This document provides a study sheet of questions for the API 653 exam to help students prepare. It includes 46 multiple choice questions about tank inspection, repair, and standards. For each question, students are to select the best answer, note the section and reference publication where the answer can be found, and look up the answer in the listed publications, which include API standards for welding, cathodic protection, lining of tanks, and inspection of tanks. The answers will be discussed the next morning.
This document provides a study sheet of questions for the API 653 exam to help students prepare. It includes 46 multiple choice questions about tank inspection, repair, and standards. For each question, students are to select the best answer, note the section and reference publication where the answer can be found, and look up the answer in the listed publications, which include API standards for welding, cathodic protection, lining of tanks, and inspection of tanks. The answers will be discussed the next morning.
This document provides a study sheet of questions for the API 653 exam to help students prepare. It includes 46 multiple choice questions about tank inspection, repair, and standards. For each question, students are to select the best answer, note the section and reference publication where the answer can be found, and look up the answer in the listed publications, which include API standards for welding, cathodic protection, lining of tanks, and inspection of tanks. The answers will be discussed the next morning.
This document provides a study sheet of questions for the API 653 exam to help students prepare. It includes 46 multiple choice questions about tank inspection, repair, and standards. For each question, students are to select the best answer, note the section and reference publication where the answer can be found, and look up the answer in the listed publications, which include API standards for welding, cathodic protection, lining of tanks, and inspection of tanks. The answers will be discussed the next morning.
The following is a collection of questions remembered by various students who took the API 653 Exam in the past. This study sheet is designed to help a student prepare for the API 653 Exam. Read each question carefully and select the best answer by circling your choice. After selection of your answer, write in the section number and publication in which your answer was found. Look up each question in the reference publications listed below; remember, this exercise is to help you to learn to use the reference material. Generally, the assignment is broken into several sections. Each section should take approximately one hour to complete. Answers will be discussed at the beginning of class the following morning. The answers will be found in the following reference publications: API 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, Tenth Edition, November, 1998, including Addendum 1 (January, 2000), Addendum 2 (November, 2001), and Addendum 3 (September, 2003). API RP 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks, Second Edition, December, 1997 API RP 652, Lining of Above Ground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms, Second Edition, December, 1997 API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction, Third Edition, December, 2001, including Addendum 1 (September, 2003). API 2015, Safe Entry and Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks, Sixth Edition, August, 2001. API 2207, Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot Work, Fifth Edition, September, 1998 API RP 575, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks, First Edition, November, 1995 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, 2001 Edition, with 2002 and 2003 Addenda Section V, Nondestructive Examination, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7 and 23 (Section SE-797 only) Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications 26. How many roof rafters must a plank cross over for inspection of the roof of a tank? AP I 653 Exam P rep Homework Questions P age 1 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 Section: Reference Publication: 27. The maximum acceptable undercutting on horizontal butt welds of a reconstructed tank is _____ inch. a. 1/64 b. 1/32 c. 1/16 d. 1/8 Section: Reference Publication: 28. The minimum number of settlement points around a tank periphery is . a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 6 Section: Reference Publication: 29. A weld shall be acceptable by visual inspection if the inspection shows which of the following? a. The weld has no cracks, no undercutting, and less than 20% coldlap. b. The weld has no cracks, undercutting is acceptable, and any surface porosity does not exceed one cluster in any 2 of length and the diameter of each cluster does not exceed 1/16. c. The weld has no crater cracks or other surface cracks, undercutting is acceptable, and any surface porosity does not exceed one cluster in any 3 of length and the diameter of each cluster does not exceed 1/8. d. The weld has no crater cracks, other surface cracks or arc strikes in or adjacent to the welded joint, undercutting is acceptable, and any surface porosity does not exceed one cluster in any 4 of length and the diameter of each cluster does not exceed 3/32. Section: Reference Publication: AP I 653 Exam P rep Homework Questions P age 2 30. Penetrameters are normally placed on the _____ of the part being examined. a. source side b. film side c. weld side d. obverse side Section: Reference Publication: 31. External, UT measurements of a new tank shell shall be made not later than _____ years after commissioning. a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2 Section: Reference Publication: 32. A liquid having a closed cup flash point equal to or greater than 100 o F is considered . a. flammable material b. combustible liquid c. gasoline d. diesel Section: Reference Publication: 33. Thin film linings are usually used for application to . a. the bottoms of new storage tanks. b. pitted bottoms of older storage tanks. c. corroded bottoms of previous service tanks. d. rough and pitted surfaces. Section: Reference Publication: 34. With a horizontal sweep board 36 long, peaking shall not exceed _____ inch. a. 0.250 b. 0.375 c. 0.500 d. 0.625 Section: Reference Publication: AP I 653 Exam P rep Homework Questions P age 3 35. If a welder tests in a 6G position, he qualifies to weld . a. all positions b. uphill only c. downhill only d. vertical only Section: Reference Publication: 36. An anode is . a. an electrode of an electrochemical cell at which no corrosion occurs b. an electrode of an electrochemical cell at which corrosion occurs c. a chemical substance containing ions that migrate d. a metallic connection that provides electrical continuity Section: Reference Publication: 37. Widely scattered pits may be ignored, provided . a. no pit depth results in the remaining shell thickness being less than 1/2t min acceptable tank shell thickness, exclusive of corrosion allowance. b. the average pit depth is greater than 1/2t min , exclusive of the corrosion allowance c. no pit depth is greater than 1/2t
min , including the corrosion allowance d. no pit depth is less than 1/2t
min , including the corrosion allowance Section: Reference Publication: 38. The critical zone of the tank bottom is within the . a. Annular plate ring, within 6 of the shell or within 6 of the inside edge of the annular ring. b. Annular plate ring, within 10 of the shell or within 10 of the inside edge of the annular ring. c. Annular plate ring, within 12 of the shell, or within 12 of the inside edge of the annular plate ring. d. Annular or bottom plates within 3 inches of the inside edge of the shell. Section: Reference Publication: 39. The space between the outer periphery of the roof and the tank shell of an external floating roof tank shall be sealed by a flexible device that provides . a. a minimum 1/2 gap over no more than 24 b. an area of no more than 15 square inches opening calculated by measuring the length and width of the gaps. c. a reasonably close fit to the shell surfaces d. a minimum of 3 openings 24 long with gaps no more than 1/4 Section: AP I 653 Exam P rep Homework Questions P age 4 Reference Publication: 40. What is the minimum thickness for a tank floor plate with a > 0.05 or thicker reinforced internal lining? a. .005 b. .050 c. .075 d. .100 Section: Reference Publication: 41. A full hydrostatic test is always required on . a. a tank that has an annular plate installed with the longest dimension less than 12 b. a tank that has a door sheet installed c. a tank that has a nozzle 12 NPS installed d. a reconstructed tank Section: Reference Publication: 42. What is the maximum temperature that dry MT can be used? a. 600 o F b. 135 o F c. 400 o F d. Within the temperature range limitations set by the manufacturer Section: Reference Publication: 43. If a repair/modification weld is made on a tank shell plate that is thicker than 1, the base metal within 3 inches of the welding shall be heated to a temperature of approximately degrees. a. 120 o F b. 140 o F c. 160 o F d. 200 o F Section: Reference Publication: 44. What is the main factor in determining the efficiency of a rivet joint in a tank? a. The allowable stress of the rivets b. The number of rivet rows and type of joint c. The allowable stress of the plate d. Whether the joints have butt straps or not Section: Reference Publication: AP I 653 Exam P rep Homework Questions P age 5 45. It is not necessary for the inspector to check which of the following? a. All test results on the PQR b. All essentials and non-essentials on WPS c. All essentials and non-essentials on WPS and PQR d. All non-essentials on PQR Section: Reference Publication: 46. A new tank built in January, 1984, was removed from service and internally inspected in January, 1994. The bottom course of the tank showed the most general corrosion (no isolated corrosion was found). The original thickness of the bottom course of the tank was 1. The measured thickness of the bottom course at the inspection was 0.93. Determine the yearly corrosion rate. a. .0035 b. .0070 c. .0140 d. .0700 Section: Reference Publication: 47. When the corrosion rates of a tank are not known and the bottom plate thickness can not otherwise be determined, inspection(s) should be performed within the next _____ years of tank operation to establish corrosion rates. a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 Section: Reference Publication: 48. The maximum spacing of settlement points is _____ feet around the circumference of the tank. a. 40 b. 35 c. 32 d. 25 Section: Reference Publication: 49. A 100 foot diameter tank must have at least _____ inch thick shell plates. a. 1/8 b. 3/16 c. 1/4 d. 1/2 Section: Reference Publication: AP I 653 Exam P rep Homework Questions P age 6 50. The maximum acceptable undercutting on vertical butt welds of a reconstructed tank is _____ inch. a. 1/64 b. 1/32 c. 1/16 d 1/8 Section: Reference Publication: AP I 653 Exam P rep Homework Questions P age 7