Name of Inspector: Date:

Company:
1. Generally Hydro test pressure is decided based on
a) Design pressure.
b) Maximum intended working pressure.
c) Working pressure.
d) a or b.
2. Water used for any part of hydrotesting shall have SRB of
a) 100 per ml
b) 1000 per ml
c) 1000 per ml or less
d) b or c.
3. Reusage of water for hydro testing, O2 level should be

a) <=20 ppm
b) <=20 ppb
c) <=20 ml
d) <=20 lit
e) 25 ppm
4. when equipment contact with hydrotest water,what is the duration of
adding chemical additive
a) 14 days
b) 15 days
c) >14 days
d) > 15 days
e) none of the above
5. In lay-up,when sea water is used as hydrotest media, then remove
salts from metal surface by rinsing with low salinity water of

a) <4500ppm total dissolved salts

b) <5400 ppm total dissolved salts
c) <1540 ppb total dissolved salts
d) a or c.
6. Maximum allowable chloride content for Stainless steel equipment
hydrotesting is
a) 50 ppm
b) 100 ppm
c) 75 ppm
d) 55 ppm
7. For refined hydrocarbon product service pipelines, which lay-up is
used
a) ambient lay-up
b) inert lay-up
c) wet & dry lay-up
d) inert &ambient lay-up
e) wet lay-up only.
8. Which of the following standards is meant for flanges.
a) ASME B 16.47.
b) ASME B 16.5.
c) ASME B16.1.
d) All of the above.
e) a and b.
9. Relief valve setting for hydrotest is ___% of test pressure
a) 5%
b) 10% if the test pressure is less than 85% SMYS
c) 10%
d) a and b
e) a or b
10. Test manifold must be tested at ___times of actual system pressure
test
a) 1.2
b) 1.3
c) 1.4
d) 1.8
11. Generally bolt tightening torque for pipeline flange to flange is
mentioned as
a) Minimum torque
b) Maximum torque
c) Between minimum and maximum range.
d) Particular torque valve is given.
12. What is ROW?
a) Remote ovel way
b) Rite of weld
c) Remote over way
d) Right of way
e) Right order way
13. The pipeline shall be supported inside the trench with a maximum
allowable unsupported length of___
a) 3.6m
b) 3m
c) 3.5m
d) 3.2m
14. What is the formula for MAOP?
15. What does PPE stands for in HYDROTEST?
16. ASME B 16.20 Stands for
a) non metallic gasket for pipe flanges
b) metallic installation of valves
c) pipe flange and flange fittings
d) metallic gaskets for pipe flanges
17. In Ring joint gasket, for R and RX, Surface finish should be less than
a) 64micro inches roughness
b) 32 micro inches roughness
c) 50 micro inches roughness
d) 59 micro inches roughness
e) None of the above
18. Combination of Vertical, horizontal and rotational offset for >3’’ nps is
a) 3.2mm
b) -3.2mm
c) 2.4mm
d) a and b
e) 1.6mm
19. What does ‘RH1’ indicates in Saudi Aramco inspection level
a) approval of documents
b) review of documents
c) sample review of documents
d) a and b
e) b and c
20. As per standard, What is the duration for shell test for 8’’ 1500# gate
valve?
a) 10 min
b) 5 min
c) 8 min
d) 2 min
e) None of the above
21. API 598 discusses with
a) valve production
b) gasket production
c) valve inspection and testing
d) Bolt and nut manufacturing
e) None of the above
22. As per standard, what is the duration for Seat test of 8’’ 1500# check
valve ?
a) 60 sec
b) 1 min
c) 2 min
d) None of the above
e) 5 min
23. what is pressure of tightness test, if strength test is 100 psi?
a) 98 psi
b) 95 psi
c) 105 psi
d) 102 psi
e) None of the above.
24. Flange joints shall be assembled and bolt tightened in
accordance with
a) saep-351
b) saep-353
c) saep-355
d) saep-421
25. HYDRATIGHT is used for
a) 600#and with min.residual bolt stress of 200-400psi
b) 900#and within.residual bolt stress of 3000-50000psi
c) 900#andwith min.residual bolt stress of 30000-50000psi
d) all of the above
26. Bolt tightening numbering is done in
a) anti clockwise
b) clockwise
c) diagonal
 d) parallel
e) all can apply.
27. ASME SEC VIII Stands for
a) pressure vessel construction
b) manufacturing of heat exchangers
c) material identification
d) non destructive examination
28. Saudi Aramco Standards- Schedule Q means
a) pipeline quality requirements
b) project quotation requirements
c) project quality raising
d) none of the above
29. SAMSS stands for
a) Saudi Aramco material system specifications
b) Saudi Aramco material system scheduling
c) Saudi Aramco material separation specifications
d) Saudi Aramco material shipping specifications
30. what is the duration of tigtness test for valve testing
a) 24 hours
b) 26 hours
c) 2 hours
d) none
31. At the time of hydrotest, thermocouple is located at
a) test manifold
b) remote header
c) pipeline
d) thermometer
e) temperature recorder

