You are the NACE Coating Inspector on a tank lining project and are asked to perform a high voltage holiday test after the coating applicators have completed their final repairs. After meeting all the confined space entry permit you enter the tank and notice a very strong odor of solvent.
Your first course of action should to:
- A . Investigate to find the source of the odor
- B . Don your air supplied respirator and continue the testing
- C . Exit the tank and immediately and report the problem to the nearest safety supervisor
- D . Exit the tank and document the incident in your daily report
You are working as an inspector in a galvanizing plant for the first time.
What are some of the hazards you need to be aware of:
- A . Risk of chemical exposure
- B . Risk of skin
- C . Risk of acid or caustic splashes
- D . a), b), and c)
You are working as the only in-house NACE Level 2 Inspector in a shop setting when an independent 3 rd party NACE Level 3 Inspector, representing the owner, presents you with a copy of a Non Conformance Report (NCR) he has written for a NACE2/SSPC SP 10 centrifugal blast which you had previously approved.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
- A . Verbally challenge the NCR
- B . Request a re-blast of the item in question
- C . Consult your supervisor
- D . Review the NCR with the other Inspector
An Inspection and Test Plan is required when:
- A . It is always required
- B . When the Coating Applicator requests one
- C . When the Owner specifies one
- D . When the Inspector requests one
The Inspectors’ goal at the Pre-Job Conference is to:
- A . Obtain a clear understanding of the Specification
- B . Discuss contractual requirements
- C . Manage the meeting so it doesn’t go off topic
- D . Take accurate meeting minutes for distribution
Coating Surveys are legally required:
- A . On commercial marine vessels and offshore platforms
- B . On high pressure gas lines and fireproofed structures
- C . On water tanks and potable water pipelines
- D . On food and beverage vessels and can linings
Individuals conducting Coating Surveys should:
- A . Always be NACE Level 3 Certified Inspectors
- B . Always be NACE or SSPC Protective coating Specialists
- C . Always be experienced Specification Writers
- D . Always be trained and experienced Coating Industry
The cost of qualified Coating Inspection is normally offset by:
- A . Lower Application Costs
- B . Lower Coating Life Cycle Costs
- C . Lower Safety Enforcement Costs
- D . Lower Supervision Costs
You are a NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector who has just arrived on a job in progress where there is no Inspection and Test Plan (ITP). The first morning you arrive the job is behind schedule and you are asked to take DIY Film Thickness readings.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
- A . Refuse to take readings until an is in place
- B . Develop your own methodology and proceed take the readings
- C . Use a generally accepted industry standard and to take readings
- D . Call your supervisor
When conducting inspections the Inspector should follow which standards:
- A . NACE and SSPC standards in North America
- B . ISO standards in Europe and Asia
- C . Australian standards in Australia
- D . The specified standards
You are the NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector where SSPC PA 2 has been specified with an additional requirement that no individual gauge reading shall be below a certain value.
As this is not part of the standard you should:
- A . Ignore the additional requirement
- B . Enforce the additional requirement
- C . Call your supervisor
- D . Request clarification from the specifier
The coating applicator has ignored a enface preparation hold point and applied coating over the surface without a sign off from you as the inspector.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
- A . Stop the job
- B . Require the Applicator to remove the coating
- C . Advise the Owner and write a Non-Conformance report
- D . Ignore the situation
In the event of a conflict between the Product Data Sheet and the Specification:
- A . The Product Data Sheet prevails
- B . The Specification prevails
- C . It is up to the Inspector to decide which one to follow
- D . It is up to the Applicator to decide which one to follow
From a corrosion perspective, the main difference between Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals is:
- A . Cost
- B . Iron content
- C . Appearance
- D . Safety
You are the NACY Coating Inspector on a tank lining project where desiccant dehumidification is being used. Since the first shift of abrasive blasting your readings have indicated relative humidity below 40%; however on the second shift of coating application your readings are indicting 80%.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
- A . Check to See if the dehumidification equipment is operating correctly
- B . Call your supervisor
- C . Advise the coating applicator supervisor of your readings
- D . Document the readings at the end of the shift
When environmental enclosures are being used an inspector needs to be concerned about:
- A . Lighting
- B . Air changes
