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CIP Level 2 Exam Questions And Answers
2025 Update.
SP0 169 - Answer✔Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping
Systems
ANSI / NCSL Z540-6 - Answer✔National Calibration Standard
ISO 9000 - Answer✔For checks and certification, contact the gauge's manufacturer or supplier
NACE No. 1 / SSPC-SP 5 - Answer✔White Metal Blast Cleaning; Free of all visible oil, grease ,
dust, dirt, mill scale, rust, coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter.
NACE No. 2 / SSPC-SP 10 - Answer✔Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning; Random staining shall be
limited to no more than 5% of each unit area; Free of all visible oil, grease , dust, dirt, mill scale,
rust, coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter.
NACE No. 3 / SSPC-SP 6 - Answer✔Commercial Blast Cleaning; Random staining shall be limited
to no more than 33% of each unit area; Free of all visible oil, grease , dust, dirt, mill scale, rust,
coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter.
NACE No. 4 / SSPC-SP 7 - Answer✔Brush-Off Blast Cleaning; Tightly adherent mill scale, rust,
and coating may remain.
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NACE No. 8 / SSPC-SP 14 - Answer✔Industrial Blast Cleaning; Traces of tightly adherent mill
scale, rust, and coating residues are permitted to remain on 10 percent of each unit area.
ISO 8501-1, Sa 3 - Answer✔Blast-Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel
ISO 8501-1, Sa 2 1/2 - Answer✔Very Thorough Blast-Cleaning
ISO 8501-1, Sa 2 - Answer✔Thorough Blast-Cleaning
ISO 8501-1, Sa 1 - Answer✔Light Blast-Cleaning
WJ-1 Clean to Bare Substrate - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall have (dull
mottled) finish and shall be free of all visible oil, grease, dirt, rust and other corrosion products,
previous coatings, mill scale, and foreign matter.
WJ-2 Very Thorough Cleaning - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall have (dull
mottled) finish and shall be free of all visible oil, grease, dirt, rust and other corrosion products,
tightly adherent thin coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter. The staining or tightly
adherent matter shall be limited to no more than 5% of each unit area of surface and may
consist of randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products or previously applied
coating, tightly adherent thin coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter.
WJ-3 Thorough Cleaning - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall have (dull
mottled) finish and shall be free of all visible oil, grease, dirt, rust and other corrosion products,
except for randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products, tightly adherent thin
coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter. The staining or tightly adherent foreign
matter shall be limited to no more than 33% of each unit area of surface and may consist of
randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products or previously applied coating,
tightly adherent thin coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter.
WJ-4 Light Cleaning - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall be free of all visible
oil, grease, dirt, dust, loose mill scale, loose rust and other corrosion products, and loose
coating. Any residual material shall be tightly adherent to the metal substrate and may consist
of randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products or previously applied coating,
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CIP Level 2 Exam Questions And Answers
2025 Update.
SP0 169 - Answer✔Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping
Systems
ANSI / NCSL Z540-6 - Answer✔National Calibration Standard
ISO 9000 - Answer✔For checks and certification, contact the gauge's manufacturer or supplier
NACE No. 1 / SSPC-SP 5 - Answer✔White Metal Blast Cleaning; Free of all visible oil, grease ,
dust, dirt, mill scale, rust, coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter.
NACE No. 2 / SSPC-SP 10 - Answer✔Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning; Random staining shall be
limited to no more than 5% of each unit area; Free of all visible oil, grease , dust, dirt, mill scale,
rust, coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter.
NACE No. 3 / SSPC-SP 6 - Answer✔Commercial Blast Cleaning; Random staining shall be limited
to no more than 33% of each unit area; Free of all visible oil, grease , dust, dirt, mill scale, rust,
coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter.
NACE No. 4 / SSPC-SP 7 - Answer✔Brush-Off Blast Cleaning; Tightly adherent mill scale, rust,
and coating may remain.
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NACE No. 8 / SSPC-SP 14 - Answer✔Industrial Blast Cleaning; Traces of tightly adherent mill
scale, rust, and coating residues are permitted to remain on 10 percent of each unit area.
ISO 8501-1, Sa 3 - Answer✔Blast-Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel
ISO 8501-1, Sa 2 1/2 - Answer✔Very Thorough Blast-Cleaning
ISO 8501-1, Sa 2 - Answer✔Thorough Blast-Cleaning
ISO 8501-1, Sa 1 - Answer✔Light Blast-Cleaning
WJ-1 Clean to Bare Substrate - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall have (dull
mottled) finish and shall be free of all visible oil, grease, dirt, rust and other corrosion products,
previous coatings, mill scale, and foreign matter.
WJ-2 Very Thorough Cleaning - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall have (dull
mottled) finish and shall be free of all visible oil, grease, dirt, rust and other corrosion products,
tightly adherent thin coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter. The staining or tightly
adherent matter shall be limited to no more than 5% of each unit area of surface and may
consist of randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products or previously applied
coating, tightly adherent thin coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter.
WJ-3 Thorough Cleaning - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall have (dull
mottled) finish and shall be free of all visible oil, grease, dirt, rust and other corrosion products,
except for randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products, tightly adherent thin
coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter. The staining or tightly adherent foreign
matter shall be limited to no more than 33% of each unit area of surface and may consist of
randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products or previously applied coating,
tightly adherent thin coatings, and other tightly adherent foreign matter.
WJ-4 Light Cleaning - Answer✔when viewed without magnification, shall be free of all visible
oil, grease, dirt, dust, loose mill scale, loose rust and other corrosion products, and loose
coating. Any residual material shall be tightly adherent to the metal substrate and may consist
of randomly dispersed stains of rust and other corrosion products or previously applied coating,
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