEXCEPT:
A)Sum ofpi
tdi
mensi
ons(
deepert
hanCA)al
onganyst
rai
ght8-
in(
20-
cm)l
i
nei
s≤2i
n
(5cm)
B)Total
pittedar
ea(deeperthanCA)doesnotexceed7i n²(45cm²)in8-
in(20-
cm)di
am.
ci
rcl
e
C)Remainingthi
cknessbelowapi ti
sgreat
erthanone-hal
ftherequir
edthi
ckness
D)Anypitt
ingdeemedbyt heInspectort
obeignored(deeperthantheCA)
Ans:D(API510,
Par
.7.
4.3)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Wi
del
yScat
ter
edPi
ts
3Rul
es

325.Dur
ingt
heeval
uati
onofpit
ti
nginacorr
odedregi
onofav
essel
,wi
del
yscat
ter
ed
pi
tsmaybeignor
edifwhichoft
hefol
lowi
ngaretr
ue:
A)Sum ofpi
tdi
mensi
ons(
deepert
hanCA)al
onganyst
rai
ght8-
in(
20-
cm)l
inei
s≤2i
n
(5cm)
B)Sum ofpi
tdi
mensi
ons(
deepert
hanCA)al
onganyst
rai
ght8-
in(
20-
cm)l
i
neis≥2i
n
(5cm)
C)Sum ofpi
tdi
mensi
ons(
nodeepert
hanCA)onanyst
rai
ght8-
in(
20-
cm)l
inei
s≤2i
n
(5cm)
D)Sum ofpi
tdi
mensi
ons(
nodeepert
hanCA)onanyst
rai
ght8-
in(
20-
cm)l
inei
s≥2i
n
(5cm)
Answer:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.3)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Wi
del
yScat
ter
ed
Pi
ts
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)FFSAnal
ysi
sCor
rodedRegi
ons=
al
soOB
326.Dur
ingt
heeval
uati
onofpit
ti
nginacorr
odedregi
onofav
essel
,wi
del
yscat
ter
ed
pi
tsmaybeignor
edifwhichoft
hefol
lowi
ngaretr
ue:
A)Tot
alpi
tt
edar
ea(
deepert
hanCA)≤8i
n²(45cm²
)inany7-i
n(20-cm)di
ameterci
rcl
e
B)Tot
alpi
tt
edar
ea(
deepert
hanCA)≥8i
n²(45cm²
)inany7-
in(20-
cm)diameterci
rcl
e
C)Tot
alpi
tt
edar
ea(
deepert
hanCA)≤7i
n²(45cm²
)inany8-i
n(20-cm)di
ameterci
rcl
e
D)Tot
alpi
tt
edar
ea(
deepert
hanCA)≥7i
n²(
45cm²)inany8-
in(20-
cm)diamet
ercir
cle
Answer:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.3)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Wi
del
yScat
ter
ed
Pi
ts
327.Dur
ingt
heeval
uati
onofpit
ti
nginacorr
odedregi
onofav
essel
,wi
del
yscat
ter
ed
pi
tsmaybeignor
edifwhichoft
hefol
lowi
ngaretr
ue:
A)Remai
ningt
hicknessbel
owapi
tisgr
eat
ert
han½oftr equi
red
B)Remai
ningt
hicknessbel
owapi
tisgr
eat
ert
hanorequalto½oftr equi
red
C)Remai
ningt
hicknessbel
owapi
tisgr
eat
ert
han½oftr equi
red(l
esstheCA)
D)Remai
ningt
hicknessbel
owapi
tisgr
eat
ert
hanorequalto½oftr equi
red(l
esst
he
CA)
Answer:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.3)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Wi
del
yScat
ter
ed
Pi
ts
328.Regar
dingEv
aluat
ionMet
hodsf
orThi
nni
ng,
whenAPI579desi
gnbyanal
ysi
s
met
hodsar
eusedtoeval
uat
ebl
endgr
oundar
eas(
aft
erdef
ectr
emov
al)
,iti
s
i
mport
antt
oensur
ethat:
A)Bl endgroundar
easarenotlocatedinthei
mmedi at
eareaofanexist
ingpressure
vessel wel
d
B)Ther earenosharpcornersi
nblendgroundareas(t
omi ni
mizest
ressconcentrat
ion
effects)
C)Thatr emaini
ngwallt
hicknessbelowablendgroundar
eai sgr
eat
erthanor=t o½t
required
D)Thatr emaini
ngwallt
hicknessbelowablendgroundar
eai sgr
eat
erthan½tr equired
Answer:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.4.
1)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Bl
endGr
ound
Ar
eas
329.Regardi
ngEval
uati
onMet hodsf
orThinni
ng,whenusingASMESect.VI
II
,Di
v.2,
App4v al
uesfordet
erminat
ionofstr
essusingthe2/3st
ressrul
e,whoshal
lper
for
m
thi
sanalysi
s?
A)Manuf
act
ureroft
hev
essel B)I
nspect
orandEngineer
C)Manuf
act
ureroft
hev
essel
andEngi
neer D)Engi
neeronl
y
Answer:D(API510,
Par
a.7.
4.4.
2)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Di
v2…2/
3
St
ressRul
e
330.Regar dingeval
uationofcor
rodedregionsandj ointeff
ici
encyadjustmentsfor
areasnearcor rodedwelds,whenthevesselsurfaceAWAYFROM AWELDi scorr
oded
&jointeff
iciencyislessthan1.
0,anindependentcalcusi nganappr opr
iat
ewel djoi
nt
factor(
typicall
y=1.0)canbemade.Fort hiscalculati
on,thesurfaceatawel di
ncludes
(whatdistance)?
A)1inchoneit
hersideofawel d(
measuredfrom t
oe)regardl
essofthi
ckness
B)2inchesoneit
hersideofaweld(measuredfr
om toe)regar
dlessofthi
ckness
C)1inch(OR2xtr equir
ed)oneit
hersi
deofawel d(measuredfrom t
oe),usegreater
val
ue
D)2inches(OR2xtr equir
ed)oneit
hersi
deofawel d(measuredfrom t
oe),usegreater
val
ue
Ans:C(API510,
Par
.7.
4.5)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Joi
ntEf
fi
ciency
Adj
ust
ments
Not
e:“A”woul
dbecor
recti
f …1i
nchmi
nimum onei
thersi
deofwel
d(measur
ed
f
rom t
oe)
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)FFSAnal
ysi
s&Ev
aluat
ions=al
so
OB
331.RegardingFit
nessforSer
viceAnaly
sisofCorr
odedareasinheads(
assumean
el
li
psoidalheadiscorrodedi
ntheknuckleregi
on)
,thetr
equir
edcanbedetermi
nedby
usi
ngtheConst ruct
ionCodeformulafor
:
A)Tor
ispher
ical
headt
hickness B)El
l
ipsoi
dal
headt
hickness
C)Hemi
spher
ical
headt
hickness D)Noneoft
hese
Answer
:B(API510,
Par
.7.
4.6.
1)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Cor
rodedAr
eas
i
nHeads
332.RegardingFi
tnessforSer
viceAnal
ysi
sofCorr
odedareasinheads(assumean
el
li
psoidalheadiscorrodedi
nthecentr
alpor
ti
onofahead),t
hetrequi
redcanbe
deter
minedbyusi ngtheConstr
ucti
onCodeformul
afor
:
A)El
li
psoidalheadthickness B)Tor
ispher
icalheadthi
ckness
C)Tor
iconicalheadthickness D)Hemispheri
calheadthi
ckness
Answer
:D(API510,
Par
.7.
4.6.
1)FFSAnal
ysi
sofCor
rodedRegi
ons…Cor
rodedAr
eas
i
nHeads
333.Fi
tness-
for-
ser
viceev
aluat
ions,suchasthosedocumentedi
nAPI579,maybe
usedfortheeval
uat
ionofspeci
ficdamagetypesthati
ncludeal
loft
hefol
lowi
ng
EXCEPT:
A)Toeval
uat
emetallosswheret heremai
ningwalli
slesst
hantr
equi
red
B)Toev
aluat
ebli
ster
sandl aminati
onsandcrack-
li
keflaws
C)Toeval
uat
eweldmi sali
gnmentandshelldi
stor
ti
ons
D)Toeval
uat
etheeffectsoffi
redamage
Ans:A(API510,
Par
.7.
5.a/
b/c/
d/et
c)FFSEv
aluat
ionAPI579 RW l
esst
hant
heCor
r
Al
low!
334.WhenInspector
sar
ewor ki
ngoncodecal
cul
ati
ons(
Requir
edThi
ckness
Deter
minat
ions),
theymustknowwhichoft
hefol
lowi
ngstat
ement
sisTRUEregar
ding
rul
esfortr
equir
ed.
A)Requiredthicknessshallbebasedonpr essureconsiderati
onsusingt heappropriate
desi
gnf ormulaandcodeal lowabl
estressv al
ues
B)Requiredthicknessshall
bebasedonpr essureandst r
ucturalconsi
der at
ionsusing
appropri
atedesignf or
mulasandcodeal l
owabl estressvalues
C)Requiredthicknessshallbebasedonpr essure,mechanical,andstructur
al
consider
ationsusingtheappropri
atedesignformul asandcodeal lowablestressvalues
D)Requiredthicknessshallbebasedonpr essure,mechanicalandst r
uctural
consider
ationsusinganydesignformulasandst ressvalues
Ans:C(
API510,
Par
.7.
6)tr
equi
redDet
ermi
nat
ions Mustknow!
335.Forservi
ceswithhighpotent
ialconsequencesiff
ail
urewer etooccur
,the
engi
neershouldconsideri
ncreasi
ngWHATVALUEt oprovidefor
unanti
cipat
ed/unknownloadi
ngs,undiscoveredmetall
oss, orr
esist
ancetonormal
abuse?
A)tr
equir
ed B)tst
ruct
ural
C)ti
nit
ial D)Corr
osi
onAllowance
Ans:A(
API510,
Par
.7.
6)tr
equi
reddet
ermi
nat
ions Mustknow!
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBkTopi
c)Ev
al.ofEqui
p(Mi
n.Document
ati
on)=
&OB
336.Foravesselbuil
tin1970havi
ngnonamepl
ateandmi
nimaldesign
documentat
ion,whichofthesest
epsmayNOTbeusedtoproper
lyveri
fyoper
ati
ng
i
ntegri
ty?
A)Def i
nedesignpar ameter
s,prepar
edrawings&per f
orminsp.todeter
minevessel
conditi
on
B)Perform designcalcul
ati
onsbasedupont heappli
cabl
econstructi
oncodes&
standardsused
C)At t
achnamepl ateshowingMAWP&Temper atur
e,mini
mum al l
owablet
emperatur
e&
date
D)Per for
m pressur
et estassoonaspracti
cal(pert
hecurrentappl
icabl
ecodeof
constructi
on)

Ans:D…( 510,
Par
.7.
7)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!

337.Forapressur
evesselconst
ruct
edin1970hav
ingnonameplat
eandminimal
desi
gnandconst r
uct
iondocumentati
on,whi
choft
hefol
lowi
ngisacorr
ectacti
ont
o
betakenforcal
cs?
A)Useal
lowablestr
essval
uesoft he1999Addenda(
basedoncurr
entdesignfactors)
B)Useal
lowablestr
essval
uesf r
om CodeCase2290(basedoncur
rentdesignfactors)
C)Useal
lowablestr
essval
uesoft hecurr
entASMECode(basedondesi
gnf act
orof3. 5)
D)Noneoftheseisthecor
rectacti
ontotake

Ans:D…( 510,
Par
.7.
7)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!

338.ASMECodeSect .VI
II
,Di
vI,ParUG-
10(c)prov
idesgui
danceonev
aluati
onof
unident
if
iedmat er
ial
sandrequi
reswhatact
ionstoproper
lyi
dent
if
ymateri
alsusedi
n
pressur
ev essel
s?
A)Cutti
ngasampl eanddoi ngachemicalcomposit
ionanal
ysis
B)Cutti
ngasampl eanddoingachemi cal
composi t
ionanal
ysisandperf
ormi
ng
mechanical
t est
s
C)Perfor
mingPositiv
eMat eri
alI
dent
if
icat
iontest
ingandperformingl
imit
edmechani
cal
test
ing
D)Noneoft hesearecor
rect

Ans:B…(510,Par
.7.
7&UG-
10c)Ev
alexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on)
OpenBook!

339.Alt
ernat
ivet
oASMECodeSect.VI
II
,DivI,ParUG-10(c)(
requi
ri
ngcutsampl
es,
chemicalcomposi
ti
onanal
ysi
sandmechanicaltest
s),i
tisal
lowedtoASSUMEan“S”
val
ue(all
owabl
estr
essv
alueusedf
orcal
cul
ati
ons)f
oranunknownP-
No1mat
eri
al
speci
fi
cati
onusi
ng:
A)St
ressVal
uesf
orSA-
283Gr
.A B)St
ressVal
uesf
orSA-
283Gr
.B
C)St
ressVal
uesf
orSA-
283Gr
.C D)St
ressVal
uesf
orSA-
285Gr
.C

Ans:C…( Par
.7.
7.3)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!

340.Forapressur
ev esselconst
ruct
edin1970havingnonameplateandmini
mal
desi
gnandconst r
uctiondocumentati
on,usi
ngunknownmat er
ial
smadeofall
oy sor
nonfer
rousmateri
al,whatmaybeusedt odeter
minemat er
ialt
ype(todet
ermi
ning
al
lowablest
ressvalues)?
A)X-
rayfl
uorescence(XRF)anal
ysi
s B)Chemical
composi
ti
ont
est
ing
C)Opti
calf
luorescenceanal
ysi
s D)Noneofthese

Ans:A…( Par
.7.
7.3)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBkTopi
c)Ev
al.ofEqui
p(Mi
n.Document
ati
on)=
&OB
341.Forvessel
swithmi nimalornodesignorconst
ruct
ioninformati
onandt
heext
ent
ofradi
ogr
aphyor i
ginal
lyperfor
medi snotknown,whatmustbedoneperAPI510to
deter
mineValueEf orcalcul
ati
onsinordertoassur
evesselintegr
it
y?
A)Use0.7joi
ntfactor(buttwel
ds)orper
formr adiographyi
fahigherjoi
ntfact
oris
requi
red
B)Use1.0joi
ntfactor(buttwel
ds)onl
yafterperformingful
lradi
ographyonallvessel
welds
C)Use0.85joi
ntfactor(buttwel
ds)onl
yafterperformingspotradi
ographyonallvessel
welds
D)Use0.70joi
ntfactor(buttwel
ds)onl
yaf t
erperformingspotradi
ographyonallvessel
welds
Ans:A…( Par
.7.
7.3)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!
342.Whatmayber equi
redaf
terperfor
mingradi
ographyonwel
dsinavesselwi
th
minimalornodesi
gnandconstruct
iondocumentati
onandtheext
entofr
adiogr
aphy
ori
ginal
lydonewasnotknown(inordertodet
ermineval
ueEforcal
cs)
?
A)Not
hingisrequi
redbecauseRTresul
tsmaybei gnor
ed&v al
ueEalwaysassumedt o
be0.
70
B)Not
hingisrequi
redbecauseRTresul
tsmaybeignored&v al
ueEalwaysassumedt o
be1.
00
C)RTfi
ndingsmayr esul
tint
heneedforafi
tness-
for-
serv
iceeval
uat
ionandsi
gnif
icant
repai
rs
D)RTf i
ndi
ngsmayr
esul
tint
heneedf
oraf
it
ness-
for
-ser
viceev
aluat
ion
Ans:C…( Par
.7.
7.3)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!
343.Aspartofthepr
ocessforv
eri
fyi
ngvesseli
ntegr
it
ywhenmini
mal/
nodesi
gn
documentsexistf
oravessel
,anameplat
eorstampmustbeatt
achedtot
hevessel
showing:
A)MAWPandt emperat
ure,
minimum al
lowabl
etemp,t
estpressure,ext
entofRT,and
dat
e
B)MAWPandt emperat
ure,
minimum al
l
owabletemper
atur
e, testpr
essure,
anddate
C)MAWPandt emperat
ure,
minimum al
lowabl
etemper
atur
e, anddate
D)Noneoft
heseiscorr
ectperAPI510rul
es
Ans:C…( Par
.7.
7.3)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!
344.Aspartofthepr
ocessforv
erify
ingvesseli
ntegr
it
ywhenmini
mal
/nodesi
gn
documentsexistf
oravessel
,apressur
etestmustbeperf
ormedassoonaspract
ical
asrequi
redby:
A)Thelat
estedi
ti
onoftheappl
icabl
econst
ructi
oncode&st andardsusedf
ort
he
vessel
B)Theappli
cabl
ecodeofconst
ructi
onusedforthedesigncalcul
ati
ons
C)Anycodedeemedacceptabl
ebyboththeEngineerandInspector
D)Noneoftheseiscor
rect
Ans:B…(Par
.7.
7.3)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!

345.Aspartoftheprocessforveri
fyi
ngv esseli
ntegri
tyf
orav esselwhenmi ni
mal
/no
desi
gndocument sexistf
orav essel,
Donotuseal l
owabl
estressv al
uesofthecur
rent
ASMECode( basedondesi gnfactorof3.5)forvessel
sdesi
gnedt oanediti
onor
addendum oft
heASMECodeear l
ierthanthe(AssumeNoear lierCodeCasewas
used):
A)1996Addenda B)1997Addenda C)1998Addenda D)1999Addenda
Ans:D…( Par
.7.
7.3)Ev
aluat
ionofexi
sti
ngEqui
p(Mi
nimaldocument
ati
on) Must
know!

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#13
346.Whatar
erequi
redr
ecor
dty
pest
obekeptandf
orwhatequi
pmentperAPI510
rul
es?
A)I
nspecti
onandmaint
enancehist
oryr
ecor
dsforpr
essur
evessel
s&pressurerel
i
evi
ng
devi
ces
B)Permanentandpr
ogr
essi
verecordsf
orpr
essurev
essel
sandpressur
erel
ievi
ng
dev
ices
C)I
nspect
ionandmaintenancehist
oryrecordsforpressur
evessel
sonl
y
D)I
nspect
ionhi
stor
yrecordsforall
pressurevesselsonly

Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.7.
8.1)Topi
c13I
nspect
ionRecor
ds&Repor
ts)

347.Whoi
srequi
redt
omai
ntai
nper
manentandpr
ogr
essi
ver
ecor
ds&r
epor
tsperAPI
510?

A)I
nspect
or B)I
nspect
ionOrgani
zati
on
C)Owner/
User D)Owner/
UserandInspect
ionOr
gani
zat
ion

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
8.1)Topi
c13I
nspect
ionRecor
ds&Repor
ts)

348.Forhowl
ongmustper
manentr
ecor
dsbemai
ntai
nedperAPI510?

A)Thr
oughoutt
heser
vicel
i
feofeachpr
essur
evessel
andpr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdev
ice

B)Foratleast5yearsaf
tertheequi
pmenti
stakenoutofser
vice
C)Forthetimeperi
odstatedintheQual
i
tyAssur
anceManual
D)Noneoft hesearecor
rect

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
8.1)Topi
c13I
nspect
ionRecor
ds&Repor
ts)

349.Progr
essiv
erecor
dsmustberegul
arl
yupdat
edandi
ncl
udenewi
nfor
mat
ion
pert
inentt
oalloft
hefol
lowi
ngi
temsexcept:

A)PersonnelSafetyhist
orywiththeequi
pment
B)Operati
onalhistoryoftheequipment
C)I
nspectionhistoryoftheequipment
D)Maintenancehistoryoftheequipment

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
8.1)Topi
c13I
nspect
ionRecor
ds&Repor
ts)

350.Accordi
ngtoAPI510rul
es,Pressurev
esselandpressur
e-r
eli
evingdevi
ce
recor
dsSHALLcont ai
nal
lofthefoll
owingtypesofi
nfor
mat i
onpert
inentto
mechanicali
ntegr
it
yEXCEPT:
A)Const ructi
on&desi gninformati
on&anyappli
cablerepai
r,al
terat
ion&r erat
ing
i
nformat i
on
B)Inspect i
onHistoryrecordsincl
udi
ngrepor
ts&dat af
oreachty peofinspecti
on
conducted
C)Fitness-for
-ser
viceassessmentdocumentati
onasdescr i
bedindet ai
linAPI579
D)Mai ntenanceHi st
oryrecordsincl
udi
nganyprocessupsetsorunusual events

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
8.2)Topi
c13I
nspect
ionRecor
ds&Repor
ts)Par
a.7.
8.3
st
atesmai
ntenancehi
stor
yrecor
dsSHOULD(
notshal
l)beav
ail
abl
etot
heI
nspect
or)

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
351.Al
lrepai
rsandal
ter
ati
onsshal
lbeper
for
medbyanyoft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Anowneroruserofpressurevessel
swhor epai
rshi
sownequi pment
B)Aholderofavali
dR-st
ampi ssuedandauthori
zedbytheASMEOr gani
zati
on
C)Contract
orwhosequal
ifi
cati
onsareacceptabl
etothepressur
e-v
esselowneroruser
D)Holderofval
i
dASMECer tif
icat
eofAuthori
zati
onforuseofASMECodesy mbolU-
st
amp

Answer
:B…(
Par
a.8.
1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Repai
rOr
g…R-
Stamp=Nat
.
Boar
d

352.Allr
epair
sandalter
ati
onsshal
lbeperf
ormedby…( t
hisi
sonev er
yAPI510
examinati
on)arepai
rorgani
zat
ion…inaccordancewi
tht
hepri
nci
plesofanyoft
he
fol
lowingEXCEPT:

A)Appl
i
cabl
eASMEcode B)Appl
icabl
econst
ruct
ioncode
C)Appl
i
cabl
erepai
rcode D)API510code

Answer
:D…( Para.8.
1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Repai
rOr
g…510=
i
nspect
ioncode

353.Repai
rst
opr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdev
icesshoul
dfol
lowt
hegui
del
inesgi
venby
:

A)API510 B)API520
C)API576 D)Manufact
urerofpr
essur
e-r
eli
evi
ngdev
ice

Answer
:C…(
Par
a.8.
1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Repai
rOr
g…PZV=API576

354.ALLRepai
r&Alt
erat
ionwor
kmustALWAYSbeaut
hor
izedby(
Whom)BEFORE
workisst
art
edby:

A)ENGI
NEERaut hori
zestheworkBEFOREtheworkisst
art
edbyaREPAIR
ORGANIZATION
B)I
NSPECTORaut hori
zestheworkBEFOREtheworkisst
art
edbyaREPAIR
ORGANIZATION
C)OWNER/USERaut hori
zesthewor
kBEFOREt heworki
sstart
edbyaREPAIR
ORGANIZATION
D)Noneofthesearecorr
ect

Answer:B…(Para.8.
1.1)Topi
c14Repai
r&Al
ter
ati
on Aut
hor
izat
ionof
Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on
355.Authori
zat
ionforalt
erat
ionstopr
essur
ev essel
sthatcomplywi
thASMESect
ion
VII
I,Di
vi
sions1and2, andforrepai
rst
opressurevessel
sthatcompl
ywit
hASME
Secti
onVIII
,Div
isi
on2, maynotbegivenunt
il
:
A)I
NSPECTORALWAYSaut hori
zestheworkandENGI NEERshal
lal
soauthori
zethe
work
B)OWNER/USERALWAYSaut hori
zestheworkandENGINEERshall
alsoauthor
izet
he
work
C)ENGI
NEERauthor
izest
hewor kandOWNER/ USERALWAYSshal lal
soauthor
izet
he
work
D)ENGI
NEERALWAYSaut hori
zestheworkforALLrepai
rsandal
ter
ati
ons

