API 653 CLOSED BOOK QUIZ Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. API 653 covers which of the following types of tanks?
A) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to ASME Section VIII, Div. 1
B) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to ASME Section X
C) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to API 650 and 12C
D) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to API 510
Answer:
C
Question:
2. API 653 provides the requirements for construction of which of the following?
A) Process pressure vessels
B) Aboveground petroleum storage tanks
C) LNG Storage spheres
D) This standard does not provide construction requirements
Answer:
D
Question:
3. API 653 provides for all but which of the following is not with regard to aboveground
storage tanks?
A) Repair
B) Operation
C) Relocation
D) Alteration
Answer:
B
Question:
4. The scope of API 653 is limited to all of the following except?
A) Tank foundation
B) Tank bottom
C) Tank roof
D) Tank mixing motor
Answer:
D
,Question:
5. The API 653 standards states that many of requirements for design, welding and materials
of API 650 and API-12C can be applied with regard to __________.
A) Repair, inspection, rating and alteration
B) Repair, personnel assignment, rating and alteration
C) Inspection, refinery equipment, electrical controls and repairs
D) Alteration, product in storage, rating and inspection
Answer:
A
Question:
6. In the application of the requirements for welding, design and materials of API 650 or
API-12C to in-service aboveground storage tanks (AST), which of the following code or
standard takes precedence?
A) ASME Section VIII, Pressure Vessels
B) API-12C
C) API 653
D) API 650
Answer:
C
Question:
7. The API 653 Standard may only be applied to AST that have been constructed to and meet
the requirements of API 650.
A) True
B) False
Answer:
B
Question:
8. The use of API 653 is intended for organizations that have personnel who technically
trained and experienced in which of the following?
A) All ASME, AWS, ASTN and API codes and standards
B) Tank design, fabrication, repair, construction and inspection
C) Refinery operations, safety requirements, personnel management and refinery design
D) Mechanical integrity program, OSHA and Process Safety
Answer:
B
,Question:
9. When design and construction details are not given and not available in the original
construction standard, then details that will provide a level of integrity equal to the current
edition of what Code or Standard must be used?
A) ASME Section VIII, Div. 1, Pressure vessels
B) ASME Section VIII, Div. 2, Alternative Rules for Pressure vessels
C) API 650
D) API-12C
Answer:
C
Question:
10. Ultimate responsibility for compliance with this standard rests with ________.
A) The owner/operator
B) The owner/operator's inspector
C) The repair organization of owner/operator
D) The manufacturer of the AST
Answer:
A
Question:
11. According API 653 if any provision presents a direct or implied conflict with any statutory
regulation, the regulation governs. What governs if API 653 requirements are more stringent
than the statutory regulation?
A) The statutory regulation applies in all cases
B) The conflict must be submitted to the API
C) The owner/operator has the option of applying the requirement best suited to the situation
D) The API 653 requirement shall govern
Answer:
D
Question:
12. Safe working practices shall comply with what requirements concerning confined space
entry?
A) Procedures must comply with any trade developed safety precautions
B) Procedures must comply with any federal or state regulations
C) Procedures need only comply with owner/operator requirements
D) Procedures need only comply with NFPA requirements
Answer:
B
, Question:
13. When must an evaluation, to determine the suitability for continued use, be conducted?
A) Evaluations shall be conducted when a tank inspection reveals a change has occurred from
the original physical condition of the tank
B) Evaluations shall be conducted at least annually
C) Evaluations shall be conducted at an interval not to exceed the calculated tank inspection
frequency
D) Evaluations shall be conducted once each ten years of service
Answer:
A
Question:
14. What factors are required for consideration when performing an evaluation for continued
use of an AST?
A) only those listed in API 653
B) the recommended list of consideration provided in API 510 can be modified to suit this
purpose
C) Engineering analysis and judgment required for each situation
D) Only those items requested by the Certified AST inspector
Answer:
C
Question:
15. Roof plates corroded to an average thickness of less that _______ inch in any _______
square inch area shall be repaired or replaced
A) 0.9 inch in any 100 square inch area
B) 0.09 inch in any 10 square inch area
C) 0.09 inch in any 144 square inch area (1 square foot)
D) 0.09 inch in any 100 square inch area
Answer:
D
Question:
16. The method of inspecting roof support members shall be acceptable to whom?
A) manufacturer
B) inspector
C) owner/operator
D) operations manager
Answer:
B
Question:
1. API 653 covers which of the following types of tanks?
A) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to ASME Section VIII, Div. 1
B) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to ASME Section X
C) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to API 650 and 12C
D) Carbon and low alloy steel tanks built to API 510
Answer:
C
Question:
2. API 653 provides the requirements for construction of which of the following?
A) Process pressure vessels
B) Aboveground petroleum storage tanks
C) LNG Storage spheres
D) This standard does not provide construction requirements
Answer:
D
Question:
3. API 653 provides for all but which of the following is not with regard to aboveground
storage tanks?
A) Repair
B) Operation
C) Relocation
D) Alteration
Answer:
B
Question:
4. The scope of API 653 is limited to all of the following except?
A) Tank foundation
B) Tank bottom
C) Tank roof
D) Tank mixing motor
Answer:
D
,Question:
5. The API 653 standards states that many of requirements for design, welding and materials
of API 650 and API-12C can be applied with regard to __________.
A) Repair, inspection, rating and alteration
B) Repair, personnel assignment, rating and alteration
C) Inspection, refinery equipment, electrical controls and repairs
D) Alteration, product in storage, rating and inspection
Answer:
A
Question:
6. In the application of the requirements for welding, design and materials of API 650 or
API-12C to in-service aboveground storage tanks (AST), which of the following code or
standard takes precedence?
A) ASME Section VIII, Pressure Vessels
B) API-12C
C) API 653
D) API 650
Answer:
C
Question:
7. The API 653 Standard may only be applied to AST that have been constructed to and meet
the requirements of API 650.
A) True
B) False
Answer:
B
Question:
8. The use of API 653 is intended for organizations that have personnel who technically
trained and experienced in which of the following?
A) All ASME, AWS, ASTN and API codes and standards
B) Tank design, fabrication, repair, construction and inspection
C) Refinery operations, safety requirements, personnel management and refinery design
D) Mechanical integrity program, OSHA and Process Safety
Answer:
B
,Question:
9. When design and construction details are not given and not available in the original
construction standard, then details that will provide a level of integrity equal to the current
edition of what Code or Standard must be used?
A) ASME Section VIII, Div. 1, Pressure vessels
B) ASME Section VIII, Div. 2, Alternative Rules for Pressure vessels
C) API 650
D) API-12C
Answer:
C
Question:
10. Ultimate responsibility for compliance with this standard rests with ________.
A) The owner/operator
B) The owner/operator's inspector
C) The repair organization of owner/operator
D) The manufacturer of the AST
Answer:
A
Question:
11. According API 653 if any provision presents a direct or implied conflict with any statutory
regulation, the regulation governs. What governs if API 653 requirements are more stringent
than the statutory regulation?
A) The statutory regulation applies in all cases
B) The conflict must be submitted to the API
C) The owner/operator has the option of applying the requirement best suited to the situation
D) The API 653 requirement shall govern
Answer:
D
Question:
12. Safe working practices shall comply with what requirements concerning confined space
entry?
A) Procedures must comply with any trade developed safety precautions
B) Procedures must comply with any federal or state regulations
C) Procedures need only comply with owner/operator requirements
D) Procedures need only comply with NFPA requirements
Answer:
B
, Question:
13. When must an evaluation, to determine the suitability for continued use, be conducted?
A) Evaluations shall be conducted when a tank inspection reveals a change has occurred from
the original physical condition of the tank
B) Evaluations shall be conducted at least annually
C) Evaluations shall be conducted at an interval not to exceed the calculated tank inspection
frequency
D) Evaluations shall be conducted once each ten years of service
Answer:
A
Question:
14. What factors are required for consideration when performing an evaluation for continued
use of an AST?
A) only those listed in API 653
B) the recommended list of consideration provided in API 510 can be modified to suit this
purpose
C) Engineering analysis and judgment required for each situation
D) Only those items requested by the Certified AST inspector
Answer:
C
Question:
15. Roof plates corroded to an average thickness of less that _______ inch in any _______
square inch area shall be repaired or replaced
A) 0.9 inch in any 100 square inch area
B) 0.09 inch in any 10 square inch area
C) 0.09 inch in any 144 square inch area (1 square foot)
D) 0.09 inch in any 100 square inch area
Answer:
D
Question:
16. The method of inspecting roof support members shall be acceptable to whom?
A) manufacturer
B) inspector
C) owner/operator
D) operations manager
Answer:
B
