NEW YORK STATE CLASS A/B UST
OPERATOR EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. Which UST operators are responsible for maintaining compliance with
federal, state, and local regulations? - ANSWER ✓ Class A Operator (ix, 1-
3)
2. Which description best describes a Class B Operator? - ANSWER ✓
Individuals focused on day-to-day aspects of operating, maintaining, and
record keeping at the locations he or she is responsible for (ix, 1-3)
3. Annual tests may include: - ANSWER ✓ Automatic line leak detector
(LLD) operability test, Cathodic protection system annual test, Line
tightness testing (16-3)
4. Daily inventory monitoring includes: - ANSWER ✓ Tank inventory
measurements, water measurements, measurements of dispensed fuel, and
measurements of fuel delivery (16-6)
5. Records of any repairs/maintenance done to your UST system must be kept
until: - ANSWER ✓ the system is permanently closed or undergoes a change
in service (16-4)
6. Compatibility of parts is important because _______ can cause corrosion to
gaskets, soft metals, alcohol-based glues, fittings, etc. - ANSWER ✓
Ethanol/gasoline blends (17-2)
,7. True or false: Chemical Bulk Storage (CBS) tanks must have their
registration renewed more frequently than PBS facilities. - ANSWER ✓
True: registrations must be renewed every 2 years- not 5, as for PBS
facilities- until the facility has been permanently closed or ownership has
been transferred. (19-2)
8. Is there a separate operator certification exam for CBS facilities? -
ANSWER ✓ NO: CBS operators typically receive specialized in-house
training at their facility in addition to the same Class A/B UST Operator
certification as is required at PBS facilities. (19-4)
9. True or false: a prospective Class C operator may begin working as an
operator before receiving training. - ANSWER ✓ False: Class C operators
must be trained before they can be assigned operator duties. (18-2)
10.Class C Operators should specifically know: - ANSWER ✓ • UST location,
size, and type of product;
• How the tanks are monitored for leaks. If you have an automatic
monitoring system, the Class C Operator should know where the
control panel is. They should be able to see and hear an alarm and
know what to do if the alarm is activated;
• Location of fire suppression pull station (if present) and when to use
it;
• Location of emergency stop (if present) and when to use it;
• How breakaway valves work and who to call to reconnect or replace
them (if present);
• Location of spill response supplies and how to use them, or who to
call for clean-up;
• Location of safety data sheets. (18-3)
11.A site should have a training log (often in the safety binder) that includes the
following information about all Class C operators employed there: -
ANSWER ✓ Each operators' name, class, date of designation as Operator,
date of training/exam completion, name/signature of trainer, contact
information for the trainer's employer, and date of any retraining. (18-6)
, UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - ANSWER ✓ All
petroleum dispensing/UST facilities, with a minimum of $500,000
responsibility per occurrence (5-2)
12.Secondary Containment is required for what? - ANSWER ✓ Category 3
UST Systems, Category 3 piping in contact with the ground, and
Replacement UST/Piping (9-2, 10-1)
13.A Class A operator shall maintain the records of UST site inspections for a
minimum of: - ANSWER ✓ 3 years (15-4, 15-5)
14.New owners of an existing UST system shall register the UST system with
NYS DEC within what period from date of ownership? - ANSWER ✓ 30
days (4-5)
15.UST systems with cathodic protection should be inspected for proper
operation by a qualified cathodic protection tester on the following schedule:
- ANSWER ✓ Yearly (11-4)
16.UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems and
rectifiers must be inspected at a minimum: - ANSWER ✓ every 60 days (11-
4)
17.In a pressurized pump system, where is the pump located? - ANSWER ✓ In
the tank (10-2)
18.Stage I vapor recovery is a method of preventing vapors from escaping into
the environment by doing what? - ANSWER ✓ During the fuel delivery
process, the fuel tanker returns vapors back into the delivery truck (3-15)
19.What does product compatibility mean? - ANSWER ✓ Use of special
materials or tank linings to prevent the tanks from failing over time due to
corrosion of the tank, piping, or system components by corrosive ethanol
gasoline blends. (17-1)
20.What is secondary containment? - ANSWER ✓ A method of containing a
spill or leak if a leak should accrue from the primary tank or line (9-2)
