NACE CIP 1 CBT EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
and Answers Updated
2026
DewBpointBisBtheBtemperatureBatBwhichB-BAnswerBcondensationBoccurs.
YouBareBtheBNACEBInspectorBonBaBtankBliningBprojectBwhereBaB50%BsolidsBepoxyBtan
kBliningBisBbeingBapplied.BAfterBapplicationBofBtheB19BcoatByouBnoticeBsmallBblistersB
inBsomeBareasBofBtheBappliedBlining.BYourBFIRSTBpreferredBcourseBofBactionBisBto:B-
BAnswerBDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBrepresentat
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IfBaBcontractorBisBusingBaBpoorlyBmaintainedBcompressorBtoBsupplyBairBforBabrasiveB
blastBcleaningBandBconventionalBairspray,BtheBcoatingBinspectorBshouldBperformBaB-
BAnswerBblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.
UponBarrivalBofBcoatingBmaterials,BtheBinspectorBshouldB-
BAnswerBobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.
RelativeBhumidityBisB-
BAnswerBaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturationBl
evel.
GalvanicBcorrosionBoccursBonBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsubstrates?B-BAnswerBMetal
WhenBapplyingBThermalBSprayBCoatingsBtheBspecificationBisBmostBlikelyBtoBreference:B
-BAnswerBSSPC-CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12
,WhatBisBtheBminimumBrecommendedBdistanceBawayBfromBanBedgeBthatBanBinspector
BshouldBtakeBaBmeasurementBwithBaBdialBtypeBmagneticBpullBoffBDryBFilmBThickness(
DFT)Bgauge?B-BAnswerB2.5BcmB(1Binch)
PolymerizationBisBtheBprocessBof?B-BAnswerBMonomersBjoiningBtogether.
AnBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBofBaBconductiveBmaterial,BoftenB
causedBbyBpoorBapplicationBtechniqueBisBcalled:B-BAnswerBHoliday
CheckingBis:B-
BAnswerBaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstrate.
InspectionBdocumentationBisBimportantBbecause:B-
BAnswerBOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposes.
AnBInspectorsBpersonalBlogBbookBshouldBcontain:B-
BAnswerBNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteam.
YouBhaveBjustBreceivedByourBNACEBCIPBLevelB1BcertificationBwhenByouBareBaskedBtoB
superviseBaBteamBofBuncertifiedBfieldBpipelineBinspectors.BYourBFIRSTBpreferredBcours
eBofBactionBisBto:B-
BAnswerBReviewBtheBNACEBAttestationBpriorBtoBmakingBaBdecision.
GoodBrecordBcanBprovideBmaintenanceBdepartmentsBwithBdetailedBinformationBabout
BALLBofBtheBfollowingBEXCEPT:B-BAnswerBHowBtheBitemBwasBcoated.
NonBConformanceBReportsBareBcompletedBbyBtheBInspector:B-
BAnswerBWhenBtheBInspectorBandBContractorBdeemBitBtoBbeBsignificantBnonBconform
ingBitem.
TheBinitialBsteelBconditionBisBimportantBtoBtheBNACEBInspectorBbecause:B-
BAnswerBTheBInspectorBmayBhaveBtoBrejectBtheBsteel.
, TheBformBofBcorrosionBthatBhasBtheBlargestBpotentialBforBunexpectedBcatastrophicBfail
ureBis:B-BAnswerBGalvanicBCorrosion
WhatBisBusedBtoBdetermineBcompressedBairBcleanliness?B-BAnswerBProfilometer
OsmoticBblisteringBisBmostBlikelyBtoBoccurBasBaBresultBof:B-
BAnswerBAirlessBsprayBapplication.
WhenBperformingBtestsBforBoilBandBgreaseBusingBanBultraBvioletBlight,BtheBNACEBInsp
ectorBshouldBbeBawareBthat:B-
BAnswerBSyntheticBoilBorBgreaseBmayBnotBbeBidentified.
ToBachieveBconsistentlyBaccurateBresultsBwithBALLBaltBtestBequipment:B-
BAnswerBwashByourBhandsBbeforeBsampling.
WhenBholidayBtestingBisBrequiredBtheBInspectorBisBalwaysBrequiredBtoBenforceBwhatB
standard?B-BAnswerBNACEBSPB0188
IfBtheBspecifierBdoesBnotBidentifyBaBrestrictionBlevelBinBaccordanceBwithBSSPCBPAB2,B
theBdefaultBrestrictionBlevelBis:B-BAnswerBLevelB3
FineBcracksBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachBtheBsubstrateBareBcalled:B-
BAnswerBChecking
ItBisBgoodBpracticeBforBtheBNACEBInspectorBtoBhaveBinstrumentBcalibrationBcertificates
Bavailable:B-BAnswerBAtBallBtimes.
InBaBnonBconvertibleBcoatingBtheBroleBofBtheBprimaryBsolventBisBto:B-
BAnswerBToBcontrolBtheBevaporationBrate.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
and Answers Updated
2026
DewBpointBisBtheBtemperatureBatBwhichB-BAnswerBcondensationBoccurs.
