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1.Dur
inginspecti
onofav er
ti
calpressurevesselwi
thani
nsidediameterof60in.(150cm),
a
gener
all
ycorrodedarea(360degreesaroundt heI
Dofvesseland40in.or1met erinhei
ght
)
wasfoundinashel l
neartheinl
etnozzle.Remaini
ngWallt
hicknesscanbedeterminedby:
A)Onlybyperf
ormingUTthi
cknessont heareaofthedeepestpi
t&measur i
ngremai
ningwall
B)Averagi
ngremaini
ngwall
thicknessatequall
yspacedreadi
ngsoveralengt
h“L”=to20in.
C)Averagi
ngremaini
ngwallt
hicknessatequall
yspacedreadi
ngsoveralength“
L”=to30in.D)
Aver
agingremaini
ngwal
lthi
cknessatequallyspacedreadi
ngsoveralengt
h“L”=to40in.

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.7.
4.2.
1) L=t
hel
esserof20i
n.or½VesselDi
amet
er(
30i
n.)

2.Ahorizont
alvesselhav
ingaUStamp&constr
uctedi
n2001mustnowundergoahy
drost
ati
c
testaf
teranalt
erati
on.Whati
srequi
redt
estpr
essureatt
hetopoft
hevessel
?
Giv
en:Or i
ginal(
2001)Vessel
Ust
ampr eadsMAWP: 1000psi@ 500°F…Sdesi emp=1
gnt 5ksi
andStesttemp=16.
3ksi…TheVesselTestPr
essur
ecor r
ect
ingfortemper
ature=????
A)1630psi B)1500psi C)1413psi D)1300psi

Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1)…SeeSol
uti
onbel
owusi
ngt
heAPI510f
ormul
a!
TestPr
essur
einpsi(
MPa)=1. Stesttemp/Sdesigntemp)
3MAWP×( ,1999addendum and
l
ater
Sol
uti
on:1.
3x1000x(
16,
300÷15,
000)=1300x(
1.0866)=1412.
66or1413psi

3.Given:Apr essurev esselhasbeeni nservi

cesinceJanuar y1,1981andhasal onghist
oryof
acti
vecorrosionov eritslongser viceli
fe.Ori
ginalshellt
hickness=2. 250in.(
Ini
ti
al&U-Stamp)
&currentthicknessonJan.1, 2011i s1.501inches.Previ
oust hicknessonJanuar y1,2006was
1.626inches.Themi nimum t hicknessforthisvesselaslistedont heDat aSheet=1.000inches
andtheVessel CorrosionAllowanceaspert heUst amp=. 750i nches.Determinecorr
osionrat
e,
remainingcor r
osional lowanceandr emai ni
nglife(RL)fort hi
spr essurevessel?
A)Cor
rosi
onRate=.025inchespery
ear
,RCA=.
001i
nchesandRL=16.
7y ear
s
B)Cor
rosi
onRate=.025i
nchesperyear
,RCA=.
501i
nchesandRL=20years
C)Cor
rosi
onRate=.025inchespery
ear
,RCA=.
501i
nches,
andRL=17.
5y ears
D)Noneofthesear
ecorr
ect
St
ep#1–Deter
minemet all
ossandbot ht
heLT&STCor r
osionRates!
St
ep#2–Compar etwoCorrosi
onr
at es&choosetheonethatbestref
lectscurr
entcondi
ti
ons!
St
ep#3–Deter
minet heRLofthevesseli
nyearsgi
venaMi nimum tof1.000inches
Answer
:B(
API510,Para.7.
1FormulasforLT&STCor rosi
onRates)

2.
250–1.
501=.
749i
n.l
oss÷30y
rs=.
025=25MPY

1.626–1.501=.125loss÷5y
rs=.
025=25MPY
Remai
ningCor
rosi
onAl
lowance=1.
501–1.000=.501inches
Sol
uti
on:1.
501i
nches(
cur
rent
)–1.
000i
nches(
tmi
n)=.
501i
n÷.
025*=20.
04=20y
ear
s
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(
*Bot
hLT&STcor
rosi
onr
atear
e.025i
nchespery
ear=25MPY…y
oumustuse25MPY)
4.Det
ermi
necor
rosi
onr
ate,
remai
ningCA&r
emai
ningv
essell
if
egi
vent
hef
oll
owi
ng!
Origi
nal vessel thi
cknesswasf oundt obe0. 975i nchesthick(BaselineUTonJanuar y1, 1986)
Latestvessel thicknesst akendur i
ngani nternalvesselinspectiononJan.1, 2011was0. 860in.
Vessel U-stampr eads MAWP150psi @ 350° F,RT1, CorrosionAllowance=0. 250inches!
Pressurev essel “Mini
mum t hi
cknessr equired”ont hedatasheet&t heU-stamp=. 725i nches!
Dateofl astext ernali
nspect i
onwasJanuar y1,2009whenaCUIsur veywasal soperformed!
Thelowerhal foft hevessel i
nhy drocarbonser vi
cehasaSSst ripli
ningandbot hVT&UThav e
foundnomet al lossov er25y ears.Lowr eadingsar elocatedint he“vaporspace”attheshel l
andt ophead.Cor r
osi
onr at
eshav eremai nedsteadyf orthev essel’
s25y earservi
celife.
A)Cor r
osi onrat e<5MPYand. 135inchesr emai nintheCAandr emaini
nglif
ei s29year s
B)Cor r
osi onrat e<5MPYand. 145inchesr emai nintheCAandr emaini
nglif
ei s29year s
C)Cor r
osi onrat e>5MPYand. 135inchesr emai nintheCAandr emaini
nglif
ei s35year s
D)Cor r
osi onrat e<5MPYand. 135inchesr emai nintheCAandr emaini
nglif
ei s35year s
Answer
:A(
API510,Para.7.
1,Seestepsbelow)
St
ep#1–Determinel
oss&Cor r.Rate….975–.860=.115in.÷25years=.
0046or4.6mpy
St
ep#2–Determineremaini
ngCA…. 860i
n.minus.
725in.=.135i
nchesCAremai
ning
St
ep#3–DetermineRL=0.135in.÷.0046=29.347 Use29y ear
sRL
5.Usi
ngthesamei nfor
mationgiv
eninquesti
on#4above(I
nter
nali
nspect
ionperf
ormedl
ast
onJanuary1,2011)…Assumi ngNoRBIisdone,
det
erminet
hedate&thenexttypeof
I
nspecti
on(Int
ernalorOn-
Stream)tobeperf
ormedusi
ngAPI510rul
es?
A)I
nternali
nspectionabsolut
elymustbeperformedandwillbedueonJanuar
y1,
2021
B)On-Str
eam inspecti
onMAYbeper formed(inl
ieuofi
nter
nal)andwi
ll
bedueonJul
y1,2025
C)Ei
theraninternaloranOn-Stream i
nspect
ionwill
bedueonJanuary1,2021
D)Noneoft heseiscorrect
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
1&6.
5.2.
1)
6.5.1.
1 Unlessj usti
fiedbyaRBIassessment ,
theper i
odbetweenint
er naloron-stream
i
nspect i
onsshal lnotexceed½t her emainingli
feofav esselor10yrs,whicheverisless.
6.5.2.
1 Att hediscretionoft heinspector,
anon-stream i
nspect
ionmaybesubst i
tutedfor
theinter
nal i
nspect i
oni nthef ol
l
owi ngsituati
ons:
b.Whenv esselentryforinternalinspecti
oni sphysi
call
ypossible&allt
hefollowingcondi ti
ons
aremet :
Item #7 Vesselhasast ripli
ning On- stream mayNOTbesubst it
utedforani nternal
i
nspect i
on

6.Giv
ent hesameinformati
oninquest
ion#4abov
e, assumi
ngnoRBI
,deter
minethedat
ewhen
thenextExter
nal
(Visual)i
nspect
ioni
sdue&whythismustbedoneasperAPI510rul
es:
A)Jan1,
2021–Atthesamet i
meast heOn-Str
eam i
nspecti
onasal
lowedbyAPI510
B)Jan1,
2016–Ext
ernali
nspecti
onsnev erexceedalesserof5y
rsortheInt
ernal
/OSIi
nter
val
C)Jan1,
2016–Becauseexter
nalinspecti
onsmayNEVERexceed5y ear
swithoutRBI
D)Jan1,
2014–Becauseexter
nalinspecti
onsmayNEVERexceed5y ear
swithoutRBI
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Answer :D(API510, Para.6.

