Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Prepare for your exams
Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points to download
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Community
Ask the community for help and clear up your study doubts
Discover the best universities in your country according to Docsity users
Free resources
Download our free guides on studying techniques, anxiety management strategies, and thesis advice from Docsity tutors
NACE CIP 1 CBT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2024 WITH GUARANTEED CORRECT ANSWERS
Typology: Exams
1 / 18
Dew point is the temperature at which - correct answer ✔✔condensation occurs. You are the NACE Inspector on a tank lining project where a 50% solids epoxy tank lining is being applied. After application of the 19 coat you notice small blisters in some areas of the applied lining. Your FIRST preferred course of action is to: - correct answer ✔✔Document the problem and advise the Contractor and Owner's representative. If a contractor is using a poorly maintained compressor to supply air for abrasive blast cleaning and conventional airspray, the coating inspector should perform a - correct answer ✔✔blotter test for the presence of oil and water. Upon arrival of coating materials, the inspector should - correct answer ✔✔observe and document the amount of material and batch numbers. Relative humidity is - correct answer ✔✔a measure of the amount of moisture in the air compared to saturation level. Galvanic corrosion occurs on which of the following substrates? - correct answer ✔✔Metal When applying Thermal Spray Coatings the specification is most likely to reference: - correct answer ✔✔SSPC-CS 23.00/AWS C2.23/NACE No. 12 What is the minimum recommended distance away from an edge that an inspector should take a measurement with a dial type magnetic pull off Dry Film Thickness(DFT) gauge? - correct answer ✔✔2. cm (1 inch) Polymerization is the process of? - correct answer ✔✔Monomers joining together.
An exposed area of the substrate or previous coat of a conductive material, often caused by poor application technique is called: - correct answer ✔✔Holiday Checking is: - correct answer ✔✔a fine crack in the surface of a coating that rarely reaches the substrate. Inspection documentation is important because: - correct answer ✔✔Owners use the documentation for a variety of purposes. An Inspectors personal log book should contain: - correct answer ✔✔No comments regarding the application team. You have just received your NACE CIP Level 1 certification when you are asked to supervise a team of uncertified field pipeline inspectors. Your FIRST preferred course of action is to: - correct answer ✔✔Review the NACE Attestation prior to making a decision. Good record can provide maintenance departments with detailed information about ALL of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔How the item was coated. Non Conformance Reports are completed by the Inspector: - correct answer ✔✔When the Inspector and Contractor deem it to be significant non conforming item. The initial steel condition is important to the NACE Inspector because: - correct answer ✔✔The Inspector may have to reject the steel. The form of corrosion that has the largest potential for unexpected catastrophic failure is: - correct answer ✔✔Galvanic Corrosion What is used to determine compressed air cleanliness? - correct answer ✔✔Profilometer Osmotic blistering is most likely to occur as a result of: - correct answer ✔✔Airless spray application.
When performing tests for oil and grease using an ultra violet light, the NACE Inspector should be aware that: - correct answer ✔✔Synthetic oil or grease may not be identified. To achieve consistently accurate results with ALL alt test equipment: - correct answer ✔✔wash your hands before sampling. When holiday testing is required the Inspector is always required to enforce what standard? - correct answer ✔✔NACE SP 0188 If the specifier does not identify a restriction level in accordance with SSPC PA 2, the default restriction level is: - correct answer ✔✔Level 3 Fine cracks in the surface of a coating that rarely reach the substrate are called: - correct answer ✔✔Checking It is good practice for the NACE Inspector to have instrument calibration certificates available: - correct answer ✔✔At all times. In a non convertible coating the role of the primary solvent is to: - correct answer ✔✔To control the evaporation rate. Removal of weld splatter is required: - correct answer ✔✔When specifically identified in the owners specification. Common errors that may produce inaccurate readings when using a Dial Type Magnetic Pull Off Dry Film Thickness(DFT) gauge include: - correct answer ✔✔Failing to determine the Base Metal Reading(BMR),Rotating the dial too fast when taking measurements, and Measuring ditty, tacky, or soft films. Conventional spray us good choice when: - correct answer ✔✔High quality finishes are required. Which of these tests uses a syringe? - correct answer ✔✔Bresle Patch
