NACE CIP Level 1 Exam Practice Questions with Verified Answers| Latest 2023/ 2024
1. Due to a previous premature coating failure the owner has
... [Show More] required the original coating applicator to return to remove and replace 10,000 square feet of a failed three coat system at the applicator's cost. Due to the financial implications of another failure, the owner has offered you the job as the NACE CIP Level 1 Coating Inspector and explained that he expects you to be his "insurance policy" for this job. You have never been involved in a warranty job before and are unfamiliar with the coating system. Your preferred FIRST course of action is to:
A. Review the Product Data Sheets and meet with the Coating Applicator 'prior to the pre-job meeting
B. Review the Product Data Sheets, and conduct a walk-thru of the job site prior to the pre-job Conference
C. Purchase Professional Liability Insurance prior to job commencement
D. Meet with the owner and explain your limitations and concerns prior to accepting the assignment
Answer: B. Review the Product Data Sheets, and conduct a walk thru of the job site prior to the pre-job Conference
2. To be of value the Inspector's documentation must be:
A. Always handwritten
B. Always typewritten
C. Timely, accurate and concise
D. Submitted before the end of the job
Answer: C. Timely, accurate and concise
3. A NACE Coating Inspector is permitted to transport coating material when:
A. Asked to do so by the Coating Application team
B. Asked to do so by the Owner's Representative
C. The Inspector should never transport coating material
D. If the Inspector meets all the necessary requirements for Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Answer: C. The Inspector should never transport coating material
4. Solvents are added to coating formulations to
A. dissolve binders and form liquid coatings.
B. provide color.
C. decrease film permeability.
D. increase film permeability.
Answer: A. dissolve binders and form liquid coatings.
5. Common errors that can produce inaccurate readings when using Wet Film Thickness (WFT) gauges include: Select All That Apply
A. Using a damaged gauge
B. Dragging a gauge through wet coating
C. Placing the gauge along the longitudinal axis
D. Answer: AB
Answer: D. Answer: AB
A. Using a damaged gauge
B. Dragging a gauge through wet coating
6. ISO ST 3 is described as:
A. Thorough hand tool cleaning
B. Very Thorough power tool cleaning
C. Very Thorough hand or power tool cleaning
D. Thorough blast cleaning
Answer: C. Very Thorough hand or power tool cleaning
7. Prior to the pre-job conference you notice that the Inspection and Test Plan does not require a hold point after surface preparation and coating application. In speaking with the owners' representative in advance of the meeting you sense he/she does not understand the importance of the hold point. As a NACE CIP Level 1 Inspector your preferred course of action is to:
A. Gather data and attempt to meet with the owner's representative in advance of the pre-job conference
B. Bring the matter up at the pre-job conference
C. Default to the owner's Inspection and Test Plan
D. Meet separately with the coating manufactures' representative and coating application company in advance of the pre-job conference
Answer: B. Bring the matter up at the pre-job conference
8. You are an inspector on a project where SSPC SP 3 is specified. What sort of tools should you expect the Contractor to use to achieve the standard?
A. Abrasive blast nozzles
B. Power tools
C. Hand tools
D. Airless spray equipment
Answer: B. Power tools
9. The least effective method of surface cleaning is most likely
A. water blasting.
B. dry grit blasting.
C. hand tool cleaning.
D. power tool cleaning.
Answer: C. hand tool cleaning.
10. NACE No. 4/SSPC-SP-7 is a joint standard for
A. white metal blast cleaning.
B. brush-off blast cleaning.
C. commercial blast cleaning.
D. near-white metal blast cleaning.
Answer: B. brush-off blast cleaning. [Show Less]