4.1) Lastext
ernali
nspwasJan.1, 2009 DueJan1, 2014
6.4.1Unlessjusti
fi
edbyRBIassessment ,eachabovegroundvessel
shal
lbegi
venav isual
externali
nspatani nterv
althatdoesnotexceedthelesseroffi
veyear
sortherequi
red
i
nt er
nal/on-
stream inspecti
on.

7.OnApril1,
2011,theremainingli
feofav esselwasbeendet
ermi
nedtobeexact
ly1.
75y
rs*
WhenMUSTt henextInt
ernalorOSIinspecti
onbeperformed(
AssumeNoRBI)&whenMUSTa
nextext
ernali
nspecti
onbeper for
med?* Given:1.75yr
s=21months,Hal
fRL=10.5mont
hs
A)NextI
nter
nalorOSIANDexter
nali
nspect
ion=February15,2012
B)NextI
nter
nalorOSIANDexter
nal
inspect
ion=January1,2013
C)NextI
nter
nalorOSIANDexter
nali
nspect
ion=Apri
l 1,
2013
D)Noneofthesedat
esiscor
rect
Answer:B(API510,Para.6.5.
1.1&6.4.1)
St
ep#1–RL=1. 75yrs=21mont hs=Apr i
l1,2011 Jan1,2013 21mont hi
nter
val
St
ep#2–Appl y6.5.
1.1rule!Useful
lremainingli
feuptoamaximum of2years
Concl
usion:WeMUSTi nspectnolaterthanthefullr
emaini
ngl
ifeor21months!
6.5.1.1Whenev
erther
emai
ningl
i
feislesst
hanfoury
ears,
thei
nspect
ioni
nter
val
maybet
he
fullremai
ningl
if
euptoamaximum oftwoyear
s Full
RLor21monthsinthi
scase
6.4.1Unlessj ustif
iedbyanRBIassessment ,eachabovegroundv esselshal
lbegiv
enav i
sual
externalinspectionataninter
valthatdoesnotexceedthel esseroffiveyear
sorther equi
red
i
nt er
nal/on-stream inspect
ion.I
tisprefer
redtoper f
ormthi sinspect
ionwhilet
hev esseli
sin
operation. Permosti nspecti
onplans,doexternal
sjustbef oreshutdowns!

8.Anewv esseli
sbroughtint
or epl
aceanoldv esselbei
ngr et
ir
edfrom ahy dr
ocarbonser v
ice
after25years.Theservi
cewil
lchangetoanewser vi
ce(extremelysourcrudewithnosi mil
ar
servicepubli
sheddataanywhere)andneverhandledbeforebyowner /user
.Thenewv essel
’s
probablecorrosi
onrate(andr
esulti
ngRLandi nspect
ioninterv
als)arebestdeter
mi nedby:

A)Corr
osi
onr at
esmaybeest i
matedowner /
user’
sexperi
ence(ol
drecor
ds)orsimil
arservi
ce
B)Corr
osi
onratesmaybeest i
matedfrom anypubli
sheddatar
egardi
ngsourcrudes
C)Takebasel
ine&1,000hourser
viceUTthicknessmeasurement
s&f ol
low-
upUTt hereaf
ter
D)Noneoftheseiscorr
ect
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2) Readquest
ionwel
l Noal
ter
nat
ivesr
emai
nexceptUT
9.Regar
dingt
hequest
ion#8above,ifi
tisl
aterdet
ermi
nedthataninaccurat
ecorrosionrate
wasassumed,whatmustbedoneregar
dingthecorr
osi
onrat
eforremainingli
fecalculat
ions?
A)Nothingbecausethecorrosi onratewi
llbeli
kelyt
okeepchangingagainandagai n
B)Makesubsequentdet er
mi nat i
onsatappropri
atei
nter
valsunti
lanaccurat
erateis
est
abl
ished
C)Consultt
hecor r
osionspeci ali
sttodet
erminewhichratetoapply
,STorLTCor rosi
onrat
e
D)Corrosi
onrateintheremai ningli
fecal
csshallbechangedtotheactualcorr
osi
onr at
e

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.7.
1.2) Readt
hel
astpar
agr
aph(
sent
ence)i
nthesect
ion
10.Whati
sMDMT&Char
pyI
mpactt
estt
empr
equi
redf
ora5mm or½-si
zedt
estspeci
men?
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(
AssumeSA-
516Gr
.70pl
ate(
2.25i
n.)quenchedandt
emper
ed&nowi
srequi
ri
ngI
mpactTest
)
A)0°
F&-
20°
F B)30°
F&10°
F C)67°
F&47°
FD)Noneoft
hese
Ans:A(Fi
gUCS-66(
4)Pg181 Curv eD TableUCS-66Pg184 Tabl eUG-84.
2Pg69
Step1–Deter
minewhatcur
veonPage181 BorD quenched&t emper
ed=D Pg184
UseMDMTCol umnforD&rowfor2.25in.(
use°Fval
ues)=0° F Nowgot oPg69Tabl
e&a5
mm speci
menisa½-sizedsother
eis“20°F”r
educti
onfrom 0°For-
20°F Answer=A

11.Usi
ngFi
g.UW-
16.
1(a)
,det
ermi
net
hev
aluef
ort
c…Assumet=16mm &t
n=9mm!

A)5mm B)5.
5mm C)6mm D)7mm
Answer
:C(
ASMESect
ionVI
II
,Di
v.1,
UW-
16.
bSy
mbol
s&Legend&Fi
gur
e)
t
min(seet
mindefi
nUW-
16=19mm or0.
7tmi
nuset
hel )=1
esser 9mm or9mm  Uset
he
l
esser
Sol
vef
ort
c=0.
7x9=6.
3mm or6mm uset
hel
esser=6mm
12.Forapressurev esselwit
h.425i n.nominalhemispheri
calheads(seamless)anda24i nch
ODseaml esspipingshell(.
500nomi nalwal
l)
,att
achedbyaRTTy pe1Cat egoryAButtJoint,
and(Let
hal Ser
vice),Corr
osionAl l
owance=. 125inches,Desi
gnPr essur
eis600psi at300°F,
andS=20ksi f
orheadmat eri
al,andS=19. 7ksi f
orshellmateri
al.Headthi
cknessdoesnot
exceed0.
356Landt hehemi spheri
cal headweldsarealsoRTTy pe1but tj
oint
s.

Det
ermi
nev
alueE&r
equi
redmi
nimum hemi
spher
icalhead“
t”andshowy
ourcal
cs!

A)E=1,andrequi
redheadt=0.165in. B)E=1,
andr
equi
redheadt=0.
176i
n.
C)E=.
85&r equir
edheadt=0.185in. D)E=1,
andr
equi
redheadt=0.
196i
n.