Which one of these elements is not necessary for corrosion to occur: - correct answer ✔✔Reference Cell Digital hygrometers - correct answer ✔✔determine relative humidity, air temperature,and dew point temperature. Using SSPC Vis 1 as a guide when performing a visual inspection of a steel surface prior to surface preparation a NACE Inspector would assign which designations to the surface condition: - correct answer ✔✔Rust Grades A-D Inspectors daily reports are used: - correct answer ✔✔By the contractor to estimate the mount of work done that day, To provide continuity between inspectors, To aid in arbitration between the contractor and client, and To help in cases of a coating failure. Silicone coatings are typically: - correct answer ✔✔Applied in very thin films. Excess moisture during holiday testing can cause erroneous by creating a path across the surface of the coating to pinholes previously detected, or directly to the signal return connection. This is often referred to as? - correct answer ✔✔Telegraphing ASTM Standards are applicable: - correct answer ✔✔When specified. The main responsibilities of the Inspector are to: - correct answer ✔✔Observe and report the quality of the work performed. When using a sling psychrometer a very large difference between the wet and dry bulb readings indicates: - correct answer ✔✔Low Relative Humidity The NACE Inspector should perform tests for soluble salts: - correct answer ✔✔When specified. Corrosion generally occurs at which of the following sites: - correct answer ✔✔Anode
If Inspectors identify issues of non conformance during an inspection, they should: - correct answer ✔✔Inform both the Contractor and the inspectors supervisor so they can take appropriate corrective actions. You are the NACE Inspector on a job where ISO ST 3 has been specified. The Contractor normally works to SSPC standards and been referencing SSPC SP 3. Could this have any impact on the final surface preparation appearance? - correct answer ✔✔No, because there is no real difference in the standards. Safety Data Sheets must be carefully reviewed by: - correct answer ✔✔All personal involved in the job. You are the NACE Inspector on a job where the Owner's specification requires you to perform a twice daily check of the blast pressure at the nozzle. It is now day 30 on the job and all your readings have been within compliance. The contractor complains that these checks are taking up to much time and in view of the compliant results they are unnecessary. Your FIRST preferred course of action is to: - correct answer ✔✔Keep doing the checks and consult the Owner's representative for direction. If the project specification DOES NOT state the specific DFT measurement standards, the inspector should use: - correct answer ✔✔A recognized industry standard like SSPC-PA 2 that is broadly accepted. ISO SA 2 is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔Thorough Blast Cleaning When using the ISO comparator in accordance with ISO 8503, if the surface profile does not directly compare to the one of the four segments the inspector should: - correct answer ✔✔Record your result by identifying two segments. Owners hire NACE Inspectors with the expectation that: - correct answer ✔✔The inspection cost will be offset by an improvement in service life and The inspector will make a meaningful technical contribution to the job. An inspector should change position when: - correct answer ✔✔The inspector is convinced by verifiable facts. Check abrasive blast pressure with a: - correct answer ✔✔Needle Pressure Gauge