Answer:A…(Para.8.
1.1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Aut
hor
ize
Repai
rs/Al
ter
ati
ons

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
356.Dur
ingaut
hor
izat
ionofrepai
rs/
alter
ations,
inspect
orwil
ldesi
gnat
econdit
ions
whereworkmaynotproceedunti
laninspecti
onorNDEi sper
formedanddocumented.
Thesear
e:

A)Condi
ti
onMonit
ori
ngPoi
nts B)I
nspect
ionpoi
nts
C)Exami
nati
onPoi
nts D)HoldPoi
nts

Answer:D…(Para.8.
1.1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Aut
hor
ize
Repai
rs/Al
ter
ati
ons

357.Thei
nspectormaygi
vepri
orgener
alaut
hor
izati
onforl
imit
edorrout
iner
epai
rs
onaspeci
ficvesselI
Fanyoft
hefol
lowi
ngcondi
tionsexi
stEXCEPT:

A)Repairsincludegri
ndi
ngonexi st
ingwelds(
spatterr
emov al
)pr
iortoi
nst
all
i
nganew
coati
ng
B)Inspectorissati
sfi
edwiththecompetencyoftherepairor
gani
zati
on
C)Repairsarewel di
ngoverl
ayofpitti
ngonaPWHT’ dvessel
D)Repairsaret heki
ndthatwill
notrequi
reapressuretest

Answer:C…(Para.8.
1.1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Aut
hor
ize
Repai
rs/Al
ter
ati
ons

358.APIaut
hor
izedi
nspect
orsmaygi
vepr
ioraut
hor
izat
ionf
orr
out
iner
epai
rsnot
i
nvolvi
ng:

A)Pressur
etests B)Radi
ography
C)Pneumatictest
ing D)Final
visual
inspect
ions
Answer
:A(
API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.8.
1.1…Makesur
eyouknowt
he“
rout
iner
epai
r”r
ule)

359.Befor
eanyREPAI
RORALTERATI ONisperfor
med,al
lpr
oposedmethodsof
desi
gn,execut
ion,
mat
eri
als,
wel
dingprocedur
es,NDE&test
ingSHALLbeapprov
ed
by:

A)BOTHENGI NEER&I NSPECTORappr oveal

loftheseit
emsbef oreanyr epai
ror
al
terat
ion
B)INSPECTORal waysapprovesalloftheseit
emsbef oreanyrepairoralt
erati
on
C)ENGI NEERalwaysapprovesall
oft heseit
emsbef oreanyrepai
roral t
erati
on
D)Owner /Userappr
ovesalloft
heseitemsbef or
eanyr epai
roralterat
ion

Ans:B…(Par
a.8.1.
2.1)Topi
c14 Appr
oveRepai
r/Al
ter
ati
on
desi
gn/
materi
al/
WPS/ NDEetc

360.Befor
eanyALTERATIONisper
for
med,al
lpr
oposedmethodsofdesi
gn,
execut
ion,
materi
als,
wel
dingpr
ocedures,
NDE&test
ingSHALLbeappr
ov edbyWHOM:

A)I
NSPECTOR&ENGI NEERbot hmustappr ov
ealloftheseit
emsbef or
eanyal
ter
ati
on
B)I
NSPECTORonlyapprovesalloftheseit
emsbeforeanyalterati
on
C)ENGI
NEERonlyapprovesall
oft heseit
emsbeforeanyalt
er ati
on
D)Owner
/Userappr
ovesalloftheseitemsbefor
eanyalter
ati
on

Ans:A…(Par
a.8.
1.2.
1)Topi
c14 Appr
oveRepai
r/Al
ter
ati
on
desi
gn/
mater
ial
/WPS/NDEetc

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14

361.Par
toft
heAPPROVALpr
ocessf
orrepai
rsoral
ter
ati
onsi
sthatt
hei
nspect
ormay
est
abli
shhol
dpoi
ntst
obeimpl
emented(when)
:

A)Befor
etheworkbegi
ns B)Dur
ingthewor
kexecuti
on
C)Aft
erthewor
kisfini
shed D)Atanyt
imebefor
e,dur
ingoraf
ter
work

Answer:B…(Para.8.
1.2.
1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Appr
ovalof
Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on

362.Thei
nspect
orshall
appr
oveal
lspeci
fi
edrepai
randalter
ati
onwor katdesi
gnat
ed
hol
dpoint
sandaftercompl
eti
onoft
hewor ki
naccordancewiththeapprov
ed:

A)Qual
i
tyAssur
ancePl
an B)Qual
i
tyCont
rol
Plan
C)Repai
rPl
an D)I
nspect
ionPl
an

Answer:C…(Para.8.
1.2.
2)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Appr
ovalof
Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on

363.Newv esselnozzl
es,
connect
ions,
orr
epl
acementpar
tsmustmeetdesi
gn
requi
rementsforthe:

A)Desi
gncode B)I
nspect
ioncode
C)Const
ruct
ioncode D)Appl
icabl
econst
ruct
ioncode
Answer:D…(Para.8.
1.3)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Desi
gnof
Repai
rs/Al
ter
ati
ons

364.Thedesignofr
epl
acementpar
tsandnewnozzl
esshal
lemployast
ressv
alue
thati
s(what)andwhoshal
lappr
ovetheaddi
ti
onofal
lnewnozzl
es?

A)Sameallowablestresscr i
ter
iausedforvessel
design&Engi
neerapprovesal
lnew
nozzl
es
B)All
owablestresscri
teriausedinlat
estedit
ionofcode&Engi
neerapprovesall
new
nozzl
es
C)Anyall
owabl estr
esscr it
eri
atheengineerwantst
ouse&Engineerapprovesal
lnew
nozzl
es
D)Noneoft heseiscorrect

Answer:A…(Para.8.
1.3)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Desi
gnof
Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on

365.Themat
eri
alusedi
nmaki
ngr
epai
rsoral
ter
ati
onsshal
lconf
ormt
othe:

A)Desi
gncode
B)I
nspecti
oncode
C)Constr
ucti
oncode
D)Appl
icabl
econstr
uct
ioncode

Answer:D…( Par
a.8.
1.4)Topi
c14Repai
r&Al
ter
ati
on Mat
eri
alRul
eson
Repai
r/Al
ter
ation

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
366.Mater
ialmar
kings,
mater
ialcont
rolpr
acti
cesandmat
eri
alt
estr
epor
ts(
MTRs)
provi
dedtoowner/
usermustcomplywiththe:

A)Desi
gncode B)I
nspect
ioncode
C)Const
ruct
ioncode D)Appl
icabl
econst
ruct
ioncode
Answer:D…( Par
a.8.
1.4)Topi
c14Repai
r&Al
ter
ati
on Mat
eri
alRul
eson
Repai
r/Al
ter
ation

367.Mat
eri
alsusedf
orwel
dedr
epai
rsandal
ter
ati
onsshal
lbe:

A)Ofknownweldablequali
tyandcompat iblewiththeori
ginalmat er
ial
B)Ofthesametensil
estrengthandstressv al
uesast heori
ginalmateri
al
C)Thesameorgreatertensil
estrengt
h/stressvaluesastheor i
ginalmater
ial
D)Consider
edweldabl
ewi thdif
feri
ngchemi calcomposit
ionv al
ueast heorigi
nal
mater
ial

Answer:A…(Para.8.
1.4)Topi
c14Repai
r&Al
ter
ati
on Mat
eri
alRul
eson
Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on

368.Carbonoral
loyst
eelwi
thcar
boncont
entov
erwhatper
cent
ageshal
lnotbe
welded.

A)0.
25% B)0.
30%
C)0.
35% D)0.
40%

Answer:C…(Para.8.
1.4)Topi
c14Repai
r&Al
ter
ati
on Mat
eri
alRul
eson
Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on

369.Repai
rst
odefectsfoundinpr
essur
ev esselcomponent
smaybemadebysev
eral
techni
quesof
tendependentuponal
lofthefoll
owingcondi
ti
onsEXCEPTf
or:

A)Thedesi
gnrequirementsofthepressurevessel
B)Theamountofcostassociat
edwi threpai
r
C)Thesi
zeandnat ureoft
hedef ect
D)Themateri
alsofconstr
ucti
on

Answer:B…( Par
a.8.
1.5)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Def
ectRepai
rs
(Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on)

370.Howmayrepai
rtechniquesbeclassi
fieddependi
ngupont
hei
rdesi
gnand
confor
mancet
otheapplicableconst
ructi
oncode?

A)Repai
rsmaybeclassif
iedaspermanentortemporaryr
epai
rs
B)Repai
rsmaybeclassif
iedasmajororminorrepair
s
C)Repai
rsmaybeclassif
iedasrout
ineornon-
routine
D)Noneofthesei
scorrect
Answer:A…( Par
a.8.
1.5)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Def
ectRepai
rs
(Repai
r/Al
ter
ati
on)
 API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
371.Document
ati
onoft
empor
aryr
epai
rsshoul
dincl
udeal
loft
hesei
temsEXCEPT:
A)Inspecti
onPlansdetail
i
ngt hechangeofatemporar
yrepairintoaper manentr
epai
r
B)Detail
sofanyanal y
sesper f
ormedandrequir
ementsforf
ut ureinspecti
ons
C)Locationoftemporaryrepair
sandspeci
fi
cdet ai
l
saboutther epair
D)Duedat eforinst
all
i
ngtheper manentr
epai
r
Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es

372.Regar
dingTempor
aryRepai
rDocument
ati
on,
Inspect
ionPl
ansSHALLi
ncl
ude
(what)
:
A)Takingthi
cknessreadingsASAPinthei
mmediateareaadj
acenttothetemporar
y
repai
r
B)Performi
ngNDEaf t
errepai
rASAPintheimmediat
eareaadj
acenttoat empor
ary
repai
r
C)Moni t
ori
ngtheintegr
it
yofthetemporar
yrepai
runti
lper
manentrepair
sare
completed
D)Noneoft hesearecorr
ect
Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es

373.Temporar
yrepai
rsmayremaini
nplaceforal
ongerperi
odoft
ime(exceedingthe
pl
anneddatefort
hepermanentr
epai
r)onlyi
feval
uat
ed,document
edandappr ovedby:
A)I
nspectorandEngi
neer
,andwi
thOwner
/Userappr
oval
also
B)I
nspect
orandEngineer
C)I
nspectoronl
y
D)Engi
neeronly
Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es

374.Ifev
aluated,
approv
ed&documentedbytheengi
neerandi
nspect
or,t
emporar
y
repai
rsmayr emaini
nplace(
exceedi
ngthepl
anneddatef
orper
manentrepai
r)f
or
howlong?
A)Foramaximum periodof5y earst
obedocument
edininspect
ionplans
B)Permanent
lybecausetheycanbeconsi
deredper
manentbyanev aluat
ion
C)Foraperi
odnotexceedingthemaximum i
nter
nal
/On-
stream i
nspecti
oninter
val
D)Fora“l
ongerperi
odoft i
me”t hant
hepl
anneddat
eforthepermanentrepair
i
nstal
l
ati
on
Answer
:D…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es

375.Tempor
aryr
epai
rsshoul
dber
emov
ed&r
epl
acedwi
thsui
tabl
eper
manentr
epai
rs
(when):
A)Atnextav
ail
ablemaint
enanceoppor
tuni
ty
B)Wit
hin5yearsmaximum asperAPI510
C)Atnextpl
annedEquipmentshut
down
D)Wit
hin10yearsasperAPI510

Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
376.Wit
houtspecialanal
ysi
s,Fi
ll
et-wel
dedpat
chesmaybeusedt
omaket
empor
ary
repai
rst
oallofthesenotedcondi
tionsbel
owEXCEPTfor
:

A)Damagedar easofpressurevesselcomponents
B)Corrodedareasofpressurevesselcomponent
s
C)Crackedareasofpressurevesselcomponents
D)Erodedareasofpressurevesselcomponents

Answer:C…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…Fi
ll
et-
wel
ded
Patches

377.Fi
ll
et-
wel
dedpat
chesmaynotbepl
acedov
erexi
sti
ngcr
acksunl
ess:

A)Engineerdet
erminescrackswi llnotbeexpectedtopropagatef
rom underapat ch
B)Corrosi
onSpecial
istdeterminescr ackswi
llnotbeexpectedtopropagatefr
om under
apatch
C)Inspector&Engi
neerdet er
mi necrackswil
lnotbeexpect edt
opr opagat
efrom under
apatch
D)Inspector&Corr
osionSpecial i
stdetermi
necrackswil
l notbeexpectedtopropagate
fr
om underapatch

Answer:A…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…Fi
ll
et-
wel
ded
Patches

378.Tempor
aryr
epai
rsusi
ngf
il
let
-wel
dedpat
chesshal
lbeappr
ovedby
:

A)InspectorandEngi
neerandOwner
/User B)I
nspect
or&
Engineeronly
C)Inspector,
Engi
neer&RepairOr
ghavi
ngaval
i
dRst
amp D)Engi
neeronl
y

Answer:B…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
1)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…Fi
ll
et-
wel
ded
Patches

379.Fi
ll
et-
wel
dedpat
chesr
equi
respeci
aldesi
gnconsi
der
ati
onespeci
all
yrel
atedt
o:

A)St
ressVal
ues B)Temper
atur
e
C)Cor
rosi
onAl
l
owance D)Wel
djoi
ntef
fi
ciency

Answer:D…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
2)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…Fi
ll
et-
wel
ded
Patches

380.Fi
ll
et-
wel
dedpatchesmaybeappli
edtothei
nter
nalorext
ernalsurfacesofshel
ls,
heads,
andheadersprovi
dedt
hat
,int
hejudgmentoftheengi
neer,whichofthe
fol
lowi
ngistr
ue:

A)Pat chesprovi
deadesignsafetyequi
val
encytoappli
cablecodedesignedreinfor
ced
openingsB)St r
aini
npatchesresult
sinfi
ll
et-
weldstr
essesthatexceedall
owabl e
str
essesf orsuchwelds
C)Fil
let-wel
dedpatchesaredesignedtoabsorbaporti
onofthemembr anestrainofthe
part
s
D)All
owabl emembr anestr
essisexceededinthevesselpar
tsorthepatches

Answer:A…( API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
2)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…Desi
gn
Consi
derat
ions

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
381.Af
il
let
-wel
dedpat
chshal
lnotbei
nst
all
ed:
A)Ontopofanexi
sti
ngf
il
let
-wel
dedpat
ch
B)Ontopofanexi
sti
ngf
il
let
-wel
dedpat
ch,
unlessappr
ovedbyt
heI
nspect
or
C)Ontopofanexi
sti
ngf
il
let
-wel
dedpat
ch,unl
essappr
ovedbyt
heEngi
neer
D)Ontopofanexi
sti
ngf
il
let
-wel
dedpat
ch,unl
essappr
ovedbyt
heI
nspectorand
Engi
neer
Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
3)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…LapPat
chSpaci
ng
Rul
es
382.Wheninstal
li
ngafi
ll
et-
wel
dedpat
chadjacentt
oanexisti
ngfi
ll
et-
wel
dedpat
ch,
thedi
stancebetweent
hetoesoft
hefi
ll
etweldshal
lnotbelesst
han:
A)2xthesquar
erootof(
vesseli
nsi
der
adi
usxact
ualvesselwallt
hicknessunderthe
pat
ch)
B)4xthesquar
erootof(
vessel
insi
der
adi
usxact
ualvesselwallt
hicknessunderthe
pat
ch)
C)2xthesquar
erootof(
vesseli
nsi
der
adi
usxnominalvessel
wallthicknessundert
he
pat
ch)
D)4xthesquar
erootof(
vesseli
nsi
der
adi
usxnominalvesselwal
lthicknessundert
he
pat
ch)
Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
3)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…LapPat
chSpaci
ng
Rul
es
383.Regar
dingt
hespaci
ngbet
weenl
appat
chesusi
ngt
heAPI510r
equi
reddi
stance
for
mula,D=4xthesquar
erootof(
v esselinsi
deradi
usxact
ualv
esselwal
lthi
ckness
undert
hepat
ch)
,whatdoesthedi
stancer efert
o?
A)D=Mini
mum dist
ancebetweent
heendsofpatchplates,
excludi
ngt hefi
l
letwelds
B)D=Maxi
mum distancebet
weentheendsofpatchplat
es,excl
udingthefi
ll
etwel ds
C)D=Mini
mum dist
ancebetweent
oesoffil
l
etweldsofadjacentfi
l
letwelds(inchesor
mm)
D)D=Maximum di
stancebet
weentoesoffi
ll
etweldsofadj
acentfil
letwel
ds( i
nchesor
mm)
Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
3)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…LapPat
chSpaci
ng
Rul
es
384.(OPENBOOK&Cl osed)…Whatisthemini
mum spaci
ng(
toet
ot oeofadjacent
welds)forav
esselwi
thanIDof60inches(
1500mm)&acor r
odedthicknessof1
i
nch( 25.
4mm) ?
A)4xsq.r
ootof(
vesselI
Dradi
usxact
ualvessel
wallthi
cknessunderpat
ch)=15i
n.
(381mm)
B)4xsq.r
ootof(
vessel
IDradi
usxact
ual
vesselwallthi
cknessunderpat
ch)=22i
n.
(559mm)
C)4xsq.r
ootof(
vesselI
Dradi
usxact
ualvessel
wallthi
cknessunderpat
ch)=27i
n.
(686mm)
D)4xsq.r
ootof(
vesselI
Dradi
usxact
ualvesselwal
lthi
cknessunderpat
ch)=31i
n.
(781mm)
Answer
:D…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
3)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…LapPat
chSpaci
ng
Rul
es
WorkShown:D=4xsq.r
ootof(
60x1)=4xsq.r
ootof60=4x7.
75=31i
nchesor
155mm
385.Fi
ll
et-
wel
dedpat
chpl
atesshal
lhav
eroundedcor
ner
swi
thami
nimum r
adi
usof
:
A)Ther
eisnomi
nimum radi
usbecauseroundedcor
ner
sar
enotr
equi
redf
orl
ap
pat
ches
B)Themini
mum r
equi
redradi
us=½i nch(13mm)
C)Themini
mum r
equi
redradi
us=1i n.(
25mm)
D)Themini
mum r
equi
redradi
us=2i n.(
50mm)
Answer
:C…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
4)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…LapPat
chSpaci
ng
Rul
es
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
386.Aful
lenci
rcl
ementl
apbandr
epai
rmaybeconsi
der
edi
fthedesi
gni
sappr
oved
anddocumentedby:
A)I
nspect
orandEngi
neerandOwner
/User(
mustal
soappr
ovei
nwr
it
ing)
B)I
nspect
orandEngi
neer
C)I
nspector
D)Engi
neer
Answer
:B…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.3)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…LapBandRepai
r
Rul
es

387.Aful
lenci
rcl
ementl
apbandr
epai
rmaybeconsi
der
edi
fal
lthef
oll
owi
ng
requi
rement
saremetEXCEPT:
A)Therepairi
scov eri
ngacr ackinthev esselshell
B)Thebandi sdesignedtocontainthef ul
lvesseldesignpressur
e
C)Thedesignisappr ovedanddocument edbyt heengineerandi
nspector
D)Alll
ongi
tudinalseamsi ntherepairbandaref ul
lpenetrati
onbuttwel
dsofcode
qual
it
y

Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.3)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…LapBandRepai
r
Rul
es

388.Whichofthefol
lowingst
atementsar
eFALSEr egardi
nguseofNon-Penet
rat
ing
Nozzl
es( i
ncl
udingpi
pecapsattachedasnozzl
es)usingtheappr
opr
iat
ecode
methodsofattachment?
A)Nozzl
emater
ialshal
lbesuit
ablef
orcontactwi t
hcont ai
nedfl
uidatdesi
gnconditi
ons
B)Theymaybeusedasper manentr
epair
s( excl
udingcracks)wi
thappropri
atecode
desi
gn
C)Theymaybeusedasper manentr
epair
s( incl
udi
ngcr acks)wi
ththeappr
opriat
ecode
desi
gn
D)Damagemechanism causi
ngtherepai
risconsideredalongwit
hf ut
urei
nspecti
on
monit
ori
ng

Answer:C…(API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.4)Tempor
aryRepai
rRul
es…UnusualNozzl
e
Repai
rRules

389.Ty
picalper
manentr
epai
rtechni
quesi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:
A)Excavat
ingadefect&contourblend-
gri
ndingasperAPI579r equi
rement
s
B)Excavat
ingadefect&repairwel
dingtheexcav at
ion&weldoverl
ayofcor
rodedar
eas
C)Replaci
ngasecti
onort hecomponentcont ai
ningthedef
ect
D)Addingstr
iporplat
eli
ningtotheexteri
orsurface.
Answer
:D…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.1)Per
manentRepai
rRul
es…Techni
queRul
es

390.Whomustbeconsult
edbefor
erepai
rofacr
ackatadi
scont
inui
tywher
est
ress
concent
rat
ionsmaybeseri
ous?
A)Bot
htheEngi
neer&I
nspect
or
B)RStampHolderorVessel
Manuf
act
urer
C)I
nspector
D)Engi
neer
Answer
:D…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.1)Per
manentRepai
rRul
es…Techni
queRul
es
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14

391.Ty
picalper
manentr
epai
rtechni
quesi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:
A)Excavat
ingadef
ectandcont ourbl
end-gri
ndingperAPI579
B)Excavat
ingadef
ectandr epai
rweldi
ngt heexcavat
ion
C)Replaci
nganent
iresect
ionorcomponentcont aini
ngdefect
s
D)LapBandandWel dover
laysofcorrodedareas

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.1)Per
manentRepai
rRul
es

392.I
nser
t(f
lush)pat
chesmaybeusedi
fal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngr
equi
rement
sar
emet
EXCEPT:
A)Hasfull
-penetrat
iongroovewelds&isRTexami nedandapprovedperappli
cabl
e
codeonly
B)Hasfull
-penetr
ationgroovewelds&isShearWav eUT’d&approvedperappli
cabl
e
codeonly
C)Patchcornersnotextendingt
oexisti
ngl
ong/ hor
izont
alwel
dshav ea25mm
mini
mum r adi
us
D)Weldproximitytoexist
ingwelds(wel
dspacing)wasrevi
ewedandappr ovedbythe
engi
neer
Ans:B…(
510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.1)Per
manentRepai
rRul
es…I
nser
tPl
ateSpeci
alUTRul
es
appl
y

393.I
nsert(f
lush)pat
chpermanentr
epai
rsmayuseUltrasonicshearwaveexams
subst
it
utedforRT.Regar
dingtheuseofi
nser
t(f
lush)patches,whichoft
heseisa
FALSEstatement?
A)Al
lNDE( i
ncludingUTShearWave)pr
oceduresaretobeapprov
edbytheInspector
B)Anindust
ry-quali
fi
edUTShearWaveExamineristobeusedonthef
lush-
patchrepair
C)Weldproximitytoexi
sti
ngwel
ds(wel
dspacing)wasrevi
ewedandapprovedbythe
I
nspector
D)Patchcornersnotext
endingt
oexi
sti
nglong/hori
zont
alwel
dshavea25mm
mini
mum radius
Ans:C…(
510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.1)Per
manentRepai
rRul
es…I
nser
tPl
ateSpeci
alUTRul
es
appl
y

