API-510 Recertification Quiz - Questions and Answers (2020)

Question: Integrity Operating Windows (IOW’s) should be developed in accordance with:

A. API 510.
B. API RP 581.
C. API RP 584.
D. API RP 580.

Reference: API-510 Paragraph 4.1.4

Question: Details related to NDE of welds that should be reviewed by the Inspector include:

A. NDE performed during final PWHT.

B. Specified frequency of examination.
C. Inspector is in agreement with welder’s interpretation and findings.
D. Work of each pipefitter included in random examination techniques.

Reference: API ??? Paragraph ???

Question: What will provide the safety relief valve with stable lifting characteristics on either compressible
or incompressible media?

A. Car Seal
B. Vented Bonnet
C. Lift Lever
D. Trim

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 4.2.4

Question: What type of relief device uses a weight or compressed spring to hold the valve seat closed
below the set pressure or vacuum setting of the device?

A. Direct-acting pressure relief valve.

B. Rupture disc.
C. Weight-loaded pressure relieve valve.
D. Emergency vent.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 4.3.1

Question: Pressure test pressure, duration and procedures used should be in accordance with the applicable
construction code requirements and applicable procedures of the:

A. Local jurisdiction.
B. Owner/User.
C. Vessel manufacturer.
D. Inspection agent.

Reference: API-572 Paragraph 9.7.2

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Question: What can protect moving parts of a pressure-relief device from corrosive substances in a closed
system?

A. Lift lever.
B. Trim.
C. Car Seal.
D. Bellows.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 5.1.1

Question: External inspection intervals for vessels in non-continuous service are the same as continuous
service vessels because:

A. The vessel may experience increased internal corrosion while idle.

B. There is a higher potential for localized corrosion.
C. The external environment does not change.
D. The vessel operates outside the IOW.

Reference: API-510 Paragraph 6.4.2

Question: What is a car seal?

A. A device installed on a valve to secure it in a specific position.

B. An annular chamber located downstream of the seat of a pressure-relief valve.
C. A device on a relief valve that applies external force to the stem of the relief valve.
D. A device actuated by static pressure and designed to function by buckling or breaking a pin which holds
a piston in place.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 3.7

Question: The criteria that constitutes an “as-received” pop test failure is defined as:

A. A facilitator owner-user.
B. Testing contractor.
C. Pressure vessel inspector.
D. Relief device manufacturer.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 6.2.9.2

Question: A competent person who has met the knowledge, skill requirements and expectations of the
owner/user is defined as:

A. A qualified person.
B. An inspector.
C. A certified person.
D. The owner/user’s representative.

Reference: API-510 Paragraph 3.1.37

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Question: Inspection tasks typically associated with hot tapping or welding on in-service equipment should
include:

A. Verification of process flammability.

B. Ferrite testing.
C. Hardness testing.
D. Positive metal identification (PMI).

Reference: API-577 Paragraph 11.2.5 (i)

Question: What is the cause of pressure-relief valves plugging and fouling?

A. Process solids.
B. Poor seat lapping.
C. Improper blowdown ring setting.
D. Pitting on the valve body.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 5.5

Question: Prior to weld repairs of a pressure vessel in caustic service, a review of the details of the welding
plan to ensure suitability for service should be performed by a:

A. Material engineer.
B. Authorized inspector.
C. Welding engineer.
D. Corrosion specialist.

Reference: API-??? Paragraph ???

Question: Pressure-relief valves in fouling service that have lifted while in service:

A. Must be immediately removed and inspected.

B. Should be referred for management of change analysis.
C. Should be inspected soon after valve lifted.
D. Must be referred for RBI analysis.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 9.3.3

Question: Supplemental Essential variables must be addressed on the WPS when:

A. Impact testing is required or specified.

B. Base metal is greater than 0.5 inches (12.7mm).
C. Welder requires further instruction.
D. Multiple welding processes will be used.

Reference: API-577 Paragraph 6.2.1

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Question: Damage Mechanism such as corrosion, cracking, erosion, dents, and other mechanical, physical,
or chemical impacts could be defined as:

A. A response or evidence resulting from the application of a NDE that could be flaws or defects upon
further analysis.
B. An imperfection whose type or size, exceeds the applicable acceptance criteria and is therefore
rejectable.
C. Service conditions that may produce fatigue due to cyclic loading from pressure, thermal, and
mechanical loads.
D. Any type of deterioration that can result in flaws/defects that can affect the integrity of vessels.

Reference: API-510 Paragraph 3.1.14

Question: An assembly installed in the space between a rupture disk and another relief device to detect or
prevent the accumulation of pressure between the rupture disk and the other device is a:

A. Pin-actuated device.
B. Lifting lever.
C. Telltale indicator.
D. Car seal.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 3.28

Question: Rupture disks that become dented or otherwise damaged during installation or handling may:

A. Not open completely on demand.

B. Stick to the seat.
C. Chatter.
D. Result in liquids venting across vapor trim.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 5.9.5 (e)

Question: The next planned inspection of a pressure vessel shall include all CMLs that have which of the
following corrosion rate and remaining life descriptions?

A. Highest corrosion rate and least remaining life.

B. Lowest corrosion rate and longest remaining life.
B. Lowest corrosion rate and least remaining life.
D. Highest corrosion rate and longest remaining life.

Reference: API-510 Paragraph 5.6.23

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Question: Any repair welding should be performed according to a procedure accepted by the:

A. Inspection agency.
B. Owner/user.
B. Repair organization.
D. Inspector or engineer.

Reference: API-510 Paragraphs 8.1.1 or 8.1.3

Question: Welding of carbon steel with carbon contents over 0.30%:

A. Needs post weld heat treatment.

B. Requires positive material identification prior to weld.
B. Shall not be performed.
D. May need special attention and preheating to avoid weld cracking.

Reference: API-510 Paragraph 5.6.23

Question: Are non-integrally bonded metallic liners are counted as part of the pressure boundary of a
pressure vessel?

A. Yes, if only the lining is a strip lining.

B. No, unless the lining has a chromium content of 10% or greater.
C. No.
D. Yes.

Reference: API-572 Paragraph 4.3

Question: Which of the following will activate a pin-actuated device?

A. Butterfly type device.

B. Tooth rings.
C. Knife blades.
D. Pilot operated device.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 4.6.1

Question: What type of relief device is designed to be opened by knife blades?

A. Reverse acting rupture disk.

B. Vacuum relief valve.
C. Pilot-operated pressure relief valve.
D. Forward-acting conventional rupture disk.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 4.5.1.3.1

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Question: For valves in acid or caustic service, after pre-pop testing, the pressure-relief valves should be:

A. Blinded.
B. Blocked.
C. Neutralized.
D. Sealed.

Reference: API-576 Paragraph 6.2.6 (b)

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