Passivation can best be described as: - correct answer ✔✔A protective metallic oxide surface layer that slows corrosion. What is the minimum spot measurement value allowed by SSPC-PA 2 in each 10 m2 (100ft0 area/ - correct answer ✔✔80% of the specified minimum thickness. Stripe coats are best applied by: - correct answer ✔✔Brush The Inspector should record the serial numbers of inspection instruments: - correct answer ✔✔Each time the instrument is used. ISO SA 3 is directly equivalent to: - correct answer ✔✔NACE No.1/SSPC SP 5 On a blast cleaned surface, an ultraviolet light is generally used to detect: - correct answer ✔✔Grease and Oil You are the NACE Inspector on a job where NACE No.2/SSPC SP 10 has been specified. Your are finding the Contractor is leaving mill scale on the surface and as a result you have been rejecting the blast. The Contractor is very upset and has told you that the standard permits up to 5% of the mills scale to remain and still be in compliance with the standard. Your FIRST preferred course if action is to: - correct answer ✔✔Review the relevant standard with the Contractor. A successful coating Inspector must be able to: - correct answer ✔✔Look for problems and issues during application. A magnetic pull off type gauge is a good choice when: - correct answer ✔✔When an intrinsically safe tool is required. The Inspector's log book is generally: - correct answer ✔✔Retained by the inspector upon project completion. The most important factor resulting in improved job site safety is: - correct answer ✔✔Situational Awareness
You are the NACE Inspector on a 5,000 sq ft job where SSPC PA 2 has been specified.Assuming all areas are in compliance, how many gauge readings and spot measurements are required? - correct answer ✔✔225 gauge readings resulting in 75 spot measurements. Stripe coats are generally applied to: - correct answer ✔✔Edges, corners, welds and complex geometric shapes. SSPC SP 1 identifies the use of: - correct answer ✔✔A wide variety of materials. Which one of the following documents is the best source for coating technical data: - correct answer ✔✔Technical Data Sheet Which is a component that supplies most of the features and functions of the material? - correct answer ✔✔Binder NACE Level 1 Inspectors have been trained to perform: - correct answer ✔✔Visual inspection and non destructive testing. If a Thermoset coating is heated it will: - correct answer ✔✔Harden and retain its hardness when cooled. As a NACE Coating Inspector your responsibility with respect to safety is to: - correct answer ✔✔Act in accordance with the site safety requirements and set an example. Prior to using Inspection tools the inspector must: - correct answer ✔✔Ensure the instrument is within calibration parameters, be trained on how to use the equipment and read the manufactures instructions. When the joint NACE/SSPC abrasive blast cleaning standards are specified, the pictures in SSPC VIS 1 can be used as: - correct answer ✔✔A general guide. You are the NACE Coating Inspector on an exterior job where the Contractor is not using any environmental controls. For the last several hours your reading; indicates the relative humidity is rising and the substrate temperature is dropping. The sky is clouding over and the weather forecast is for
evening showers. It is now 4PM, your readings indicate you have minimally acceptable environmental conditions, however if the current trend continues you expect to be outside specified conditions soon. The contractor advises you he is going to mis up the next full kit to complete his job for the day. Your FIRST performed course of action is to: - correct answer ✔✔Advise the Contractor of your readings. ISO SA 2.5 is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔Very Thorough Blast Cleaning How many gauge readings does SSPC-PA 2 require within 4cm (1.5inch) diameter circle? - correct answer ✔✔ 3 Daily reports are important because: - correct answer ✔✔Inspectors rarely change on a project, management uses them to make personal decisions and the information aids communication with supervisors. Excessive working of the surface with the power grinder can be detrimental because excessive burnishing: - correct answer ✔✔Develops a polished surface, which is poor anchor profile for most coatings. NACE SP 0178 is a standard for: - correct answer ✔✔Tanks and Vessels to be lined for Immersion Service. The primary difference between non convertible vs. convertible coatings is: - correct answer ✔✔Non convertible coatings do not undergo a chemical change during whereas convertible coatings do. According to SSPC PA 2 a spot measurement it: - correct answer ✔✔The average of gauge readings taken in a 4cm (1.5inch) circle. Whenever dissimilar metals just join, the most common practice is to: - correct answer ✔✔Provide cathodic protection to prevent corrosion. Check abrasive blast pressure close to the: - correct answer ✔✔Blast Nozzle Removal of surface contaminants is done by: - correct answer ✔✔A combination of methods.
