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1. Which of the following types of discontinuities is NOT normally detected by radiography?

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2. API 510 __________ be used as a substitute for the original construction of pressure vessels before it is placed in-service.

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3. A pressure vessel has an actual average thickness of 12.5mm (1/2") and a corrosion allowance of 2.5 mm. The vessel is placed in a corrosion free environment and not thickness reduction was observed. What thickness is used when calculating MAWP?

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4. Who establishes inspection interval for thickness measurements and external visual inspections.

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5. ASME Sec. VIII Div. 1 is based on factor of safety equal to

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6. Identify incorrect statement from following, if any.

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7. In plate specification A 516 Gr 70, the letter A indicates:

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8. The symbol which indicates ASME code stamping for vessels manufactured to ASME Section VIII Div. 1 is

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9. What will be the applicable mandatory Edition and addenda for ASME Sec. VIII, Div. 1 to be used if contract for manufacturing a new vessel was signed on 14 December 2011?

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10. Term "E" used in shell thickness formula  in ASME Sec. VIII Div.1, represents weld joint efficiency, whose value is equal to "1", if:

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11. A restoration work by weld-overlay was carried out on corroded wall of vessel and it can now be used as per the design conditions of the vessel. This activity will be termed as:

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12. In certain MT Check of pressure Vessel, The size of "indication" for a certain discontinuity was seen as 4 mm but after the MP Check and using magnifying glass it was seen having actual size as 2.5mm only. If stipulated acceptance criterion for that type of discontinuity was 3 mm, your decision is:

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13. ASME Code requires averaging of impact test values of how many specimens for the relevant acceptance criteria.

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14. A stainless steel weld has a crack open to the surface. Which NDT method will reveal it most effectively?

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15. PQR document normally may be revised and re submitted for acceptance.

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16. Hot tapping is best described by statement:

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17. Which of the following represent grouping of weldment in ASME IX?

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18. An inspector should be stricter while carrying out inspection on:

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19. PT examination is used to detect the surface cracks in welds as well as in base metal plates. For proper detection,

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20. As per ASME Sec. VIII Div. 1, “Weld joint category” means:

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How the exam questions developed? 

Periodically a question writing session is conducted.  Subject Matter Experts (SME’s), or individuals who specialize in pressure vessels, write questions from specific sections of the Code.  Each question is then checked by three other SME’s.

 

This validation exercise answers two questions.

  1. Is the question written clearly?
  2. Does the question cover knowledge that is important to a vessel inspector?

These questions then go into a question databank as non-scored exam question.

 

Presently there are over 1000 questions in the databank and are grouped by topics.  For each examination, there are 170 questions on the exam pulled in specified proportion from various categories. Only 140 Questions are scored. The remaining 30 are pre-test questions and not marked towards your score, meaning these pre-test questions do not affect your score whether you have answered them correctly or incorrectly. API does not tell you which ones these questions are.

API needs to ensure that these questions are not significantly challenged by the candidates and also has been answered by a reasonable number of people before adding them to their question bank as scored questions.

 

Publications Effectivity Sheet & Body of knowledge

Publications effectivity sheet is the list of applicable reference documents that you need to study for the exam. It also tells you which sections of each document are applicable. It can be revised from time to time when the codes and recommended practices or their addendum are revised and becomes applicable. Red texts indicate a revision or a change from the previous API Effectivity Sheet.

 

Body of knowledge also list the reference codes and recommended practices (without revision number) and elaborates on topics that a pressure vessel inspector needs to know giving examples. It shows what you are expected to know.

 

From time to time, API conducts a Job Analysis to re-evaluate the API 510 exam to ensure that it remains relevant and continues to focus on the inspectors’ core competencies. As a part of this process, the publication effectivity sheet and body of knowledge is revised. For example, API 510 Publications Effectivity Sheet applicable for exams held between September 2022, January 2023, and May 2023.

 

Number of Exam Questions per Code and RP

As per Effectivity Sheet for API-510 exam, there are 4 codes (API 510 code & ASME Codes V, VIII & IX) and 4 Recommended Practices (RP) prescribed for examination.

However, all of them are not equally important and therefore, do not require equal emphasis.

 

About 40% of questions are asked from API 510 code which is some 60 pages long, while the rest contribute to remaining 60% which are 2000 pages long.

 

CodeApproximate Percentage of Questions
API 510 Code & API 57250 – 51
ASME Sec. Vlll Div.18 – 10
ASME Sec. IX & API 5778 – 10
ASME Sec. V8 – 10
API RP 5715 – 6
API RP 576 & 5785 – 6
PCC-25- 6
Gen. Knowledge3-4

 

Below table shows area of examination versus maximum number of exam questions and should give you a fair idea of how important each part of Body of Knowledge is.

 

Area of Examination                     Maximum No. of Questions

Scope and General Application of 510                            5

Damage Mechanisms                                                     15

Repairs                                                                             15

NDE                                                                                 15

(Procedures, limitations, advantages, techniques, responsibilities, applications)

Welding                                                                               15

Design                                                                                 10

Planning                                                                              20

Inspection and Testing Practices                                       15

Pressure Relief Devices                                                        4

Data Evaluation                                                                    20

Roles and Responsibilities                                                    6

Total Score                                                                            140

Add another 30 non scored questions that are distributed across the topics.

 

No Negative Marking

The pass mark is roughly 70% for all the API examinations. No negative marking is applied. Therefore, make sure that you have answered all the questions. At the end, click the ‘’review all’’ button and peruse through the list to ensure that you have not skipped any question. You can also check ‘’review incomplete questions’’ to ensure there is nothing on the list, that is, no question left unanswered.

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