2006-2007 570 Recertification Quiz

Question 1: When positive material identification (PMI) testing is required, portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer: a. is an effective technique to detect all common alloying elements. b. is the most effective technique to detect carbon (C). c. can be used to detect elements lighter than sulfur (S). d. cannot be used to detect elements lighter than sulfur (S).

Answer: API 578 Sec.5.2.1

Question 2: When PMI is conducted on welding electrodes or wire samples from a lot or package of alloy weld rods: a One electrode or wire sample should be tested. b Certified Mill Test reports can be substituted for the PMI Examination. c. 5% of the electrode or wire samples should be tested. d. It is not acceptable to test weld buttons as an alternative.

Answer: API 578 Sec. 4.2.6

Question 3: In assessing piping systems for possible Retroactive Material Identification programs (PMI), which of the following is not considered as a consequence factor? a. Flammability of the product. b Toxicity to humans and the environment. c. Likelihood of material mix-up. d. Potential size of the release.

Answer: API 578 Sec.4.3.2b

Question 4: Historically, the greatest number of significant PMI incidents in piping systems, have occurred because of: a. Cr-Mo Alloy in carbon steel systems. b. Carbon steel substitutions in low alloy systems. c. 304 SS substitutions in 316 SS systems. d. Cast iron substitutions in carbon steel systems.

Answer: API 578 Sec.4.3.2.1

Question 5: What is the short-term corrosion rate of a carbon steel piping system that was installed in 1983 with a nominal thickness of 0.395" (10 mm)? Before start-up the measured thickness was 0.375 (9.5 mm) . The previous measurement was in 1993 and was 0.295" (7.5 mm) and the last measurement in 2003 was 0.255" (6.5 mm). a. 4 MPY 0.004 in/yr (0.10 mm/yr) b. 2 MPY 0.002 in/yr (0.05 mm/yr)

c. 12 MPY 0.012 in/yr (0.30 mm/yr) d. 6 MPY 0.006 in/yr (0.15 mm/yr)

Answer: API 570 Sec.7.1.1

Question 6: The substitution hardenable alloy materials in carbon steel piping systems can result in: a. Improved resistance to brittle fracture at low temperatures. b. Failure and loss of containment. c. Reduced corrosion due to the alloy upgrade. d. Longer life because of higher strength.

Answer: API 578 Sec.1.2

Question 7: What is the remaining life of a high consequence piping system with an injection point that has recently begun corroding at 0.015 in/yr (0.38 mm/yr). But was previously only corroding at 0.005 in/yr (0.13 mm/yr) since installation? The minimum required thickness is 0.187" (4.7mm). The retirement thickness is calculated to be 0.217" (5.5mm) and the last measured thickness was 0.277" (7.0mm) a. 12 years. b. 6 years. c. 4 years. d. 18 years.

Answer: API 570 Sec.7.3

Question 8: API RP 579 provides procedures for: a. Material verification for new and existing alloy piping. b. Inspection, testing and quality assurance for new block valves. c. The assessment of equipment for resistance to brittle fracture. d. Inspection practices for new construction of piping systems.

Answer: API 570 Sec.1.3

Degradation types

Question 9: Piping components identified by PMI as not meeting the original piping specifications: a. Would be targeted for replacement. b. Must be scheduled for replacement at the next opportunity. c. Should be immediately reported to jurisdictional authorities. d. Must be replaced promptly.

Answer: API 578 Sec6.1c

Question 10: To evaluate the effects of crack-like flaws on the integrity of a piping system, one should conduct: a. A MPT or LPT examination.

b. A Risk-Based inspection assessment. c. A Fitness-for-Service evaluation. d. A Shear Wave UT examination.

Answer: API 579 Sec.10

Question 11: When the owner/user chooses to conduct a RBI assessment it must be a systematic evaluation in accordance with: a. API 579 b. API 580 c. API 570 d. API 581

Answer: API 570 Sec.5.1 paragraph 2

Question 12: A piping system with a high potential consequence of failure has a corrosion rate of 10 MPY, 0.010 in/yr (0.25 mm/yr), a retirement thickness of .350" (8.9 mm), a required thickness of .250 (6.4 mm), and an actual thickness today of .500" (12.7 mm). What is the remaining life? a. 10 b. 20 c. 15 d. 25

Answer: API 570 Sec.7.3

Question 13: For purposes of determining frequency and extent of inspection Class 1 Fluids are those that: a. Contain on-site strong acids and caustics. b. Will rapidly vaporize with atmospheric boiling temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). c. Are operating below the flash point. d. Will rapidly vaporize with atmospheric boiling temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius).

Answer: API 570 Sec.6.2.1b

Question 14: In order to determine whether to use the long-term or short-term corrosion rates for piping systems, the authorized inspector should consult the: a. Corrosion specialist. b. The piping design engineer. c. Owner-user. d. The jurisdiction

Answer: API 570 Sec.7.1.1 Last paragraph

Question 15: Whose responsibility is it to determine the extent of a retroactive material verification program needed for existing piping systems? a. Authorized piping inspector. b. Jurisdiction. c. Corrosion specialist. d. Owner-user.

Answer: API 578 Sec.4.3.1

Question 16: The owner-user shall specify industry qualified UT Shear Wave Examiners when: a. Trying to detect and size flaws for Fitness-for-Service evaluation. b. Conducting guided wave ultrasonic measurements for external corrosion on buried piping. c. The accuracy of longitudinal wave thickness measurements is in question. d. Validating that higher-term corrosion rates are to be used in remaining life calculations.

Answer: API 570 Sec.5.10 Last paragraph

Question 17: If carbon content is a vital element of concern in a piping alloy, it can best be detected by: a. Triboelectric testing devices. b. Portable x-ray fluorescence. c. Chemical spot testing. d. Optical emission spectrometry.

Answer: API 578 Sec.5.2.2

Question 18: The remaining life of a piping system shall be calculated with what formula? a. T minimum + corrosion allowance / corrosion rate b. T actual - T minimum / corrosion rate c. T actual - T required / corrosion rate d. T nominal - T retirement / corrosion rate

Answer: API 570 Sec.7.11.1

Question 19: Piping components found to contain flaws or degradations that might affect their load or pressure containing capacity shall be: a. Replace at the next available opportunity b. Included in a high risk category piping inspection program until they are repaired. c. Replaced immediately after an orderly and safe shut-down. d. Evaluated for continued service utilizing Fitness-for-Service.

Answer: API 570 Sec.7.4

Question 20: Reasons for conducting material verification programs on existing piping systems include all except: a. Inadvertent substitutions during maintenance activities. b. Incorrectly specified materials of construction. c. Lack of adequate QA/QC on the original project. d. Mix-ups in supplied materials.

Answer: API 578 Sec.4.3.2

Question 21: Fitness-for-Service assessment is a methodology for flaw assessment in order to determine: a. The likelihood that a piping component will be acceptable for high temperature service. b. If a piping system has the integrity for continued service. c. The risk that a piping system will be thinner than the corrosion allowance. d. The consequence of a sudden brittle fracture at low temperatures.

Answer: API 570 Sec.3.52 Definitions

Question 22: What qualification is required for piping weld repairs that are identified as requiring UT Examination by piping engineers or authorized inspectors? a. ASNT Level II UT Shear Wave examiners. b. ASNT Level III UT Shear Wave examiners. c. API Certified Welding inspectors. d. Industry-qualified UT Shear Wave examiners.

Answer: API 570 Sec.5.10 Last paragraph

Question 23: Positive material identification techniques on pipe components include: a. Checking for material stampings. b. Checking for the PFI color code. c. Verification of mill certifications. d. Laboratory chemical analysis.

Answer: API 570 Sec.3.5.1

Question 24: What is an industry-qualified UT Shear Wave Examiner? a. A person who possesses an ultrasonic shear wave qualification approved by the owneruser.

b. An inspector who passes the EPRI Time-of-Flight Diffraction Examination. c. A person who has passed the API 570 Examination for authorized inspector certification. d. An NDE technician with ANSI Level II Certification in Ultrasonic Shear Wave examination.

Answer: API 570 Sec.3.53 Definitions

Question 25: Long-term and short-term corrosion rates should be compared in order to: a. Determine if the piping system should be upgraded to a corrosion-resistant alloy. b. Determine if more data is need to verify the accuracy of measurements. c. Determine if data scatter is greater than required for statistical analysis. d. See which results in the shortest remaining life of the piping system.

Answer: API 570 Sec.7.1.1

Question 26: The difference between long-term and short-term corrosion rate calculations is that: a. The long-term corrosion rate results in a more accurate remaining life. b. The short-term corrosion rate uses "T previous" in the calculation c. The long-term corrosion rate uses "T minimum" in calculating remaining life. d. The short-term corrosion rate results in a more accurate remaining life.