Answer
:B(
UG-
32.f
,for
mul
a3)…Seeal
soAppendi
xL-
1.5.
1(d)exampl
eforpr
act
ice

For
mul
aformi
nimum hemi
-headt
hickness
St
ep1:Det er
minePLorPR=600psix11.
7in.*…*24i
nOD=12inoutsi
despher
icalr
adi
us.
Note:Appendi
xLusesPR(t
ypoer
ror)…ListhesameasR,
theywantthei
nsi
der adi
us!
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Headthickness.425i
n.mi
nusCA.125in.=.300i n.So,12minus.300in=11. 7in.=L
St
ep2: DetermineSE…S=20ksi,E=“1”becauseweseeUW- 3i
ll
ustrat
ion(al
way scheck)=
Cat
egoryA.NextweuseTableUW-12,Type1, whereE=1. 00,
souse1ast heval
uef orE
St
ep3: PLorPR=600x11. 7=7020,SE=2( 20,000)(1)-0.2(
600)=40,000–120=39, 880
Fi
nalsoluti
onis7020÷39,
880=0.17603=0. 176inches(or176mi l
s,al
way suse3deci mal
s)
Addi
ti
onalPr
act
iceGi
vensamei
nfoabove…Det
ermi
neShel
lt&2:
1El
li
psoi
dalHeadt
(Note:Shel
lt=.
361i
n. Uset
heUG-27for
mula&a2:1el
li
psoi
dalheadwouldbe.
352i
nches
giventhesamei
nfor
mati
onabove…usi
ngUG-32for
mulaf
orEll
ipsoi
dalheads)
Forapr
essur
evesselcal
cul
ati
on,
thef
oll
owi
ngi
sgi
venf
orquest
ions13&14:
Heads:2:
1el l
ipsoi
dal
heads( .
875in.nomi nal
),Segment alweldshav
eNoRT
Shel
l:30in.OD( .
750i
n.nomi nal
)withLongitudinal
lyWel dedType1CategoryAjoi
nt(
NoRT)
.
TheshellandheadsareattachedbyaTy pe1Cat egoryABut tJoi
nt(
again,NoRT)
Corr
osionall
owance=. 125inches!DesignPressure/Temp=400psi at200°F
HeadMat eri
al=S=20ksi .ShellMater
ial =S=20. 4ksi.

13.Det
ermi
nev
alueE&r
equi
redmi
nimum el
l
ipsoi
dal
headt
hickness.Showy
ourcal
cs!

A)E=.
70,
requi
redheadt=0.
286i
nches B)E=.
70,
requi
redheadt=0.
347i
nches
C)E=.
85,
requi
redheadt=0.
336i
nches D)E=.
70,
requi
redheadt=0.
408i
nches

Answer
:D(
UG-
32d&f
ormul
a1)…Seeal
soL.
1.5.
1.cexampl
eforpr
act
ice

Formulatousetodeterminemi
nimum 2:1el
li
psoi
dalheadthi
ckness
St
ep1…PD=400x28. 5*=11,400.Note:
D=30.0-2x( .
875-.
125)or30-1.5=28.5
St
ep2…SE=2(20,000)(.
70)minus0.2(400)=(
28,000–80)=27,920
St
ep3…Fi
nalmathsolut
ion=11,400÷27,920=.4083=.408i
nches

14.Usesamegiveninfor
mationasquesti
on#13above.Deter
mineval
ueE&r equi
red
mini
mum shel
lthi
cknessassuming“ci
rcumfer
ent
ial
str
ess”asthebasi
sfort
hecalcul
ati
on&
showyourwor
k!

A)E=.
70,
andr
equi
redt=0.
286i
nches B)E=.
70,
andr
equi
redt=0.
347i
nches
C)E=.
85,
andr
equi
redt=0.
336i
nches D)E=.
70,
andr
equi
redt=0.
409i
nches

Answer
:D(
UG-
27c&f
ormul
a1)…Seeal
soAppendi
xL-
1.5.
3.aexampl
eforpr
act
ice

Formul
at odetermineminimum shel ltwit
h“ ci
rcumfer
ent
ialstress”
**
Step1…PR=400x14. 375*=5,750…* 15.0mi nus(.750-.
125)=14.375=R
Step2…SE=20, 400(.
70f r
om UW- 12dTable)mi nus0.6(400)…5,750÷(14,280–240)=
Solut
ion…5,
750/14,040=. 409544=.409i nches again!
Not
e:Gi
venSv
alueswer
emani
pul
atedsoanswer
swoul
dbe.
409f
orbot
hquest
ionsabov
e
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15.Regar
dinga2:1ell
i
psoi
dal
head,prov
idetheASMEVI
IIcodeaccept
abl
eappr
oxi
mat
eval
ue
fort
heknuckler
adiusandt
hespher
icalr
adius:
A)Anaccept
abl
eappr
oxi
mat
ioni
saknuckl
eradi
usof0.
17Dandaspheri
calr
adiusof0.90D
B)Anaccept
abl
eappr
oxi
mat
ioni
saknuckl
eradi
usof0.
356Dandaspheri
calr
adiusof0.665D
C)Anaccept
abl
eappr
oxi
mat
ioni
saknuckl
eradi
usof0.
90Dandaspheri
calr
adiusof0.885D
D)Anaccept
abl
eappr
oxi
mat
ioni
saknuckl
eradi
usof0.
885Dandaspheri
calr
adiusof0.17D

Answer
:A(
UG-
32d…Readt
hel
astsent
enceunder
neat
hthef
ormul
a1)

16.Whichoneofthefoll
owingst
atementsar
eNOTTRUEr egar
dingjoi
nteff
ici
enci
esf
orcal
cs
i
nvolv
ingcir
cumferent
ialst
ressi
nseamlessvessel
sect
ionsorforthi
cknessofseaml
essheads?
A)E=1.
0whenthespotradiographyrequi
rementsofUW- 11(a)(
5)(c)ismet
B)E=1.
0whenthespotradiographyrequi
rementsofUW- 11(a)(
5)(b)ismet
C)E=0.
85whenthespotradiographyrequi
rementsofUW- 11(a)(5)(b)arenotmet
C)E=0.
85i
fCat.AorBwel dstoseaml essvesselsect
ionsorheadsar eTypeNo.3,
4,5or6
Answer
:A…UW-
12(
d)&(
e)&Tabl
eUW-
12
17.Whati
sthenormalPWHTholdi
ngtemper
atur
eandmi
nimum hol
dingt
imef
orawel
dmade
toSA-
516Gr.70thati
s2.25i
nchest
hick?
A)Nor
malHol
dingTemp=1100°
Fandmi
nimum hol
dingt
ime=2hour
stot
al
B)Nor
mal
HoldingTemp=1100°
Fandmi
nimum hol
dingt
ime=2hour
s&4mi nutes
C)Nor
malHol
dingTemp=1100°
Fandmi
nimum hol
dingt
ime=2hour
s&15mi nutes
D)Nor
malHol
dingTemp=1100°
Fandmi
nimum hol
dingt
ime=2hour
s&45mi nutes
Answer
:B…Tabl
eUCS-
56f
orP-
No1Mat
eri
als
18.Weldedjoi
ntsconnecti
ngappurt
enancestot
hevesselwhichi
nter
sectt
heshel
lorheadsof
avesselandform ani
ntegral
partoft
hepressur
econtai
ningencl
osur
eareconsi
der
edwhat
j
ointcat
egoryperUW-3?
A)Cat
egor
yA B)Cat
egor
yB C)Cat
egor
yC D)Cat
egor
yD
Answer
:D…UW-
3d,
Not
e2

Seequest
ion19bel
owf
orst
ati
cheadcal
cs!
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19.Apressurevessel80feethighisf
il
ledwithH²Ounderpressure.Atthelowestpartoft
he
vessel
,80feetfr
om thetop,itr
eads455psi atacali
bratedgauge.Whatwi l
lbepressurev
alues
beat54feetfrom thetop,at32feetf
rom t
het op,
at4f eetf
rom thetop,andlast
ly,att
hetop?
A)54f
tfr
om t
op=444psi
,32f
tfr
om t
op=434psi
,4f
tfr
om t
op=422psi&att
het
op=420
psi
B)54f
tfr
om t
op=466psi
,32f
tfr
om t
op=476psi
,4f
tfr
om t
op=488psi&att
het
op=490
psi
C)54f
tfr
om t
op=434psi
,32f
tfr
om t
op=424psi
,4f
tfr
om t
op=412psi&att
het
op=410
psi
D)54f
tfr
om t
op=474psi
,32f
tfr
om t
op=484psi
,4f
tfr
om t
op=492psi&att
het
op=490
psi

Ans:A…UG-
98&BOKSt
ati
cheadper1f
ootofH²
O=0.
433psi l
eastpr
essur
e@ t
op
20.Regar
dingASMEB16.
5fer
ri
ti
cst
eel
flanges,
whati
sthel
owestMDMTv
aluet
hati
sexempt
fr
om impacttest
ing?
A)−20°F(−29°C) B)-
40°F(
-40°C)
C)32°F(0°C) D)Noneofthese
Answer
:A…UCS-
66(
c)(
1)…Topl
eftcol
umnofpage183

21.Howmanytensi
l
e&gui
dedbendtest
sar
eneededf
or.
279i
nAPI5LGr
.X-
60PQRCoupon
thati
sil
l
ust
rat
edbel
owonthi
spage?

