D & B question and answer Flashcards
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 door of solvent. Your first course of action should to?
Exit the tank immediately and report the problem to the nearest safety supervisor.
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?
Risk of chemical exposure, risk of skin, risk of acid or caustic splashes.
You are working as the only in-house NACE Level 2 inspector in a shop setting when an independent 3rd party NACE 3 inspector, representing the owner, presents you with a copy of a non conformance report ( NCR) he has written for a NACE 2/SSPC SP 10 centrifugal blast which you had previously approved. Your FIRST preferred course of action is to?
Consult your supervisor.
An inspection and Test Plan is required when?
It is always required.
The Inspector’s goal at the Pre-Job conference is to?
Obtain a clear understanding of the specification.
Where are coating surveys legally required?
On commercial marine vessels and offshore platforms.
Individuals conducting Coating Surveys should?
Always be trained and experienced in coating industry.
The cost of qualified coating inspection is normally offset by?
Lower coating life cycle cost.
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?
Use a generally accepted industry standard and to take readings.
When conducting inspections the inspector should follow which standards?
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?
Enforce the additional requirement.
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?
Require the applicator to remove the coating.
In the event of a conflict between the product data sheet and the specification. Which one prevails?
The specification prevails.
From a corrosion perspective, the main difference between Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals is?
Iron content.
Your are the NACE coating inspector on a tank lining project where desiccant dehumidification is being used. Since the first shift of a 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 course of action is to?
Advise the coating applicator supervisor of your readings.
When environmental enclosures are being used an inspector needs to be concerned about?
Lighting, air changes and structural integrity.
It is always possible to see moisture on a steel substrate. True or false
False
When observing design defects the NACE inspector should?
Document the defect and the potential problems that could result.
When observing fabrication defects the NACE inspector should?
Consult the specification to determine how they should be treated.
WJ -1 is always performed using UHWJ at pressures above 210 MPa (30,000 PSI). True or False
True
Centrifugal blast cleaning requires?
Well maintained blast wheels
The standards defining surface cleanliness achieved by centrifugal blast cleaning are?
Are the same as 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 1st 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?
Review the standard with the contractor and re-inspect the floor.
You are a NACE Level 2 in-house inspector working in a shop. Your in-house requires you to preform a sleeve test to test for soluble salts; however the 3rd 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 preferred course of action is to?
Review the specification with the other inspector to see what method was specified.
Surface preparation of concrete is performed using?
Methods that have been modified for concrete.
NACE No.1/SSPC 6 identifies the use of?
Various methods of cleaning
Differences in technique for abrasive blasting concrete versus steel require the operator to?
Lower the blast pressure, move the nozzle quicker, increase the standoff distance.
The concrete repair institute’s comparators can be used to assess?
Surface profile prior to coating
Surface preparation methods for Non-ferrous metals are?
Specific for each type of Non-ferrous metals.
A single component water borne acrylic coating cures by?
Coalescence
When performing a hardness test on a coating which has elastic properties the inspector is likely to observe?
Cold flow or creep.
External coating applied to buried pipeline are generally tested for?
Cathodic disbondment
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?
It contains biocide.
Eddy current DFT gauges are used to measure Dry Film Thickness in which situation?
Non-conductive coatings applied to a conductive metallic substrate.
When measuring the Dry Film Thickness of liquid coatings applied to galvanized ferrous substrate the most commonly used instrument is the?
Took gauge.
The most likely area of failure on a buried external pipeline coating is the?
Field joint coating.
The best choice of instrument for holiday testing of thick film concrete coatings is?
High voltage DC constant current.
Thermal spray coatings provide?
Sacrificial protection
The primary purpose of fireproofing coatings are to provide?
Temporary protection for the structure.
When using a destructive paint inspection gauge the NACE inspector must?
Determine the dry film thickness of the coating prior to use.