BOILERMAKER MAINTENANCE NCCER EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Which organization requires a person to be trained to operate personal lifting equipment -
Answer- OSHA
Where would the usage of a RTJ Gasket be found - Answer- high pressure system
All of the following are examples of internal manway hardware except - Answer- Slide fastener
The fitting that makes it easy to dissemble threaded pipe is - Answer- Union
What type of wrench measures how much a fastener is being tightened - Answer- Torque
What is the purpose of a gasket? - Answer- to create a seal between 2 stationary parts
What is the first consideration when making a gasket - Answer- material compatibility
In order to get the bundle to line up with the shell side gasket the best tool to use to lift the
bundle is a - Answer- drift pin
ring gaskets may be affected by all of the following except - Answer- Number of bolts
Which way should the teeth face on a hacksaw blade - Answer- Away from handle
Pressure of a 1" and 10" pipe when both are 20" tall - Answer- The pressure is both the same
When making a threaded connection and it stops on 2nd thread.... - Answer- Stop, something is
wrong
,When using a sealing ring on heat exchanger, what material is used to seal off in between the
floating tube sheet and test ring? - Answer- Permatex
For duct bolted together there is usually some kind of - Answer- gasket
If the end of a tube sheet of an exchanger has been smashed this is caused by all of the following
except - Answer- The partition plate being to short
Which of the following should be removed when pressure testing the vessel - Answer- relief
valve
What components are attached to the baffle on an exchanger tube bundle - Answer- Tie rods
All of the following are safety hazards associated with vessel confined space except - Answer-
improper inspection
Valves used to relieve pressure in a pipeline - Answer- safety valve
What tool can be used to generate force making tightening or loosening easier - Answer- impact
Washers are used to prevent fasteners from marrying? - Answer- surface
Title blocks are found where - Answer- Bottom right corner
The following threaded fitting requires a thread lubricant except - Answer- rubber
Taps are used to cut what type of threads? - Answer- internal threads
chain hoist are primarily used for what type of lifting - Answer- vertical lifting
, Oxyfuel torch what valve must be turned off first - Answer- Acetylene
What does SWL stand for? - Answer- Safe Working Load
On a variable can (spring can) support, when are the load straps removed - Answer- Just prior to
energizing the system
When rigging a valve the spring should be placed around the - Answer- body
Minimum required oxygen and fuel gas storage separation when not in use and stored in open
areas - Answer- 20'
When tightening up a manway or tower that has 1 1/4" x 8" stud bolts, what size wrench should
you use - Answer- 2"
What should a worker do before removing flange bolts on the exchanger channel head - Answer-
verify blinds are in, bleeders are open, and loto is complete
What does NPT stand for? - Answer- National Pipe Thread
Flange protector should be removed from the valve when - Answer- ready for installation
Which sling configuration has the greatest capacity - Answer- basket
Tube sheet - Answer- To pull a bundle from the shell the eye bolts should be installed on the
What is the standard pipe thread used in the USA - Answer- NPT
What type of metal would an oxyfuel torch be used to cut - Answer- carbon steel
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Which organization requires a person to be trained to operate personal lifting equipment -
Answer- OSHA
Where would the usage of a RTJ Gasket be found - Answer- high pressure system
All of the following are examples of internal manway hardware except - Answer- Slide fastener
The fitting that makes it easy to dissemble threaded pipe is - Answer- Union
What type of wrench measures how much a fastener is being tightened - Answer- Torque
What is the purpose of a gasket? - Answer- to create a seal between 2 stationary parts
What is the first consideration when making a gasket - Answer- material compatibility
In order to get the bundle to line up with the shell side gasket the best tool to use to lift the
bundle is a - Answer- drift pin
ring gaskets may be affected by all of the following except - Answer- Number of bolts
Which way should the teeth face on a hacksaw blade - Answer- Away from handle
Pressure of a 1" and 10" pipe when both are 20" tall - Answer- The pressure is both the same
When making a threaded connection and it stops on 2nd thread.... - Answer- Stop, something is
wrong
,When using a sealing ring on heat exchanger, what material is used to seal off in between the
floating tube sheet and test ring? - Answer- Permatex
For duct bolted together there is usually some kind of - Answer- gasket
If the end of a tube sheet of an exchanger has been smashed this is caused by all of the following
except - Answer- The partition plate being to short
Which of the following should be removed when pressure testing the vessel - Answer- relief
valve
What components are attached to the baffle on an exchanger tube bundle - Answer- Tie rods
All of the following are safety hazards associated with vessel confined space except - Answer-
improper inspection
Valves used to relieve pressure in a pipeline - Answer- safety valve
What tool can be used to generate force making tightening or loosening easier - Answer- impact
Washers are used to prevent fasteners from marrying? - Answer- surface
Title blocks are found where - Answer- Bottom right corner
The following threaded fitting requires a thread lubricant except - Answer- rubber
Taps are used to cut what type of threads? - Answer- internal threads
chain hoist are primarily used for what type of lifting - Answer- vertical lifting
, Oxyfuel torch what valve must be turned off first - Answer- Acetylene
What does SWL stand for? - Answer- Safe Working Load
On a variable can (spring can) support, when are the load straps removed - Answer- Just prior to
energizing the system
When rigging a valve the spring should be placed around the - Answer- body
Minimum required oxygen and fuel gas storage separation when not in use and stored in open
areas - Answer- 20'
When tightening up a manway or tower that has 1 1/4" x 8" stud bolts, what size wrench should
you use - Answer- 2"
What should a worker do before removing flange bolts on the exchanger channel head - Answer-
verify blinds are in, bleeders are open, and loto is complete
What does NPT stand for? - Answer- National Pipe Thread
Flange protector should be removed from the valve when - Answer- ready for installation
Which sling configuration has the greatest capacity - Answer- basket
Tube sheet - Answer- To pull a bundle from the shell the eye bolts should be installed on the
What is the standard pipe thread used in the USA - Answer- NPT
What type of metal would an oxyfuel torch be used to cut - Answer- carbon steel
