Questions

1. What NDE is required on the completed welds of stress relieved

assemblies?
a. MT or PT after stress relief, but before hydrostatic testing
b. MT or PT after hydrostatic testing
c. MT or PT before stress relief and UT or RT after hydrostatic testing
d. MT or PT before stress relief and after hydrostatic testing

2. What is the minimum level of NDE required on a completed butt weld

repair?
a. RT or UT of the full repair length
b. RT or UT of 50% of the full butt weld length
c. PT or MT of the full repair length
d. Spot RT or UT

3. How must completed permanent attachment welds be examined?

a. By VT and MT or PT
b. By VT only
c. By VT if a shell to bottom weld or MT for any other type
d. Both (a) and (c)

4. A welded-on patch plate is to be placed over a shell to bottom weld. If the

plate will cover 16 inches of the bottom weld, what length of shell to
bottom plate weld needs to be inspected before the patch is applied?
a. 12 inches
b. 16 inches
c. 24 inches
d. 28 inches

5. In addition to PT or MT, what testing is required for areas of bottom plates

repaired by welding?
a. VT
b. MT or PT
c. VT plus vacuum box and solution or tracer gas and detector
d. Vacuum box and solution or tracer gas and detector
6. A new shell plate has been welded into an existing tank. The RT
requirement is in accordance with API 650. What additional radiography
will be required?
a. One radiograph at each intersection
b. One additional radiograph for each vertical joint
c. One additional radiograph for each 50 feet of horizontal weld
d. All of the above

7. An intersection between a new and old weld contains defects

unacceptable to the new standard. The defects are, however, acceptable
to the original construction standard. Must they be repaired?
a. Yes, if the defects are in the new weld
b. Yes, if the defects are in the old weld
c. No, they do not need repair
d. It is at the inspectors discretion

8. What does the letter R mean on a weld radiograph?

a. The weld needs to be re-shot
b. The weld has been re-shot
c. The weld has been repaired
d. The RT has been carried out with gamma radiography