YouBareBtheBNACEBInspectorBonBaBtankBliningBprojectBwhereBaB50%BsolidsBepoxyBtan
kBliningBisBbeingBapplied.BAfterBapplicationBofBtheB19BcoatByouBnoticeBsmallBblistersB
inBsomeBareasBofBtheBappliedBlining.BYourBFIRSTBpreferredBcourseBofBactionBisBto:B-
BAnswerBDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBrepresentat
ive.
IfBaBcontractorBisBusingBaBpoorlyBmaintainedBcompressorBtoBsupplyBairBforBabrasiveB
blastBcleaningBandBconventionalBairspray,BtheBcoatingBinspectorBshouldBperformBaB-
BAnswerBblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.
UponBarrivalBofBcoatingBmaterials,BtheBinspectorBshouldB-
BAnswerBobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.
RelativeBhumidityBisB-
BAnswerBaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturationBl
evel.
GalvanicBcorrosionBoccursBonBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsubstrates?B-BAnswerBMetal
WhenBapplyingBThermalBSprayBCoatingsBtheBspecificationBisBmostBlikelyBtoBreference:B
-BAnswerBSSPC-CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12
,WhatBisBtheBminimumBrecommendedBdistanceBawayBfromBanBedgeBthatBanBinspector
BshouldBtakeBaBmeasurementBwithBaBdialBtypeBmagneticBpullBoffBDryBFilmBThickness(
DFT)Bgauge?B-BAnswerB2.5BcmB(1Binch)
PolymerizationBisBtheBprocessBof?B-BAnswerBMonomersBjoiningBtogether.
AnBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBofBaBconductiveBmaterial,BoftenB
causedBbyBpoorBapplicationBtechniqueBisBcalled:B-BAnswerBHoliday
CheckingBis:B-
BAnswerBaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstrate.
InspectionBdocumentationBisBimportantBbecause:B-
BAnswerBOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposes.
AnBInspectorsBpersonalBlogBbookBshouldBcontain:B-
BAnswerBNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteam.
YouBhaveBjustBreceivedByourBNACEBCIPBLevelB1BcertificationBwhenByouBareBaskedBtoB
superviseBaBteamBofBuncertifiedBfieldBpipelineBinspectors.BYourBFIRSTBpreferredBcours
eBofBactionBisBto:B-
BAnswerBReviewBtheBNACEBAttestationBpriorBtoBmakingBaBdecision.
GoodBrecordBcanBprovideBmaintenanceBdepartmentsBwithBdetailedBinformationBabout
BALLBofBtheBfollowingBEXCEPT:B-BAnswerBHowBtheBitemBwasBcoated.
NonBConformanceBReportsBareBcompletedBbyBtheBInspector:B-
BAnswerBWhenBtheBInspectorBandBContractorBdeemBitBtoBbeBsignificantBnonBconform
ingBitem.
TheBinitialBsteelBconditionBisBimportantBtoBtheBNACEBInspectorBbecause:B-
BAnswerBTheBInspectorBmayBhaveBtoBrejectBtheBsteel.
, TheBformBofBcorrosionBthatBhasBtheBlargestBpotentialBforBunexpectedBcatastrophicBfail
ureBis:B-BAnswerBGalvanicBCorrosion
WhatBisBusedBtoBdetermineBcompressedBairBcleanliness?B-BAnswerBProfilometer
OsmoticBblisteringBisBmostBlikelyBtoBoccurBasBaBresultBof:B-
BAnswerBAirlessBsprayBapplication.
WhenBperformingBtestsBforBoilBandBgreaseBusingBanBultraBvioletBlight,BtheBNACEBInsp
ectorBshouldBbeBawareBthat:B-
BAnswerBSyntheticBoilBorBgreaseBmayBnotBbeBidentified.
ToBachieveBconsistentlyBaccurateBresultsBwithBALLBaltBtestBequipment:B-
BAnswerBwashByourBhandsBbeforeBsampling.
WhenBholidayBtestingBisBrequiredBtheBInspectorBisBalwaysBrequiredBtoBenforceBwhatB
standard?B-BAnswerBNACEBSPB0188
IfBtheBspecifierBdoesBnotBidentifyBaBrestrictionBlevelBinBaccordanceBwithBSSPCBPAB2,B
theBdefaultBrestrictionBlevelBis:B-BAnswerBLevelB3
FineBcracksBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachBtheBsubstrateBareBcalled:B-
BAnswerBChecking
ItBisBgoodBpracticeBforBtheBNACEBInspectorBtoBhaveBinstrumentBcalibrationBcertificates
Bavailable:B-BAnswerBAtBallBtimes.
InBaBnonBconvertibleBcoatingBtheBroleBofBtheBprimaryBsolventBisBto:B-
BAnswerBToBcontrolBtheBevaporationBrate.