- C . Structural integrity
- D . a), b), and c)
It is always possible to see moisture on a steel substrate:
- A . True
- B . False
When observing design defects the NACE Inspector should:
- A . Document the defect and the potential problems that could result
- B . Ignore the defect as the inspector can’t change the design
- C . Request that the item be rebuilt with a better design for coating
- D . Stop the job immediately
When observing fabrication defects the NACE Inspector should:
- A . Require they be corrected prior to coating
- B . Consult the specification to determine how they should be treated
- C . Stop the job immediately
- D . Write an NCR and call the fabricator
WJ-1 is always performed using UHWJ at pressures above 210 MPa (30,000 PSI)
- A . True
- B . False
Centrifugal blast cleaning requires:
- A . A large volume of air to propel the abrasive
- B . Very large nozzles
- C . Well maintained blast wheels
- D . The use of single use abrasives
The standards defining surface cleanliness achieved by centrifugal blast cleaning are:
- A . Different than air blast cleaning
- B . The same as air blast cleaning
- C . Slightly different to air blast cleaning
- D . Comparable to air blast cleaning
You are NACE Level 2 Inspector working on a tank lining job where a mobile centrifugal blast unit is being used to blast the tank floor to a NACE No.1/SSPC SP 5. The Contractor has completed his final blast and has called for a hold point inspection. This is the 1 st time you have seen field based centrifugal blast cleaning. You observe what appears to be staining on the substrate however the Contractor assures you this is normal when using centrifugal blast units and what you are seeing is what is defined in the standard as an acceptable variation in appearance.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
- A . Request that the Contractor re-blast the floor
- B . Review the standard with the Contractor and re-inspect the floor
- C . Shut the job down
- D . Call your supervisor
You are a NACE Level 2 in-house inspector working in a shop. Your in-house requires you to perform a sleeve test to test for soluble salts; however the 3 rd party NACE Level 3 inspector, the owner, has a san smart meter and has achieved a very different result and has rejected the pre-cleaning.
Your FIRST course of action is to:
- A . Advise the other inspector he is using an incorrect method
- B . Redo the pre-cleaning based on the other inspectors results
- C . Review the specification with the other inspector to see what method was specified
- D . Advise your QC Manager to change the ITP to the use of the salt smart meter
Surface preparation of concrete is performed using:
- A . Methods that are exactly the same as steel
- B . Methods that are completely different to steel
- C . Methods that have been modified for concrete
- D . Methods that are the same as wood
NACE No.13/ SSPC 6 identifies the use of:
- A . Abrasive blasting only
- B . Watterjetting only
- C . Steam cleaning only
- D . Various methods of cleaning
Differences in technique for abrasive blasting concrete versus steel require the operator to:
- A . Lower the blast pressure
- B . Move the nozzle quicker
- C . Increase the standoff distance
- D . a), b) and c)
The Concrete Repair Institute’s comparators can be used to assess:
- A . Surface cleanliness prior to coating
- B . Surface profile prior to coating
- C . Contamination levels prior to coating
- D . Compressive and tensile strength prior to coating
Surface preparation methods for Non-ferrous metals are:
- A . The same as for Ferrous metals
- B . The same for all Non-FetT0us metals
- C . Specific for each type of Non-ferrous metal
- D . Not required
A single component water borne acrylic coating cures by:
- A . Solvent Evaporation
- B . Coalescence
- C . Co-Reaction
- D . Oxidation
When performing a hardness test on a coating which has elastic properties the inspector is likely to likely to observe:
- A . A very high reading
- B . A very low reading
- C . Cold flow or creep
- D . No difference from any other coating
External coatings applied to buried pipelines are generally tested for:
- A . Gloss level
- B . Chalking resistance
- C . Cathodic disbondment
- D . Solvent resistance
You are the NACE Inspector on a project where a stationary floating structure is being coated and you notice a self-smoothing anti-fouling coating has been specified.
This is not a good choice because:
- A . It contains biocide
- B . It doesn’t contain biocide
- C . The floating structure is stationary
- D . It will result in a very slippery surface
Eddy current DFT gauges are used to measure Dry Film Thickness in which of the following situations:
- A . Magnetic coatings applied to a magnetic metallic substrate
- B . Non-Conductive coatings applied to a conductive metallic substrate
- C . Conductive coatings applied to a magnetic metallic substrate
- D . Conductive coatings applied to a cementitious substrate
When measuring the Dry Film Thickness Of liquid coatings applied to galvanized ferrous substrates the most commonly used instrument is the:
- A . Ultra Sonic DFT Gauge
- B . Tooke Gauge
- C . Eddy Current Gauge
- D . Magnetic Gauge