394.Regardi
ngFi
ll
erMet
alStr
engt
hforOv
erl
aysandRepai
rst
oExist
ingWelds,t
he
fi
ll
ermetalusedf
orwel
drepai
rsSHOULDhaveamini
mum speci
fi
edtensi
lest
rengt
h
t
hati
s:
A)Equalt
oorgreatert
hanaminimum speci
fi
edtensil
estr
engthofabasemet
al
B)Great
erthanthemini
mum speci
fi
edtensi
lestr
engthofthebasemetal
C)Equalt
ot hemini
mum speci
fi
edtensi
lest
rengthofabasemet al
D)Anyofthesedependi
nguponcal
cst odet
erminestr
ength
Ans:A…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.5.
3.1)Per
manentRepai
rRul
es…Fi
ll
erMet
alSt
rengt
hRul
esf
or
Repai
r

395.Ifaf
il
lermetaltobeusedwil
lhaveami ni
mum speci
fi
edtensil
est r
engthl
ower
thantheminimum speci
fi
edtensi
lest
rengt
hofabasemet al
,Alloftheseit
emsmust
betrueEXCEPT:

A)Fil
l
erandbasemet al
chemist
ryshal lbecompati
bleregardi
ngwel dabil
i
ty&ser vi
ce
damage
B)Repairt
hicknessshallnotbemor et han50%ofbasemet al r
equir
edt hi
ckness,
excl
udingCA
C)Repairweldthi
cknessshallbeincreasedbytherati
ooft hediff
eri
ngmi n.tensil
e
str
engths
D)Repairweldthicknessshal
lbedecr easedbytherati
ooft hedif
feri
ngmi n.tensi
le
str
engths
Ans:D…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.5.
3.2)Per
manentRepai
rRul
es…Fi
ll
erMet
alSt
rengt
hRul
esf
or
Repai
r
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
396.Ifafi
ll
ermetalusedwil
lhaveami ni
mum specifi
edtensil
estr
engt
hlowerthan
thatofabasemet alr
epai
red,bothf
il
lermetalandbasemetalchemist
ryshal
lbe
compatibl
eregar
dingweldabi
lit
yandservi
cedamage, andalloft
hesemustbetrue
EXCEPT:
A)Repairthi
cknessshal lnotbemorethan75%ofbasemet al
requir
edthi
ckness,
excl
udingCA
B)Repairweldthicknessshallbei
ncreasedbyarati
oofthedi
ffer
ingmini
mum tensi
l
e
str
engths
C)Incr
easedr epairt
hicknessshal
lhaveroundedcorner
sanda3:1taperbl
endint
o
basemet al
D)Repairsshallbemadewi thamini
mum oft wopasses.
Ans:A…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.5.
3.2)Per
manentRepai
rs…Fi
ll
erMet
alSt
rengt
hRul
es 50%
Rul
e
397.Ifafi
ll
ermetalusedwil
lhaveami ni
mum specifi
edtensil
estr
engt
hlowerthan
thatofabasemet alr
epai
red,bothf
il
lermetalandbasemetalchemist
ryshal
lbe
compatibl
eregar
dingweldabi
lit
yandservi
cedamage, andalloft
hesemustbetrue
EXCEPT:
A)Repairthi
cknessshal lnotbemorethan50%ofbasemet al
requir
edthi
ckness,
excl
udingCA
B)Repairweldthicknessshallbei
ncreasedbyarati
oofthedi
ffer
ingmini
mum tensi
l
e
str
engths
C)Incr
easedr epairt
hicknessshal
lhaveroundedcorner
sanda4:1taperbl
endint
o
basemet al
D)Repairsshallbemadewi thamini
mum oft wopasses.
Ans:C…( 510,
Par
.8.
1.5.
3.2)Per
manentRepai
rs…Fi
ll
erMet
alSt
rengt
hRul
e 3:
1
taperr
ule
398.Ifafi
ll
ermetalusedwil
lhaveami ni
mum specifi
edtensil
estr
engt
hlowerthan
thatofabasemet alr
epai
red,bothf
il
lermetalandbasemetalchemist
ryshal
lbe
compatibl
eregar
dingweldabi
lit
yandservi
cedamage, andalloft
hesemustbetrue
EXCEPT:
A)Repairthi
cknessshal lnotbemorethan50%ofbasemet al
requir
edthi
ckness,
excl
udingCA
B)Repairweldthicknessshallbei
ncreasedbyarati
oofthedi
ffer
ingmini
mum tensi
l
e
str
engths
C)Incr
easedr epairt
hicknessshal
lhaveroundedcorner
sanda3:1taperbl
endint
o
basemet al
D)Repairsshallbemadewi thamini
mum ofonepass
Ans:D…(
510,Par
.8.
1.5.
3.2)Per
manentRepai
r-Fi
ll
erMet
alSt
rengt
h 2pass
mini
mum r
ule
399.Regardi
ngrepai
rstoSSWel
dOver
layandCladding,t
herepai
rpr
ocedure(s)t
o
rest
oreremoved,cor
roded,
ormi
ssi
ngcladorov
erlayareasshal
lbef
irstr
eviewedand
approvedby:
A)I
nspect
or,
Engi
neerandOwner
/User B)I
nspect
orandEngi
neer
C)I
nspect
or D)Engi
neer
Ans:B…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.5.
4.1)Per
manentRepai
r–SSWel
dOv
erl
ays&Cl
addi
ngRul
es
400.I
mport
antf
act
orst
hatmayaf
fectr
epai
rpl
ansf
orSSWel
dOv
erl
aysar
eal
lthese
EXCEPT:
A)Deteri
orat
ionofbasemet alpropert
iesbyChl
orideSCCofChr omium-Mol
ybdenum
al
loy
s
B)Minimum pr essuri
zat
iontemper at
uresandaneedf orfut
ureper
iodi
cexaminati
ons
C)Str
esslevel,basemat eri
alP-number ,
andser
viceenvir
onment
D)Possibl
epr eviousl
ydissol
vedhy dr
ogenandtypeofl i
ning

Ans:A…(510,Par
.8.
1.5.
4.2)Per
manentRepai
r–SSWel
dOv
erl
ays Temper
Embri
tt
lement
 API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
401.Regardingdevelopi
ngaSSWel dOver
layrepairpl
anforequi
pmentexposedt
o
atomichydrogenmi grat
ioni
nthebasemetal
,allofthesei
mportantf
act
orsmustbe
consi
deredbyt heengineerEXCEPT:
A)Hardeningofbasemet alduetowel ding,
gr i
nding,orar
cgougi
ng
B)PWHTt oi ncr
easehardnessandr estoremechani calpr
oper
ti
es
C)Outgassingthebasemet al(
remov alofHy drogen)
D)Preheatandinter
passtemper at
urecont r
ol
Ans:B…(Par
.8.
1.5.
4.3)Per
m.Rep,
SSWel
dOv
erl
ay,
H²Mi
grat
ion,
PWHT=decr
ease
har
dness

402.Howshal
lSSWel
dOv
erl
ayr
epai
rsbemoni
tor
edandi
nspect
edandwhatNDE
appl
ies?
A)Repai
rshal
lbeInspectormonit
ored.PTexam i
saft
erarepaircoolsdowntoambient
temps
B)Repai
rmaybeExami nermonitor
ed&PT’ donl
yaft
erarepaircoolsdowntoambi
ent
temps
C)Repai
rmaybeinspectororexaminermonit
ored&PT’donlyafteri
tcool
stoambient
temps
D)Noneofthesei
scor r
ectperAPI510
Ans:A…(
Par
.8.
1.5.
4.3)Per
m.Rep,
SSWel
dOv
erl
ay,
Inspect
ormoni
tor
swor
k&PT
exams

403.Regar
dingrepai
rstov
essel
sconst
ruct
edwithP-3,P-4,
orP-5basemateri
alst
hat
havebeenoverl
ayweldedwit
hSS,whi
chofthesefol
lowingstat
ementsaboutNDE
examsisFalse?
A)Inaddit
iontoPTexamsonwel dov er
lay
s,basemet al
inr
epairareasshouldbeUT
examined
B)UTshear -
waveexamsforcr
ackingaretobedoneasperASMESect .V,Art
.4
requir
ements
C)UTshear -
waveexamsarebestdoneaf t
eratleasta48hourdelayafterr
epairsar
e
done
D)UTshear -
waveexamsarebestdelayedwhenal l
oyscanbeaffectedbydelayed
cracki
ng
Ans:C…( Par
.8.
1.5.
4.4)Per
m.Rep,
LowAl
loyr
epai
rs,
UTexams=24HRdel
ayed
cr
acking

404.Regar
dingon-
stream welds&HotTapsonexi
sti
ngASMECodeconst
ruct
ed
vessel
s,whi
chofthesestatementsi
sFALSE?
A)Al
lrepai
randal
ter
ati
onwel
dingshal
lbeaspert
heappl
i
cabl
erequi
rement
sofASME
Code
B)I
nformat
ionregar
dingOil&GasI ndust
rywel
dinggui
deli
nesmaybefoundi
nAPI582
C)WhenmakingOn-stream wel
dsorHotTaps, i
nspect
orscanr
efert
oAPI2201
D)Forgui
danceonwel di
ngprocedurerevi
ewref
ertoAPI578
Ans:D…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.6.
1&2)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ng–API577f
orWPSr
evi
ew

405.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisFALSEr
egar
dingRepai
rOr
gani
zat
ionr
olesdur
ing
weldi
ng?
A)Theyshalluseweldersandweldingprocedur
esqualif
iedinaccordancewi t
hASMEI X
code
B)Theyshallmaint
ainrecordsofquali
fi
edWPSs&wel dingperf
ormancequal if
icat
ions
(WPQs)
C)Welder
smustwel dwi thi
ntherangesforwhichtheyarequali
fi
edont heirWPSs
D)Theserecordsshallbeavail
abl
etotheinspectorbef
orethestartofwelding
Ans:C…(
Par
.8.
1.6.
2)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ng&WPS&WPQ–WPQsnotWPSs

API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
406.Therepairorganizat
ionshal
lmaintai
nrecordsofit
squalif
iedweldingpr
ocedur
es
anditsweldi
ngper for
mancequal i
fi
cati
ons.Whatistheresponsibi
li
tyofther
epai
r
organi
zat
iontot heInspectorr
egardi
ngtheserecords?
A)Recor
dsshal
lbeavai
l
abl
etot
hei
nspect
oratthest
artofwelding
B)Recor
dsshal
lbeav
ail
abl
etot
hei
nspect
orpri
ortot
hest ar
tofwel di
ng
C)Recor
dsshal
lbeavai
l
abl
etot
hei
nspect
oranyti
meaf t
erthest ar
tofweldi
ng
D)Recor
dsshal
lbeavai
l
abl
etot
hei
nspect
orwit
hin1weekaf terthestar
tofwel
ding
Ans:B…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.6.
2.2)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ng&WPS&WPQbef
orewel
ding
407.Pr
eheatt
emper
atur
eusedi
nmaki
ngwel
dingr
epai
rsshal
lbei
naccor
dancewi
th
the:
A)Appli
cabl
ecode&quali
fiedwel
dingpr
ocedur
ewi
thanyexcept
ionsappr
ovedby
Engi
neer
B)Appli
cabl
ecode&quali
fiedwel
dingpr
ocedur
ewi
thanyexcept
ionsappr
ovedby
I
nspector
C)Appli
cabl
ecode&quali
fiedwel
dingpr
ocedur
ewi
thanyexcept
ionsappr
ovedby
Owner/User
D)Valueonthecodequal
i
fiedwel
dingpr
ocedur
ewi
thanyexcept
ionsappr
ovedby
I
nspector
Ans:A…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.6.
3)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPr
eheatRul
esWel
dRepai
rs
408.Regardi
ngPreheattempsusedinweldingr
epairs,
whati st
heInspect
or’s
responsi
bil
it
yaf
termakingsurethatqual
if
iedweldi
ngpr ocedur
esareavai
labl
e/used
byqual
if
iedwel
der
s?
A)I
nspect
orshouldassuret
heWPSmi
nimum pr
eheatt
emper
atureisknowntoal
l
wel
ders
B)I
nspect
orshouldassuret
heWPSmi
nimum pr
eheatt
emper
atureisusedbef
oret
ack
wel
ding
C)I
nspect
orshouldassuret
heWPSmi
nimum pr
eheatt
empforrepai
rsis
measur
ed/maintai
ned
D)Noneoftheseiscor
rect
Ans:C…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.6.
3)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPr
eheatRul
esf
orWel
dRepai
rs
409.Regar
dingpreheatt
empsusedinmaki
ngweldi
ngrepai
rs,
theyshal
lbei
n
accor
dancewiththeappli
cabl
ecode&qual
if
iedwel
dingpr
ocedure,
andthei
nspect
or
shoul
dassurethat:
A)Welder
’ssuper
visorknowst her
equiredpreheatval
ues
B)Heapprovesanyexceptionstopreheatrul
esestabl
ishedinprocedure
C)Welder
sknowwhatt hemi ni
mum preheattemperat
urerequi
rement s
D)Theminimum preheattemperat
ureisalway smeasured&mai ntai
ned
Ans:D…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.6.
3)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPr
eheatRul
esf
orWel
dRepai
rs
410.PWHTofv
esselr
epai
rsoral
ter
ati
onsmaybemadeusi
nganyoft
hef
oll
owi
ng
EXCEPT:
A)Theapplicabl
econstr ucti
oncode
B)Therelev
antr equi
rement softheASMEcode
C)API510appr ovedalt
er nati
veControl
ledDeposi
ti
onWel
dingMet
hod
D)API510appr ovedalternati
vePreheatMethodwhenNot
chToughnesst
est
sar
enot
requi
red
Ans:D…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.6.
4)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPWHTRul
esf
orWel
dRepai
rs
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
411.RegardingPWHT,
LOCALPWHTMAYbesubst it
utedf
or360-degr
eebandingon
l
ocalrepair
sonallmat
eri
als,
prov
idedt
hatt
hef
oll
owingpr
ecaut
ionistakenr
egardi
ng
preheat
ing:
A)Pr
eheatof250°
F(121°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
B)Pr
eheatof300°
F(150°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
C)Pr
eheatof350°
F(177°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
D)Pr
eheatof400°
F(204°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
Answer:B…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.6.
4.1)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPWHTRul
esf
orWel
d
Repai
rs
412.WhenPWHTi
sperf
ormedforenvi
ronmental
-assi
stedcracki
ngr
esi
stance,LOCAL
PWHTMAYbesubsti
tut
edfor360-
degreebandi
ngonl ocalr
epair
sonal
lmat er
ial
s,
pr
ovi
dedt
hat
:
A)Local PWHTmayNEVERbesubst it
utedf or360°bandi
ngtopreventenvi
ronmental
crackingB)Local PWHTt empismaintainedforadist
ancenotlessthan2xbasemet al
t(fr
om wel dt oe)
C)Apr eheatof300°F(150°
C)orhi
gher ,
asspeci f
iedi
ntheWPS, ismaintai
neddur
ing
welding
D)Amet al
lur
gicalr
evi
ewshall
beconduct edtoassesswhethertheprocedurei
s
accept able
Answer:D…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.6.
4.1)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPWHTRul
esf
orWel
d
Repai
rs

413.RegardingPWHT, LOCALPWHTMAYbesubst itut

edfor360-degr
eebandingon
l
ocalrepair
sonal lmateri
als,pr
ovi
dedt
hatthelocalPWHTt empismai nt
ainedfora
di
stancenotl essthantwot i
mesbasemetalt
hickness(fr
om weldtoe)usi
nghow
manyt her
mocoupl es?
A)Sui
tabl
e#ofTCsshal
lbeused(
atl
east4)
B)Sui
tabl
e#ofTCsshal
lbeused(
atl
east3)
C)Sui
tabl
e#ofTCsshal
lbeused(
atl
east2)
D)Sui
tabl
e#ofTCsshal
lbeused(
atl
east1)
Answer:C…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.6.
4.1)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPWHTRul
esf
orWel
d
Repai
rs

414.Pr
eheat&Cont
rol
ledDeposi
ti
onWel
dingmaybeusedi
nli
euofPWHTwher
e
PWHTi s:
A)I
nadvi
sabl
eormechani
call
yunnecessar
y
B)Notr
equir
edbyt
heappli
cablecode
C)Notr
ecommendedbyInspector
D)Notr
ecommendedbyEngineer
Answer
:A…(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.6.
4.2.
1.1)Wel
ding&HotTappi
ngPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive
Rul
es

415.Pr
iort
ousinganyalt
ernati
vemethodf
orPWHTsuchasPr eheat&Control
led
Deposi
ti
onWeldingmethods,whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngst
atement
sar eNOTtrue?
A)Met al
lur
gicalr
evi
ewbyengi
neerconsi
dersanysuscepti
bil
i
tytoSCC&wel dlocat
ion
stresses
B)Met al
l
urgical
revi
ewbyengi
neermustassureanalter
nati
veissui
tabl
ef orthe
applicati
on
C)Met al
lur
gicalr
evi
ewbyengi
neerconsi
dersanysuscepti
bil
i
tytoHTHA, creep,and
others
D)Met al
lur
gicalr
evi
ewbyengi
neerconsi
dersreasonstoavoi
dcostsofequi pment
PWHT
Ans:D…(
Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
1.1)Wel
ding&HotTapPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Or
igi
nalr
eason
PWHT
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
416.Whichofthefol
lowingst
atement
sisFALSEregar
dingt
hePreheat
ingMethod
(NotchToughnessTesti
ngNotRequir
ed)
,wheniti
stobeperfor
medinlieuofPWHT?
A)Mater
ial
sshal
lbeli
mitedtoP-
No.3,
Group1and2(excl
.Mn-
Most eelsi
nGr
.2)
B)Al
lWeldi
ngshall
belimit
edtot
heSMAW, GMAW,andGTAW processes
C)Mater
ial
sshal
lbeli
mitedtoP-
No.1,
Group1,
2,and3
D)Mater
ial
sshal
lbeli
mitedtoP-
No.8,
Group1and2
Ans:D…(Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
2.1)Wel
ding&HotTapPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Pr
eheat
ing
Method
417.Whi
chofthefol
lowi
ngiscor
rectr
egar
dingt
hePreheati
ngMethodtemper
atur
eto
bemaint
ained,
whenpreheat
ingi
susedasanalt
ernat
ivei
nlieuofPWHT?
A)Pr
eheatof250°
F(121°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
B)Pr
eheatof300°
F(150°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
C)Pr
eheatof350°
F(177°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
D)Pr
eheatof400°
F(204°
C)orhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nWPS,
ismai
ntai
neddur
ingwel
ding
Ans:B…(Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
2.2)Wel
ding&HotTapPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Pr
eheat
ing
Method
418.Whi
chofthef
oll
owi
ngst
atementsi
sFALSEregar
dingt
hePr
eheat
ingMet
hod,
wheniti
stobeper
for
medasanalt
ernat
ivei
nli
euofPWHT?
A)Weldar eashallbepr
eheated/maint
ainedatmi ni
mum tempof300° F(150°C)duri
ng
weldi
ngB)Eachsi deofaweldf or4in.or4xdept hofrepai
rweld( usegreater
)iskept
at300°F(150°C)C)Not cht
oughnesst esti
ngisrequir
edwhenusi ngthispreheat
methodinl i
euofPWHT
D)Maximum i nt
erpasstemperatur
eshallnotexceed600°F(315°C)
Ans:C…(Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
2.2)Wel
ding&HotTapPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Pr
eheat
ing
Method
419.Whichofthef
ollowi
ngstat
ementsisFALSEregardi
ngthePr
eheat
ingMethod
dist
anceandtemperatur
etobemaint
ained,whenpreheat
ingi
susedanalt
ernat
ivei
n
l
ieuofPWHT?
A)Eachsideofwel
dfor4i
nchesor4xdept
hofrepai
rweld(usegreat
er)i
skeptat
300°
F/150°C
B)Eachsi
deofweldfor4i
nches(asami
nimum)iskeptat350°
F/177°Casami ni
mum
temp
C)Eachsideofwel
dfor2i
nchesor2xdept
hofrepai
rweld(usegreat
er)i
skeptat
300°
F/150°C
D)Eachsideofwel
dfor2i
nches(
asami
nimum)i
skeptat350°
F(177°
C)asa
mini
mum t emp
Ans:A…(Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
2.2)Wel
ding&HotTapPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Pr
eheat
ing
Method
420.Whi
choft hef
oll
owingiscor
rectr
egar
dingthePreheat
ingMethodt
emperatur
es
tobemaint
ainedasspecif
iedi
naWPS, whenpreheat
ingisusedasanalt
ernat
ivei
n
l
ieuofPWHT?
A)Preheatof300°
F(150°
C)orhi
gher
,wi
thi
nter
passt
emper
atur
esnotexceedi
ng500°
F
(260°
C)
B)Preheatof300°
F(150°
C)orhi
gher
,wi
thi
nter
passt
emper
atur
esnotexceedi
ng600°
F
(315°
C)
C)Preheatof350°
F(177°
C)orhi
gher
,wi
thi
nter
passt
emper
atur
esnotexceedi
ng650°
F
(343°
C)
D)Preheatof350°
F(177°
C)orhi
gher
,wi
thi
nter
passt
emper
atur
esnotexceedi
ng650°
F
(343°
C)
Ans:B…(Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
2.2)Wel
ding&HotTapPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Pr
eheat
ing
Method
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14
421.Whi
chofthefol
lowingstat
ementsisFALSEregar
dingt
heCont
rol
led-
deposi
ti
on
Weldi
ngMethod,whenitist
obeperformedinli
euofPWHT?
A)Materialsshallbeli
mi t
edt oP-No.1,P-
No.3,andP-No.4steels
B)Weldingshal lbeli
mitedtot heSMAW, GMAW, andGTAW processes
C)Awel dpr ocedurespecifi
cationshal
lbedevel
opedandqualif
iedforeachappl
i
cat
ion
D)Notcht oughnesstestsar enotneededifi
mpacttestsar
ereq’dbyorigi
nal
const
ructioncode
Ans:D…(Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
3)Wel
dingPWHTAl
ter
nat
iveCont
rol
ledDeposi
ti
on Ar
e
needed
422.Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngstat
ement
sisFALSEregar
dingmini
mum contentof
Contr
oll
edDeposi
ti
onWeldi
ngWPSs,i
fcontr
oll
eddeposit
ionwel
dingi
stobedonei
n
l
ieuofPWHT?
A)WPSshallbedev el
oped&qual i
fiedonl
yf orfi
rstapplicat
ionofcontrol
leddepositi
on
weldi
ng
B)WPSshall
def i
nepreheatt emperat
ure&interpasst emperatur
e&al sopost-heat
ing
temps
C)WPSQuali
ficati
onthicknessfortestpl
ates&r epairgroovesshal
l beasperAPI510
Table8-
1
D)PQRTestmat er
ialshallbethesamemat erialspecifi
cati
onasoriginal
mat eri
alunder
repai
r
Ans:A…( Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
3)Wel
dingPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Cont
rol
l-
Deposi
t Each
appl
icat
ion
423.Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngstat
ement
sisFALSEregar
dingmini
mum contentof
Contr
oll
edDeposi
ti
onWeldi
ngWPSs,i
fcontr
oll
eddeposit
ionwel
dingi
stobedonei
n
l
ieuofPWHT?
A)WPSshal lbedev el
oped&qualif
iedforeachappl i
cati
onofcontroll
eddeposition
welding
B)WPSshal ldefi
neonlyminimum preheattemperatures&maxi mum int
erpass
temperatures
C)Ifspecialhardnessli
mitsareneededforcorrosionresist
ance,
aPQRshal lincl.
hardnesstests
D)PQRTestmat er
ialshal
lbethesamemat er
ialspecif
icati
onasorigi
nalmaterialunder
repai
r
Ans:B…(
Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
3)Wel
dingPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Cont
rol
l-
Deposi
t PostWel
d
Bake
424.Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngstat
ement
sisFALSEregar
dingaddi
ti
onalcont
entof
Contr
oll
edDeposi
ti
onWeldi
ngWPSs,i
fcontr
oll
eddeposit
ionwel
dingi
stobedonei
n
l
ieuofPWHT?
A)WPSshalli
ncl
udetechnique(t
emper-beadorhalf-
bead)thatwasal sobeusedinthe
PQR
B)WPSshall
incl
udeminimum preheattemper at
ure&maximum i nter
passtemperat
ure
l
imits
C)WPSshalli
ncl
udeminimum wel dheatinputval
ueforeachlayerthatmustnotbe
exceeded
D)WPSshalli
ncl
udeallappli
cabl
esupplement ar
yessenti
alvari
ablesofASMEI XCode
QW- 250
Ans:C…(Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
3)Wel
dPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Cont
rol
Deposi
t Maxi
mum
HeatI
nput
425.Whichofthefol
lowi
ngstatement
sisFALSEregardi
ngaddi
ti
onalcontentof
Contr
oll
edDepositi
onWeldingWPSsregar
dingHydrogenBakeOut(PostHeati
ng),
if
contr
oll
eddeposit
ionwel
dingistobedoneinl
ieuofPWHT?
A)SMAW wel
dsarepost-
heatedaf
terwelding&beforecooli
ngbel owpreheatminimum
temps
B)SMAW wel
dpost-
heattempsare500°F±50° F(260°C±30° C)forminimum periodof
2hours
C)SMAW wel
dpost-
heatassist
sout-
gassingdif
fusi
onofwel dmet alhydrogen(f
rom
weldi
ng)
D)SMAW wel
dsuseelect
rodesofsuppl
ement aldi
ff
usibl
e-hydrogendesignator
sofH4
orlower
Ans:D…(
Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
3)Wel
d PWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Cont
rol
ledDeposi
ti
on H8or
l
ower
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14

426.Whi
choft
hefol
lowi
ngel
ectrodesmayeli
minatetheneedforHydr
ogenBake-out
post-
wel
dtr
eat
ments(SMAW pr
ocess),
ifcont
rol
leddeposi
tionwel
dingisdonei
nlieu
ofPWHT?