Answer: API 570 Sec. 7.1.1

Question 27: The requirement for specifying industry-qualified Shear Wave examiners went into effect in: a. 2003 b. 2005 c. 2004 d. 2002

Answer: API 570 Sec. 5.10 Last paragraph2001+2 yrs.= 2003

Question 28: API 570 inspection code recognizes what concepts for evaluation of degradation of piping? a. Fitness-for-service b. Corrosion rate measurements. c. ASME B31.3 process piping code. d. Risk-based inspection.

Answer: API 570 Sec. 1.3

Question 29: What is the long-term corrosion rate of a carbon steel piping system that was installed in 1983 with a nominal thickness of 0.395" (10 mm)? Before it was started up the measured thickness was 0.375" (9.5 mm). The previous measurement in 1993 was 0.295" (7.5 mm) and the last measurement was 0.255" (6.5 mm) in 2003. a. 12 MPY 3.010 in/yr (0.30 mm/yr) b. 4 MPY 0.008 in/yr (0.10 mm/yr) c. 6 MPY 0.006 in/yr (0.15 mm/yr) d. 2 MPY 0.007 in/yr (0.05 mm/yr)

Answer: API 570 Sec. 7.1

Question 30: What is the remaining life of a piping system with a short-term corrosion rate of 0.010 in/yr (0.25 mm/yr) and a long-term corrosion rate of 0.005 in/yr (0.13 mm/yr)? A minimum required thickness of 0.150" (3.8 mm), a remaining thickness of 0.210" (5.3 mm), and an original thickness of 0.270" (6.8 mm). a. 12 years. b. 24 years. c. 3 years. d. 6 years.

Answer: API 570 Sec. 7.1

Question 31: PMI Test procedures should cover: a. Qualification requrements for PMI personnel. b. Basis for action for resolving non-conformance. c. Percentage of sampling tests required. d. Test instrument ID or serial number.

Answer: API 578 Sec. 5.5

Question 32: Certified Mill Test reports are: a. Required for all piping components in hazardous services. b. Acceptable as a substitute for positive material identification. c. Shall be part of the required documentation for all new alloy piping systems. d. An important part of an overall material QA program

Answer: API 578 Sec. 4.2.4

Question 33: Positive material identification (PMI) of a piping component is: a. A check of the mill certificates to confirm that a material has been correctly received. b. A documented quality assurance procedure to verify that there has been no inadvertent material substitutions. c. A check of the material stamping to confirm that the right material has been installed.

d. Any physical test of a material to confirm that it is consistent with the alloy specification.

Answer: API 578 Sec. 3.13

Question 34: What personnel qualification is required for the inspection of closure welds that have not been pressure tested? a. API Certified Welding Inspectors. b. Industry-qualified UT Shear Wave examiners. c. ASNT Level III UT Shear Wave examiners. d. ASNT Level II Qualified Radiographic Examiners.

Answer: API 570 Sec. 8.2.6 last paragraph

Question 35: Statistical analysis employing point measurements is not applicable to piping systems with: a. Alloy components unit run-length. b. Insufficient data covering each component. c. Short-term corrosion rates over 5 mils per year. d. Significant localized corrosion mechanisms.

Answer: API 570 Sec. 7.1.1

Question 36: Positive material identification on piping components: a. Can be done on any amount of material decided by the owner/user. b. Must include all fittings and pipe segments in Cr-Mo piping systems. c. Must be done on 100 percent of all critical components indicated by risk assessment. d. Can be done by checking mill certificates against the material stamping.

Answer: API 578 Sec. 4.2.8

Question 37: Substituting appropriate NDE procedures for a pressure test after a repair may only be done after: A. Determination that the pressure test would not be practical. B. A brittle fracture assessment in accordance with API 579. C. Consultation with the inspector and the piping engineer. D. A valid risk assessment in accordance with API 581.

Question 38: When risk-based inspection (RBI) is chosen to assess the likelihood of a pressure vessel failure, the likelihood assessment must be based on all forms of degradation that could reasonably be expected to affect a vessel in any particular service. The likelihood of failure assessment should be: A. Repeated each time process changes are made that could significantly affect degradation rates or cause premature failure of the vessel. B. Repeated each time process changes are made regardless whether the process changes could affect degradation rates or cause premature failure of the vessel. C. Repeated once every 5 years regardless whether the process changes could affect degradation rates or cause premature failure of the vessel. D. Repeated once every 20 years regardless whether the process changes could affect degradation rates or cause premature failure of the vessel.

