API 570 Study Guide – Complete With A+ Answers
Which of the following activities is not included in the scope of API 570?
a. Rerating a pipe system
b. Operating a pipe system
c. Replacing a portion of a piping system
d. Externally inspecting a pipe Right Ans - b. Operating a pipe system
Which of the following activities is not included in the scope of API 570?
a. Setting piping inspection intervals
b. Performing pipe alterations
c. Performing pipe fabrication
d. Performing pipe maintenance Right Ans - c. Performing pipe fabrication
API 570 is used:
a. For determining design details during a piping alteration.
b. By petro-chemical facilities.
c. When evaluating furnace tubes.
d. By all NBIC inspectors Right Ans - b. By petro-chemical facilities.
API 570 takes effect:
a. During the design stage of the pipe construction.
b. During the fabrication stage of the pipe construction.
c. Once the fabrication hydro or pneumatic test is completed.
d. Once the pipe is placed in service.
e. Once the pipe has an operational problem. Right Ans - d. Once the pipe is
placed in service.
Companies that use API 570 must:
a. Employ an authorized inspection agency.
b. Have access to an authorized inspection agency.
c. Either employ or have access to an authorized inspection agency.
d. Employee professional engineers.
e. Pay all API 570 contract inspectors $75/hr. Right Ans - c. Either employ
or have access to an authorized inspection agency.
,During a piping repair, if there is a conflict between the requirements of API
570 and the construction code, which should be followed?
a. API 570
b. The Construction Code.
c. Either API 570 or the Construction Code based on Inspector's
recommendation
d. The code with the most stringent requirements Right Ans - a. API 570
During a piping alteration, if there is a conflict between the requirements of
API 570 and the construction code, which should be followed?
a. API 570
b. The Construction Code.
c. Either API 570 or the Construction Code based on Inspector's
recommendation
d. The code with the most stringent requirements Right Ans - a. API 570
An in-service pipe is being repaired or altered. If there is a conflict between
the requirements of API 570 and the legal jurisdiction, which should be
followed?
a. API 570
b. The Legal Jurisdiction
c. The most stringent requirements
d. Either set of the requirements based on Engineer and AI approval Right
Ans - c. The most stringent requirements
An in-service piping system is inspected. If there is a conflict between the
requirements of API 570 and the legal jurisdiction, which should be followed?
a. API 570
b. The Legal Jurisdiction
c. The most stringent requirements
d. Either set of the requirements based on Engineer and AI approval Right
Ans - c. The most stringent requirements
Which of the following fluids is not considered an API 570 pipe?
a. 300 psig steam system
b. Gasoline line in the tank farm
c. FCCU catalyst line
d. 1-1/2 NPS Nitrogen line at 450 psig Right Ans - a. 300 psig steam system
,Which of the following refinery piping systems is not included in the scope of
API 570?
a. Normal Fluid Service piping
b. Category D piping
c. Severe Cyclic piping
d. Class 3 piping Right Ans - b. Category D piping
Which of the following chemical plant piping is included in the scope of API
570?
a. 1 NPS Benzene line
b. 8 NPS Teflon lined pipe
c. ½ NPS Sulfuric acid drain
d. 12 NPS Sch 40 PVC pipe Right Ans - a. 1 NPS Benzene line
Which code is used for Fitness for Service evaluations?
a. API 579
b. API 660
c. API 2201
d. ASME B&PV Section V
e. ASME B16.5 Right Ans - a. API 579
During an in-service internal inspection, a crack is discovered on a
longitudinal weld. This crack can be evaluated to which code?
a. API 510
b. API 579
c. ASME B&PV Section VI
d. Cracks are never allowed in in-service piping systems Right Ans - b. API
579
Which code provides requirements for hot tapping?
a. API 578
b. API 579
c. API 651
d. API 2201
e. API 2217 Right Ans - d. API 2201
Which publication provides information on corrosion mechanisms?
a. API 570
b. API 571
, c. API 577
d. ASME Section V
e. ASME Section XI Right Ans - b. API 571
Which publication is used for RBI assessments?
a. API 573
b. API 579
c. API 580
d. API 2201 Right Ans - c. API 580
Which recommended practice is used for guidance in inspecting and testing
valves?
a. API 578
b. API 580
c. API 598
d. API 651
e. ASME B31.G Right Ans - c. API 598
Which document can be used when determining soil resistivity?
a. API 570
b. NACE RP0170
c. NACE RP0169
d. ASTM G57 Right Ans - d. ASTM G57
Which of the following is considered a piping alteration?
a. Adding a 2 NPS small bore drain that does not requiring reinforcement
b. Weld build-up in a locally corroded area
c. Replacement 4 NPS portion of a line with a 6 NPS section
d. Addition of fillet weld patch Right Ans - c. Replacement 4 NPS portion of
a line with a 6 NPS section
An alteration on a piping system is defined as:
a. any physical change with design implications.
b. the work necessary to restore a piping system to new condition.
c. the work necessary to restore a piping system to a suitable safe condition.
d. any cutting or welding performed on the piping's pressure boundary.