Common errors that can produce inaccurate readings when using Wet Film Thickness(WFT) gauges include: - correct answer ✔✔Using a damaged gauge and dragging gauge though wet coating. ISO ST 3 is described as: - correct answer ✔✔Very Thorough hand or power tool cleaning You are an Inspector on a project where SSPC SP3 is specified. What sort of tools should you expect the Contractor to use to achieve the standard? - correct answer ✔✔Power Tools The least effective method of surface cleaning is most likely: - correct answer ✔✔Hand Tool Cleaning Nace No. 4/SSPC SP 7 is a joint standard for: - correct answer ✔✔Brush Off Blast Cleaning Surface profiles describes: - correct answer ✔✔The level of surface roughness required after abrasive blasting. To be of value the Inspectors documentation must be: - correct answer ✔✔Timely, accurate and concise. A NACE Coating Inspector is permitted to transport coating material when: - correct answer ✔✔The Inspector should never transport coating material. Solvents are added to coating formulations to: - correct answer ✔✔Dissolve binders and form liquid coatings. (Also known as 'fisheyes' or 'crawling') is the term for surface breaks in the film that reveal the substrate. It is often a result of grease or oil contamination on the substrate. - correct answer ✔✔Cissing Which coating cures the fastest? - correct answer ✔✔Polyurea Amine blush is likely to occur with which type of coating? - correct answer ✔✔Epoxy
Fusion Bond Epoxy(FBE) is most commonly used to coat which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Pipe Which of the following coatings are co-reacting? - correct answer ✔✔Polyurethane and Epoxy Which of the following coatings may require external moisture to cure? - correct answer ✔✔Single component polyurethane and Solvent borne inorganic zinc. The requirements of coating project are defined by which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Coatings Specifications A pre job conference is useful for discussions on which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Safety, Cleaning, Application and Schedule. You are the Inspector on a project where specification level of cleaniness is "near white". Which standard would you follow? - correct answer ✔✔NACE No. 2/SSPC SP 10 The powerful standard for cleaning to bare metal with a minimum profile of 1 Mill (25.4microns) is: - correct answer ✔✔SSPC SP 11 Which profile comparators are referenced by ISO 8503? - correct answer ✔✔Grit and Shot Mill scale is typically removed for which of the following reasons? - correct answer ✔✔To avoid future delimitation, To approve coating adhesion, and To eliminate a source of galvanic corrosion. Which of the following defines a "commercially" blast cleaned surface? - correct answer ✔✔NACE No. 3/SSPC SP 6 On blast cleaned surfaces, an ultraviolet light can reveal? - correct answer ✔✔Oil The Inspector on a project with a sprayed polyurethane coating. The most probable safety concern is? - correct answer ✔✔Isocyanates
When applied to concrete, alkyd coatings will fall prematurely due to? - correct answer ✔✔Saponification Water borne latex coatings cure by a process known as? - correct answer ✔✔Coalescence Coatings that cure by polymerization are? - correct answer ✔✔Convertible A pre job conference should be held: - correct answer ✔✔after bids have been submitted and contracts signed. Which standard gives guidelines for how many DFT measurements should be taken in a given area? - correct answer ✔✔SSPC PA 2 You are on a job and observe the coating being applied in an unacceptable manner. As the Inspector you should? - correct answer ✔✔Report to the Contractor's Supervisor and Report to the Owner's Representative. When applying coatings, generally high relative humidity it: - correct answer ✔✔slows solvent evaporation Generally speaking, on a typical coating project overall safety is the responsibility of? - correct answer ✔✔A certified safety professional. A typical daily report should include which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Description of manpower and equipment used by the contractor, explanation of work stoppages and list of environmental conditions. Inspection records may be used to: - correct answer ✔✔Help resolving legal or arbitration disputes, Assist owners in the evaluation of the applicator performance, assist owners in the evaluation of the inspectors performance and determine total cost of project. Daily reports or weekly reports should be written in? - correct answer ✔✔Pen
According to ASTM D 4417 Method B 2014 when taking measurements using a profile gauge, at each location you should make? - correct answer ✔✔10 readings per location, recording the maximum value. Determine mean (average) for all maximum valises the reported profile. What is an advantage of airless spray compared to conventional air spray? - correct answer ✔✔Faster production rate You arrive to inspect a bride repainting project where containment (enclosure) has already been erected but dehumidification is not being used. What Inspection challenges do you expect specific to working inside the containment? - correct answer ✔✔Illumination and Control of temperature and humidity. Improper atomization of the coating may cause which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Uneven DFT, Dry Spray and Overspray. High viscosity due to low temperature should be corrected by? - correct answer ✔✔Adding extra thinner. SSPC Technology Guide No. 12 states coating inspection requires a minimum of which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔50 foot candles (538 lumens) One major advantage of conventional spray? - correct answer ✔✔Applicator control. When using a wet film thickness (WFT) comb/gauge, the measurement should be taken? - correct answer ✔✔Immediately after the coating is applied. A well written specification requires a surface profile depth defined as? - correct answer ✔✔A range of measurements. The testing for water soluble ferrous salts is? - correct answer ✔✔Potassium Ferricyanide Test