Question 39: Which of the following techniques is specifically cited by API RP 577 as having special limitations due to concerns for incomplete fusion? A. GMAW - Globular transfer B. GMAW - Arc transfer C. GMAW - Spray transfer D. GMAW - Short circuiting transfer

Question 40: The results of the visual inspection should be documented to facilitate: A. Follow-up inspection B. Removal of insulation C. Retire of piping D. Corrosion rates

Question 41: An acceptable flow rate for welding on an in-service liquid hydrocarbon piping system is: A. 5.0 ft/sec (1.52 m/s) B. 0 ft/sec ( 0 m/s) C. 7.5 ft/sec (2.78 m/s) D. 2.5 ft/sec ( 0.76 m/s)

Question 42: How do you evaluate the effects of fire damage on a piping system? A. B. C. D. Utilizing API 570 Piping Inspection code. Utilizing API 574 Inspection Practices for Piping Components. Utilizing API 579 Fitness-for-Service. Utilizing API 578 Material Verification programs.

Question 43: "T required", in the remaining life of a piping system, is equal to the required thickness at the location being measured A. Plus the amount of metal loss calculated from the corrosion rate in the next run. B. Before the corrosion allowance and manufacturer's tolerance are added. C. Including the corrosion allowance for the next operating run. D. Plus twice the amount of metal loss calculated for the next operating run.

Question 44: What is the level of examination in a Material Verification program? A. The percentage of welds to be radiographed. B. The ASNT level of cerification of the examiners. C. The size of the lots to be examined by PMI. D. The specified percentage of the number of components to be examined. Question 45: When an inspector discovers some field welds that were made by an unqualified welder, what does API 577 recommend as the first action of the inspector? A. Require all improper weldments to be removed B. Test welder to requalify C. Perform 100% NDE of all improper weldments D.Quarantine all improper weldments

Question 46: API 578, Material Verification program for new and existing alloy piping systems covers: A. Pipe shoes. B. Dummy (support) legs. C. Valves. D. All of the above.

Question 47: External visual inspection intervals can be established by using: A. API RP 580 B. API RP 574 C. API RP 651 D. API RP 578 Question 48: Piping system corrosion rates shall be calculated on: A. Always on a short-term basis. B. Preferably on a long-term basis. C. Circuit averaging basis. D. Either a short-term or long-term basis

Question 49: To evaluate blisters and laminations a fitness-for-service assessment should be performed in accordance with: A. API 579 Section 6 B. API 579 Section 5 C. API 579 Section 8 D. API 579 Section 7

Question 50: In a Positive Material Identification program, a material non-conformance is a test result that: A. Is not consistent with the specified alloy. B. Indicates that the material is corroding faster than design expectations. C. Indicates that the material was incorrectly specified. D. Is not consistent with the selected alloy, except for materials found to be higher alloy. Question 51: Inspection intervals for potentially corrosive injection mix points can also be established by: A. API RP 580 B. API RP 574 C. API RP 578 D. API RP 651 Question 52: The API 578 Material Verification Program is for: A. Determining if the alloy piping system has been correctly specified. B. PMI of nozzles and flanges on pressure vessels. C. New and existing alloy piping systems. D. All new and existing B31.3 piping systems. Question 53: During welding operations the inspector should confirm that: A. The welding parameters are supported by the WPS and WPQ B. The WPS and WPQ are qualified for the work. C. The inspection dossier is accurate and complete. D. The NDE examiner and NDE procedures are acceptable for the work. Question 54: The primary purpose for preheating carbon and low alloy steel prior to welding is to: A. Reduce the chance for delayed cracking B. Reduce shrinkage stress C. Eliminate moisture from the weld area D. Meet the requirements of the applicable fabrication code

Question 55: The "as-built" standard for an aboveground storage tank component is: A. The Seventh Edition of API 650 (August 1996). B. The standard that was in effect at the date of the installation of the component. C. The standard that was in effect when API 653 was first published in 1993. D. The current applicable standard. Question 56: The API 578 Material Verification Program is for: A. All new and existing B31.3 piping systems. B. New and existing alloy piping systems. C. Determining if the alloy piping system has been correctly specified. D. PMI of nozzles and flanges on pressure vessels. Question 57: Fluids that will rapidly vaporize are those with atmospheric boiling temperatures below: A. 60 F (15.5 C) B. 70 F (21.1 C) C. 50 F ( 10 C) D. 55 F (12.7 C)