A)E7018-
H8 B)E7018-
H6
C)E7018-
H4 D)E7018-
H1
Ans:C…(Par.8.
1.6.
4.2.
3)Wel
dingPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Cont
rol
led-
Dep…H4
Desi
gnat
ion

427.Whatmustbedonewhenusi ngt
hetemperbeadt
echni
que(
SMAW pr ocess)
aft
erthefini
shedrepai
rhasfi
nall
ycool
eddowntoambientt
emperat
ure,
ifcontrol
led
deposit
ionweldi
ngisdoneinli
euofPWHT?

A)Thefi
nal
t emperbeadrei
nfor
cementlay
ershal
lber emoved&madef lushwi
thbase
metal
B)Thef i
nalt
emperbeadreinfor
cementl
ayershallbeexamined(
holdpoi
nt)byan
exami
ner
C)Thefi
nal
t emperbeadrei
nfor
cementlay
ershal
lreceiv
eahar dnesst
estbyan
exami
ner
D)NoneoftheseareAPI510requir
ements
Ans:A…(
Par
.8.
1.6.
4.2.
3)Wel
dingPWHTAl
ter
nat
ive Cont
rol
led-
Dep…Fl
ush
gr
ound

428.Whi
chAPIdocumentpr
ovi
desgui
danceonNDEofwel
djoi
ntsandwel
dment
s?

A)API572 B)API577
C)API578 D)API582
Ans:B…(
API510,
Par
.8.
1.7.
1)Wel
dingNDEofWel
ds…Rul
es…

429.Regar
dingtheNDEofweldr
epair
sandar
easthathav
ebeenexcav
atedand
rewel
ded,whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngstat
ement
sisFALSE?

A)Priortowel di
ngrepai
rs,t
hear eapreparedf orweldingaf t
erexcav ati
onisexami ned
usingeithertheMTorPTexami nationtechniquetodet erminethatnodef ectsexistor
remainthere
B)MTorPTexamsar eespecial
lyimportantafterremov ingcracksandot herharmf ul
defects
C)Af t
erwel di
ngrepai
risdone, i
tshallbeexami nedagai nbyNDEi nr epai
rspecsto
determinethatnodefectsexistusingacceptancest andar dsacceptabletoInspectoror
anapplicablecode
D)Repai rweldsrequi
redtobeor igi
nall
yradiographedal sorequireeitherMTorPT
examinat i
on
Ans:D…(
510,
Par
.8.
1.7.
1/2/
3)Wel
dingNDEofWel
ds RTAccessi
ble?No MT
orPT

430.Regar
dingrepai
rs,
whereuseofNDEt echni
quesspeci
fi
edbyt
heconstr
ucti
on
codeisnotpossi
bleorpract
ical
,whatmustbedoneandwhomustapprov
et hi
s?
A)Alt
ernati
veNDEt
echni
quesmaybeusedi
fappr
ovedbyengineer&inspector&
owner/user
B)Al
ternati
veNDEt
echni
quesmaybeusedi
fappr
ovedbyengineerandinspector
C)Alt
ernati
veNDEt
echni
quesmaybeusedi
fappr
ovedbyengineer
D)Alt
ernati
veNDEt
echni
quesmaybeusedi
fappr
ovedbyinspector
Ans:B…(Par
.8.
1.7.
3)Wel
dingNDEofWel
ds Al
ter
nat
iveNDE Engi
neer&
I
nspect
or
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#14&15(
Rer
ati
ng)
431.Accept
ancecr
it
eri
aforwel
dedr
epai
rsoral
ter
ati
onsshoul
dbei
naccor
dance
wit
h:
A)Theappl
icabl
esectionsoft
heASMECodeoranot herappl i
cablevesselr
ati
ngcode
B)Theappl
i
cableinspecti
onpl
anf orthevessel
underrepairapprovedbyInspect
or
C)Theappl
icabl
erepairpl
anagreeduponbef or
ethestartofrepairwork
D)Noneofthese(API510CodeRul esapply)
Ans:A…(
510Par
.8.
1.7.
3)Wel
dingNDEofWel
ds Accept
anceCr
it
eri
a ASME
Code

432.Regar
dingWel
dInspect
ionofrepai
rswheniti
sdeter
minedthatVessel
srepai
red
oralt
eredmaybesubj
ecttoBri
tt
leFract
ure,
whichoft
hef ol
lowi
ngstat
ementsare
FALSE?
A)Forv esselsconstr
uctedofmateri
alsthatmaybesubj ectt obri
tt
lefr
acture,
appropriatei
nspecti
onshouldbeconsideredafterweldedr epai
rsoralt
erati
ons
B)Flaws, not
ches,orotherst
ressri
sersfoundcouldinit
iateabr i
tt
lefr
actureinpressur
e
test
s
C)MTandot heref
fecti
vesur
faceNDEmet hodsshouldbeconsi deredforsuscepti
ble
vessel
s
D)Inspectiontechni
quesshouldbeselectedtodetectcrit
icalfl
awsasdet erminedby
examiner
Ans:D…(510Par
.8.
1.7.
3)Wel
dingNDE Br
it
tl
eFr
act
ure Det
ectcr
it
icalf
laws
579FFS

433.Rer
ati
ngofapr
essur
evesselmayi
nvol
veal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngexcept
:
A)Changi
ngi
tsdesi
gntemper
atur
e B)Changi
ngi
tsmi
nimum met
aldesi
gn
temp
C)Changi
ngi
tsserv
ice D)Changi
ngi
tsMAWP
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngofaPr
essur
eVessel…
Rul
es!

434.Rerati
ngapr essur
ev esselbychangingi
tsdesignt
emper atur
e,mi
nimum met
al
desi
gnt emperature,
orit
smaxi mum allowabl
ewor ki
ngpressuremaybedoneonly
aft
erallofthefoll
owingrequir
ementshav ebeenmetEXCEPT:
A)Reratingshal lbeperfor
medi naccordancewi t
hr equi
rement sofav essel’
s
constr
uct i
oncode
B)Previousi nsp.recor
dsv eri
fyapressurev esselissati
sfactoryforproposedservi
ce
condit
ionsC)Cal csperfor
medbyanexper iencedowner /userdesi gnengineerj
usti
fy
thevessel’
sr erati
ng
D)Calcsusi ngappr opr
iateformul
as( l
atestediti
onofappl icableconstructi
oncode)by
anexper i
encedowner /
userdesignengineerj usti
fythevessel’srerat
ing
Answer:B(
API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngVessel…Cur
rentI
nsp
recor
ds!
435.Toj
ust
if
yrer
ati
ng,
Cur
rentI
nspect
ionRecor
dsmustshowal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ng
EXCEPT:
A)Veri
fythatthepressur evesselissat
isf
act or
yfortheproposedser v
iceconditi
ons
B)Veri
fythatthecorrosionallowanceprov i
dedisappropri
atef orpr
oposedser vi
ce
condi
ti
ons
C)Veri
fythatanincreasei nallowabl
ewor kingpressur
eordesi gntemperatureis
j
usti
fi
edandbasedont hicknessdataobtainedfrom arecentinter
naloron-str
eam
i
nspecti
on
C)Veri
fythatanincreasei nallowabl
ewor kingpressur
eordesi gntemperatureis
j
usti
fi
edandbasedont hicknessdataobtainedfrom anyrecentexter
nalinspecti
on
Answer:D(
API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngVessel…Cur
rentI
nsp
recor
ds!
API510Code(
16Cl
osedBookTopi
cs)Topi
c#15(
Rer
ati
ng)&16(
Pressur
etest
s
af
ter)
436.Rerati
ngapr essur
ev esselbychangingi
tsdesignt
emper atur
e,mi
nimum met
al
desi
gnt emperature,
orit
smaxi mum allowabl
ewor ki
ngpressuremaybedoneonly
aft
erallofthefoll
owingrequir
ementshav ebeenmetEXCEPT:

A)Reratingshallbeperf
ormedi naccordancewi threqui
rementsofavessel’
s
constr
uct i
oncode
B)Currentinspecti
onrecordsverif
yav esselissati
sfact
oryforpr
oposednewser v
ice
condit
ionsC)Cal csperf
ormedbyanexper iencedowner/userdesi
gnengineerj
usti
fy
thevessel’srer
ati
ng
D)Ther erati
ngisacceptablet
ot heInspector
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngVessel…Accept
abl
eto
Engi
neer
!

437.Tojust
if
yrer
ati
ng,anincr
easeinallowabl
ewor ki
ngpressur
eordesi
gn
temper
atureshal
lbebasedonthicknessdataobt
ainedfr
om:

A)PastInspecti
onrecords
B)Ext
ernalInspect
ionresult
sincludi
ngthicknessmeasur
ements
C)Recentinter
naloron-str
eam inspect
ionresult
sincl
udi
ngt
hicknessmeasur
ement
s
D)Noneoft hesearecorrect
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngVessel…I
nter
nalorOn-
st
ream!

438.Toj
ust
if
yrer
ati
ng,
whi
choft
hesei
sNOTr
equi
redr
elat
ivet
opr
essur
etest
ing?

A)Vesselshal
lbepr
essuretest
edusingappli
cablet
esti
ngformula(ofcodeusedfor
rer
ati
ng)
B)Vesselhasbeent
estedtoapressure≤thetestpr
essurer
equired(ofcodeusedfor
rer
ati
ng)
C)Vesselhasbeent
estedtoapressure≥thetestpr
essurerequi
red(ofcodeusedfor
rer
ati
ng)
D)Vesselhasbeent
estedtoapressure<thetestpr
essurerequi
red(ofcodeusedfor
rer
ati
ng)
Answer
:B(API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngVessel…Pr
evi
ous
pr
essur
etest

439.Toj
ust
if
yrer
ati
ng,
whi
choft
hesei
srequi
redr
elat
ivet
opr
essur
etest
ing?
A)VesselshallbeNDEexami nedasusualduri
ngregul
arinspect
ioni nt
ervals
B)Vesselshall
r ecei
vet
hicknessmeasur
ement saspartofanexternalinspection
C)Vesselshallrecei
vet
hicknessmeasur
ement saspartofaninternal/
On-stream
i
nspecti
on
D)Vesselint
egritywasconfi
rmedbyspecialappr
ovedNDEt echniquesinlieuofa
pr
essuretest
Answer:D(API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngVessel…NDEi
nli
euof
pr
esstests

440.Thepressur
evesselr
erat
ingwi
llbeconsi
der
edcompl
etewhent
hei
nspect
or
wit
nesses:
A)Att
achmentofanadditi
onalnamepl
ateorstampshowingthereratecode
par
ametersusedB)Calcul
ati
onsfort
hererat
ingaspercodeandv eri
fi
esthem asbei
ng
cor
rect
C)Engi
neeri
ngRerat
ingReportandsi
gnsoffontheInspect
ionl
ine
D)Noneofthesei
scorrect
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)Topi
c15Begi
ns…Rer
ati
ngVessel…AddNamepl
ate
orst
amp

10BonusQuest
ionsf
orAPI510
441.Themostcommonf
ormsofCUIar
elocal
i
zedcor
rosi
onofcar
bonst
eeland:
A)Chlor
idestresscor
rosioncrackingofausteni
ti
cst
ainl
essst
eel
s
B)Pol
y t
hioni
cacidcorrosionofstainl
esssteel
s
C)Str
esscor r
osionofstainl
esssteels
D)Noneoft heaboveattackstai
nlesssteel
s
Answer
:A(
API572,
Sect
ion8.
2.1)

442.Apr
essur
evesselshoul
dbemai
ntai
nedaccor
dingt
other
equi
rement
soft
he
code:
A)Accordi
ngtothel
atestcoderequi
rement s
B)Accor
dingtot
heowner -
userspeci
ficat
ions
C)Underwhichi
twasdesignedandconst ruct
ed
D)Noneofthese

Answer
:C(
API572,
Sect
ion5)

443.Inspectormeasuredundercutonagi r
thwel
ddur
ingtherepai
rtoanASME
Secti
onVI II
,Div
.ICarbonSteelvessel(
StampedRT1)anditwasfoundtobe1/
32
i
nch(1mm)i ndepthmaximum.Shel lbasemetali
s2i
nchesthickandhavi
ngPWHT.
I
nspect orshal
l:
A)Rej
ectt
hewel
dbecausenounder
cuti
sal
l
owedonanyv
essel
wel
dsr
equi
ri
ngPWHT

B)Rejectt
heweldbecauseundercutwil
laf
fectRTFIi
nter
pret
ati
on&requestsurf
ace
gri
nding
C)Accepttheweldbecauseundercuti
swit
hinASMESect i
onVII
I,Di
v.Icodeal
lowed
tol
erance
D)Consultwit
htheVessel(Wel
ding)Engi
neer

Answer
:C(
ASMEVI
II
,Di
v1,
UW-
35.
b.2)

444.Whenr eviewi
ngRTf il
m, adarkenedperf
ectl
yst
rai
ghtli
necanbeseeninthever
y
centeroftherootpass(li
ghtestar
ea).Thelengt
hoftheli
neisabout75mm l
ong.I
tis
l
ikel
ywhi chty
peofdi sconti
nuit
y?
A)I
ncompletepenet
rat
ion B)I
ncompletef
usi
on
C)Wormholeporosi
ty D)Crack
Ans:A(
API577I
ll
ust
rat
ionf
orI
P,Not
e2)

445.I
fwhit
esal
tsar
efoundatcr
acksi
nav
essel
,whati
sthel
ikel
ydamage
mechani
sm?

A)Caust
icembri
tt
lement B)Hy
drogenbl
ist
eri
ng
C)Chl
ori
destr
esscorr
osioncr
acki
ng D)Ami
nestresscor
rosi
oncr
acki
ng

Answer
:A(
API572Sect
ion/
Par
a.10.
3.13Thi
rdpar
agr
aph)

10BonusQuest
ionsf
orAPI510
446.Therulesforimpactt
esti
ngofcar
bonsteelinSect
ionVI
II
,Di
v.1,
Car
bonst
eel
vesselmateri
alsrequi
rewhatki
nd(
s)ofimpacttest
s?
A)Bri
nnell
&Rockwel l
B)I
zod&Char pyV-notch
C)CharpyV-not
ch
D)Bri
nnell

Answer
:C(
ASMEI
X,QW-
170)

447.Whati
sthemi
nimum l
engt
hofaspotr
adi
ogr
aphasperASMESect
ionVI
II
,
Div
isi
on1?

A)Perthemini
mum di
mensi
ongi
veni
ntheI
nspect
ionPl
anorappr
ovedRTpr
ocedur
e
B)6inches
C)12inches
D)Noneofthese
Answer:B(
ASMEVI
II
,Di
vI,
UW-
52.
c 6i
nches) Coul
dbeonCl
osedBookexam
al
so)
SpotRadi
ogr
aphyRul
es UW-
52
(c)St
andar
dsf
orSpotRadi
ographi
cExaminat
ion.Spotexami
nat
ionbyradi
ogr
aphyshal
lbemadein
accor
dancewi
tht
hetechni
queprescr
ibedi
nUW- 51(a)
.Themini
mum lengt
hofspotr
adi
ographshal
lbe6
i
n.
448.Whati
sthemaximum l
engt
hofaroundedindi
cat
ionwhenspotradiogr
aphyhas
beenspeci
fi
edforagi
venpr
essurev
esselasperASMESecti
onVII
I,Divi
sion1?
A)Pert
heappr
ovedRTpr
ocedur
e B)6mm
C)12mm D)Noneoft
hesear
ecor
rect
Ans:D(ASMEVI
II
,Di
vI,
UW-
52.
c.3 Roundedi
ndi
cat
ionsar
enotaf
act
or Nol
i
mit
exi
sts
SpotRadi
ogr
aphyRul
es UW-
52
(c)St
andar
dsf
orSpotRadi
ographi
cExaminat
ion.Spotexami
nat
ionbyradi
ogr
aphyshal
lbemadein
accor
dancewi
tht
hetechni
queprescr
ibedi
nUW- 51(a)
.Themini
mum lengt
hofspotr
adi
ographshal
lbe6
i
n.Spotradi
ographsmayber et
ainedorbediscar
dedbytheManuf act
urerafteraccept
anceofthevessel
bytheI
nspector.Acceptabi
li
tyofweldsexaminedbyspotradi
ographyshallbejudgedbythefol
lowi
ng
st
andards:
(3)Roundedindicat
ionsarenotaf act
ori
ntheacceptabi
l
ityofweldsnotrequiredtobeful
lyr
adiogr
aphed.
449.Exam Quest
ion:Tobeconsi
der
edv
ali
dbyanI
nspect
or,
PQRsmustbecer
ti
fi
ed
by:
A)Mechani
cal
testsperASMEIX B)Acorr
espondi
ngandsupport
ingWPS
C)Appr
ovedTestLabSignat
ure&dat
e D)Theowneruseri
nspect
ionor
gani
zat
ion
Ans:C…( API510BodyofKnowl
edgePar
t2(
Not
es)2010Edi
ti
on/
2011examsMust
know
450.Desi
gnat
edar
easonpr
essur
evessel
swher
eper
iodi
cexamsar
econduct
edar
e
cal
led:
A)I
nspect
ionpoi
nts B)Sur
veypoi
nts C)TMLs D)CMLs
Ans:D(
API510def
ini
ti
onsf
orCondi
ti
onMoni
tor
ingLocat
ions)

API576(
Chapt
er5&6)Exam Quest
ions(
API510,
Sect
ion6.
6)
Quest
ions272t
o285cov
erAPI510,Sect
ion6.
6 TheAPI510t
o576
Pathway
MustKnowAPI576…Ch.5(
CausesofI
mpr
operPer
for
mance)&Ch.6(
Inspect
ion&
Test
ing)
E-Li
braryAPI510fol
derf
orExam questi
ons!API576has2
handouts!
***Inthemargin&under
li
nedar
easar ethosewhereexam Q’
s
will
be!
451.(
Sameas#274…r
epeat
edf
oref
fect
).Spr
ingf
ail
uresar
eal
mostal
way
scaused
by:
A)Corrosi
onthatincludessur
facecorrosi
onandst r
esscorrosi
oncracking
B)Str
essrelat
edfailureduetoimpropersizi
ng/usi
ngsubstandardpart
s
C)Mechanicalfai
l
ureduet oexcessivemov ementandvi
bration
D)Excessi
vechatteringandwiredrawing
Ans:A(510,6.
6.6&576,
Par
a5.
1.1&5.
3.2&Fi
g30)…PZVSpr
ingFai
lur
eCause=
Cor
rosi
on

452.Whi
chofthef
oll
owi
ngmaybeinstal
ledontheinl
etoroutl
etofapr
essur
e-r
eli
ef
val
vetopr
ovi
deaddedcor
rosi
onpr
otecti
onofthevalv
einter
nals?
A)Or
if
icepl
atesl
i
mit
ingorr
est
ri
cti
ngf
lowt
oandf
rom r
eli
efv
alv
est
oreduce
hammeri
ng
B)I
solati
onvalvest
hatutil
izethe“doubl
eblockandbl eed”designst
opreventcorrosi
on
C)I
n-l
inescreens&f i
l
ter
st hattr
apdebri
sandprev entdepositi
onatint
ernalsur
faces
D)Rupturedi
skdevicesthatprotectt
herel
i
efvalveagai nstsy
stem f
lui
ds
Answer:D(576,
Par
a5.
1.3)…Rupt
uredi
scst
hatpr
otectPZVsagai
nstsy
stem f
lui
d
cor
rosi
on

453.Whi
choft
hesei
snotacauseofdamagedr
eli
efv
alv
eseat
sinr
efi
ner
yser
vice?
A)Carelesshandl i
ngdur i
ngmai ntenance( bumpi ng,dr
opping,jar
ring,orscratchi
ng
val
vepar ts)
B)Under sizedr
eliefvalv
esthatcloseabr uptlyresult
ingindisc/nozzleseatingsurf
ace
damage
C)Corrosionandf or
eignpart
icles(millscale,weldspatter/
slag,di
r t
,etc)enteri
ngval
ve
i
nlet
s
D)Improperorl engthypipi
ngt ovalveinletsorlineobstructi
onsthatcausev al
ve
chat
teri
ng
Ans:B(
576,
Par
a5.
2.2.
g)…Sev
ereov
ersi
zingcausesabr
uptcl
osi
ng/
damage

454.Arapidcy
cleofopeni
ngandcl
osi
ngsubj
ect
ingr
eli
efval
veseati
ngsur
facesto
severehammeringt
hatsomet
imesdamagest
heseat
ingsurf
acesbeyondr
epairi
s
cal
led:
A)Hammer B)Vi
brat
ion-i
nducedf
ati
gue
C)Chat
ter D)Wir
edr awi
ng
Answer
:C(
API576,
Par
a5.
2.2.
c)…Chat
ter

455.Leakagepastr
eli
efv
alv
eseat
ingsur
facescausi
ngseatdamagebyer
osi
oni
s
cal
led:
A)Hammer B)Leak-
byorwicki
ng
C)Chat
ter D)Wiredrawi
ng
Answer:D(API576,
Par
a5.
2.2.
e)…Wi
redr
awi
ngi
ser
osi
on/
leakageacr
ossseat
ing
sur
faces!

