1. Which condition below best describes the result of tensile tests reported on
the PQR?
2. What condition below describes the results of the guided bend test?
a. The three bend test is acceptable and the fourt one is not acceptable
b. The test result overall is acceptable
c. The test result is not acceptable due to the linear indication
d. The bend test result is indeterminable
4. The full course width for shell plate as per API 650 shall be minimum
5. In accordance with API Standard 653, Repairs and Alteration have been
defined as distinct activities. State which of the following activities does not
constitute an Alteration?
6. In accordance with API Standard 653, Repairs and Alteration have been
defined as distinct activities. Activity which entails any work necessary to
maintain or restore a Tank to a condition suitable for safe operation. State
which of the following activities does not constitute a Repair?
8. Normally the corrosion rates of the Tank Bottom control the inspection
intervals, which are based on the actual or anticipated rates of corrosion. In
the case of a Tank, where corrosion rates are not known, and where similar
service experience is not available, the actual thickness of the Bottom is to
be determined by due inspections within:
10. As per API Standard 653, a routine, in-service, close visual external inspection
of an above ground storage tank (AST) shall be done, at an interval not
exceeding:
11. An AST has a measured shell thickness of 0.75”; and its minimum required
thickness is 0.5”. The known rate of corrosion of shell is 5 mils per year. As
per API Standard 653, when should the external visual inspection by an
Authorized Inspector shall be carried out at an interval not exceeding:
a. One year b. Five years c. Twelve & Half years d .Ten years
12. An AST has a measured shell thickness of 0.75”; and its minimum required
thickness is 0.5”. The rate of corrosion of shell is not known. As per API
Standard 653, the external ultrasonic thickness measurement shall be carried
out at an interval not exceeding:
a. One year b. Five years c. Six & Half years d. Ten years
13. An AST has a measured shell thickness of 0.75”; and its minimum required
thickness is 0.5”. The known rate of corrosion of shell is 5 mils per year. As
per API Standard 653, the external ultrasonic thickness measurement shall be
carried out at an interval not exceeding,
a. One year
b. Twenty five years
c. Fifteen years
d. Ten years
14. Corrosion on the bottom side of floor plates in aboveground storage tanks is
affected most by:
15. If arc strikes, gouges, or tears from temporary attachments are identified,
they:
c. must be repaired by removing the plate area containing the scars and
welding in a butt-welded patch.
d. are acceptable, provided they are more than 2 feet from any weld seam.
16. When a tank is being dismantled for relocation, the roof, shell, and bottom
plates may be cut:
a. Owner-operator
b. API Committee
c. API-653 Inspector
d. Jurisdiction authority
a. Routine maintenance.
b. A alteration.
c. A repair.
d. None of the above
21. A corroded area of a tank bottom plate is filled-up by welding overlay. There
is no change in the rating and no change is made on the nameplate. Which of
the following is the correct term to describe this process?
a. Repair
b. Alteration
c. Can be repair or alteration
d. Neither repair or alteration
22. Under which of the conditions listed below is external inspection of tank
bottom plate permitted to be done in lieu of internal inspection?