2» 3) 4) 5) 6) APLS70 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ( closed book) ALL QUESTIONS D BOOK APL $70 covers inspection, repair alteration, and re rating procedures for metallic piping systems that 2) srebeig fabneated b) docs not illunder ASTM B31 3 @)__ havebeen service @) has not been tested APT 570 was developed for the petroleum refining and chemical process industries a) It shall be used forall pipmag systems ® 1 may be used, where practical, for any piping system 3) Itcan be used, where necessary, for steam prping ) It may not be used unless agreed to by all parties APL 370 be used as a substitute for the onymal construction requirements governing a piping system before itis placed in-service ® shallot —-b)— should may 4) can [APL $70 applies to piping systems for process fluids, hydrocarbons, and sirular flammable or toxic fluid services Which of the following services is not specifically apphcable ? a), Raw, intermediate, and finished petroleum products é Water, steam condensate, boiler feed water ¢) Raw. intermediate, and finished chemical products 4) Hydrogen, natural gas. fuel gas, and flare systems Some of the classes of piping systems that are excluded or optional for coverage under API 570 are listed below Which one 1s a mandatory included class 7 8) Water Catalyst mes 3 San ® soe. The shall be responsible to the owner-user for determining that the requirements of API $70 for ispection, evamiration, and testing are met a) Piping Eneineer BD _ taspector ¢)__Repait Organisation a) Operating Personnel Who is responsible for the control of piping system imspection programs, inspection frequencies and maintenance of piping ” a) Authonsed Piping Inspector ® Owner-user ©) Junsdicton, Contractor8) %” 10) @» 12) 14) An authonsed pipmg inspector shall have the following qualifications Pick the one that does not belong in this list ~ Four years of experience inspecting in-service prpiny systems Dy High school education plus 3 years of expenence m the design, construction, reparr operation. or inspection of piping systems ©) Two yea cenificate in cazuncering oF technology plus 2 years of experience in the design, construction, repatr, operation, oF inspection of piping systems 6) Degree an engineenng plus one year expenence in the design. construction. repair. operation, or inspection of prping systems ask based inspections include which of the following - a) Likelihood assessment b) Consequence analysis, ©) Operating and inspection hustonies GD) Allofthe above ‘An RBI assessment can be used to alter the inspection strategy provided ~ a) The degradation methods are dentified b) The RBIs fully documented ©) A third party conducts the RBI CD Both A and B above Which one of the following is not a specific type of an area of deterioration ? Rectifier performance b) Injection points ©) —Deadlews ) Environmental cracking Injection points subject to accelerated or localised corrosion may be treated as 2) the focal point ofan inspection cireurt Esme moron erate piping that must be renewed on a regular schedule 4) locations where corrosior inubitors must be used ‘The recommended upstream limut of inspection of an iniection point is a minimum of a) 12 feet or 3 pipe lengths whichever ss smaller b) inches or 3 pipe diameters whichever 1s smaller ° inches ar 3 pipe diameters whichever 1s greatet d) 12 feet or3 pipe lengths which is greater ‘The recommended downstream linut of mspection of an tajection poiat 1s a minimum of 8) second change in flow direction past the iny ‘rst change in flow direction whichever ts less fon point. or 25 feet beyond theIe) 1» 18) 19) b) second change in flow direction past the injection pomt, o 25 feet bevond the first change in flow direction whichever '5 ©) second change in flow di the first change m flow direction whichever 1s less 4) second change in flow direction past the injection point. or 25 inches beyond the frst change in flow direction whichever 1s greater inches beyond Select thickness measurement locations (TMLs) within injecton pomt circurts subjected to localised corroston according 20 the following guidelines Select the one that does not belong a) Estaplish TMLs on appropriate fittings within the myection point circut b) Establish atleast one TML at a location atleast 25 feet beyond the downstream Int of the injection point c) Establish TMLs on the pipe wall at location of expected pipe wall impingement or inected fund 4) Establish Ts at both the upstream and downstream fintits of the inj point circutt on ‘What are the preferred methods of inspectin jection points 7 2) Radiography and /or ulstraonies b) Hammer test and / or radiograph €) Ultrasonics and / or liquid penetrant 4) Liquid penetrant and / or eddy current During periodic scheduled inspections, more extensive mspection should be applied to an area beginning upstream of the mection nozzle and contunuiny fox atleast _ pipe diameters downstream ofthe inyection point a) 10amches, 20 by Wafer. 10 ©) 12 imckes, 10 4) 10 feet 10 Why should deadlegs m piping be inspected ” a) APLS10 mandates the mspection of deadiegs b) Acid products and debris bunld up in deadlees ©) The corrosion rate in deadlegs can vary significantly from adjacent active pips, 4) Caustic products and debris bud up in deadiegs Both the stagnant end and the connection to an active line of a deadleg should be ed Ina hot piping system why does the high poin: of a deadieg corrode and need 10 be inspected ? monitor a) corrosion oceurs due to directed currents set up in the deadleg b) erosion aveurs due to convective currents set up in the deadleg ) corrosion occurs due to convective currents set up inthe deadleg 6) erosion occurs due to directed currents et up in the deadleg