API576(
Chapt
er5&6)Exam Quest
ions(
API510,
Sect
ion6.
6)
Quest
ions272t
o285cov
erAPI510,Sect
ion6.
6 TheAPI510t
o576
Pathway
456.Whichofthesestat
ement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingt
hecausesoff
ail
edspr
ingsi
n
ref
iner
yrel
iefv
alves?
A)Spri
ngsoft
enweakenandfai
lduetotheuseofimpropermater
ial
sinhi
gh-t
emp
ser
vice
B)Surf
acecorr
osi
onandstr
esscorr
osioncracki
ngar
et hemostcommont ypeoff
ail
ure
C)Hydrogensul
fi
de(H²S)f
requent
lycausescor
rosionfati
guef
ail
ureofspr
ings
D)Fai
ledspri
ngsareal
mostalwayscausedbycorrosion
Ans:D(576,
Sect5.
3.1/
2/3/
4)…H²
Scausesspr
ingst
resscor
rosi
oncr
acki
ng(
NACE
MR0175)

457.Whenselecti
ngtheappr
opri
atespr
ingmater
ial
,whichoft
hesefact
orsar
eNOT
themostimportantf
ormater
ial
stoprev
entSt
ressCorrosi
onCracki
ng(SCC)i
n
ref
iner
yrel
iefval
ves?
A)Materi
alst
rengt
h B)Hardness
C)Ducti
l
ity D)Heattreat
ment
Answer
:C(
API576,
Sect5.
3.4)…Page30bel
owFi
gur
e30andt
hebr
okenspr
ing

458.Duri
ngr el
iefval
vet
est
ingusi
ngairorbott
ledni
tr
ogen,
whatdoestheinspect
or
caref
ull
yli
stenf ort
odet
erminet
hatt
he“ setpr
essur
e”hasbeenr
eached?
A)Adist
inctpoponlymustalway sbethedet
ermi
ningfact
or
B)Anaudibl
eleak(hi
ssingnoise)fol
l
owedbyadisti
nctpop
C)Anaudibl
eleak(hissi
ngnoise)ist
hedeter
mini
ngfactor
D)Noneofthesearecorrect
Answer:B(
API576,
Sect5.
4.3)…Ai
sar
guabl
ycor
rect…Under
standt
het
erm
bl
owdown

459.Whent
est
ingr
eli
efv
alv
es,
ther
eli
efv
alv
eter
m“bl
owdown”r
efer
stot
he:
A)Dif
fer
encebetweensetpressureandtestor“pop”pr
essur
e
B)Dif
fer
encebetweensetandr eseat
ingpressur
e
C)Testor“Pop”pressur
e
D)Reseat
ingpressure
Answer:B(
API576,
Sect5.
4.6)…Seeal
sov
alv
eadj
ust
ingr
ingst
ocont
rolt
he
bl
owdown

460.At
erm usedrel
atedtost
icki
ngofthediski
nareli
efval
vewhenforeignpar
ti
cles
i
nthegui
dingsurf
acestendtorol
lthemetalup(t
ear
ingthemetal
)iscall
ed:
A)Gal
li
ng B)Chat
ter
ing
C)Hammeri
ng D)Wir
edr
awi
ng

Answer :A(API576,
Sect5.5.
2)…Gal l
ingisahugepr
obl
em causingmalf
uncti
onsin
guiding
Surfacesandthecorrectl
ubr
icantsel
ecti
onplay
sanimpor
tantrolei
ntheproper
operati
on

API576(
Chapt
er5&6)Exam Quest
ions(
API510,
Sect
.6.
6
Pat
hway)
461.Roughhandl
ingofar
eli
efv
alv
ecancauseoft
hef
oll
owi
ngpr
obl
emsexcept
:
A)Lif
ti
ngleversmaybedamaged
B)Achangei nthesetpressurecanresul
t
C)Int
ernalorexter
nall
eakagecanoccurwhent hevalv
eisinser
vice
D)Thev al
vemaybecomef rozeninservi
ceandfai
ltoper
formit
sf unct
ion
Answer:D(API576,
Sect5.
8.1)…Cor
rosi
oncausest
hev
alv
etobecomef
rozenand
f
uncti
on
462.Roughhandl
ingcanoccurwhen:
A)Dur
ingshi
pmentonl
y
B)Dur
ingshi
pmentormai
ntenance
C)Dur
ingshi
pmentormai
ntenanceori
nst
all
ati
on
D)Dur
ingshi
pmentormai
ntenanceori
nst
all
ati
onoroper
ati
on
Answer
:C(
API576,
Sect5.
8.1)…Easyquest
ion…Di
sther
etof
ooly
ou
463.Pr
essur
erel
iefv
alv
esshoul
dbeshi
pped(
transpor
ted)i
nwhatmanner
?
A)Onpallet
s(packagedandsecuredtopr eventdamage)
B)I
nanupr i
ghtpositi
on(toassur
ecorrectspringfuncti
on)
C)I
ncrates(packagedli
kethedeli
cat
ei nstr
ument sthattheyar
e)
D)I
ndi
viduall
ywrappedtosecurethevalveandpr eventdamage/cor
rosi
on
Answer
:B(
API576,
Sect5.
8.1&5.
8.4.
2)
464.Whi
choft
hesepr
ovi
desseatl
oadi
ngt
okeept
hepr
essur
e-r
eli
efv
alv
eti
ght
ly
cl
osed?
A)Bl
owdown
B)Colddiff
erenti
altestpressure(
CDTP)
C)Propercapacit
ydesi gn=t r
oubl
e-f
reeoperati
on
D)Diff
erenti
albetweenoper ati
ngandsetpressures
Answer:D(API576,
Sect5.
8.1)…bl
owdown=di
ff
erencebet
weensetandr
eseat
ing
pr
essur
e
465.(
Sameas#275…r
epeat
ed)Thepr
inci
palr
easonf
ori
nspect
ingapr
essur
erel
ief
devi
ceis:
A)Todetermineifiti
sfuncti
oni
ngproperl
y(soitcanprovideprotecti
onto
equi
p/per
sonnel)
B)Topreventfoul
ingandpluggingf
rom occurr
ingthatcouldrenderav al
veinoper
abl
e
C)Toassureequipment(pressurev
essel)saf
etybypreventingOv er
pressur
izat
ion
D)Toassurepersonnelsafet
y
Ans:A(API510,
Par
.6.
6 API576 Ch.6,
Par
a.6.
1.1i
nent
ir
ety
)APIwebsi
te
SampleQ
WARNI
NG: STUDYHI
GHLI
GHTEDSECTI
ON6(
API576) MORE

QUESTI
ONSCOMI
NGI
N2013 ENDOFAPI576STUDYQUESTI
ONS

Begi
nAPI577St
udyquest
ions(
Chapt
er4)
Not
e:NoDef
ini
ti
onQuest
ionsi
nher
ebuty
oucanexpectt
hem
Exer
cise4(
API577Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–35Q&A)
1.Wel
dingi
nspect
ioni
sacr
it
icalpar
tofanov
eral
l:
A)Weldi
nspect
ionpl
an B)Wel
dqualit
yassurancepr
ogr
am
C)Qual
it
yassur
anceplan D)I
nspect
ionprogr
am

Answer
:B…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
1 Wel
dingI
nspect
ion(
Gener
al)

2.Wel
dingI
nspecti
onincl
udesmuchmorethanj
ustthenon-
destructi
veexaminat
ion
oft
hecompletedweld.Manyot
heri
ssuesar
eimport
ant&theyincludealloft
hese
bel
owexcept:

A)Rev
iewofspecs&weldi
ngprocedur
es B)Rev
iewofjoi
ntdesign
C)Rev
iewofcl
eaningpr
ocedur
es D)Rev
iewofMater
ialVer
ifi
cati
onPr
ogr
am

Answer
:D…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
1 Wel
dingI
nspect
ion(
Gener
al)

3.Weldinginspect
ionact
ivi
ti
escanbesepar
atedi
ntot
hreestagescor
respondi
ngt
o
theweldingworkprocessandincl
udeal
loft
hefol
lowi
ngexcept:

A)Pri
ortowel
ding B)Duri
ngwel
ding
C)Duri
ngaudi
tsaft
erwel
dinspect
ions D)Uponcompl
eti
onofwel
ding

Answer
:C…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
1 Wel
dingI
nspect
ion(
Gener
al)

4.Whati
sthemostimport
antstageofweldi
ngtoassur
ethatwel
dingpr
obl
emsar
e
avoi
dedandchangesandcor
recti
onsnecessar
yaremade?

A)Inthepl
anningandprepar at
ionstagebeforeanyweldi
ngonj
obbegi
ns
B)Justimmediatel
ybeforetheplannedstartofweldi
ngonanewjob
C)Duringt
heweldingofinit
ialproducti
onjoi
nts
D)Eit
herduri
ngweldingorimmedi at
elyaf
ter

Answer
:A…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
2 Taskspr
iort
oWel
ding

5.Pr
iort
owel
ding,
arev
iewofdr
awi
ngs,
standar
ds,
codes,
andspeci
fi
cat
ionsi
sdone
t
o:

A)Under
standtherequi
rement sf
ortheweldingandident
if
yanyinconsi
stenci
es
B)Ensur
ethatthewelderunderst
andsthespecifi
cat
ionandisquali
fi
ed
C)Ensur
ethatthedrawingsmeetthespeci
f i
cati
ons
D)NoneofthesearecorrectperAPI577

Answer
:A…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
2.1 Dr
awi
ngs,
Codes&St
andar
ds

Exer
cise4(
API577Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–35Q&A)
6.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
eNOTQual
it
yCont
roli
temst
oassesspr
iort
owel
ding?

A)Weldingsymbols,wel
dsizes,weldj ointdesigns,&wel ddi
mensionsareclear
ly
speci
fied
B)Weldmapsi denti
fyweldi
ngpr ocedurespeci fi
cation(WPS)usedforspecif
icweld
j
oints
C)Dimensionsaredetai
l
edandanypot enti
alfordistort
ionhasbeenaddressed
D)Weldingconsumablesspecif
iedar etheonesbei ngusedintheweldi
ng

Answer
:D…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
2.1.
1 QCI
temst
oAssessPr
iort
oWel
ding

7.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
eNOTQual
it
yCont
roli
temst
oassesspr
iort
owel
ding?

A)Properhandli
ngofconsumabl es,ifany,hasbeenident
if
ied
B)Weatherprotecti
onandwindbr eakr equi
rementshavebeendefi
ned.
C)Mechanicalpropert
iesar
eidentif
ied&r equir
edtesti
nghasbeenperfor
med
D)Basemat er
ialrequi
rementshavebeenspeci fi
ed(regar
dingimpactt
estedmat
eri
als)

Answer
:C…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
2.1.
1 QCI
temst
oAssessPr
iort
oWel
ding

8.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
eNOTQual
it
yCont
roli
temst
oassesspr
iort
owel
ding?

A)Pressuretest
ingrequir
ements,
ifany,cl
earlyspeci
fi
ed
B)I
nspectionhold-
points/
NDErequirementsmetbyCont r
actor
C)Preheatrequi
rementsandacceptablepreheatmethodsdefi
ned
D)Post-weldheattr
eatment(PWHT)r equi
rementsandacceptabl
ePWHTmet
hod
def
ined

Answer
:B…Ref
erence:Sect
ion4.
2.1.
1 QCI
temst
oAssessPr
iort
oWel
ding

9.Whi
choft
hefoll
owi ngareNOTpotent
iali
nspect
oract
ionst
obet
akenr
egar
ding
Qual
it
yCont
roli
tem assessmentpr
iort
owelding?

A)I
dent
if
yandcl
ari
fymi
ssi
ngdet
ail
sinpr
ogr
essr
epor
ts
B)Highl
ightpot
enti
alweldproblemsnotaddr essedi nthedesi
gn
C)Ident
ifyandcl
ari
fyi
nconsistenci
eswi t
hstandar ds,codes&speci
fi
cati
on
requi
rements
D)Ident
ifyandcl
ari
fymissi
ngwel dsizes,di
mensi ons, t
ests&anyaddi
ti
onal
requi
rements

Ans:A…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.1.
2 QCI
temst
oAssessPr
iort
oWel
ding–Pot
ent
ialI
nsp
Acti
on

10.Inspect
orsshal
lrev
iewrequi
rement
sfortheweldmentwit
hthepersonneli
nvol
ved
withexecuti
ngthework(pr
iort
owork)andthiscanincl
udeal
loft
hefoll
owingenti
ti
es
except:

A)Designengineer B)Wel
dingengineer
C)Weldingorganizat
ion D)Pr
ojectManagementor
gani
zat
ion

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.2Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–wel
dmentr
equi
rement
s I
nsp
Org!

Exer
cise4(
API577Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–35Q&A)
11.I
nspector
sshallr
evi
ewrequi
rement
sfortheweldments(
pri
ort
owor
k)andt
his
cani
ncludealloft
hefol
lowi
ngQCitemstoassessexcept
:
A)Compet encyofinspecti
onorgani
zationtosupervi
sewor kprocess
B)Compet encyofweldingorgani
zati
ont operfor
m weldingacti
vi
tiesper
Codes/STDs/Specs
C)Roles/r
esponsibi
li
ti
esofengineers/weldi
ngorg&i nspector
sisdef i
ned/
appr
opr
iat
e
forwork
D)Independenceofinspecti
onorganizati
onfrom pr
oduct i
onorganizat
ioni
s
clear
/demonstrat
ed
Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.2.
1Wel
dmentRequi
rement
s QCI
temst
oAssess!

12.Inspect
orsrevi
ewingr
equir
ementsfort
heweldment
s(pr
iort
owork)andfi
ndi
ng
thatPotent
ialI
nspect
oracti
onisr
equir
edregar
dingQCi
temsshoul
dtakeact
ionas
foll
ows:
A)Makeal ogentryont hematterandawai twel
dingresults
B)Documentt hedeficienci
esthoroughlyandawai tweldi
ngr esult
s
C)Highl
ightdefi
cienciesandconcer nswiththeorganizat
ionst oappr
opri
ateper
sonnel
D)Highl
ightdefi
ciencies/concernstotheappropr
iatepersonnel anddemandcorr
ecti
ve
act
ions
Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.2.
2Wel
dmentRequi
rement
s Pot
ent
ialI
nspect
orAct
ion!

13.Inspect
orsshal
lrev
iewwel
dingpr
ocedur
es(
WPS)&qual
if
icat
ionr
ecor
ds(
WPQs)
pri
ortowor kt
oassurethat
:
A)Al
lpr
ocedur
es&qual
i
ficat
ionr
ecor
dsar
ecompl
eted
B)Al
lprocedur
es&qual
i
ficat
ionrecor
dsar
ecompl
etedandaccept
abl
eforwor
k
C)Al
lprocedur
es&qual
if
icat
ionrecor
dsar
ecompl
etedandsi
gnedbytheEngi
neer
D)Noneoftheabov
earecorrect
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.3Pr
ocedur
es&Qual
if
icat
ionRecor
ds!

14.I
nspect
orsrevi
ewingweldi
ngprocedures&quali
fi
cat
ionr
ecor
ds(
pri
ort
owor
k)
shoul
dassessalloft
hefol
lowingQuali
tyContr
oli
temsexcept
:
A)Welderper
for
mancequal i
fi
cati
ons(WPQ)meetr equir
ementsf
orthePQR
B)Wel
derperfor
mancequal i
fi
cati
ons(WPQ)meetr equir
ementsf
ortheWPS
C)WPSar epr
operl
yquali
fi
ed/meetapplicabl
ecodes,STDs&specsforwor
k
D)Pr
ocedurequali
fi
cat
ionrecords(PQR)areproper
lyperf
ormed&suppor
tWPS
Ans:A…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.3.
1 Pr
ocedur
es&Qual
if
icat
ionRecor
ds QCI
temst
o
Assess!

15.I
nspectorsrev
iewingwel di
ngprocedur
es&quali
fi
cati
onrecor
ds(pr
iort
owor
k)
andfi
ndingthatPotentialI
nspect
oracti
onisr
equi
redregardi
ngQCit
emsshoul
dtake
al
lofthefoll
owingactionsEXCEPT:
A)Obtainacceptabl
eWPS( s)andPQR(s)forthewor k
B)Quali
fyWPS( s)whererequi
redandwitnessqualif
icat
ioneff
ort
C)Quali
fyorre-qual
if
yweldersasrequi
red&wi tnessapercentageofwel
der
qual
i
ficati
ons
D)Qualif
yWPQswher erequi
redandanyPQRsneeded&wi t
nessa%ofwel der
qual
i
ficati
ons

Answer:D…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.3.
2 Pr
ocedur
es/
Qualr
ecor
ds pot
ent
iali
nspect
or
act
ion!

Exer
cise4(
API577Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–35Q&A)
16.I
nspect
orsshal
lrev
iewNDEI
nfor
mat
ionpr
iort
owor
ktoassur
ethat
:
A)Conf
ir
mtheNDEprocedur
e(s)from i
nspect
ionorganizat
ionareacceptableforthe
work
B)Conf
ir
mtheNDEexaminer
(s)from i
nspecti
onorganizati
onareacceptableforthe
work
C)Conf
ir
mtheNDEequipmentfrom i
nspecti
onorganizati
onisacceptabl
ef orthework
D)Conf
ir
mtheNDEexaminer
(s)arecerti
fi
edtoASNTSNTTC- 189standard

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.4NDEI
nfor
mat
ion!

17.Inspect
orsrev
iewi
ngNDEI nf
ormati
on(
pri
ort
owor
k)shoul
dassessal
loft
he
fol
lowingQuali
tyCont
roli
temsexcept
:
A)NDEexaminersar
eproperl
ycer
ti
fi
edf ortheNDEt
echni
que
B)Condi
ti
onoftheequi
pmentisacceptabl
e
C)NDEprocedur
esarecurr
entandaccurate
D)Cal
i
brat
ionofNDEequi
pmenti
scur
rent

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.4.
1 NDEI
nfor
mat
ion QCI
temst
oAssess!

18.I
nspector
srevi
ewingNDEInf
ormat
ion(
pri
ort
owork)andf
indingt
hatPot
enti
al
I
nspectoract
ioni
srequir
edr
egardi
ngQCit
emsshoul
dtakewhichoft
heseacti
ons?
A)Ident
if
y&correctdef
icienci
esi
ncer
ti
fi
cat
ions&pr
ocedur
es&obt
aincal
i
brat
ed
equipment
B)Ident
if
y&correctdef
icienci
esi
ncer
ti
fi
cat
ions&pr
ocedur
es
C)Ident
if
y&correctdef
icienci
esi
ncer
ti
fi
cat
ions
D)Noneofthesearecorrect

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.4.
2 NDEI
nfor
mat
ion Pot
ent
ialI
nspect
orAct
ion!

19.I
nspect
orsshal
lcheckWel
dingequi
pment&I
nst
rument
spr
iort
owor
kto:
A)Confi
rm Wel
dingequi
pment&I
nst
rument
soperat
eproperl
yandar
eingood
condi
ti
on
B)Confi
rm Wel
dingequi
pment&I
nst
rument
soperat
eproperl
yandar
ecal
ibr
ated
C)Confi
rm Wel
dingequi
pment&I
nst
rument
soperat
eproperl
y
D)Confi
rm Wel
dingequi
pment&I
nst
rument
sarecal
ibr
ated

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.5 Wel
dingequi
pment&I
nst
rument
s

20.I
nspectorschecki
ngweldi
ngequipment&instr
ument
spr
iort
owor
kshoul
dassess
al
lofthefoll
owingQuali
tyCont
rol
itemsexcept:
A)Wel
dingmachinecalibrat
ioniscurrent
B)I
nst
ruments(ammet ers,vol
tmeters,contactpyrometers)havecur
rentcali
brati
ons
C)Wel
dingcabi
netsforlargequantit
yst or
ageofher met
icall
yseal
edcontainersexist
s
onj
ob
D)Wel
dingconsumablest or
ageov ensoper ate(automati
cheatcontrol
,vi
sibletemp
i
ndi
cat
ion)

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.5.
1 Wel
dingEqui
p&I
nst
rument
s QCI
temst
oAssess!