A)Fourt
ensi
let
est
s&f
ourgui
dedbendt
est
s(guidedbendsshoul
dbe2face+2rootbends)
B)Fourt
ensi
let
est
s&f
ourgui
dedbendt
est
s(4facebendsareall
owedperNot
e5ofQW- 451)
C)Twotensi
l
etest
s&f
ourgui
dedbendt
est
s(gui
dedbendsshouldbe2face+2rootbends)
D)Twotensi
l
etest
s&f
ourgui
dedbendt
est
s(4facebendsareall
owedperNot
e5ofQW- 451)
Answer
:C…Tabl
eQw-
451…Seet
heRowf
or7mm t
hickness

22.Ar
ethet
ensil
etest&guidedbendt
estresul
tsaccept
abl
eforthese.
279inAPI5LGr.X-60
PQRCouponifRootBend1had3.0mm slag,andRootBend2had3. 0mm por
osit
y,andFace
Bend1had2.
9mm sl ag,andFaceBend2had3. 0mm ofporosi
ty?

A)T1&T2=Accept
abl
e,T3&T4ar eunacceptabl
e&4Gui dedbendt est
s=Acceptable
B)T1&T2=Accept
abl
e,T3&T4ar eunacceptabl
e&4Gui dedbendt est
s=Unacceptable
C)T1&T2&T4=Acceptabl
e,T3=unacceptable&4Guidedbendt ests=Accept
able
D)T1&T2&T3&T4=Accept abl
e&4Gui dedbendtest
s=Accept able
Answer
:D…Tabl
eQW-
451…Seet
heRowf
or7mm t
hickness
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23.Regar
ding“
arearequi
red”or“
A”val
uef
orthenozzl
ecalcul
ati
ons,
whati
sthebestfor
mul
a
tousewhentry
ingtodeterminet
he“
arear
equir
ed”val
ueandassumingal
lfrv
alues=1?
A)A=dt
rF+2t
ntrFr(
1–f1)
r B)A=dt
rF
C)A=dt
rF+2t
ntrf
r(1–f
r1) D)A=A1+A2+A41+A42+A5
Answer
:B…Fi
gur
eUG-
37.
1&Appendi
xL.
7.2…shor
tcut…f
r=1…anynumberx0=0
24.Regar
dingt
her
einf
orcementcal
cabov
e,whati
sthev
aluef
orDp?
A)17.
75i
nches B)18.
75i
nches C)19.
38i
nches D)Noneoft
hese
Answer
:B…Fi
gureUG-
37.1,
UG-
37l
egend&UG-40l
ist
sval
ues/
li
mit
sforDp)Not
ethatUG-
40.
b.1&2mayal
soappl
ywhenweuseDp=18.
75 Answer=B
25.Det
erminet
hecorrectwi
renumber
,wireset&wirediamet
erf
oraf
il
m si
der
adi
ogr
apht
aken
ona.875incht
hicknozzl
etofl
angeci
rcumferent
ial
weld?
A)8wir
e,SetB,Wir
eDiameter0.
016 B)9wir
e,SetB,Wir
eDiamet
er0.
020
C)10wir
e,SetB,Wir
eDiameter0.
025 D)11wir
e,SetB,Wir
eDiamet
er0.
030
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Answer=B:Wi
re-
TypeEssent
ialWi
re#9=SetB=Wi
reDi
amet
er=0.
020i
n(0.
51mm)
Step1Usethi
cknessgiveninexam questi
on=.875in.
Step2Addweldreinf
orcement(TablesUW-3&UW- 35)=3/16or.188in.
Step3Add.875+.188=1. 063inforaCat.BButtweldedNozzl
etoFlggir
thwel
d UW-3
Solut
ion:
UseOver1.00thru1.50row( T-
276) Fi
lm SideCol
umn 9wi re T-
233.
2
26.I
faradi
ogr
aph(gammaradi
ography
)hasadensit
yequal t
o2.
4inthear
eaofint
erest
adj
acentt
oasingl
ewir
e-t
ypeI
QI,whati
stheaccept
abledensi
tyr
angeal
ongtheweld?
A) 2.
0to4.
0 B)2.
2to3.
4 C)2.
0to3.
1 D)1.
8to4.
0
Answer
:C(
ASMEV,
Art
.2,
T-282.
2)Appl
ytheDensi
tyv
ari
ati
onr
uleof-
15%t
o+30%
2.
4x85%or.
85(
-15%r
ule)=2.
04=2.
0…2.
4x130%or1.
3(+30%r
ule)=3.
12=3.
1
27.Whati
stheminimum penetr
antdwel
lti
mewhenper
for
mingaPTexami
nat
iononwel
ded
pl
ateatat
emperatureof9°C?

A)5mi
nut
es B)10mi
nut
es C)20mi
nut
es D)Noneoft
hese
Answer:C(ASMEV, Art
.6,T-
672&Note1)Applythe2xdwel lt
imeruleforl
owtemps!Thi
s
tr
ickyquesti
onisonnearl
yever
yAPIexam …Plate…Plat
e…Pl ate…remember,onei
nchon
ei
thersideoftheweldi
sontheplat
e…selectpl
ate(10mins)al
waysanddoubletheti
me
whenat esti
sperfor
medbelowtempli
mitsofT-672,Not
e1 20mi ns!
!!

QUESTION#28
Gi
ven:
(SameCorr
osi
onRateasQuest
ion#4)
CALCULATEMAWPFORACYLI NDRICALSHELL
&OPERATIONSWANTSANOTHER10- YEARRUN
Origi
nal vesselthi
cknesswasf oundt obe0. 975i nchesthick(BaselineUTonJanuar y1, 1986)
Latestv esselt
hicknesst akendur i
ngani nternalvesselinspectiononJan.1, 2011was0. 860in.
Vessel U-stampr eads Desi gn:150psi @ 350° F,RT1, CorrosionAllowance=0. 250i nches!
Pressurev essel“Mi ni
mum t hi
cknessr equired”ont hedatasheet&t heU-stamp=. 725i nches!
Dateofl astexternal i
nspect i
onwasJanuar y1,2009whenaCUIsur veywasal soper formed!
Thelowerhal foft hev essel i
nhy drocarbonser vi
cehasaSSst ripli
ningandbot hVT&UThav e
foundnomet allossov er25y ear
s.Lowr eadingsar elocatedint he“vaporspace”att heshel l
andt ophead.Cor rosi
onr ateshav eremai nedsteadyf orthev essel’
s25y earservicelife.
AdditionalGivenI nformat i
on:Shel l“
S”Val ue=16ksi ,LethalSer v
ice&Ful lRadiography
Int
ernalRadi us=82i n. Est abl
ishedCor r
osionRat e=4. 6mi lsor.0046inchespery ear

A)t=.
860andMAWP=167psit
hati
sgreat
ert
han150psidesi
gn,
soa10yearr
unisOK
B)t=.
814andMAWP=158psi
thati
sgreat
ert
han150psi
design,
soa10yearr
unisOK
C)t=.
768andMAWP=149psit
hati
slesst
han150psi
design,
soa10yearr
unisNOTOK
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D)Noneoft
hesei
scor
rect
,butt
heMAWPi
sgr
eat
ert
han150psi
desi
gn&a10y
earr
uni
sOK

Answer
:C(
ASMEVI
II
,UG-
27.
c.1For
mul
a1&API510Sect
ion7.
3.3For
mul
aforMAWP)