OPERATOR EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. Which UST operators are responsible for maintaining compliance with
federal, state, and local regulations? - ANSWER ✓ Class A Operator (ix, 1-
3)
2. Which description best describes a Class B Operator? - ANSWER ✓
Individuals focused on day-to-day aspects of operating, maintaining, and
record keeping at the locations he or she is responsible for (ix, 1-3)
3. Annual tests may include: - ANSWER ✓ Automatic line leak detector
(LLD) operability test, Cathodic protection system annual test, Line
tightness testing (16-3)
4. Daily inventory monitoring includes: - ANSWER ✓ Tank inventory
measurements, water measurements, measurements of dispensed fuel, and
measurements of fuel delivery (16-6)
5. Records of any repairs/maintenance done to your UST system must be kept
until: - ANSWER ✓ the system is permanently closed or undergoes a change
in service (16-4)
6. Compatibility of parts is important because _______ can cause corrosion to
gaskets, soft metals, alcohol-based glues, fittings, etc. - ANSWER ✓
Ethanol/gasoline blends (17-2)
,7. True or false: Chemical Bulk Storage (CBS) tanks must have their
registration renewed more frequently than PBS facilities. - ANSWER ✓
True: registrations must be renewed every 2 years- not 5, as for PBS
facilities- until the facility has been permanently closed or ownership has
been transferred. (19-2)
8. Is there a separate operator certification exam for CBS facilities? -
ANSWER ✓ NO: CBS operators typically receive specialized in-house
training at their facility in addition to the same Class A/B UST Operator
certification as is required at PBS facilities. (19-4)
9. True or false: a prospective Class C operator may begin working as an
operator before receiving training. - ANSWER ✓ False: Class C operators
must be trained before they can be assigned operator duties. (18-2)
10.Class C Operators should specifically know: - ANSWER ✓ • UST location,
size, and type of product;
• How the tanks are monitored for leaks. If you have an automatic
monitoring system, the Class C Operator should know where the
control panel is. They should be able to see and hear an alarm and
know what to do if the alarm is activated;
• Location of fire suppression pull station (if present) and when to use
it;
• Location of emergency stop (if present) and when to use it;
• How breakaway valves work and who to call to reconnect or replace
them (if present);
• Location of spill response supplies and how to use them, or who to
call for clean-up;
• Location of safety data sheets. (18-3)
11.A site should have a training log (often in the safety binder) that includes the
following information about all Class C operators employed there: -
ANSWER ✓ Each operators' name, class, date of designation as Operator,
date of training/exam completion, name/signature of trainer, contact
information for the trainer's employer, and date of any retraining. (18-6)
, UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - ANSWER ✓ All
petroleum dispensing/UST facilities, with a minimum of $500,000
responsibility per occurrence (5-2)
12.Secondary Containment is required for what? - ANSWER ✓ Category 3
UST Systems, Category 3 piping in contact with the ground, and
Replacement UST/Piping (9-2, 10-1)
13.A Class A operator shall maintain the records of UST site inspections for a
minimum of: - ANSWER ✓ 3 years (15-4, 15-5)
14.New owners of an existing UST system shall register the UST system with
NYS DEC within what period from date of ownership? - ANSWER ✓ 30
days (4-5)
15.UST systems with cathodic protection should be inspected for proper
operation by a qualified cathodic protection tester on the following schedule:
- ANSWER ✓ Yearly (11-4)
16.UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems and
rectifiers must be inspected at a minimum: - ANSWER ✓ every 60 days (11-
4)
17.In a pressurized pump system, where is the pump located? - ANSWER ✓ In
the tank (10-2)
18.Stage I vapor recovery is a method of preventing vapors from escaping into
the environment by doing what? - ANSWER ✓ During the fuel delivery
process, the fuel tanker returns vapors back into the delivery truck (3-15)
19.What does product compatibility mean? - ANSWER ✓ Use of special
materials or tank linings to prevent the tanks from failing over time due to
corrosion of the tank, piping, or system components by corrosive ethanol
gasoline blends. (17-1)
20.What is secondary containment? - ANSWER ✓ A method of containing a
spill or leak if a leak should accrue from the primary tank or line (9-2)