Exer
cise4(
API577Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–35Q&A)
21.Inspectorscheckingweldi
ngequi
pment&instr
ument
s(pr
iort
owork)andf
indi
ng
thatPotentialI
nspectoract
ionisr
equi
redr
egardi
ngQCit
emsshouldensur
ewhichof
theseactionsistaken?
A)Cali
brat
eequi pmentandinstr
umentsandrej
ectanydef ect
iveequi
pmentand
i
nstr
ument s
B)Cali
brat
eequi pmentandinstr
umentsandreplaceanydefecti
veequipmentand
i
nstr
ument s
C)Recali
brateequipmentandinstr
umentsandreplaceanydefecti
veequipmentand
i
nstr
ument s
D)Noneoft hesearecorr
ect
Answer:C…Ref
:Sec.4.
2.5.
2 wel
dingequi
p&i
nst
rument Pot
ent
iali
nspect
or
act
ion

22.I
nspect
orsshal
lcheckHeatTreatment&Pr
essur
eTest
ingpr
ocedur
es/
associ
ated
equi
pmentpri
ortoworktoinorderto:
A)Confi
rm HeatTreatment&Pr
essur
etest
ingprocedures/
associat
edequi pmentar
e
accept
able
B)Confi
rm HeatTreatment&Pr
essur
etest
ingassociat
edequipmenti saccept
able
C)Confi
rm HeatTreatment&Pr
essur
etest
ingproceduresareacceptabl
e
D)Noneoft hesearecor
rect
Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.6 HeatTr
eat
ment&Pr
essur
eTest
ing
23.Inspect
orschecki
ngHeatTreat
ment&PressureTesti
ngprocedur
es/associ
ated
equipmentpri
ortoworkshoul
dassessal
lofthefoll
owingQuali
tyContr
olit
ems
except:
A)Heatt r
eat
mentpr ocedureisavai
labl
e&appr opri
ate&equipmentcali
brat
ionsar
e
current
B)Pr essuretesti
ngequipment&gaugescal i
brated&meetappr opr
iat
etest
requirements
C)Pr essuretesti
ngproceduresareavai
labl
eanddet ai
lthet
esti
ngrequir
ement s
D)Tr ainedpersonnelt
operform act
ivi
ti
eshavebeenappr ov
edf ort
hewor k
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.6.
1 HeatTr
eat&Pr
essTest
ing QCI
temst
oAssess!
24.Inspect
orschecki
ngHeatTreat
ment&PressureTest
ingprocedur
es/associat
ed
equipment(pri
ortowork)andf
indi
ngt
hatPotenti
alI
nspectoracti
oni
srequired
regardi
ngQCi t
emsshouldensurewhi
choftheseacti
onsistaken?
A)Obtai
ncali
brat
edequi
pment&i
dent
if
y&cor
rectdef
ici
enci
esi
nequipment&
pr
ocedures
B)Obtai
ncali
brat
edequi
pment&i
dent
if
y&cor
rectdef
ici
enci
esi
nprocedur
es
C)Obtai
ncali
brat
edequi
pment&i
dent
if
y&cor
rectdef
ici
enci
esi
nequipment
D)Noneofthesearecor
rect
Answer:B…Ref
:Sec.4.
2.6.
2 HeatTr
eat&Pr
essTest
ing Pot
ent
ialI
nspect
or
Acti
on
25.I
nspectorsshal
lcheckal
lMat
eri
als(
forwel
ding)pr
iort
owor
ktoi
nor
dert
oensur
e
al
lofthefoll
owingexcept
:
A)Ensur
eal
lfi
ll
ermetals,
basemat eri
als,andbacki
ngri
ngmat er
ial
sar
eproper
ly
i
denti
fi
ed
B)Ensur
eal
lfi
ll
ermetals,
basemat eri
als,andbacki
ngr
ingmaterial
sar
eproper
ly
marked
C)Ensur
emateri
alt
raceabil
i
tyismaintainedaspermandat
oryAPI578requi
rement
s
D)Ensur
ePMIisperf
ormed( ifr
equir
ed)t over
if
ythemater
ial
composit
ion

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.7 Mat
eri
als
 Exer
cise4(
API577Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–35Q&A)
26.I
nspect
orschecki
ngMateri
alspr
iort
owor
kshoul
dassessal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ng
Qual
it
yControli
temsexcept
:
A)Mater
ial
testcert
ificati
onsar eavail
abl
e&i t
emspr operl
ymarked(incl.back-
upri
ngs
i
fused)
B)El
ectr
odemar ki
ng/ barewireflagtags/
ident
ifi
cati
ononwi r
espoolsas- speci
fi
ed
C)Fi
ll
ermateri
almar kingsarev i
sibl
eandknownt othewel di
ngorganizati
on
D)Basemetalmarkingsar etraceabletoamat er
ialcerti
fi
cati
on
Answer:C…Ref
:Sec.4.
2.7.
1 Mat
ls QCI
temst
oAssess Fi
ll
ermat
ltobe
tr
aceable
27.I
nspect
orschecki
ngMateri
alspr
iort
owor
kshoul
dassessal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ng
Qual
it
yControli
temsexcept
:
A)Paintstri
pingcolorcodemeetsrequirementsofPFI-
ES-22
B)Recordingoffil
lerandbasemetal t
raceabi
li
tyinf
ormati
onisperfor
med
C)Basemet al st
ampingsarelowstressandnotdet r
imental
tothecomponent
D)PMIr ecordssupplementmateri
altraceabi
li
ty/
confi
rm mater
ial
ofconst
ruct
ion
Answer:A…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.7.
1 Mat
ls QCI
tems Col
orCode=Cor
rectf
or
mater
ial
28.Inspectorschecki
ngMater
ial
s(pr
iort
owork)andf
indi
ngthatPot
enti
alI
nspect
or
acti
onisr equir
edregardi
ngQCit
emsshouldensur
ewhichoft
heseacti
onsist
aken?
A)Rej
ect/quar
anti
nenon-tr
aceableorimproperl
ymar kedmateri
alsorinappropri
ate
mater
ial
s
B)Havequaranti
nednon-t
raceableori
mpr operl
ymar kedmat
erial
sori nappropri
ate
mater
ial
s
C)Donotapprovenon-t
raceableorimproperl
ymar kedmater
ial
sori nappropri
ate
mater
ial
s
D)Rej
ectnon-tr
aceabl
eorimpr oper
lymarkedmat eri
alsandr
ejectinappropri
ate
mater
ial
s
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.4.
2.7.
2 Mat
eri
als Pot
ent
ialI
nspect
orAct
ion

29.Weldi
nginspect
iondur
ingwel
dingoperat
ionsshoul
dincl
udeaudi
tpar
ameter
sto
veri
fywel
dingisper
formedtopr
oceduresandsuchtasksmayincl
udeal
loft
hese
except
:
A)Qual
i
tyAssur
ance(
QA&QCumbr
ell
aisest
abl
i
shedwi
tht
hewel
dingor
gani
zat
ion)

B)Unaccept
abl
eworkmanship(Addressedandsuchwor ki
squar
anti
nedwhenfound)
C)Weldmentexami
nati
ons(i
ncludephy si
calchecks,vi
sual
exams,i
n-pr
ocessNDE)
D)Weldi
ngparamet
ersandtechniques(aresupportedbyWPSandWPQ)
Ans:B…Ref
:Sect
.4.
3(al
l) TASKSDURI
NGWELDI
NG Audi
tPar
amet
ers/
3tasks

30.Fi
nalt
asksuponcompl
eti
onoft
hewel
dmentandwor
kshoul
dincl
udet
hoset
hat
assurefi
nalwel
dqual
it
ybef
orepl
aci
ngt
hewel
dmenti
nser
vice&t
heyi
ncl
udeal
lof
theseexcept
:
A)DocumentAudi t(Per
formf i
nalaudi
tofInspdossiertoidenti
fy
i
naccuracies/
incompl et
einfo)B)Appearance&f i
nish(Veri
fypost-
weldacceptance,
appearance&f i
nishingofweldedjoint
s)
C)NDEr eview(Ver i
fyNDEisper f
ormedatselectedlocati
ons&r evi
ewexaminer’s
fi
ndings)
D)Identi
fynon-conformancesanddef ect
sandt akeimmedi atecorr
ect
iveact
ions
Answer:D…Ref:Sect
.4.4(al
l) TASKSUPONCOMPLETIONOFWELDI NG…Cor r
ect
i
sDocumentAudit,
Appearance&fini
sh,
NDEr evi
ew,
PWHT,Pr
essureTesti
ng… Non-
conf
ormancesanddefect
sshouldbeaddressedATANYTI
MEduringweldi
ng
i
nspect
ion

Exer
cise4(
API577Wel
dingI
nspect
ion–35Q&A)
31.Finaltasksuponcompleti
onoftheweldmentandwor
kshoul
dincludethosethat
assurefinalweldqual
it
ybeforepl
acingt
heweldmenti
nserv
ice&theyincl
udeallof
theseexcept :
A)DocumentAudi t(Performf i
nalaudi
tofInspdossiertoidenti
fy
i
naccuracies/i
ncompl eteinfo)B)Appearance&finish(Veri
fypost-
weldaccept
ance,
appearance&f i
nishingofwel dedjoint
s)
C)NDEr ev i
ew(Ver i
fyNDEi sper f
ormedatselectedlocati
ons&r evi
ewexaminer’
s
fi
ndings)
D)PWHT( Veri
fyPWHTi sper formedtotheprocedureandpr oducesaccept
abl
eresul
ts)
E)PressureTesting( Ver
ifyPressureTestisper
formedt otheprocedure)
F)Allareincor
rect…Ti mef orsmokebr eakbecauseInev erdoitri
ght
Answer
:F…Ref
:Sect
.4.
4(al
l) TASKSUPONCOMPLETI NG…
ONOFWELDI

32.Ifdefectsornon-conformances(
Inspect
orhasworki
ssues)t
ospeci
fi
cati
onare
foundbyt heInspect
or,thisshoul
dbehandledwhenandi
nwhatmanner(Ident
if
y
Falsestatement):
A)Inspect
ortakesacti
onsontheseissuesatanyt imedur i
ngthewel dinginspect i
on
B)Inspect
ortakesacti
onsontheseissuesafterhisweldinginspect
ionsbyr epor t
i
ssuance
C)Inspect
ortakesstepst
oensurecorrect
ionoft heissuesbeforewel dingpr oceeds
fur
ther
D)Inspect
orbringsi
ssuestoatt
enti
onoft hoseresponsiblebeforewel dingpr oceeds
fur
ther
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.4.
5 NON-
CONFORMANCESANDDEFECTS

33.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
efal
ser
egar
dingNDEExami
nerCer
ti
fi
cat
ions?
A)ASMEVmayr
equi
reexami
ner
sbequal
if
iedi
naccor
dancewi
thASNTSNT-TC-
1A
B)ASMEVmayr
equi
reexami
ner
sbequal
i
fiedi
naccor
dancewi
thANSI
/ASNTCP-189
C)ASNTSNT-
TC-
1A&CP-
189ar
emandator
ywhenev
erASMEVcodeappl i
esto
wel
ding
D)ASNTSNT-
TC-
1A&CP-
189ar
egui
del
ines&STDsforcer
ti
fi
cat
ionofNDEinsp
per
sonnel
Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.4.
6 NDEExami
nerCer
ti
fi
cat
ions

34.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
efal
ser
egar
dingSaf
etyPr
ecaut
ionsf
orWel
ding?
A)Thear ci
sasour ceofbothv isibl
eandinfraredli
ght,butnotultr
av i
oletli
ght.
B)Eyeprotect
ionusingproperfilter
sandpr operclothi
ngt ocovertheski nshoul
dbe
used
C)Propervent
ilat
ionisnecessar ytoremoveair -
borneparti
culat
est hatincl
ude
vapor
izedmetal
D)Inareasofinadequateventi
lation(conf
inedspace) ,
fil
teredbreathi
ngpr otect
ionmay
bereq’
d
Answer
:A…Ref
:Sec.4.
7 Saf
etyPr
ecaut
ion Ul
tr
avi
oletl
ightmaycausesev
ere
bur
n

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choft
hesest
atement
sar
efal
ser
egar
dingSaf
etyPr
ecaut
ionsf
orWel
ding?
A)Weldingcanproducesparksandotherair
bornedebr
isthatcanburntheeyes
B)Ventil
ati
onpracti
cesinconfi
nedspacesshouldbecaref
ullyr
evi
ewedbeforewor k
begins
C)Appropri
ateprecaut
ionsaroundweldi
ngincl
udeeyeprotecti
on/
propercl
othi
ngt o
coverski
n
D)Useofgas-shiel
dedprocessesinconfi
nedspacescancreateanit
rogen-
defi
cient
envi
ronment
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.4.
7 Saf
etyPr
ecaut
ions

Exer
cise5(
API577Wel
dingPr
ocesses–15Q&A)
Tip:Ther
earewel
dingprocessquest
ionsi
nsomeexamsl iket
hiseasyexamplef
rom
theAPIwebsit
e From the10sampleexam quest
ionsf
rom t
heAPIwebsite
 API577,
Par
a5.
3 easy
one

Bereadyf
orsi
mil
arQsaboutGMAW (sol
idwir
e)…FCAW (
hol
lowf
lux-
fi
ll
edcor
ewi
re)
,
et
c…Knowt hebasi
csofeachwel
dingpr
ocess

Whichone?SeeAPI577Par
a.5.2 SMAW
SeeQ&A#2ont
henextpage…Thi
sisanot
herwaythatAPIcanaskt
hisquest
ion!
!!

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inuousf
il
lermet
al

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inuousf
il
lermet
alandf
lux
cont
ainedwi
thi
nat
ubul
arel
ect
rode

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Exer
cise5(
API577Wel
dingPr
ocesses–15Q&A)
1.Thei
nspect
orshoul
dunder
standt
hebasi
car
cwel
dingpr
ocessesmostf
requent
ly
usedinthefabri
cat
ionandrepairofref
iner
yandchemi
calpr
ocessequi
pment
.These
processesi
ncludealloft
hefol
lowingexcept:
A)Shiel
dedmetalar
cwelding(
SMAW)andgastungst
enarcwel
ding(
GTAW)
B)Submergedarcweldi
ng(SAW)andGasmet
alarcweldi
ng(
GMAW)
C)Coredfl
uxarcweldi
ng(CFAW)
D)Studarcwel
ding(SW)
Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.5.
1 Wel
dingPr
ocesses Gener
al

2.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sregar
dingSMAW i
sFal
se?

A)SMAW usesarcheat(comingfrom t
ipofconsumablecover
edelect
rode)tomelt
basemet
al
B)SMAW shi
eldi
ngisprovidedfr
om thedecompositi
onoftheel
ectr
odecov er
ing
C)SMAW isthemostwidelyusedofthev ar
iousar
cweldi
ngprocesses
D)SMAW usesanarcbetweenabar eelectr
odeandtheweldpool.
Ans:D…Ref
:Sect
.5.
2 SMAW Pr
ocess SMAW  SeeSAMPLEQ(
APIWEBSI
TE)

3.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sregar
dingSMAW i
sFal
se?

A)SMAW useseit
heracordc,dependi
ngonweldi
ngpowersupply&el ect
rodesel
ect
ed
B)SMAW powersuppl
ythati
spr ef
err
edistheCVorconstant
-vol
tagepowersuppl
y
C)SMAW i
sperformedwit
houttheappli
cati
onofpr
essure
D)SMAW isal
waysamanual weldi
ngprocess
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.5.
2 Wel
dingPr
ocesses SMAW

4.Dependi
ngonthety
peofSMAW el
ect
rodebei
ngused,
thecov
eri
ngper
for
msal
lof
thefol
lowi
ngf
uncti
onsEXCEPT:
A)Establishest
hemechanicalpropert
iesandchar
acter
ist
icsoftheel
ectr
ode
B)Provi
dessl agbl
ankettoprot
ecthotwel dmetalf
rom ai
r&enhancesmechanical
proper
ti
es
C)Providesameansofaddi ngalloyi
ngelementst
ochangewel dmetalmechani
cal
proper
ti
es
D)Providesgastoshiel
darc/preventexcessi
veat
mosphericcontami
nati
onofmolten
fi
l
lermet al
Ans:A…Sect.5.
2.1 SMAW El
ect
rodeCov
eri
ng est
abl
ishesel
ect
ri
cal
char
act
eri
sti
cs

5.Somecommonl
yaccept
edadv
ant
agesoft
heSMAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hese
except
:
A)Equipmenti
srel
ati
vel
ysimple/i
nexpensiv
e/por
tabl
e&canbeusedi nareasofl
i
mit
ed
access
B)SMAW processi
slesssensi
tivetowindanddraftt
hanotherwel
dingpr
ocesses
C)SMAW processi
ssuit
ableformostoft hecommonlyusedmetalsandall
oys
D)SMAW processal
lowsforexcell
entcontr
olofr
ootpasspenetr
ati
on
Ans:D…Sect.5.2.
2 Wel
dingPr
ocesses AdvantagesofSMAW …Disan
advant
ageoftheGTAW Pr
ocess…Watchoutforquesti
onsli
kethi
sont
herealAPI
577exam!

Exer
cise5(
API577Wel
dingPr
ocesses–15Q&A)
6.Li
mit
ati
onsassoci
atedwi
tht
heSMAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Slagmustberemovedbeforedeposi
ti
ngawel dbeadadjacenttoaprevi
ousl
y
deposi
tedbead
B)Slagmustberemovedbeforedeposi
ti
ngawel dbeadontoapr evi
ousl
ydeposi
ted
weldbead
C)Deposit
ionr
atesar
elowerthanforal
lotherpr
ocesses(GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW)
D)Slagmustberemovedatstopsandstart
s
Answer:C…Sec.5.2.3 Weldi
ngPr
ocesses SMAW Li
mitat
ions…suchasGMAW
i
scorrect…notacceptedov
erGTAW Pr
ocess…Watchoutforquest
ionsl
iket
hison
exam!

7.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sregar
dingGTAW i
sFal
se?

A)GTAW DCENweldingoff
ersadvantagesofdeeperpenetr
ati
onandfast
erwel
ding
speeds
B)GTAW usesanarcbet
weenaconsumabl etungst
enelect
rodeandthewel
dpool
C)GTAW i
susedwithashiel
dinggas&wi thouttheappl
icat
ionofpr
essur
e
D)GTAW canbeusedwithorwithouttheaddit
ionoffi
ll
ermetal
Answer:B…Ref
:Sect
.5.
3 Wel
dingPr
ocesses GTAW  Non-
consumabl
e
tungst
en

8.Somecommonl
yaccept
edadv
ant
agesoft
heGTAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hese
except
:

A)Canbeusedwi t
horwi thoutfil
l
ermet al
,dependentontheappl
i
cat
ion
B)Al
lowsf orexcel
lentcontrolofrootpassweldpenetrat
ion
C)Produceshighpur i
tywelds,general
lyfr
eefrom defect
s
D)Nopost -
weldcleaningisrequired
Ans:D…Sect
.5.
3.1 Wel
dingPr
ocesses Adv
ant
agesofGTAW …Ver
yli
tt
le
cl
eani
ng

9.Li
mit
ati
onsassoci
atedwi
tht
heGTAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Theweldi
ngequi
pmentismorecomplex,morecost
ly,
andlesspor
tabl
ethant
hatfor
SMAW
B)Deposi
ti
onrat
es=lowerthanr
atespossi
blewit
hconsumableel
ect
rodearcwel
ding
pr
ocesses
C)GTAW hasalowtol
eranceforcontami
nantsonfi
ll
erorbasemetal
s
D)Di
ffi
cul
ttoshi
eldt
hewel dzoneproper
lyi
ndraft
yenvir
onments
Answer
:A…Sec.5.
3.2 Pr
ocesses Li
mit
ati
onsofGTAW  A=GMAW l
imi
tat
ion


10.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sregar
dingGMAW i
sFal
se?

A)GMAW usesshi
eldi
ngfrom ext
ernallysuppliedgasandwi thouttheappl
icati
onof
pr
essur
e
B)GMAW usesanarcbetweencontinuousf il
l
ermet alel
ectrodeandt heweldpool
C)GMAW usesCCpowersuppl y&eithershor tci
rcui
ti
ng/globular
/spraymethod
D)GMAW maybeoperatedinsemiaut omatic,machine,orautomaticmodesonl y
Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.5.
4 Wel
dingPr
ocesses GMAW  C=CVpowersuppl
y
used

Exer
cise5(
API577Wel
dingPr
ocesses–15Q&A)
11.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sregar
dingGMAW-
S(Shor
t-
cir
cui
ti
ngt
ransf
er)i
snot
tr
ue?

A)Itcreat
esfastfreezi
ngweldpool bestsuit
edf orj
oiningthinsections/out-
of
posit
ion/r
ootpass
B)Itcoversl
owestr angeofwel
dingcur r
ents/elect
rodediamet ersassociatedGMAW
processes
C)Duet ofast-
fr
eezingnatur
eofthisprocess,thepot enti
alforlackofsidewallfusi
on
exist
s
D)Itresul
tsinahighlydir
ect
edstream ofdiscretedropsaccel erat
edbyar cforces

Answer
:D…Sec.5.
4.1 Wel
dingPr
ocesses D=GMAW Spr
ayt
ransf
er
char
act
eri
sti
c

12.Somecommonl
yaccept
edadv
ant
agesoft
heGMAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hese
except
:

A)Minimalpost-
weldcleani
ngisr equi
redduetoabsenceofslag
B)Deposit
ionrat
esaresignif
icantlyhi
gherthanthosewit
hSMAW
C)Al
lowsf ort
heexcell
entcontroloftherootpassweldpenet
rat
ion
D)Onlyconsumableelectr
odepr ocessusedtowel dmostcommerci
almet
als/
all
oys

Answer
:C…Sect
.5.
4.4 Pr
ocesses GMAW Adv
ant
ages C=GTAW Adv
ant
age

13.Li
mit
ati
onsassoci
atedwi
tht
heGMAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ng
EXCEPT:

A)GMAW hasalowt ol
eranceforcontaminant
sonf i
l
lermetal
sorbasemet al
s
B)Thewel
dingarcshoul
dbepr otect
edf r
om airdr
aft
sthatwil
ldisper
set heshi
eldi
ng
gas
C)Whenusi
ngtheGMAW- Sprocess,t
hewel dismoresuscepti
bletolackofadequate
fusi
on
D)Thewel
dingequipmentismorecompl ex,morecostl
y,andl
essportablethanthatf
or
SMAW

Answer
:A…Sect
.5.
4.5 Pr
ocesses Li
mit
ati
onsofGMAW  A=GTAW Li
mit
ati
on

14.Somecommonl
yaccept
edadv
ant
agesoft
heFCAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hese
except
:

A)Shiel
dingisproducedatthewel dsurf
ace(moretol
erantofstrongerai
rcurrentsthan
GMAW)
B)Onlyconsumabl eelect
rodeprocessthatcanbeusedtowel dmostcommer cial
metals/
all
oys
C)Slagthatsupportsandshapest heweldbeadandfluxthatprovi
desmet al
l
ur gi
cal
benefi
ts
D)Highdepositi
onandpr oducti
vit
yratesthanot
herprocessessuchasSMAW

Answer
:B…Sect
.5.
5.1 Pr
ocesses FCAW Adv
ant
agesA=GMAW Adv
ant
age

15.Li
mit
ati
onsassoci
atedwi
tht
heFCAW pr
ocessi
ncl
udeal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Thewel dingequipmentismor ecomplex,morecostl

y,andlesspor t
ablethanthatf
or
SMAW
B)Self-
shi
eldingFCAW gener at
eslargevolumesofweldi
ngf umes/requir
esexhaust
equipment
C)Backingmat er
ialisr
equiredforrootpassweldi
ng&slagr equi
resremov albet
ween
passes
D)FCAW pr ocessisli
mitedtoshopappl i
cati
onsandtheflatandhorizontalposi
ti
ons

Ans:D…Sect
.5.
5.2 Pr
ocesses Li
mit
ati
onsofFCAW  D=SAW l
imi
tat
ion(
fl
at)

Exer
cise6(
API577Wel
dingPr
ocesses–15Q&A)
1.Qual
if
iedweldingprocedur
esdetai
lthest
epsnecessar
ytomakeaspeci
fi
cwel
d
andgeneral
lyconsistofal
lofthef
oll
owingexcept
:

A)Det
ail
sofweldmechani cal
proper
ti
es
B)Wel
dingprocessvari
abl
es
C)Det
ail
softheweldjoint
D)Awrit
tendescri
pti
on
Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.6.
1 Pr
ocedur
es Gener
alA=Testdat
a(gi
veni
nthePQR)

2.Asamini
mum,wel
dingpr
oceduresqual
if
iedt
oASMESectIXar
erequi
redbyal
lof
thef
oll
owi
ngexampl
eswhereCodesareemployedexcept
:

A)Constr
ucti
oncodesusedinfabri
cat
ionofnewequi
pment&pi
ping(
ref
iner
y,chemical
pl
ant)
B)Constr
ucti
oncodesusedinfabri
cat
ionofnewequi
pment&pi
ping(
watertr
eatment
pl
ants)
C)API510inspect
ioncode(
repairwel
ding)
D)API570inspect
ioncode(
repairwel
ding)

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.6.
1 Pr
ocedur
es Gener
al B=Tr
icky…ScopeSect
ion1

3.Regar
dingASMECoder
equi
rement
s,t
heWPSpr
ovi
desdi
rect
iont
o:

A)TheInspectoroverseeingthepr oduct
ionwel ding
B)TheEngineeroverseeingthepr oducti
onwel ding
C)Thewelderwhi l
emaki ngpr oductionwelds
D)Noneoft hese

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.6.
1 Pr
ocedur
es Gener
al

4.ThePQRi
sal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngexcept
:

A)Recor
dofwel
dingdatausedtoweldat estcoupon
B)Recor
dofwel
dingvari
ablesusedtoweldat estcoupon
C)Recor
doft
estresul
tsusedtoquali
fythewel di
ngprocedure
D)Recor
doft
hewel di
ngparameterstobeusedi ntheproduct
ionwel
ds

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.6.
1 Pr
ocedur
es Gener
al D=WPSi
sthi
s…Nott
hePQR!