Solventborne inorganic zinc primer is being applied with airless spray to complex bride with difficult access for application. The contractor is having difficulty with hight DFT resulting in mkudcracking. What application method might be a good alternative? - correct answer ✔✔Conventional Spray When reporting the wet film thickness from a wet film thickness comb/gauge (WFT) you report? - correct answer ✔✔The last tooth that has coating on it. Adding an incorrect solvent to a coating may cause? - correct answer ✔✔Non drying and non curing. You are reviewing the documentation for a tank waiting project and notice there is a conflict between the project specification and the manufacture's product data sheet on the required DFT of the primer. The owner is not reachable for clarification. What should be done? - correct answer ✔✔Follow the specification. You know that you are sensitive to amines, but not polyamides. What document would you review prior to arriving on the joist to know whether amines will be used? - correct answer ✔✔The contractor's contract. The formation of small bowl shaped depressions in the coating find cause by air trapped in the coating is called? - correct answer ✔✔Cratering Failure of a plural component to cure is frequently caused by? - correct answer ✔✔Wrong mix ratio(metering) One of the most common cause of clusters in a coating film is? - correct answer ✔✔Surface Contamination You have been inspecting a tank repainting project and suspect the surface was not cleaned properly, but the coating has already been applied. What should you do? - correct answer ✔✔Consult owner for guidance. After a cold night, you find that the epoxy amine midcoast applied the day before has blushed. The optimum (best) resolution when amine blush is found is to? - correct answer ✔✔Consult the coating manufacture.
As in Inspector on a bride painting project, prior to abrasive blasting,which blasting safety items would you expect to see? - correct answer ✔✔Deadman valve, Connections wired/clipped and Supplied air hood. According to NACE SP0188, the wetted sponge is moved at a maximum rate of? - correct answer ✔✔ 1 linear foot per second (30cm) You are on a coating project and notice blisters in a variety of sizes and irregular shapes. What standard would you use to evaluate the blisters? - correct answer ✔✔ASTM D When are NACE International surface preparation standards considered binding? - correct answer ✔✔When specified in the contract documents. You are performing holiday testing early morning with dew on the pipe. The reason you may get erroneous indications is cause by? - correct answer ✔✔Telegraphing Which joint NACE/SSPC abrasive blasting standard states that "Random staying shall be limited to no more than 33% of each unit surface area"? - correct answer ✔✔NACE No. 3/SSPC SP 6 Commercial Blast Cleaning Which blasting standard allows for traces of tightly adherent mill scale, rust and highly adherent thin coating to 10%? - correct answer ✔✔NACE No. 8/ SSPC SP 14 You have a 10mil (254 micron) conductive coating on a nonconductive surface and need to check for holidays and discontinuities. How would you perform the inspection? - correct answer ✔✔Visually, you cannot use a holiday detector. According to NACE No.4/SSPC SP7, mill scale, rust, and paint are considered highly adherent if they cannot be removed by? - correct answer ✔✔Lifting with a dull putty knife. ISO8501 St 3 is the standard for which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Very Thorough hand and power tool cleaning
Which standard requires a "commercial grade" power tool cleanliness? - correct answer ✔✔SSPC SP 15 Grounding the pump and fluid hose used in airless spray: - correct answer ✔✔Prevents static sparking. As the Inspector called in to verify a blast, you find steel which has scattered highly adherent rust remaining on less than 5% of the unit area. Which standard has been achieved? - correct answer ✔✔NACE No. 2/SSPC SP 10 Fisheyes (cissing) often resemble crater like breaks in the coating film that reveal tiny areas of substrate because of? - correct answer ✔✔Contamination such as grease, oil, or silicone. The contractor is required to perform this action: - correct answer ✔✔Shall The contractor has open choice on actions: - correct answer ✔✔May The contractor is strongly recommended but not required to perform this action: - correct answer ✔✔Should The owner is reasonable for performing the action: - correct answer ✔✔Will When an Inorganic Zinc Rich primer is applied too heavily a common result is? - correct answer ✔✔Mud Cracking Which SSPC VIS 1 rust grade defines a surface covered with both mill scale and rust? - correct answer ✔✔Grade B ISO SA 2 1/2 is a blast cleaning standard that is similar to which joint standard? - correct answer ✔✔NACE No. 2/SSPC SP 10 Approximately 75% of premature coating failures are caused by? - correct answer ✔✔Inadequate or improper surface preparation.