…Cr
it
ical
ist
osol
vef
ortusi
ngAPI510Code
7.3.
3Incorrosi
veserv
ice,t
hewallthi
cknessusedi
nthesecomputat
ionsshal
lbet
heact
ualt
hicknessas
deter
minedbyinspecti
on(see5.
6.2)minustwicet
heesti
matedcorr
osionl
ossbef
oret
hedateofthenext
i
nspecti
on,asdefi
nedby :
t=t Cr
ual–2(
act exI
at i
nter )…API
nal 510,
Par
a.7.
3.3=.
860–2(
.0046x10)=.
768
Cor
recti
s…16,
000(
1)(
.768)=12,
288÷(
82+.
461)or82.
461=149psi<150,
sonotOK
I
ncor
recti
s…A…16,
000(
1)(
.860)=13,
760÷(
82+.
516)or82.
516=167psi
I
ncor
recti
s…B…16,
000(
1)(
.814)=13,
024÷(
82+.
488)or82.
488=158psi

ENDOFOPENBOOKPORTI
ON
Takea15mi
nut
ebr
eak&r
etur
nforCl
osedBookexam!
CLOSEDBOOKEXAM (
72Quest
ions)
29.PerAPI510,
a“non-
standar
dvessel
”isonet
hatwas:
A)Notconst ruct
edinaccordancewi thanappl i
cableconstruct
ioncode
B)Notf abr
icatedtorecognizedconstructi
oncodes&meet ingnoknownr ecogni
zed
standards
C)Notconst ruct
ed&appr ov edasj
urisdict
ionalspeci
albasedonj ur
isdi
cti
on
acceptancerules
D)Fabricat
edt oarecognizedconstructi
oncodebuthasl ostit
snameplateorstampi
ng

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

30.Theapplicat
ionofAPI510codeisrest
ri
ctedtoowner/user
sthatemployorhav
e
accesstotechnical
lyqual
if
iedi
ndi
vi
dualsandorgani
zat
ions.Whichofthestat
ements
belowiscorrect
?

A)Owner
/UserneedsAut
hor
izedInspect
ionAgency,anInspector,andExaminersonl
y
B)Owner
/UserneedsAut
hor
izedI
nspectionAgencyandanEngi neeri
ngOrgani
zati
on
only
C)Owner
/UserneedsAut
h.I
nsp.Agency,anInspect
or,Examiners,anEngineer
,&Repair
Org.
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D)Owner/UserneedsAut
h.I
nsp.Agency
,Engi
neer
ingOr
gani
zat
ion,
andaRepai
r
Organi
zat
ion

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

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

A)Eval
uat
ingin-
ser
vicedamageusi
ngAPI510r
ulesonl
y
B)Eval
uat
ingin-
ser
vicedamageusi
ngAPI579r
ules
C)Eval
uat
ingin-
ser
vicedamageusi
ngAPI580r
ules
D)Noneofthesear
ecor r
ect
Answer=D…Ref
erence:510,
Par
a.1.
3 API580i
susedt
odet
ermi
nei
nspect
ion
i
nter
val
s!

32.Whatdocument
scov
erNDTr
equi
rement
sforexami
nerqual
if
icat
ionand
cert
if
icat
ion?

A)CP-189Standar
d&Pr act
iceSNT-TC-
1A
B)ASNTPracticeSNT-
TC-1A&ASMESect i
onVCoderul
es
C)CP-189Standar
d&ASMESect i
onVCoder ul
es
D)API510rules&CP-189Standar
d&Pr act
iceSNT-
TC-
1A&ASMESect
ionVCoder
ules
Answer=A…Ref
erence:510,
Sect
ion2

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

A)Replacementofa2:1El l
i
psoidalheadduetosever
ecor
rosion
B)Replacementofcorr
odedHemi spher
ical
headswit
htwonew2: 1El
l
ipsoidalHeads
C)Replacementofrei
nforcedsize16NPSnozzleneck&fl
angeduetosevereinternal
cor
rosi
on
D)Additi
onofanotherrei
nforcedsize18NPSmanwaynozzl ewhen1alreadyexistson
avessel

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

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

A)Anycomparableorduplicat
ereplacementduetosev erecor
rosionorotherreasons
B)Addingarei
nfor
cednozzl e(12NPSorgr eat
er)equal t
oasizeofexist
ingr ei
nfor
ced
nozzl
es
C)Additi
onofanyrei
nforcednozzlegreat
erthanthesizeofexist
ingrei
nforcednozzles
D)Additi
onofsmallborenozzlesorweldedcoupli
ngst hatdonotrequi
rereinfor
cement
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Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Sect
ion3.
2(Def
ini
ti
onofanAl
ter
ati
on)

35.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)

36.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,
Sect
ion3.
7(Def
ini
ti
onofAut
hor
izedPr
essur
eVessel
I
nspector
)

37.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)QCInspect
or
C)Examiner D)Noneofthese

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

38.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
onofCondi
ti
onMoni
tor
ingLocat
ions
orCMLs)

39.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)

40.I
nthehal
f-
beadwel
dingt
echni
que,
thet
erm“
hal
f-
bead”r
efer
stot
hef
actt
hat
:
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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(Def
ini
ti
onofContr
oll
ed-Deposit
ionWel
ding)
Note:Thetemper-beadtechni
queref
ersto“t
emperi
ngofthelayerbelowthecur
rent
beadbeingdeposited”…bothareContr
oll
ed-
Deposi
ti
onWel di
ngMet hodsusedi
nl i
eu
ofPWHT

41.Amet hodologywherebyfl
awsandcondi
ti
onscont
ainedwit
hinanequipmenti
tem
areassessedinordert
odet er
minet
heint
egri
tyoft
heequipmentforcont
inued
serv
iceiscall
ed:
A)Ri
sk-basedInspecti
onAssessment B)Fit
ness-for
-ser
viceeval
uat
ion
C)Nondestruct
iveexaminat
ion D)I
n-Ser
viceInspect
ionassessment

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

42.Apointinther
epairoral
ter
ati
onpr
ocessbey
ondwhichworkmaynotpr
oceed
unti
ltherequi
redi
nspecti
onorNDEhasbeenperf
ormedanddocument
ediscal
led
a(n)
:
A)Hol
dPoint B)WitnessPoint
C)I
nspect
ionPoi
nt D)Examinati
onPoint

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

43.Aresponseorev
idencer
esul
ti
ngf
rom t
heappl
icat
ionofaNondest
ruct
iveexam i
s
cal
led:
A)I
ndi
cati
on B)I
mperf
ect
ion
C)Di
scont
inui
ty D)Def
ect

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Sect
ion3.
26(
Def
ini
ti
onofI
ndi
cat
ions)

44.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
rMgmt
Syst
em
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y27,
2010

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

45.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)

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

A)Derateavesselbel
owor i
ginal desi
gnconditi
ons
B)Perfor
m analter
ati
onont hev esselandchangetheorigi
nal
desi
gncondi
ti
ons
C)Rerateavesselabovetheoriginaldesi
gncondit
ions
D)Repairavesseltorest
oretheor igi
naldesi
gncondit
ions

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

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.Requi
redt
hicknessisdefi
nedbyAPI510asthemi ni
mum thicknessforeach
el
ementofapressurevesselbasedontheappr
opri
atedesigncodecalculat
ionsand
codeall
owabl
est r
essthatconsi
dersal
lofthef
oll
owingfactor
sEXCEPT:

A)Pressure
B)Mechani call
oadings
C)St
r ucturall
oadings
D)Cor r
osionAllowance

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

49.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
nspect
ionPl
an B)Fi
tness-
for
-Ser
vice
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e:Jul
y27,
2010

C)Ri
sk-
basedI
nspect
ion D)Qual
i
tyAssur
ance

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

50.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
)

51.The“
transi
ti
ont
emper
atur
e”asdef
inedbyAPI510i
sthe:

A)Temper
atur
eatwhichamat
eri
al’
smodul usofel
astici
tychanges
B)Temper
atur
eatwhichamat
eri
alfr
acturemodechangesf rom ductil
etobri
ttl
e
C)Temper
atur
eatwhichamat
eri
alundergoeschemicalandmet al
lurgi
calchanges
D)Temper
atur
esof1200°
Fand1500°F,r
especti
vel
y,thatareident
if
iedaslimit
sf or
PWHT

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

52.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

53.Whi
choft
hesei
sani
nspect
ionor
gani
zat
ionasr
ecogni
zedbyt
heAPI510code?