5.Thepur
poseoft
hePQRi
stoest
abl
isht
he:

A)Proper
tiesoftheweldment
B)Suit
abil
i
t yoft
heweldment
C)Recordforweldmentconstr
ucti
on
D)Noneoft hesearecorr
ectperAPI577

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.6.
1 Pr
ocedur
es Gener
al

Exer
cise6(
API577Wel
dingPr
ocesses–15Q&A)
6.Thepur
poseoft
heWPQi
sto:

A)Est
abl
ishwel
deri
scapabl
eofwel
ding
B)Est
abl
i
shwelderi
scapabl
eofmaki
ngaqual
i
tywel
d
C)Est
abl
ishwel
deri
scapabl
eofmaki
ngaqual
it
ywel
dusi
ngt
heWPS
D)Est
abl
i
shwel
deri
scapabl
eofmaki
ngaqual
i
tywel
dusi
ngt
heWPS&t
hePQR

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.6.
1 Pr
ocedur
es Gener
al

7.ASMESect
ionI
Xrequi
res“
WHO”t
odev
elopwel
dingpr
ocedur
es?

A)Eachowner /userEngineer
ingOrgani
zat
ion
B)Eachowner /
useroft heequipment
C)Eachmanuf acturer&contract
or
D)EachInspectionOrganizat
ion

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.6.
2 Pr
ocedur
es WPSSect
ion

8.Compl
etedWPSf
orawel
dingpr
ocessaddr
esses:

A)Allessenti
alvar
iabl
esinagivenWPSf oragivenprocess.
B)Allessenti
alandnonessenti
alvar
iablesinagivenWPSf oragivenprocess.
C)Allessenti
alvar
iabl
es(I
ncludi
ngsuppl ementalessenti
alvari
ablesi
fnotchtoughness
i
sr eqd)
D)Allessenti
al&nonessenti
alvar
iables(supp.essenti
alvari
ablesonl
yifnotch
toughnessreqd)

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.6.
2 Pr
ocedur
es WPSSect
ion

9.Essent
ialv
ari
ablesaff
ectmechanicalpr
opert
iesoft
hewel
d.Ift
heyar
echanged
beyondwhattherefer
encecodeparagraphal
lowsfort
hepr
ocess,t
heWPS:

A)MaybeusedattheI nspect
or’sdiscret
ion
B)Mustbere-
quali
fied(newPQRempl oyed)
C)Maybeusedast hemechani calproperti
esoftheweldwil
lnotbeaffect
ed
D)Mayeit
herbere-quali
fi
ed(newPQRempl oyed)orusedatt
heInspector
’sdi
scr
eti
on

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.6.
2 Pr
ocedur
es WPSSect
ion

10.Whennonessent
ialv
ari
abl
esar
echangedont
heWPS,
whatmustbedone?

A)MaybeusedattheI nspect
or’
sdi
scret
ion
B)Mustbere-
quali
fied(newPQRempl oy
ed)
C)Maybechangedoft heWPSandt henused
D)Mayeit
herbere-quali
fi
ed(newPQRempl oy
ed)orusedatt
heI
nspect
or’
sdi
scr
eti
on

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.6.
2 Pr
ocedur
es WPSSect
ion

Exer
cise6(
API577Wel
dingPr
ocesses–15Q&A)
11.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
eFal
ser
egar
dingSuppl
ement
aryessent
ialv
ari
abl
es?
A)Theyareassoci
atedwithweldst rengt
h&duct il
it
y
B)Theyappl
ywhent heyarespeci f
iedbytheenduser
C)Theyaretr
eatedasessentialvari
ableswhent heyappl
y
D)Theyappl
ywhenev ernotchtoughnesst est
ingisrequi
red

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.6.
2 Pr
ocedur
es WPSSect
ion

12.ThePQRshal
lrecor
dal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
temsexcept
:

A)Manufact
urer’
scerti
fi
cat
ionofaccur
acyi
nt hequal
if
icat
ionofaWPS
B)Thenonessenti
alvari
abl
esusedtoweldatestcoupon
C)Theessenti
alvari
abl
esusedtoweldatestcoupon
D)Coupontestresul
ts

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.6.
3 Pr
ocedur
es PQRSect
ion

13.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
efal
ser
egar
dingMechani
calTest
sassoci
atedwi
tha
PQR?

A)Mechanicalt
estsarerequiredtoqual
ifyaWPSt odemonstratetheproper
tiesoft
he
wel
dment
B)Guidedbendtestsdet
ermi nethedegreeofsoundnessandductili
tyofagrooveweld
C)Notchtoughnesstest
sdet ermineboththest
rengt
handt oughnessofagroov ewel
d
D)Tensiontest
sdetermi
net heultimat
est r
engt
hofagr oov
ewel d

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.6.
3 Pr
ocedur
es PQRSect
ion

14.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisFal
ser
egar
dingPQRs?

A)PQRformatisnotf
ixed,pr
ov i
deditaddressesallessenti
alv
ariabl
es
B)I
fanytestspeci
menf ai
l
s,thetestcouponf ai
l
sandanewcouponwi l
lberequi
red
C)PQRshouldaccompanyWPSandbeav ail
ableforreviewbyInspect
oruponrequest
D)OnePQRmaysuppor tseveralWPSsbutoneWPSmaybequal i
fi
edbyonlyonePQR

Ans:D…Sect
.6.
3 Pr
ocedur
es PQRs1WPSmaybequal
i
fiedbymor
ethanone
PQR

15.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisf
alser
egar
dingr
evi
ewofaWPS&PQRperAPI577?

A)Inspectorsshallr
evi
ewt
heWPS&PQRt overif
ytheyareacceptableforwel di
ngtobe
done
B)Init
ialst
epv eri
fi
esWPScompleti
on&Sect i
onIX/constr
ucti
on/r
epai rcodeissues
addressed
C)2ndstepv er
ifi
esPQRcomplet
ion&SectionIX/const
ruct
ion/
repaircodei ssues
addressed
D)3rdstepconf i
rmsWPSessent
ialvar
iabl
evaluesproperl
ysupportrangespeci f
iedi
n
PQR
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sec.6.
4 Rev
i ngWPS&PQR…3rdSt
ewi epr
ever
sed…PQR WPS

Exer
cise7(
API577Wel
dingMat
eri
als–10Q&A)
1.Basemet
alsar
eassi
gnedP-
number
sinASMESect
ionI
Xto:

A)Reducethenumberofweldi
ngpr ocedurequali
fi
cationsr
equired
B)Reducethenumberofweldi
ngpr ocedurespecif
icati
onsrequi
red
C)Reducethenumberofwelderperfor
mancequal ifi
cati
onsrequir
ed
D)Reducenumberofweldi
ngpr ocedureandperformancequalifi
cati
ons

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
2 Mat
eri
als P-
Number
s

2.Forf
err
ousbasemetalshav
ingspeci
fi
edi
mpactt
estr
equi
rement
s,whatt
ypesof
numbersareassi
gnedbyASMEIXCode?

A)P-
number
sareassi
gnedonly
B)S-
Number
sareassignedasasubgr
oupoftheP-
Numbers
C)Gr
oupnumber
swi t
hinP-number
sareassi
gned(
P-No1,
Group1,
2,3,et
c)
D)Gr
oupnumberswit
hinP-number
sareassi
gned(
P-No1,
GroupA,B,
C,etc)

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
2 Mat
eri
als P-
Number
s

3.P-
Numberassi
gnmentsar
ebasedonal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngcompar
abl
ebasemet
al
char
act
eri
sti
csexcept
:

A)Composi
tion B)Wel
dabil
i
ty
C)Mechani
calproper
ti
es D)Wel
dingProcesst
ypes

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
2 Mat
eri
als P-
Number
s

4.El
ect
rodesandwel
dingr
odsar
eassi
gnedF-
number
sto:
A)Reduceonlyt
henumberofwelderperfor
mancequal if
icati
onsrequir
ed
B)Reducenumberofweldi
ngprocedureandperformancequal i
fi
cati
ons
C)Reducethenumberofweldi
ngprocedurequali
fi
cati
onsr equi
red
D)Reducethenumberofweldi
ngprocedurespecif
icat
ionsrequir
ed

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
3 Mat
eri
als F-
Number
s

5.F-numbergroupingsarebasedessent
ial
lyont
hei
rusabi
li
tychar
act
eri
sti
cs,
whi
ch
fundamental
lydetermine:
A)Thechemicalcomposi
ti
onoft
heelectr
odeonl
y
B)Thechemical
compositi
onoft
heelectr
odeandtheweldabi
l
ity
C)Theabil
i
tyofwelder
stomakesat
isfact
orywel
dsusingsimil
arcomposit
ionfi
l
ler
metal
s
D)Theabil
i
tyofwelder
stomakesat
isfactor
ywel
dsusingagivenprocessandgiven
fi
l
lermet
al
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
3 Mat
eri
als F-
Number
s

Exer
cise7(
API577Wel
dingMat
eri
als–10Q&A)
6.Regardi
ngF-Number
s,thoseweldersquali
fi
edusingasingl
efi
ll
ermet
al(
assumeE-
7018Elect
rodehavi
ngF-4designat
ionwithoutbacki
ng)ar
equali
fi
edtowel
dwith:
A)Allel
ect
rodeshavi
nganyF-numberdesignat
ion
B)Allel
ect
rodeshav
ingthesameF- 4desi
gnati
ononly
C)Allel
ect
rodeshavi
ngF-4designat
ionandall
F-1,F-
2,&F-
3el
ect
rodes
D)Allel
ect
rodeshavi
ngF-4designat
ionandallF-
1,F-
2,&F-
3el
ect
rodes(wi
thbacki
ng
l
imit
s)

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
3 Mat
eri
als F-
Number
s

7.AnAWScl
assi
fi
cat
ionnumberi
dent
if
ies:

A)All
consumablesl
i
stedwi thi
nASMEIX
B)Speci
fi
cconsumablesli
stedwit
hinASMEIX
C)El
ectr
odesandweldingrodsspeci
fi
edinASMEI
I,
Sect
ionC
D)Noneofthese

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
4 Mat
eri
als AWSCl
assi
fi
cat
ionNumber
s

8.St
eel&St
eelal
loyf
il
lermet
alsar
egr
oupedi
nASMEI
Xaccor
dingt
oA-
number
sto:

A)Reducethenumberofweldi
ngpr ocedurequali
fi
cationsr
equired
B)Reducethenumberofweldi
ngpr ocedurespecif
icati
onsrequi
red
C)Reducethenumberofwelderperfor
mancequal ifi
cati
onsrequir
ed
D)Reducenumberofweldi
ngpr ocedureandperformancequalifi
cati
ons

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
5 Mat
eri
als A-
Number
s

9.TheA-
numbergr
oupi
ngi
nASMESect
ionI
X,Tabl
eQW-
442i
sbasedont
he:

A)Chemicalcomposi
ti
onofthedeposi
tedwel
dmetalandt
hebasemet
al
B)Chemical
compositi
onofthedeposi
tedwel
dmetal
C)Tensi
l
estrengt
hoffil
lermet
alandbasemetal
D)Chemicalcomposi
ti
onofthebasemetal

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
5 Mat
eri
als A-
Number
s

10.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
efal
ser
egar
dingconsumabl
est
orageandhandl
ing?
A)Coveredelectrodesexposedtomoist
urebecomeunst
abl
eduetomoist
urepi
ckupby
coat
ingsB)Moi stureisahydrogensour
ce&openconsumabl
esshoul
dbestor
edin
warm holdi
ngov ens
C)Low-hy
drogenel
ectr
odesshoul
dbest or
edtoget
herwi
thothert
ypesofel
ect
rodesin
ovens
D)Low-hy
drogen&stai
nlessst
eel
elect
rodesarepar
ti
cul
arl
ysuscept
ibl
etomoist
ure
pi
ckup

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
ion7.
7 Mat
eri
als Consumabl
eSt
orage&Handl
ing

Exer
cise8(
API577Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion–10Q&A)
1.Wel
derper
for
mancequal
if
icat
ioni
stoest
abl
ish:
A)Welder
’sabil
i
tytodepositsoundwel
dmet
al
B)Welder
’sgeneral
levelofweldi
ngski
l
ls
C)Welder
’sgeneralweldi
ngabili
ti
es
D)Noneofthesearecor r
ect
Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
1 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion Gener
al
2.Thewel
derqual
if
icat
ioni
sli
mit
edbyt
he:
A)Processvariables
C)Weldingpositionanddiameter
B)Essenti
alvariablesgi
venforeachpr
ocess
D)Noneoft hesear ecorr
ect
Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
1 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion Gener
al
3.Awel
dermaybequal
if
iedbyal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngexcept
:
A)Ini
ti
alpr
oducti
onweldingonl
y B)Bendtest
sofatestcoupononl
y
C)Radiogr
aphyofatestcoupononl
y D)BothRTofatestcouponandbendt
est
s
needed
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
1 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion Gener
al
3a…Trickquesti
on:Howmanybendtest
srequiredwhenqual
if
yingawelderin5gor
6gposi
tion?In2g&5gpositi
on?(
Wason2011/ 2012exams) Secti
on8.2(i
nAPI
577)&alsoinTableQW-452.
1Note1 Expectquest
iononyourexam  Knowhow
tofi
ndanswer)
Answer(
QW-
452.
1Not
e1)
:4bendt
est
s(5Gor6G)…6bendt
est
s(i
fbot
h2Gand5G
used)
4.Theper
for
mancequal
if
icati
ontestcouponistobeweldedaccor
dingt
othe
qual
if
iedWPS,andt
heweldingist
obesuper v
isedandcontr
oll
edby:
A)Owner
/userofthefaci
li
ty
B)Theemployerofthewelder
C)Themanufactur
erorfabri
cator
D)Noneofthesearecorr
ectperAPI577
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
2 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion WPQ
5.Achangei nanyessenti
alvari
ableli
stedfortheweldingpr ocessr
equir
esthewelder
tore-
qualif
yforthatpr
ocess.QW- 352throughQW- 357inASMESect i
onIX,l
istt
he
essenti
alvari
abl
esandr ef
erenci
ngcodepar agr
aphsf ordi
fferentwel
dingpr
ocesses.
Thev ar
iabl
egroupsaddressedincludewhichoft hefoll
owing:
A)Joi
nts,
base&fil
lermetal
s,posi
ti
ons,
gas,andelect
ri
calcharacteri
sti
cs
B)Joi
nts,
base&fil
l
ermet al
s,posi
ti
ons,
diameter
s,gas,andelectr
icalchar
acteri
sti
cs
C)Joi
nts,
base&fil
lermetal
s,posi
ti
ons,
diameter
s,thi
ckness,gas,andelectr
icalchar
act
eri
sti
cs
D)Noneoftheaboveiscorr
ectperASMEIX
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
2 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion WPQ

Exer
cise8(
API577Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion–10Q&A)
6.Ifr
adiographicexam isusedf orqualif
icati
onofawel derorwel di
ngoper
ator
,the
minimum lengthofcoupont obeexami nedi sanyofthef ollowingit
emsEXCEPT:
A)3f eet(
0.91met er
s)f orweldi
ngoper ators(ASMEIXRul e)
B)6inches( 152.4mm)mi ni
mum i nanycase( ASMEI XRul e)
C)Theent i
recircumferencefortheirf
ir
stt hr
eeproducti
onj oints(ASMEB31.3Case)
D)Theent i
rewel dci
rcumf er
encef orpi
pecoupons( TypicallySize2NPS&Si ze8NPS
used)

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
2 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion WPQ

7.Wel
derper
for
mancequal
if
icat
ionexpi
resi
fawel
dingpr
ocessi
snotuseddur
inga:

A)3-
mont hper
iod
B)Si
x-monthperi
od
C)Ni
ne-monthperi
od
D)Twelv
e-monthperi
od

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
2 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion WPQ

8.Welder
’squalif
icat
ioncanber evokedif:
A)Therei
sr easontoquestiontheirabil
it
yt omakewelds(NDEresult
sindi
cat
erepai
rs,
etc)
B)Theyvi
olatetheirWPSmor ethanonce( incl
udeshi
ghrepairr
ates)
C)Theyvi
olatetheirWPSr epeatedly(i
ncludeshighr
epai
rrates)
D)Noneoftheaboveiscor
rectperAPI577

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
2 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion WPQ

9.Whatdocumentcanbeusedt
over
if
ywel
der
’squal
if
icat
ionsar
ecur
rent
?

A)WelderWPSl og
B)Quali
tyContr
ollog
C)WelderPerf
ormanceQuali
ficat
ionRepor
t
D)Welder’
slogorConti
nui
tyreport(ASMEIXQW-
484,
NMAB)
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
2 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion WPQ

10.Pr
iort
oanywel
ding,
inspect
orsshoul
drev
iewt
hewel
der
s’WPQt
o:

A)Veri
fytheyarequal
if
iedtoperf
orm wel
dinggi
veni
tsposi
ti
on&pr ocess
B)Veri
fytheyarequal
if
iedtoperf
orm wel
dinggi
veni
tsposi
ti
on,
thicknessandprocess
C)Veri
fytheyarequal
if
iedtoperf
orm wel
dinggi
veni
tsposi
ti
on,
diamet erandt
hickness
D)Veri
fytheyarequal
if
iedtoperf
orm wel
dinggi
veni
ts
posi
ti
on/diam./
thi
ckness/pr
ocess

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
ion8.
3.1 Wel
derQual
if
icat
ion Rev
iewi
ngaWPQ

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
1.Lackoffusi
on(
PerAPI577,
Tabl
e6)canbecor
rect
edby(
Pract
icalSol
uti
on
Column):

A)Properheatinput&properweldi
ngtechni
que
B)Reducetravelspeedandcontrolar
clengt
h
C)Properheatinput&properj
ointdesi
gn
D)Noneoft hesearecorr
ect

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
ion9.
1 NDE Di
scont
inui
ti
es(
Tabl
e6)

2.Under
cut(
PerAPI577,
Tabl
e6)canbecor
rect
edby(
Pract
icalSol
uti
onCol
umn)
:

A)Properheatinput&properweldi
ngtechni
que
B)Reducetravelspeedandcontrolar
clengt
h
C)Properheatinput&properj
ointdesi
gn
D)Reducetravelspeed

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
ion9.
1 NDE Di
scont
inui
ti
es(
Tabl
e6)

3.I
ncompl
etepenet
rat
ion(
PerAPI577,
Tabl
e6)canbecor
rect
edby(
Pract
icalSol
.
Col
):

A)Properheatinput&properweldi
ngtechni
que
B)Reducetravelspeedandcontrolar
clengt
h
C)Properheatinput&properj
ointdesi
gn
D)Noneoft hesearecorr
ect

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
ion9.
1 NDE Di
scont
inui
ti
es(
Tabl
e6)

4.Dur
ingweldingi
nspect
ion,t
heinspectormayneedtov eri
fyt
heconfor
manceoft
he
basemateri
alandfi
ll
ermetalchemist
rieswitht
heselectedorspeci
fi
edall
oyed
mater
ial
s.Thismayincl
udereviewi
ngal loft
hefol
lowingEXCEPT:
A)Revi
ewi ngstampsormar ki
ngsont hecomponent
s
B)Perf
ormi ngvisualmateri
alchecks
C)Thecertifi
edmi llt
estr
eport
D)Requir
ingPMIt esti
ng

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
ion9.
2 NDE Mat
eri
alsI
dent
if
icat
ion

5.Iti
stheresponsibi
li
tyoftheowner /
usert
oest
abl
ishawri
tt
enmater
ialver
ifi
cat
ion
progr
am indi
catingtheextentandtypeofPMIt
obeconduct
ed.Gui
del
inesformater
ial
contr
olandv er
if
icati
onareout l
inedi
n:

A)APIRP572 B)APIRP574
C)APIRP577 D)APIRP578

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
ion9.
1 NDE Mat
eri
alsI
dent
if
icat
ion

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
6.Standar
ds(ASMESecti
onVArti
cle9)speci
fyl
ight
ingl
evel
sof(
howmuch)f
oot
candles(l
ux)att
heexami
nat
ionsur
face?
A)1000footcandl
es(10000lux) B)100footcandl
es(1000l
ux)
C)10footcandl
es(100lux) D)Noneoftheseiscor
rect
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
3.2.
1 NDE VT Opt
icalAi
ds
7.Di
rectv
isualexami
nat
ioni
sconduct
edwhenaccessi
ssuf
fi
cientt
opl
acet
heey
e:
A)Withi
n6in–24i
n(150–600mm)ofexam surface&atananglenotlessthan20ᴼt
o
sur
face
B)Withi
n6in–12i
n(150–300mm)ofexam surface&atananglenotlessthan20ᴼt
o
sur
face
C)Withi
n12in-
24i
n(300-600mm)ofexam sur
face&atananglenotlessthan20ᴼto
sur
face
D)Noneofthesei
scorr
ect
Answer:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
3.2.
3 NDE VT Wel
dexam Dev
ices…A=30ᴼt
o
sur
face
8.I
nthei
ll
ust
rat
ionabov
e,whati
sthewel
dsi
ze?
A)Justbelow½inch(12.
7mm) B)Ri
ghtat½inch(
12.7mm)
C)Sli
ghtl
yabove½inch(12.
7mm) D)Noneoft
hesei
scor
rect
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
3.2.
3.C&Fi
g17/
18 NDE VT Wel
dexam Dev
ices

9.I
nthei
ll
ust
rat
ionabov
e,whati
sthenameoft
hegaugebei
ngused?
A)Br
idgeCam Gauge(
GAL) B)Fi
l
letWeldGauge
C)WeldSi
zeGauge D)Noneofthesei
scorr
ect
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
3.2.
3.C&Fi
g17/
18 NDE VT Wel
dexam Dev
ices

10.I
nthei
ll
ust
rat
ionabov
e,whati
stheact
ualt
hroatmeasur
ement(
thr
oatsi
ze)
?
A)12.
7mm B)12.
7mm x.707=9mm
C)Cannotbedet
ermi
nedbyt
heabov
e D)Noneoft
heseiscor
rect
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
3.2.
3.C&Fi
g17/
18 NDE VT Wel
dexam Dev
ices

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
11.Magnet
icpar
ti
cleexami
nat
ioni
sef
fect
ivei
n:
A)Locati
ngsurf
acedisconti
nui
tiesofferr
omagneti
cmater
ial
s
B)Locati
ngsurf
aceornearsurf
acedi sconti
nui
ti
esoff
err
omagnet
icmater
ials
C)Locati
ngsurf
aceornearsurfacedisconti
nui
ti
esoff
err
omagnet
icandparamagnet
ic
materi
als
D)Noneofthesearecorrect
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
4.1 NDE MT Gener
al
12.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sisf
alser
egar
dingpr
operMTpr
act
ice?
A)Part
iclesusedduri
ngtheexam canbeeitherdryorwet
B)Bestresult
sareachiev
edwhent heli
nesoffluxareperpendi
cul
art
othedi
sconti
nui
ty
C)I
fexam i sper
for
medwi thbl
acklight
,col
orofparti
clesshoul
dcontr
astwi
thexam
surf
ace
D)Twoinspect
ionsar
eper
for
med,
onepar
all
elt
owel
d&oneacr
oss(
per
pendi
cul
art
o
thewel
d)
Answer
:C…Ref
:Sec.9.
4.1 NDE MT Gener
al I
fper
for
medi
nnor
mall
ight
ing

FI
GURE25 FI
GURE26
13.Fi
gur
e25abov
e(l
eft
)wi
lldet
ectwhi
choft
hesef
oll
owi
ngdi
scont
inui
ti
esl
ist
ed
bel
ow?
A)Discont
inui
ti
estr
ansv er
setot
hewel
dandlocat
edont
hesurfaceorsl
ight
lysub-
sur
faceonly
B)Discont
inui
ti
esparal
l
el t
othewel
dandl
ocatedont
hesur
faceorsli
ghtl
ysub-sur
face
onl
y
C)Discont
inui
ti
estr
ansv er
setot
hewel
dandlocat
edont
hesurfaceonl
y
D)Discont
inui
ti
esparal
leltot
hewel
dandl
ocatedont
hesur
faceonly
Answer
:A…Ref
:Sec.9.
4.1&Fi
g.25 NDE MT Gener
al
14.Fi
gur
e26abov
e(r
ight
)wi
lldet
ectwhi
choft
hesef
oll
owi
ngdi
scont
inui
ti
esl
ist
ed
bel
ow?
A)Discont
inui
ti
estr
ansv er
setot
hewel
dandlocat
edont
hesurfaceorsl
ight
lysub-
sur
faceonly
B)Discont
inui
ti
esparal
l
el t
othewel
dandl
ocatedont
hesur
faceorsli
ghtl
ysub-sur
face
onl
y
C)Discont
inui
ti
estr
ansv er
setot
hewel
dandlocat
edont
hesurfaceonl
y
D)Discont
inui
ti
esparal
leltot
hewel
dandl
ocatedont
hesur
faceonly
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sec.9.
4.1&Fi
g.25 NDE MT Gener
al

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
 FI
GURE21 FI
GURE22
15.Whi
choft
hest
atement
sbel
owi
sFALSEr
egar
dingFi
gur
e21abov
e(l
eft
)?
A)Ferromagneti
cpar t
icl
esappl i
edtomagneti
zedsurfaceareattr
actedtomagnet i
c
fi
eldbreaks
B)Figure21showst hedisrupti
ontothemagneti
cf i
eldcausedbyadef ectopentothe
surf
ace
C)Ferromagneti
cpar t
icl
eswi ll
bedrawntothebreakinthefluxfi
eldshowninFigure21
D)Patternofpar
ti
clesattractedinFi
g.21wil
lbelesssharp&l essdist
inctt
hanFig.22
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sec.9.
4.1&Fi
g.21 NDE MT Gener
al
16.Whi
choft
hest
atement
sbel
owi
sFALSEr
egar
dingFi
gur
e22abov
e(r
ight
)?
A)Ferromagneti
cparticlesappli
edtomagneti
zedsurfaceareat
tractedtomagnet i
c
fi
eldbreaks
B)Ferromagneti
cparticl
eswi ll
bedrawntothebreakinthefl
uxfi
eldshowni nFigure22
C)Patternofpar
ti
clesat tr
actedinFi
g.22wil
lbemor esharpanddistinctthanFig.21
D)Figure22showsdi srupti
ont oamagneti
cfi
eldcausedbyasub- surfacedefect
Answer
:C…Ref
:Sec.9.
4.1&Fi
g.21 NDE MT Gener
al

17.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sar
efal
ser
egar
dingACFM t
echni
que?