NACE SP0178 comparator addresses which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Butt welds, Lap welds, Radius edges and Finishing grades of weld. You are on a project where Testex tape is specified to determine surface profile by ASTM D4417 Method C. Which of the following is likely to cause reading errors? - correct answer ✔✔Dust on the surface and Using an incorrect grade of tape. Which coating component forms a stable film that retains its characterstic properties? - correct answer ✔✔Binder/Resin A barrier coating interrupts the of the electrochemical cell? - correct answer ✔✔electrolyte Coatings adhere to a substrate by which of the following mechanisms? - correct answer ✔✔Polar, Chemical, and Mechanical. You are the Inspector on the job site. The air temperature is 84F (28C), your relative humidity is below 85% and your steel temperature is 79F (26C). Which of the following is the lowest acceptable dew point for coating work to continue? - correct answer ✔✔74F (23C) Which of the following characteristics of solvent influence coatings? - correct answer ✔✔Solvency power and volatility. The contractor's sling psychrometer gives a different reading than your electronic hygrometer. What would you do first as the inspector? - correct answer ✔✔Verify calibration of both instruments. Materials inventory report should contain which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Quantity of each component of each material onsite, Material batch numbers, and Date of materials arrival at job site and storage information. The primary function of the coating inspector is? - correct answer ✔✔Specification compliance. High humidity in the air during coating application can cause? - correct answer ✔✔Solvent entrapment.
Steel surface temperature reading should be take? - correct answer ✔✔At the actual work location. Which of the following would be appropriate to add to a sling psychrometer? - correct answer ✔✔Distilled Water Which type of coating is manufactured with specific components added to slow down the activity of the electrochemical cell(anode, cathode or both)? - correct answer ✔✔Inhibitive If a steel bridge is corroding in a mild environment, the corrosion process is defined as which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Electrochemical Based on the galvanic series presented in the NACE CIP Level 1 Manual, which three materials are commonly used as galvanic anodes for carbon steel? - correct answer ✔✔Zinc, aluminum and magnesium. A decrease in temperature will generally cause the corrosrion rate to? - correct answer ✔✔Decrease The electrolyte is a medium which carries the following type of current? - correct answer ✔✔Ionic Corrosion occurring uniformly across a surface is called? - correct answer ✔✔General Corrosion When conflict occurs on a coating project, as the Inspector, the preferred first course of action is to? - correct answer ✔✔Actively listen and endeavor to understand the positions of others. A proper coating specification should contain information regarding which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Surface preparation standards, safety and locations to be coated. According to the NACE attestation, when is it OK to accept a gift from a contractor? - correct answer ✔✔Never acceptable.
What should you do if you find discrepancies between the specification and the coating manufacturers technical data sheet? - correct answer ✔✔Seek written clarification from the coating manufacturer. Which of the following are generally components of the inspection reports? - correct answer ✔✔Results of inspection tests, Location of work and Details of preparation and application. Inspection reports typically provide sufficient detail permitting the owner to evaluate? - correct answer ✔✔Contractors performance, inspectors performance, job progress and work interruptions. As an inspector headed to the joist for the first time, where would you always find instruction regarding appropriate types of Personal Protective Equipment(PPE). - correct answer ✔✔Safety Data Sheet(SDS, previously called MSDS The contractor should not use air blow off the surface of a coating if: - correct answer ✔✔Lead is present in the coating waste or blast debris. When inspecting a silicone coating it is very important to: - correct answer ✔✔observe application and ensure the field is applied at the correct DFT.