AMPP CIP LEVEL 1 CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which 3 materials are commonly used as galvanic anodes for carbon steel? -
✔✔Zinc
Magnesium
Aluminum
✔✔How does high or low temperature affect the corrosion rate? - ✔✔High temp =
corrosion rate increases
Low temp = corrosion rate decreases
✔✔What is the primary role of a coating inspector? - ✔✔To ensure compliance with the
contract/project specifications.
✔✔Which or the following prevails during conflicting/missing information, specifications
or PDS? - ✔✔Specifications, unless written and approved permission is given by the
owner or their representative.
✔✔What is recoat time? - ✔✔How long you have to wait before you can apply another
coat.
✔✔What is induction time? - ✔✔How long you have to wait after mixing until the product
can be applied.
✔✔What are the 5 environmental conditions that can greatly impact a coating project? -
✔✔Temperature
Humidity
Windspeed
Surface temperature
Dew point
, ✔✔What should the surface temperature be, relative to the dewpoint, for coating
application? - ✔✔Surface temp must be at least 5 deg. F (3 deg. C) higher than the
dewpoint.
✔✔What is relative humidity (RH)? - ✔✔RH is the measure of the amount of water
vapor in the air, compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at
that temperature.
✔✔What is the maximum relative humidity in which coatings shall be applied? -
✔✔Coatings shall be applied when the RH is less than 85%.
✔✔What is saturation? - ✔✔Saturation means the air cannot hold any more water
vapor. The excess moisture will condense out of the air and appear on surfaces as
condensation.
This means the relative humidity is at 100%.
✔✔What is solvent entrapment? - ✔✔When the solvent cannot evaporate because the
relative humidity is at 100% and it becomes trapped within the coating.
✔✔What is surface preparation? - ✔✔The process of cleaning and roughening the
substrate before a coating is applied.
✔✔What is surface profile? - ✔✔The roughness of a surface after it has been blasted or
cleaned with a power tool.
✔✔SSPC-SP 16 - ✔✔Brush-off blast cleaning of coated and uncoated galvanized steel,
SS, and non-ferrous metals
✔✔SSPC-SP 17 - ✔✔Thorough abrasive blast cleaning of non-ferrous metals or SS
✔✔SSPC-VIS 3 - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces prepared by hand and
power tool cleaning.
✔✔SSPC-VIS 1 - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces prepared by dry abrasive
blast cleaning.
✔✔SSPC-VIS 4 and NACE equivalent? - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces
prepared by water jetting. Same as NACE VIS 7
✔✔NACE VIS 7 and SSPC equivalent? - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces
prepared by water jetting. Same as SSPC-VIS 4
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which 3 materials are commonly used as galvanic anodes for carbon steel? -
✔✔Zinc
Magnesium
Aluminum
✔✔How does high or low temperature affect the corrosion rate? - ✔✔High temp =
corrosion rate increases
Low temp = corrosion rate decreases
✔✔What is the primary role of a coating inspector? - ✔✔To ensure compliance with the
contract/project specifications.
✔✔Which or the following prevails during conflicting/missing information, specifications
or PDS? - ✔✔Specifications, unless written and approved permission is given by the
owner or their representative.
✔✔What is recoat time? - ✔✔How long you have to wait before you can apply another
coat.
✔✔What is induction time? - ✔✔How long you have to wait after mixing until the product
can be applied.
✔✔What are the 5 environmental conditions that can greatly impact a coating project? -
✔✔Temperature
Humidity
Windspeed
Surface temperature
Dew point
, ✔✔What should the surface temperature be, relative to the dewpoint, for coating
application? - ✔✔Surface temp must be at least 5 deg. F (3 deg. C) higher than the
dewpoint.
✔✔What is relative humidity (RH)? - ✔✔RH is the measure of the amount of water
vapor in the air, compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at
that temperature.
✔✔What is the maximum relative humidity in which coatings shall be applied? -
✔✔Coatings shall be applied when the RH is less than 85%.
✔✔What is saturation? - ✔✔Saturation means the air cannot hold any more water
vapor. The excess moisture will condense out of the air and appear on surfaces as
condensation.
This means the relative humidity is at 100%.
✔✔What is solvent entrapment? - ✔✔When the solvent cannot evaporate because the
relative humidity is at 100% and it becomes trapped within the coating.
✔✔What is surface preparation? - ✔✔The process of cleaning and roughening the
substrate before a coating is applied.
✔✔What is surface profile? - ✔✔The roughness of a surface after it has been blasted or
cleaned with a power tool.
✔✔SSPC-SP 16 - ✔✔Brush-off blast cleaning of coated and uncoated galvanized steel,
SS, and non-ferrous metals
✔✔SSPC-SP 17 - ✔✔Thorough abrasive blast cleaning of non-ferrous metals or SS
✔✔SSPC-VIS 3 - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces prepared by hand and
power tool cleaning.
✔✔SSPC-VIS 1 - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces prepared by dry abrasive
blast cleaning.
✔✔SSPC-VIS 4 and NACE equivalent? - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces
prepared by water jetting. Same as NACE VIS 7
✔✔NACE VIS 7 and SSPC equivalent? - ✔✔Guide and reference photos for surfaces
prepared by water jetting. Same as SSPC-VIS 4
