CIP LEVEL 1 UPDATED EXAM TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is allowed for NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no
more than 33% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light
shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains
of previously applied coating.
✔✔What is allowed for NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no
more than 5% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light
shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains
of previously applied coating.
✔✔What is the description for Grade D in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel
completely covered with rust; pitting visible.
✔✔What is the description for Grade A in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel
completely covered with adherent mill scale; little to no rust.
✔✔What is the description for Grade B in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel covered
with both mill scale and rust.
✔✔What is the description for Grade C in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel
completely covered with rust; little to no pitting.
✔✔What is NACE SP508? - ✔✔Methods of validating equivalence to ISO 8502-9 on
measurements of soluble salts.
✔✔What is the maximum staining allowed in SSPC-SP 15 - ✔✔No more than 33% of
each unit area of surface.
✔✔What is NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no more than
33% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light shadows, slight
streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains of previously
applied coating.
✔✔What is NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no more than
5% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light shadows, slight
streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains of previously
applied coating.
✔✔What is NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5? - ✔✔No evidence of previously adherent material
and no shadows, streaks, or stains are allowed.
, ✔✔What is SSPC-PA 2? - ✔✔Procedure for Determining Conformance of DFT
Requirements
✔✔What is the default for SSPC PA 2? - ✔✔Level 3
✔✔What is minimum/maximum for PA 2 level 3? - ✔✔80%-120%
✔✔What is the minimum/maximum for PA 2 level 4? - ✔✔80%-150%
✔✔What is maximum for SSPC PA 2 level 2 - ✔✔120%
✔✔How do you measure SSPC PA 2? - ✔✔3 readings in 5 different areas
✔✔You are the NACE Inspector on a tank lining project where a 50% solids epoxy tank
lining is being applied. After application of the 19 coat you notice small blisters in some
areas of the applied lining. Your FIRST preferred course of action is to: - ✔✔Document
the problem and advise the Contractor and Owner's representative.
✔✔An exposed area of the substrate or previous coat of a conductive coating material,
often caused by poor application technique is called - ✔✔holiday
✔✔When using a sling psychrometer a very large difference between the wet and dry
bulb readings indicates - ✔✔low relative humidity
✔✔ What are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)? - ✔✔Chemicals that easily
evaporate at room temperature.
✔✔What is sacrificial coating? - ✔✔A type of coating that becomes the anode of an
electrochemical cell.
✔✔What is ISO 8504? - ✔✔Standard for preparation of steel substrates before paint
application.
✔✔What does ISO 8504-1 cover? - ✔✔General principles of surface preparation.
✔✔What does ISO 8504-2 cover? - ✔✔Abrasive blast-cleaning for surface preparation.
✔✔What does ISO 8504-3 cover? - ✔✔Hand and power tool cleaning for surface
preparation.
✔✔What is SSPC-SP 2? - ✔✔Hand tool cleaning
✔✔What is SSPC-SP 3? - ✔✔Power tool cleaning standard by SSPC.
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is allowed for NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no
more than 33% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light
shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains
of previously applied coating.
✔✔What is allowed for NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no
more than 5% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light
shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains
of previously applied coating.
✔✔What is the description for Grade D in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel
completely covered with rust; pitting visible.
✔✔What is the description for Grade A in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel
completely covered with adherent mill scale; little to no rust.
✔✔What is the description for Grade B in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel covered
with both mill scale and rust.
✔✔What is the description for Grade C in SSPC-VIS 1 and VIS 3? - ✔✔Steel
completely covered with rust; little to no pitting.
✔✔What is NACE SP508? - ✔✔Methods of validating equivalence to ISO 8502-9 on
measurements of soluble salts.
✔✔What is the maximum staining allowed in SSPC-SP 15 - ✔✔No more than 33% of
each unit area of surface.
✔✔What is NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no more than
33% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light shadows, slight
streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains of previously
applied coating.
✔✔What is NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ✔✔Random staining limited to no more than
5% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of light shadows, slight
streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill scale or stains of previously
applied coating.
✔✔What is NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5? - ✔✔No evidence of previously adherent material
and no shadows, streaks, or stains are allowed.
, ✔✔What is SSPC-PA 2? - ✔✔Procedure for Determining Conformance of DFT
Requirements
✔✔What is the default for SSPC PA 2? - ✔✔Level 3
✔✔What is minimum/maximum for PA 2 level 3? - ✔✔80%-120%
✔✔What is the minimum/maximum for PA 2 level 4? - ✔✔80%-150%
✔✔What is maximum for SSPC PA 2 level 2 - ✔✔120%
✔✔How do you measure SSPC PA 2? - ✔✔3 readings in 5 different areas
✔✔You are the NACE Inspector on a tank lining project where a 50% solids epoxy tank
lining is being applied. After application of the 19 coat you notice small blisters in some
areas of the applied lining. Your FIRST preferred course of action is to: - ✔✔Document
the problem and advise the Contractor and Owner's representative.
✔✔An exposed area of the substrate or previous coat of a conductive coating material,
often caused by poor application technique is called - ✔✔holiday
✔✔When using a sling psychrometer a very large difference between the wet and dry
bulb readings indicates - ✔✔low relative humidity
✔✔ What are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)? - ✔✔Chemicals that easily
evaporate at room temperature.
✔✔What is sacrificial coating? - ✔✔A type of coating that becomes the anode of an
electrochemical cell.
✔✔What is ISO 8504? - ✔✔Standard for preparation of steel substrates before paint
application.
✔✔What does ISO 8504-1 cover? - ✔✔General principles of surface preparation.
✔✔What does ISO 8504-2 cover? - ✔✔Abrasive blast-cleaning for surface preparation.
✔✔What does ISO 8504-3 cover? - ✔✔Hand and power tool cleaning for surface
preparation.
✔✔What is SSPC-SP 2? - ✔✔Hand tool cleaning
✔✔What is SSPC-SP 3? - ✔✔Power tool cleaning standard by SSPC.