A)Inspect
ionorganizati
onofajur i
sdicti
onfrom out
sideofajur i
sdict
ionwhereapr essur
e
vesseli
sused
B)Inspect
ionorganizati
onofani nsurancecompanyt hatdi
dnoti nsureagivenpressurevessel
C)OwnerorUserwhomai nt
ainsani nspect
ionorganizat
ionforhisownequi pment
D)Independentoutsidecont
ractorhiredbyanownerorusert hatisrecogni
zedbyaj uri
sdi
cti
on

Answer=C…Ref
erence:API510,
Par
a.3.
6.d Mustbe“
recogni
zed”byaj
uri
sdi
cti
on
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e:Jul
y27,
2010

54.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,Par
a.4.
2.1.
a/b/
c/d Owner
/UserOr
gani
zati
on
responsi
bil
it
ies Thecorr
ectansweri
s…Dev el
opi
nganddocument
ingi
nspect
ion
plans…Notr epai
rpl
ans

55.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
zedInspecti
onAgency
B)Aut
hori
zedPressureVessel
Inspect
or
C)Cor
rosi
onSpeciali
st
D)Noneofthesearecorr
ect

Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.4.
2.2 Engi
neerr
esponsi
bil
it
ies

56.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

57.I
nordertomaint
ainandrepairv
esselsorpressure-
rel
iev
ingdeviceinaccor
dance
wit
htherequi
rementsofAPI510code,therepairorgani
zati
onisresponsi
bletothe
owner/
userandshal
lprovi
deallofthef
ollowi
ngi t
emsEXCEPT:

A)Mater
ial
s B)Wor
kmanshi
p
C)Equi
pment D)Qual
it
yAssur
ance

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

58.I
nspector
smaybeassi
stedi
nperf
orminginspect
ionsbyotherpr
oper
lyt
rai
ned
andquali
fi
edindi
vi
dual
swhoarenoti
nspect
ors.Thesearecal
led:
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___
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e:Jul
y27,
2010

A)Cert
ifi
edweldingi
nspectorsandNDEt echni
cians
B)Operati
ngPersonnelandNDEt echni
cians
C)ExaminersandOperatingper
sonnel
D)Examinersonl
yareallowed

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

59.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
a.4.
2.4 I
nspect
orr
esponsi
bil
it
ies

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

A)Hemustbepr ov
encompet entbyowner /
users&mustholdcer
tsi
nallNDE
pr
oceduresused
B)Heshallperf
ormt heNDEinaccor dancewit
hjobr
equir
ements
C)Hedoesnotneed510cer ti
ficat
ionanddoesnotneedtobeanempl oy
eeofthe
owner
/user
D)Heneedst obetrained&compet entint
heNDEproceduresbei
ngused

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

61.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)Aut
hor
izedI
nspect
ionAgency D)Authori
zedPr
essur
eVessel
Inspect
or
Ans=C…Ref
:510,
Par
.4.
2.5.
3I
nspect
or’
sempl
oyer Bydef
ini
ti
on=Aut
h.I
nsp
Agency

62.Thei
nspect
ionpl
anshoul
dbedev
elopedbyt
he:

A)Aut
hor
izedI
nspect
ionagency B)I
nspectororEngi
neer
C)Owner
/User D)Engi
neeronl
y
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
1.1.
1 Dev
elopmentofanI
nspect
ionPl
an

63.Corr
osionspeci
ali
stshallbeconsul
tedwhendevel
opi
ngt
hei
nspect
ionpl
anf
or
vessel
sthatoperat
eatelevatedtemper
atur
esabove:
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e:Jul
y27,
2010

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

64.RBIcanbeusedt
odet
ermi
ne:

A)I
nspect
ioni
nter
val
sonl
y
B)I
nspect
ioni
nter
val
sandthet
ypeoff
utur
einspect
ionsrequi
redonly
C)I
nspect
ioni
nter
val
sandthet
ypeandext
entoffut
ureinspect
ionsonly
D)I
nspect
ioni
nter
val
sandthet
ypeandext
entoffut
ureinspect
ionsandexami
nat
ions
Answer=D…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2 Ri
sk-
basedI
nspect
ion

64.Af
teranRBIassessmenti
sconduct
ed,
ther
esul
tscanbeusedt
oest
abl
isht
he:
A)Mostappropri
ateinspectionandNDEmet hods,t
ools,andt
echniques
B)Ext
entofNDEandt heintervalfori
nter
nal
,exter
nal,andon-
str
eam inspect
ions
C)Needforpressur
et esti
ngaf terdamagehasoccurredoraft
errepair
s/al
ter
ationsar
e
done
D)Vesseli
nspecti
onpl an

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

65.WhenRBIassessment
sar
eusedt
osetv
esseli
nspect
ioni
nter
val
s,assessment
s
shal
lbe:
A)Document
edonetimeandshal lremainonfil
efortheli
feofthevessel
perAPI580
B)Updat
edaft
ereachvessel i
nspecti
onasdefinedinAPI580
C)Updat
edonlywhenthev esseli
nspecti
onint
ervalwil
lbechangedasperAPI580
D)Updat
edaft
eranyav esselundergoesanyprocesschangeasperAPI580
Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
2.4 Fr
equencyofRBIAssessment
s
66.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
yrequirementsofOSHAr egardi
ngconfi
nedspacerul
esapplytoAPI510
i
nspecti
ons
B)Owner/user’
ssafetyprocedur
esmustber ev
iewedandfoll
owedinallcases
C)VesselI
nspectionPlanmustdetail
anyconfi
nedspaceentryr
equir
ement s
D)Noneoft hesearecorrect

Answer=B…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
3 Pr
epar
ati
onf
orI
nspect
ion

67.Beforeperf
ormi
nganyoft
her equir
edAPI510inspecti
ons,i
nspector
sshal
l
famil
iar
izethemsel
veswi
thpr
iorhistor
yoft
hev esselandshoul
dreviewthepr
essur
e
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e:Jul
y27,
2010

v
essel
’
s:
A)Priori
nspect
ionresul
tsandrepair
s,curr
entinspplan,andsi
mil
arserv
iceinspecti
on
resul
ts
B)Pri
orinspect
ionandrepai
rresul
ts,pri
orinspecti
onplans&simi
larser
viceinspect
ion
resul
ts
C)Priori
nspect
ionandrepairr
esul
ts,andpr i
orinspect
ionpl
ansonly
D)Priori
nspect
ionandrepairr
esult
sonly

Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
3 Pr
epar
ati
onf
orI
nspect
ion(
Recor
dsRev
iew)

68.Pressur
evessel
saresuscept
ibl
etovari
oust
ypesofdamagemechani
sms.The
var
ioustypesofdamagemechanismsincl
udeal
loft
hefoll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Isol
atedandlocalmetall
ossandBli
stering
B)Surf
aceconnect edcr
acki
ngandsubsur facecracki
ng
C)Metallur
gical
changesandmateri
alproper t
ychanges
D)DimensionalchangesandMicr
ofi
ssuring/micr
ov oi
dfor
mat
ion

Ans=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
4.1 Ty
pesofDamage Gener
alandl
ocalmet
al
l
oss

69.ForAPIexams,I
nspect
orsshoul
dknowwhatspeci
fi
cdet
ail
edinf
ormati
on
concer
ningthemanycommondamagemechanisms( DMs)t
hatcanbefoundi
n:

A)API572i
ncl
udesthemostimport antDMs, suchasCUI&generalandlocali
zedmet al
l
oss
B)API571i
ncl
udescri
ti
cal
factors,
af fectedequipment,
andappear
ancef oreachDM.
C)API571i
ncl
.cri
ti
calf
act
ors,appear ance&t y
picali
nsp&monitor
ingtechniquesfor
eachDM.
D)API571i
ncl
.cri
ti
calf
act
ors,prevention&mi ti
gati
on,&af
fect
edequipmentf oreach
DM.

