NACE-CIP1-001 NACE CIP Level 1 Exam Questions

1. You are the NACE Inspector on a tank lining project where a 50% solids epoxy tank lining is being applied. After application of the 19 coat you notice small blisters in some areas of the applied lining.

Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:

2. Dew point is the temperature at which

3. If a contractor is using a poorly maintained compressor to supply air for abrasive blast cleaning and conventional airspray, the coating inspector should perform a

4. Upon arrival of coating materials, the inspector should

5. Relative humidity is

6. Galvanic corrosion occurs on which of the following substrates:

7. When applying Thermal Spray Coatings the specification is most likely to refence:

8. What is the minimum recommended distance away from an edge that an inspector should take a measurement with a dial-type magnetic pull-off Dry Film Thickness (DFT) gauge?

9. Polymerization is the process of:

10. An exposed area of the substrate or previous coat of a conductive coating material, often caused by poor application technique is called

11. Checking is

12. Inspection documentation is important because:

13. An inspectors personal log book should contain:

14. You have just received your NACE CIP Level 1 certification when you are asked to supervise a team of uncertified field pipeline inspectors.

Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:

15. Good records can provide maintenance departments with detailed information about ALL of the following EXCEPT

16. Non Conformance Reports are completed by the Inspector:

17. The initial steel condition is important to the NACE Inspector because:

18. The form of corrosion that has the largest potential for unexpected catastrophic failure is:

19. What is used to determine compressed air cleanliness?

20. Osmotic blistering is most likely to occur as a result of

21. When performing tests for oil and grease using an ultra-violet light, the NACE Inspector should be aware that:

22. To achieve consistently accurate results with ALL alt test equipment

23. When holiday testing is required the Inspector is always required to enforce NACE SP 0188:

24. If the specifier does not identify a restriction level in accordance with SSPC PA 2, the default restriction level is:

25. Fine cracks in the surface of a coating that rarely reach the substrate are called

26. It is good practice for the NACE Inspector to have instrument calibration certificates available:

27. In a non-convertible coating the role of the primary solvent is to:

28. Removal of welds splatter is required: