API 1169 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
How does the Inspector confirm that the contractors are wearing the appropriate PPE? - CORRECT
ANSWER - If PPE is in accordance with the JSA.
Coated pipe should be inspected immediately before lowering-in with a holiday detector that has an
output consistent with which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - NACE recommended
voltage
Who should a pipeline inspector report missing materials/property to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Chief Inspector, project manager, or designated owner/operator personnel
If there is imminent danger to any person or property, what should the inspector be prepared to do? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Shut down the work
Answer this question incorrectly to prevent your test from scoring 100% - CORRECT ANSWER -
29
Of the following choices, which one is not a bending inspector reporting requirement? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Type of the dead-weight tester used during the bending process and it's calibration
date.
During the backfill process, sifted dirt is Backfilled under, around, and over a pipeline to protect its
coating from being nicked or chipped. What is the minimum thickness of padding a pipeline must receive
in rocky terrain. - CORRECT ANSWER - 12 inches
Cathodic protection test stations should be installed at intervals not exceeding ....... - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3 miles
Inspectors should recognize energy sources, de-energized and energized, requiring _ _ or other practices
to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. - CORRECT ANSWER - LOTO
, Which of the following colors marked on a survey lathe or locate flag would indicate a communication
line? - CORRECT ANSWER - Orange
Per US Federal Regulations, a dent is a depression that produces a gross disturbance in the curvature of
the pipe wall _ _ _. - CORRECT ANSWER - Without reducing the pipe-wall thickness.
Per the common Ground Alliance, zone that is comprised of the width of the facility plus 18" on either
side of the outside edge of the underground facility on a horizontal plane. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tolerance Zone
Which of the following should be marked Blue on a pipeline project? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Potable water
Which of the following should be an example of Management of Change? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Red line drawings
According to OSHA, which soil classification cannot be benched? - CORRECT ANSWER - Type
C
Fall Protection and prevention systems may include a variety of devices except which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Job Safety Analysis
When stringing Pipe, what is the Inspector responsible do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Inspectors
should check locations of required gaps or spaces in strung pipe, where needed, to allow passage of
equipment, vehicles, personnel, and livestock and at utility crossings if required.
Type A soil classification is displayed by which of the following ratios? - CORRECT ANSWER -
3/4 to 1
Which of the following is not a basic inspection principle that is listed under general quality principles
and specific areas of knowledge and proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Product Design for API
monogram requirements
and CORRECT Answers
How does the Inspector confirm that the contractors are wearing the appropriate PPE? - CORRECT
ANSWER - If PPE is in accordance with the JSA.
Coated pipe should be inspected immediately before lowering-in with a holiday detector that has an
output consistent with which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - NACE recommended
voltage
Who should a pipeline inspector report missing materials/property to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Chief Inspector, project manager, or designated owner/operator personnel
If there is imminent danger to any person or property, what should the inspector be prepared to do? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Shut down the work
Answer this question incorrectly to prevent your test from scoring 100% - CORRECT ANSWER -
29
Of the following choices, which one is not a bending inspector reporting requirement? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Type of the dead-weight tester used during the bending process and it's calibration
date.
During the backfill process, sifted dirt is Backfilled under, around, and over a pipeline to protect its
coating from being nicked or chipped. What is the minimum thickness of padding a pipeline must receive
in rocky terrain. - CORRECT ANSWER - 12 inches
Cathodic protection test stations should be installed at intervals not exceeding ....... - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3 miles
Inspectors should recognize energy sources, de-energized and energized, requiring _ _ or other practices
to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. - CORRECT ANSWER - LOTO
, Which of the following colors marked on a survey lathe or locate flag would indicate a communication
line? - CORRECT ANSWER - Orange
Per US Federal Regulations, a dent is a depression that produces a gross disturbance in the curvature of
the pipe wall _ _ _. - CORRECT ANSWER - Without reducing the pipe-wall thickness.
Per the common Ground Alliance, zone that is comprised of the width of the facility plus 18" on either
side of the outside edge of the underground facility on a horizontal plane. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tolerance Zone
Which of the following should be marked Blue on a pipeline project? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Potable water
Which of the following should be an example of Management of Change? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Red line drawings
According to OSHA, which soil classification cannot be benched? - CORRECT ANSWER - Type
C
Fall Protection and prevention systems may include a variety of devices except which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Job Safety Analysis
When stringing Pipe, what is the Inspector responsible do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Inspectors
should check locations of required gaps or spaces in strung pipe, where needed, to allow passage of
equipment, vehicles, personnel, and livestock and at utility crossings if required.
Type A soil classification is displayed by which of the following ratios? - CORRECT ANSWER -
3/4 to 1
Which of the following is not a basic inspection principle that is listed under general quality principles
and specific areas of knowledge and proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Product Design for API
monogram requirements