A)Itcanwor kinarangeofdif
ferentmaterial
sandthr
oughcoatingsofvarying
thi
ckness
B)Thistechni queisi
dealf
orinspectingcomplexgeometr
iessuchasnozzl es&r i
ng-
grooves
C)Itiselectromagneti
cnon-contacti
ngandi sabl
etodet
ectandsi zesurf
acebr eaki
ng
defects
D)Itrequiresextensi
vesur
facepr eparat
ion&canbeusedatelev atedt
empsupt o
600°F(315° C)
Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
5 NDE ACFM

18.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisf
alser
egar
dingt
hePTt
echni
que?

A)I
tiscommonl
yempl
oyedonaust
eni
ti
cSSwher
eMTexamsar
enotpossi
ble
B)Iti
scapabl eofdet
ect
ingsur
face-
connecti
ngdi sconti
nuit
iesinnonferrousal
loysonl
y
C)Itcanbeusedt oexaminewel
djointsur
faces/indi
vidualweldpass
checks/completedwel
ds
D)Mat eri
alcert
sonamountsofcontaminants(chlor
ine,sul
fur,andhalogens)aretobe
checked
Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
6 NDE PT

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
19.Al
imi
tat
ionofPTi
sthatst
andar
dpenet
rantsy
stemsar
eli
mit
edt
oamaxi
mum of
:

A)125°
F(52°C)
B)120°
F(49°C)
C)150°
F(65°C)
D)Noneofthesear
ecor
rect
,becauset
hel
i
mitcanbeexceeded
Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.9.
6 NDE PT

20.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingt
echni
quesusedi
nPTexam?

A)Li
quidi nanydisconti
nuit
ybleedsoutt ostai
nthepowdercoat ing
B)Testsur f
aceiscleaned&coat edwithal i
qui
dt hatseekssurf
ace-connect
ed
di
scontinuit
ies
C)Afterexcesssurfaceli
quidisremov ed,asol
vent -
baseddevel
operisnormall
ycr
ush
appl
ied
D)Thegr eatert
hebleedoutt osurfaceopeningrati
o,thegreat
erthev ol
umeofthe
di
scontinuit
y

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.9.
6 NDE PT Nor
mal
lyspr
ayappl
ied

21.Regar
dingPTexam ev
aluat
ion,
ani
ndi
cat
ionofdept
hispossi
blei
ftheI
nspect
or:

A)Noi ndicat
ionofdept hispossi
blebecausePT=Sur f
aceExam Method(not
volumetri
cexam)
B)Obser vesandt hencompar est
heindicat
ionbleedouttotheopeni
ngsizevi
sibl
eat
thesurface
C)Obser vesi
ndicationopeningsi
zev i
sibl
eatthesurfaceandthenesti
mates
approximatedepth
D)Obser vestheindicat
ionbleedoutatthesurf
aceandt henesti
matestheappr
oximat
e
depth

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
6 NDE PT Shal
lowt
ighti
ndi
cat
ions=l
ightbl
eedout

22.Gener
alpenet
rantTECHNI
QUESappr
ovedf
orusei
ncl
udewhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng?

A)Col
orcont
rastpenet
rantt
echni
queandt
hef
luor
escentpenet
rantt
echni
que
B)Solventr
emov
abletechni
que,
Wat
erwashabl
etechni
que,&Postemulsi
fi
able
techni
que
C)Solventr
emovabl
etechni
que,
Wat
erwashabl
etechni
que,&Sol
ventemulsi
fiable
techni
que
D)Solventr
emovabl
etechni
que,
Wat
eremulsi
fi
abl
etechni
que&Solventemulsif
iable
techni
que

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.9.
6.1 NDE Li
qui
dPTTechni
ques

23.Gener
alpenet
rantSYSTEMSappr
ovedf
orusei
ncl
udewhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng?

A)Colorcontr
astpenetr
anttechniqueandthefl
uorescentpenet
ranttechni
que
B)Solventr
emov abl
etechni
que,Wat erwashabl
etechnique,&Postemul si
fi
able
techni
que
C)Solventr
emov abl
etechni
que,Wat erwashabl
etechnique,&Solventemulsi
fiable
techni
que
D)Solventr
emov abl
etechni
que, Wateremulsi
fi
abl
et echni
que&Sol ventemulsif
iable
techni
que

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
6.1 NDE Li
qui
dPTTechni
ques

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
24.Foraddedsensit
ivi
ty,
whichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngPTt
echni
quesmaybeusedt
odet
ect
fi
neli
neartypei
ndicati
ons?
A)Fl
uorescentpenet
rant(
Usedinexamsi ndarkenedareaswi t
hfil
teredbl
ackl
i
ght
)
B)Col
orCont r
astSol
ventRemovabl
eVisibleDyePenet r
ant(Technique)
C)Col
orCont r
astPostemulsi
fi
abl
eVisi
bleDy ePenetrant(Techni
que)
D)Col
orCont r
astWaterwashabl
eVisi
bleDy ePenetrant(Techni
que)

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.9.
6.1 NDE Li
qui
dPTTechni
ques

25.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingEddyCur
renti
nspect
ion?
A)I tsmagneticfiel
ds&mat er
ialdi
scontinuit
iesalterinducedfiel
ds/
showt hem onuni
t’
s
display
B)Aswi thMT, ETismostsensi ti
ve(fi
ndst hedef ect)ifacurr
entispar
all
eltothe
discontinui
ty
C)I tcanmeasur ethicknessofprotecti
ve,nonconduct ivesurf
acecoati
ngs&cl addi
ng
thickness
D)I tdetect
ssur f
ace&subsur facediscontinuit
ies(tubing,pi
pe)&isli
mitedinweld
i
nspect ion

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
7 NDE ETTechni
que B…I
fcur
renti
sper
pendi
cul
ar

26.Whichoft
hesest
atement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingRadi
ogr
aphi
cTest
ing(
RT)
method?
A)I tusesthechangeinabsorpti
onofradiat
ionbysolidmetalandinareasofa
discontinui
ty
B)I ti
sav olumetr
icexam methodcapableofexami ni
ngenti
respecimen,notj
ustthe
sur f
ace
C)Radi ati
onsentreactswi
thfil
m &permanenti mageiscaptured&processedi
nto
l
at entimage
D)Somemet hodsareavai
labl
ethatuseelectr
onicstocr
eateadi gi
tal
image&ar e
calledfil
mless

Answer:C…Ref:Sect.9.
8.1 NDE RTGener
al…Lat
enti
magei
sfi
rstcapt
ured
theni
tispr
ocessedintoapermanenti
mage

27.Whichoft
hesestat
ement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingRadi
ogr
aphi
cTest
ing(
RT)
methodsandexaminer
s?
A)RTi ndi
cati
onsdi splayadiff
erentdensityi
ncont rasttoanormalbackgr
oundi mage
ofawel d
B)NDTexami nerinter
pret
s/evaluatesthefil
mf ordiff
erencesin
absorpti
on/tr
ansmi ssi
onresults
C)Radiographersensur ef
il
mi sexposedbypr i
mar yradiat
ionsour
ce(notbackscat
ter
radi
ati
on)
D)Fil
m exami ners(int
erpr
et/evaluate/
report
)shouldbecer ti
fi
edASNTLev elIasa
minimum

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.1 NDE RTGener
al…Lev
elI
Iasami
nimum

28.Theexposur
eandprocessi
ngofaradi
ogr
aphi
sconsi
der
edaccept
abl
ewheni
t
meetstherequi
redqual
it
yfeat
uresi
nter
msof:
A)Densi
ty
B)Sensi
ti
vi
ty
C)Sensi
ti
vi
tyanddensity
D)Sensi
ti
vit
y,densi
tyandfi
l
m qual
i
ty

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.1 NDE RTGener
al

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
29.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisNOTt
ruer
egar
dingI
mageQual
it
yIndi
cat
ors(
IQI
s)?
A)STDsf orindust
ri
alRTr equi
reoneormor eIQIsusedt odeter
minerequiredsensit
ivi
ty
i
smetB)I QIwaspreviousl
ycalledapenetrameterandt hist
ermi sst
il
lbeingusedi n
mostoft hecodes
C)Toassesssensi t
ivi
ty,arequiredhol
eorwi r
e( codespecif
ied)mustbev isibl
eon
fi
nishedfil
m
D)IQIs(penetr
ameter)aretoolsusedinindustri
alradi
ographytoestabl
isht hefi
lm
quali
tylevel
s

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.2 NDE RT I
QI…Penet
ramet
ernol
ongerbei
ngused
30.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisNOTt
ruer
egar
dingWi
re-
TypeI
QIs?
A)Wiretobev i
sibl
e( st
andardspeci f
ied)onanaccept ableradiogr
aphiscall
eda
sensi
ti
vewire
B)Diameterofsmal l
estvi
sibl
ewi re(li
ghter-
whiteimage)indicatessensi
ti
vi
tyof
radi
ograph
C)Theyareplacedonandper pendiculartotheweldpriortotheexposureofa
radi
ograph
D)Theyareconst r
uctedofanar rayofsi xparal
l
eledwiresofspeci f
ieddi
ameter
s

Answer:A…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.2 NDE RT…The“
essent
ial
”wi
remustal
way
sbe
vi
sibl
e

31.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisNOTt
ruer
egar
dingHol
e-Ty
peI
QIs?
A)Theyar esheet
sofmet al(
knownthi ckness)wit
hspeci
fi
eddiameterholesdril
l
edor
punched
B)Anindicati
onoffil
m sensi
tiv
ity=I
QIt hickness&di
ameterofsmall
estv i
sibl
eholeon
fi
lm
C)Theirthi
cknessisgeneral
l
yspecif
iedat2–4%oft hi
cknessofobjectbeing
radi
ographed
D)HolesintheIQIareproj
ectedonar adiographasli
ght
er(whit
eorli
ghter)spots

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.2 NDE RT Pr
oject
edasdar
korgr
ayspot
s

…Fi
gur
e29

32.Di
amet
erofhol
esinhol
e-t
ypeI
QIsar
eamult
ipl
eofthethi
cknessofasheet
.
Commonholedi
ametersar
eHOW MANYt i
mest
hethi
cknessoftheIQIshowni
nFi
g.
29?
A)2%and4%hol
esinsheetmet
al st
ri
phav i
nganact
ual t
hicknessof15mm
B)1%,2%&4%hol
esinsheetmetalstr
iphavi
nganactualthi
cknessof15mm
C)2%and4%hol
esinsheetmet
al st
ri
phav i
nganact
ual t
hicknessof15mi
ls(.
015
i
nches)
D)1%,2%&4%hol
esinsheetmetalstr
iphavi
nganactualthi
cknessof15mil
s(.
015
i
nches)

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.2 NDE RT I
QIsPr
oject
edasdar
korgr
ayspot
s
 Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
33.I
QIs(
penet
ramet
ers)ar
esel
ect
edbasedonwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngv
alues:

A)Thi
cknessofthebasemater
ial
B)Thi
cknessofthebasemater
ial
andthecodedesignat
iont
akenfrom tabl
e
C)Thi
cknessofthebasemater
ialpl
usanycodeal
lowedweldrei
nforcement
D)Noneoftheseiscor
rect

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.2 NDE RT I
QIs

34.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingI
QIs&t
hei
rpl
acement
?

A)Wire-
typeI
QIsaremostoftenplacedper
pendi
cul
art
owel dcent
erli
ne
B)Hole-
typeI
QIsareplacednexttoweldal
waysonashim whereT=theweldbui
l
d-up
C)Holethati
srequi
redtobev i
sibl
eonanaccept
abl
eradiogr
aphiscal
ledt
heessenti
al
hol
e
D)Hole-
typeI
QIsareplacednexttoweldonabasemetaloronashim(wit
hT=wel d
bui
ld-
up)

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.2 NDE RT I
QIs

35.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sar
eNOTt
ruer
egar
dingRTf
il
m?

A)Fil
m mustbel ong&wi deenoughtocover25mm onconsecut
ivecir
cumfer
enti
al
exposures
B)Fil
m mustbel ong&wi deenoughtocover19mm cover
ageoneithersi
deofthewel
d
C)Fil
m shouldbestoredinacool,dr
y,cl
eanareaawayf
rom t
heexposurearea
D)Radiographi
cfil
m ClassIorI
IorII
Ifi
lm ar
eaccept
abl
eforuse

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.3 NDE RT Fi
lmr
ules Onl
ycl
assIorI
IisOK

36.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sisTRUEr
egar
dingRTf
il
m sour
cesel
ect
ion?

A)X-raymachi nesmustalsobeusedinadditi
ont osourceswit
hdecayingradioisotopes
B)Forweldi nspect
ion,
radioacti
vei
sot
opesofI r
idium 192orCobal
t60ar etypicall
y
used
C)Iri
dium 192isnormallyusedforRTonsteel(t
hickness=1.5–7.0in.or38mm –
178mm)
D)Cobalt60i snormall
yusedf orRTonst
eel (
thi
ckness=0. 25–3.0in.or6.3mm –
76.2mm)

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.4 NDE RT Fi
lm Sour
cesel
ect
ion

37.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sisNOTTRUEr
egar
dingRTf
il
m pr
ocessi
ng?

A)Nor
mal
dev
elopi
ngt
imei
stent
otwel
vemi
nut
esat68°
F(20°
C)
B)Whent empsarehigherorlowerthan20°C,devel
opingti
meistobeadjust
ed
C)Exposedfil
m caneit
herbehand-processed,orexaminermayuseanautomati
c
processor
D)Chemi cal
susedtoprocess/dev
elop/f
ix/r
insefi
lm ar
erequi
redtobechangedona
regul
arbasis

Answer
:A…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.5 NDE RT Fi
lm Pr
ocessi
ng…Fi
vet
oei
ghtmi
nut
es

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
38.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sisTRUEr
egar
dingRTsur
facepr
epar
ati
on?
A)Sur f
acecondit
ions(vi
sual
)thatcanmaskadef ectshoul
dberemedi edaftert
he
exposure
B)Wel dri
pplesshall
beremovedsot hatRTimagesarenotconfusedwi t
hany
disconti
nuiti
es
C)Wel drippl
esshouldberemovedsot hatRTimagesarenotconfusedwithany
disconti
nuiti
es
D)Wel drippl
esshouldberemovedtoanext entsoRTimagesarenotconf usedwit
hany
defects

Answer
:C…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.6 NDE RT Sur
facePr
epar
ati
on

39.Whichofthefol
lowi
ngst
atement
sisFal
ser
egar
dingRTf
il
mident
if
icat
ion(
ID)on
al
lradi
ographs?
A)IDinformat
ionshoul
dbepl ai
nly&per
manentlyproduced
B)Locationmarker
swill
alsoappearonthefi
lmidenti
fyingtheareaofcover
age
C)IDinformat
ionshal
lbetraceabl
etocont
ract
/manuf actur
er/dat
e/component/
wel
dor
par
t#s
D)IDinformat
ionwil
lnotobscureanyar
eaofint
erest(topreventtoproperf
il
m
i
denti
ficati
on)

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.7 NDE RTI
D Topr
eventpr
operf
il
mint
erpr
etat
ion
 &

Fi
gur
e31 Fi
gur
e32
40.Whichofthesest
atement
sisFALSEr
egar
dingt
hemostef
fect
iveRTTechni
que
thatcanbeused?
A)Mostef
fect
ivet
echni
que=double-wal
l exposure(
fi
lm contactssur
faceopposit
e
sour
ce)
B)Mostef
fect
ivet
echni
que=si
ngle-wall
exposur e(f
il
m contactssurf
aceopposite
sour
ce)
C)Mostef
fect
ivet
echni
que=double-wal
l exposure(
fi
lm contactssur
facenearest
sour
ce)
D)Mostef
fect
ivet
echni
que=si
ngle-wallexposure(f
il
m contactssurf
acenearest
sour
ce)

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.8 NDE RTTechni
ques Si
ngl
ewal
lexposur
e(Fi
g31)

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)
41.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisFALSEr
egar
dingRTTechni
quest
obeused?
A)Radi ographyisnotsensiti
vetotheori
ent
ationofti
ghtplanardi
scont
inui
ti
es
B)Techni queshoul dbechosenbasedonabili
tytoproduceimagesofsuspected
discontinuit
ies
C)Nat ure,locat
ion,andori
entat
ionshoul
dalway sbeamajorf act
ori
nestabl
ishi
nga
technique
D)Ti ghtplanardiscont
inui
tyatanangletoaradiat
ionsour
cemaybe
diff
icult
/impossibletosee

Ans:A…Ref
:Sec.9.
8.8 NDE RTTechni
ques ext
remel
ysensi
ti
vet
oor
ient
ati
on

42.Whi
choft
heseRTTechni
quesshoul
dbeusedwhenev
erpr
act
ical
?
A)Double-wal
lexposurewherer adi
ati
onpassesthroughtwowall
softhemat eri
alor
weld
B)Singl
e-wall
exposurewheret heradi
ati
onpassest hr
oughonl
yonewallofmat eri
alor
weld
C)Singl
e-wallvi
ewingwhereradiati
onpassesthrough2wall
s(weld&fil
m sidewall
vi
ewed)
D)Double-wal
lviewingwhereradiat
ionpassesthrough2wall
s(weld&fi
lm sidewall
vi
ewed)

Answer
:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.8.
1 NDE RTTechni
ques Si
ngl
ewal
lexposur
e(Fi
g
31)

43.Whent hesinglewallv
iewi
ngtechni
queisused(r
adiat
ionpassest hrought wo
wall
s)andonlyt heweld(mater
ial
)onthefi
lm si
dewal
lisviewedf oracceptance,
what
i
sthemi nimum numberofexposuresthatshoul
dbetaken( assumeRTf or
ci
rcumferenti
alwelds)
?
A)Mini
mum ofoneexposurei spossibleusingthepanoramictechnique
B)Mini
mum oftwoexposuresi spossibleusingthesuperimposedtechni
que
C)Mini
mum offourexposurestakenat90°t oeachot hershouldbemadeasagener
al
rul
e
D)Mini
mum ofthreeexposurestakenat120°t oeachot hershoul
dbemadeasa
gener
alrul
e

Answer
:D…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.8.
2 NDE RTTechni
ques Si
ngl
ewal
lvi
ewi
ng

44.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisFALSEr
egar
dingt
heRTdoubl
e-wal
ltechni
ques?
A)Whennotpractical t
ouseasingl
ewal lt
echnique,doubl
e-wallt
echni
quesshoul
dbe
used
B)Doubl
e-wal
ltechni queisOKformateri
al/
weldsincomponent s4in.orl
ess(nominal
OD)
C)Doubl
e-wal
lell
ipticalshot(
completeweldcoveragerequi
red)=2exposures90°apart
OK
D)Doubl
e-wal
lsuper imposedshot(complet
ewel dcoveragereqd)=3exposures120°
apar
tOK

Ans:B…Ref
:Sect
.9.
8.8.
3 NDEDoubl
ewal
ltechni
ques 3.
5inchNPS&Less
Rul
e

45.Whi
choft
hesest
atement
sisFALSEr
egar
dingt
heev
aluat
ionofRadi
ogr
aphs?
A)Thef i
nalstepi
ntheradi
ogr
aphi cprocessistheevaluationoft heradiogr
aph
B)Lackoffusionistypi
cal
l
ynarrowandl inearandittendst obest r
aightert
hanacr ack.
C)Inter
pret
ersshouldknowdi
fferentweldingprocesses&di sconti
nuit
iesassoci
atedby
process
D)Roundedi ndi
cati
on(por
osi
ty/sl
ag)wi l
lbelessappar entthanindicati
onfrom cr
ackor
LOF
Answer
:D…Ref:Sect.9.
8.9&RTFigures NDE RT Ev
aluat
ionofRadi
ogr
aphsI
t
wil
lbeMOREapparent…notlessapparent
!

Exer
cise9(
API577NDE–50Q&A)

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EXTRAQ’
S

1.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sanexampl
eofal
imi
tedorr
out
iner
epai
rsperAPI510code?

A)Repai
rsi
ncl
udegr
indi
ngonexi
sti
ngwel
dst
odet
ermi
nedept
hofenvi
ronment
al
cr
acki
ng
B)Repair
sondissi
milarweldoverlayperf
ormedbycompetentmaint
enance
or
ganizat
ion
C)Repair
sareweldi
ngov erl
ayofpi t
ti
ngonanon- PWHT’dv
essel
D)Repair
saret
hekindt hatwil
lrequireapressur
etest

Answer:C…(Para.8.
1.1)Topi
c14Repai
rs&Al
ter
ati
ons Aut
hor
ize
Repai
rs/Al
ter
ati
ons