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

70.Thei
nter
nali
nspect
ionshal
lbeper
for
medby
:
A)Aninspectorinaccordancewi
ththei
nspectionplan
B)Aninspectori
naccor dancewi
ththeowner/userquali
tymanual
C)Anexami neracceptabl
etothei
nspectori
naccor dancewit
hquali
tymanual
D)Aninspectorinaccordancewi
ththedetai
l
edpr oceduresoftheAut
hor
izedI
nsp
agency
Answer=A…Ref
:API510,
Par
a.5.
5.2.
1 I
nter
nalI
nspect
ion

71.Vesseli
nter
nal
sneednotber emov
edcomplet
elyaslongasr
easonabl
eassur
ance
exi
ststhatdamageatvesselar
eascover
edbyt
heinter
nalsi
s:
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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

72.I
fint
ernall
ini
ngsarei
ngoodcondit
ionandt
hereisnoreasont
osuspectt
hat
damageisoccurri
ngbehi
ndthem,whatdoesAPI510stat
e?

A)Onl yspotexamsneedt obedonesothatther

eisr easonableassurancenodamage
exist
s
B)Itnotnecessarytoremovelini
ngsdur
ingthei
nternalinspecti
on
C)Extentandexami nati
onpercent
agebeneathl
ini
ngsmustbeasst at
edinthe
Inspecti
onPlan
D)Itisleftt
othediscret
ionoftheAut
hori
zedPressureVessel i
nspector&Corr
osion
Speciali
st

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

73.I
fthel
ini
ngappear
sdamaged,
bul
gedorcr
acked,
itmaybeadv
isabl
etodoal
lof
thef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Compl etel
yremovedamaged, bulged&cr ackedli
ningsforinspect
ionofv essel
beneath
B)Remov esmal lpor
ti
onsofli
nings&i nv
estigateli
ningcondit
ion(ConsultCorrosion
Special
ist
)
C)Remov esmal lpor
ti
onsoflini
ngs&i nvest
igatevesselsurf
acesbelow( Consul tCor
r.
Special
ist
)
D)Per f
orm ext
ernalNDEtechniquestoexploreforvesseldamagebeneat hinternal
l
ini
ngs

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

74.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

75.Whi
chofthef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sar
eNOTTRUEr
egar
dingOn-
Str
eam
I
nspect
ions?
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A)I
nspecti
onsmayincludesever
alNDEt echniquestocheckf orvari
oustypesof
damage
B)Anexter
nali
nspecti
onmaybeapar tofanon- str
eam inspecti
on
C)Techni
quesarechosenforabi
li
tyt
oi denti
fyinter
naldamagemechani smsf r
om t
he
ext
eri
or
D)Techni
quesarechosenforcapabi
l
itiestoperform aton-st
ream condi
ti
ons(e.
g.
metalt
emps)

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

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

A)Weldedat tachmentssuchasreinfor
cementplates&cli
pschecki
ngforcr
acksor
defect
s
B)Theout si
desur f
aceofthevesselandtheinsul
ationandcoati
ngsyst
ems
C)Associatedstruct
ure,al
l
owancef orexpansi
on,andgeneralv
esselal
i
gnmentoni
ts
support
s
D)Leakage, hotspotsandevi
denceofv i
brati
on

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

77.PerAPI510,
giv
erecommendedshel
ltempdur
ingahy
drost
ati
ctest(
Avessel=2”
thi
ck)
?
o
A)30 FaboveMDMT
o
B)30 Fabov
eambient
o
C)10 FaboveMDMT
o
D)30 Fabovet
estt
emp
o
Answer:C(API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.5.
8.6.
2…Beawar
eof2i
n&l
essr
ule=+10 For
o
+30 F)

78.Pr
essur
etest
sar
enor
mal
lyr
equi
red:

A)Atthedi
scretionoft heInspect
or
B)Aft
eranalt
er ati
on
C)Aft
ermostr outinerepair
s
D)Aft
ertempor aryrepair
s

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.1.
1)

79.Af
terr
epai
rsar
ecompl
eted,
apr
essur
etestshal
lbeappl
iedi
nal
loft
hesecases
EXCEPT:
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2010

A)IfInspectorbeli
evesoneisnecessary
B)IfanEngi neerbel
ievesoneisnecessar
y
C)Inev entofacrackrepairataverydeepexcav
ati
oninanareaofhi
ghst
ress
concentrati
on
D)Inev entthatavesselsecti
onorcomponenthasbeengiv
enanewnozzle

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.1.
1&5.
8.1.
2)

80.Ifvesselst
ampshowsa1997const
ructi
ondate,andt
hevesselhasnotbeen
rer
ated,thenwhatist
hemi
nimum t
estpressur
eistobeappl
iedtosati
sfyt
heAPI510
coderequirement
s?

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)

81.Af
terrepai
rsarecompl
eted, apressuretestistobeapplied.Vesselstamp
const
ructi
ondate=1997andt hev esselwasr er
atedin2009.Gi v
en:VesselMAWP=
1,
000psi (
2009)andtheSt
estt emp/ Sdesi
gnt empr at
io=1.1.Whatt estpressur
eist
o
beappli
edtomeetcode?
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
therAorB,upt
othediscr
eti
onoft
heI
nspect
or
Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.5.
8.2.
1)

82.Duri
ngrepai
rsoralter
ati
onsofpressurevessels,
theinspect
orshallv
erif
ythatal
l
newmat er
ial
s(i
ncludi
ngcarbonsteel
)areconsistentwit
ht hespeci
fi
cati
ons.Atthe
di
scret
ionofowner/userori
nspector
,assessmentcanbedonebyal lofthefol
lowi
ng
methodsEXCEPT:
A)Sampli
ngaper centageofmat er
ial
sincri
ti
calsit
uations.
B)100%veri
ficat
ionchecks
C)Posi
ti
veMat eri
alIdent
if
icati
on(PMI)Practi
ces&Pr ocedures
D)Opti
calf
luorescenceanalyzer
sorx-rayspectr
ographicanaly
zer
s
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.5.
9.1)

83.Wi
thnoRBI
,Ext
ernalv
esselI
nspect
ioni
srequi
redhowof
tenandpr
efer
redwhen?
A)Ev
eryf
ivey
ear
s,wi
tht
hev
essel
inoper
ati
onoroutofoper
ati
on,
itdoesn’
tmat
ter
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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,
Def
ini
ti
onofi
nspect
ion,
Par
a.6.
4.1)

84.Forpr
essurevessel
sinnon-continuousservi
ce,inspect
ionint
erval
scanbebased
onthenumberofy ear
sofactualservicethatt
hev esseloperat
ed,notcal
endary
ear
s,
provi
dedthatal
lofthefol
lowi
ngpr ecauti
onsaretakenEXCEPT:
A)Af
terbei
ngi
dled,
avesseli
sisolat
edfrom allprocessflui
ds
B)Af
terbei
ngi
dled,
avessel
isplacedunderani tr
ogenpur ge
C)Af
terbei
ngi
dled,
avesseli
sfil
ledwit
hnon- corr
osivehy dr
ocar
bons
D)Af
terbei
ngi
dled,
avesseli
scompl et
elydr
ai nedandt henopenedt
odr
yout
Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.6.
5.1.
2)

85.Thepr
inci
palr
easonf
ori
nspect
ingapr
essur
erel
iefdev
icei
sto:

A)Assureequi
pmentsaf
ety B)Det
ermi
nei
fiti
sfunct
ioni
ng
pr
operl
y
C)Preventf
oul
ingandpl
uggi
ng D)Assur
eper
sonnel
saf
ety
Answer:B(
API510,
Par
a.6.
6 SeeAPI572 API576Chapt
er6i
nthev
eryFi
rst
Paragr
aph)
86.Ifthecorrosi
onrateofavesselisdet
erminedtobelesst
hanagi venamountper
year,i
sitpossiblet
oexemptt hevesself
rom i
nter
nali
nspect
ion?And, i
fpossi
ble,
whatisthev alueofthecor
rosionrat
e(CR)&t her
emainingl
if
ethatcannotbe
exceeded?
A)No,i
tisnotpossi
blet
oexemptapressurevessel
from i
nter
nal
inspect
ion
B)YesandtheCRmustal way
sbebelow0.002”peryear
,andremaini
ngli
fe>5years
C)YesandtheCRmustal waysbebel
ow0.005”peryear
,andremaini
ngli
fe>10years
D)YesandtheCRmustal waysbebel
ow0.008”peryear,
andremaini
ngli
fe>10years
Answer
:C(
API510,
Par
a.6.
5.2.
1)

87.Progressi
verecor
dsmustberegul
arl
yupdat
edandi
ncl
udenewi
nfor
mat
ion
pert
inenttoalloft
hefol
lowi
ngi
temsexcept
:

A)PersonnelSafetyhist
orywiththeequi
pment
B)Operati
onalhistoryoftheequipment
C)I
nspectionhistoryoftheequipment
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D)Mai
ntenancehi
stor
yoft
heequi
pment
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.7.
8.1)

88.Document
ati
onoft
empor
aryr
epai
rsi
ncl
udesal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngEXCEPT:

A)Planstomakeat emporar
yrepai
rpermanent
B)Locati
onoftempor aryr
epair
sandspeci fi
crepairdet
ail
s
C)Duedateforinstall
i
ngaper manentrepair
D)Detai
lsofanalysesperf
ormedandf utureinspecti
onrequi
rement
s

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.1)

89.Whomustbeconsult
edbeforer
epai
rofacr
ackatadi
scont
inui
tywher
est
ress
concent
rat
ionsmaybeseri
ous?

A)BoththeEngineer&I
nspector
B)RStampHol derorVessel
Manufact
urer
C)I
nspect or
D)Engineer

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.1)

90.Rer
ati
ngofapr
essur
evessel
mayi
nvol
veal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngexcept
:

A)Changi
ngi
tsdesi
gnt
emper
atur
e B)Changi
ngi
tsmi
nimum met
aldesi
gn
temp
C)Changi
ngi
tsMAWP D)Changi
ngi
tsser
vice

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.8.
2.1)

91.Thei
nspect
orshallappr
oveal
lspeci
fi
edrepai
randalter
ati
onworkatdesi
gnat
ed
hol
dpoint
sandaftercompleti
onoft
hewor ki
naccordancewit
hthe:
A)Repai
rpl
an B)Inspect
ionPl
an
C)QAPlan D)QCPl
an

Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.2.
2)

92.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
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Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.1)

93.I
nser
tpat
chesmaybeusedunderal
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngci
rcumst
ancesEXCEPT:

A)WhenFul
l-
penetr
ati
ongrooveweldsareused
B)WhenRTorUTi sperI
nspecti
onapprovedpr
ocedur
es
C)Whenal
li
nsertplat
ecorner
sex t
endtoanexist
ingl
ongi
tudi
nalorhori
zont
alwel
d
D)Whenal
li
nsertplat
ecorner
sareroundedwit
ha½-i nchminimum radi
us

Answer
:D(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.5.
2.2)

94.Therepai
rorganizat
ionshal
lmaintai
nrecordsofit
squalif
iedweldingprocedur
es
anditsweldi
ngperformancequali
fi
cati
ons.Whatistheresponsibi
li
tyoftherepai
r
organi
zati
ontotheInspectorr
egardi
ngtheserecor
ds?

A)Recor
dsshal
lbeavai
l
abl
etot
hei
nspect
oratthest
artofwel di
ng
B)Recor
dsshal
lbeav
ail
abl
etot
hei
nspect
orpri
ortot
hest artofweldi
ng
C)Recor
dsshal
lbeavai
l
abl
etot
hei
nspect
oranyti
meafterthestartofweldi
ng
D)Recor
dsshal
lbeavai
l
abl
etot
hei
nspect
orwit
hin1weekaf t
erthestar
tofweldi
ng

Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.6.
2.2)

95.Regardi
ngpr eheat
ing,pr
eheattemper
atur
esusedinmakingwel
dingr
epair
sshall
beinaccordancewi t
htheapplicabl
ecodeandqual
if
iedwel
dingpr
ocedur
e,andthe
i
nspectorshouldassurethat:
A)Theminimum preheattemperat
ureismeasur ed&maintained
B)Heapprovesanyexceptionstopreheat
ingrulesest
abli
shedinpr
ocedur
es
C)Welder
sknowwhatt hemi ni
mum preheattemperat
urerequir
ement
s
D)Welder
’ssuper
visorknowst her
equiredpreheatval
ues
Answer
:A(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.6.
3)

96.Regardi
ngPWHT, LocalPWHTmaybesubst
it
utedfor360-
degreebandingonlocal
repai
rsonallmat
eri
als,pr
ovidedt
hatt
hef
oll
owi
ngprecauti
onistakenregardi
ng
preheat
ing:
A)Pr
eheatof250º
Forhigher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nwel
dingpr
ocedur
e,i
smai
ntai
neddur
ing
wel
ding
B)Pr
eheatof300º
Forhigher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nwel
dingpr
ocedur
e,i
smai
ntai
neddur
ing
wel
ding
C)Pr
eheatof350º
Forhigher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nwel
dingpr
ocedur
e,i
smai
ntai
neddur
ing
wel
ding
D)Pr
eheatof400ºForhi
gher
,asspeci
fi
edi
nwel
dingpr
ocedur
e,i
smai
ntai
neddur
ing
wel
ding
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Answer
:B(
API510,
Par
a.8.
1.6.
4.1)

97.Themostcommonf
ormsofCUIar
elocal
izedcor
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)

98.Apressur
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)

99.Inspectormeasuredundercutonagir
thweldduringt
herepai
rtoanASMESecti
on
VII
I,Div.ICarbonSt
eelvessel(St
ampedRT1)andi twasfoundtobe1/32i
nch(1mm)
i
ndept hmaxi mum.Shellbasemet ali
s2inchest
hickandhavi
ngPWHT.Inspect
or
shal
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
swithi
nASMESect i
onVII
I,Di
v.Icodeal
lowed
tol
erance
C)Consultwit
htheVessel(Wel
ding)Engi
neer

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

100.I
faRBIassessmenti
snotperf
ormed,whati
sthegreat
estpossi
blet
imeper
iod
al
lowedbyAPI510betweent
esti
ngofpressur
erel
iev
ingdevi
ces?
A)5years(fornormalprocessser
vices)
B)Ati
ntervalsf
requentenoughtoverif
yval
ve’
srel
i
abl
eper
for
mance
C)10years(fornoncorrosi
veserv
ices)
D)Ateveryshutdown
Answer:C(API510,
6.6.
2.2…Fi
vey
ear
s(t
ypi
calpr
ocessser
vices/10y
rsnon-
cor
rosi
ve)
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2010

Ar
eyououtofgas?5BonusQuest
ions!
101.Ift
her
equi
rement
sofAPI510ar
emetwhodet
ermi
nesi
fat
empor
aryf
il
letwel
d
patchmaybeusedi
nar epai
r?

A)AnengineerandAPIauthorizedi
nspector
B)TheAPIauthori
zedinspector
C)Arepai
rconcernthatholdsav al
i
dNBI CRstamp
D)Theengineer

Answer
:A(
API510Sect
ion/
Par
a.8.
1.5.
1.2.
1)

102.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)

103.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)

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

A)I
tisani
ndi
cat
iont
hatt
hevessel
maysufferf
rom causticembr i
tt
lement
B)I
tisani
ndi
cat
iont
hatt
hev
esselmaysufferf
rom hydrogenblist
ering
C)I
tisani
ndi
cat
iont
hatt
hevessel
maysufferf
rom chlori
destresscor r
osioncr
acking
D)I
tisani
ndi
cat
iont
hatt
hevesselmaysuf
ferf
rom ami nestr
esscor rosi
oncracki
ng

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

105.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
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e:Jul
y27,
2010

Answer
:C(
ASMEI
X,QW-
170)