32. which of the following is true

a) pressure recorder sheet has to change after 24 hrs
b) temperature recorder sheet has to change at 2 hrs test
c) pressure recorder sheet has to change at tightness test
d) none of the above
33. In Buried Restrained pipelines, Standard design is to use __ meter
wide long radius bends if there are no space limitations
a) 2500 meters
 b) 250 meter
c) 210 meter
d) 230 meter
34. The final right of way shall be atleast
a) 4meter
b) 6 meter
c) none of the above
d) all of the above
35. Cathodic protection unit is provided to pipeline, if it crosses existing
lines within
a) 50 meters
b) 55 meters
c) 60 meters
d) none of the above
e) 65 meters
36. In sand areas, pipe shall be embedded in clean sand not
Less than
a) 200mm above the top of the pipe
b) 200mm from below the pipe
c) 250mm from above the top of the pipe
d) 250mm from center of pipe dia.
37. Crude oil penetration on the sand cover is
a) 13 mm
b) 14mm
c) 15mm
d) 16 mm
38. For water filling in hydrotest, water filling is started from
a) well head area
b) from lowest ground level of pipeline
c) from highest point of pipeline
d) basing up on availability
e) all of the above
39. Temperature required at the final dry lay-up is
a) 5 deg.centi
b) 3deg.centi
c) -1 deg.centi
d) -3deg .centi
40. GI.-0002.102--- “pressure testing safely”-in this GI stands for
a) galvanized iron
b) general instruction
c) gate indicator
d) none of the above
41. The medium used in Pneumatic testing
a) water with chemical
b) oxygen scavenger
c) air
d) chemical mixture
42. Blowdown valves in gas pipelines shall be
a) check valves
b) plug valves
c) gate valves
d) ball valves
e) all of above
43. For flange separation,for over 3-nps,gasket thickness is
a)1.6mm
b)-1.6mm
c) all of above
d) 3.2mm exact
44. When spectacle plate arranged between flanges ,for 3 nps and over,
the tolerance isincreased by
a) 20%
b) 30%
C) 25%
d) 15%
45. In ring joint gasket,identification is done by
a) R
b) BX
C) RX
d) all of the above
46. Temperature of water at hydrotest should be minimum in
(cross country pipelines)
a) 60degree f
b) 60 degree c
c) 45 degree f
 d) 55 degree f
47. Hydrotest pressure is limited by
a) flange
b) pipe
c) dia of pipe
d) none of the above
48. satip-a-004-03 stands for
a) hydro testing of plant piping
b) hydrostatic testing of on plot piping
c) calibration of pipeline equipments
d) none of the above
49. ASME B 16.34 refers to
a) gasket verification
b) valves verification
C) PMI
d) Non destructive examination of RT.
50. If violation occurs after proactive, what is responsibility of
QC Inspector,then go to
a) RFI
b) NCR
c) PMI
d) TQ
e) all of the above.