Right Ans - a. any physical change with design implications.
Which of the following activities is not included in the scope of API 570?
a. Rerating a pipe system
b. Operating a pipe system
c. Replacing a portion of a piping system
d. Externally inspecting a pipe Right Ans - b. Operating a pipe system
Which of the following activities is not included in the scope of API 570?
a. Setting piping inspection intervals
b. Performing pipe alterations
c. Performing pipe fabrication
d. Performing pipe maintenance Right Ans - c. Performing pipe fabrication
API 570 is used:
a. For determining design details during a piping alteration.
b. By petro-chemical facilities.
c. When evaluating furnace tubes.
d. By all NBIC inspectors Right Ans - b. By petro-chemical facilities.
API 570 takes effect:
a. During the design stage of the pipe construction.
b. During the fabrication stage of the pipe construction.
c. Once the fabrication hydro or pneumatic test is completed.
d. Once the pipe is placed in service.
e. Once the pipe has an operational problem. Right Ans - d. Once the pipe is
placed in service.
Companies that use API 570 must:
a. Employ an authorized inspection agency.
b. Have access to an authorized inspection agency.
c. Either employ or have access to an authorized inspection agency.
d. Employee professional engineers.
e. Pay all API 570 contract inspectors $75/hr. Right Ans - c. Either employ
or have access to an authorized inspection agency.
,During a piping repair, if there is a conflict between the requirements of API
570 and the construction code, which should be followed?
a. API 570
b. The Construction Code.
c. Either API 570 or the Construction Code based on Inspector's
recommendation
d. The code with the most stringent requirements Right Ans - a. API 570
During a piping alteration, if there is a conflict between the requirements of
API 570 and the construction code, which should be followed?
a. API 570
b. The Construction Code.
c. Either API 570 or the Construction Code based on Inspector's
recommendation
d. The code with the most stringent requirements Right Ans - a. API 570
An in-service pipe is being repaired or altered. If there is a conflict between
the requirements of API 570 and the legal jurisdiction, which should be
followed?
a. API 570
b. The Legal Jurisdiction
c. The most stringent requirements
d. Either set of the requirements based on Engineer and AI approval Right
Ans - c. The most stringent requirements
An in-service piping system is inspected. If there is a conflict between the
requirements of API 570 and the legal jurisdiction, which should be followed?
a. API 570
b. The Legal Jurisdiction
c. The most stringent requirements
d. Either set of the requirements based on Engineer and AI approval Right
Ans - c. The most stringent requirements
Which of the following fluids is not considered an API 570 pipe?
a. 300 psig steam system
b. Gasoline line in the tank farm
c. FCCU catalyst line
d. 1-1/2 NPS Nitrogen line at 450 psig Right Ans - a. 300 psig steam system
,Which of the following refinery piping systems is not included in the scope of
API 570?
a. Normal Fluid Service piping
b. Category D piping
c. Severe Cyclic piping
d. Class 3 piping Right Ans - b. Category D piping
Which of the following chemical plant piping is included in the scope of API
570?
a. 1 NPS Benzene line
b. 8 NPS Teflon lined pipe
c. ½ NPS Sulfuric acid drain
d. 12 NPS Sch 40 PVC pipe Right Ans - a. 1 NPS Benzene line
Which code is used for Fitness for Service evaluations?
a. API 579
b. API 660
c. API 2201
d. ASME B&PV Section V
e. ASME B16.5 Right Ans - a. API 579
During an in-service internal inspection, a crack is discovered on a
longitudinal weld. This crack can be evaluated to which code?
a. API 510
b. API 579
c. ASME B&PV Section VI
d. Cracks are never allowed in in-service piping systems Right Ans - b. API
579
Which code provides requirements for hot tapping?
a. API 578
b. API 579
c. API 651
d. API 2201
e. API 2217 Right Ans - d. API 2201
Which publication provides information on corrosion mechanisms?
a. API 570
b. API 571
, c. API 577
d. ASME Section V
e. ASME Section XI Right Ans - b. API 571
Which publication is used for RBI assessments?
a. API 573
b. API 579
c. API 580
d. API 2201 Right Ans - c. API 580
Which recommended practice is used for guidance in inspecting and testing
valves?
a. API 578
b. API 580
c. API 598
d. API 651
e. ASME B31.G Right Ans - c. API 598
Which document can be used when determining soil resistivity?
a. API 570
b. NACE RP0170
c. NACE RP0169
d. ASTM G57 Right Ans - d. ASTM G57
Which of the following is considered a piping alteration?
a. Adding a 2 NPS small bore drain that does not requiring reinforcement
b. Weld build-up in a locally corroded area
c. Replacement 4 NPS portion of a line with a 6 NPS section
d. Addition of fillet weld patch Right Ans - c. Replacement 4 NPS portion of
a line with a 6 NPS section
An alteration on a piping system is defined as:
a. any physical change with design implications.
b. the work necessary to restore a piping system to new condition.
c. the work necessary to restore a piping system to a suitable safe condition.
d. any cutting or welding performed on the piping's pressure boundary.
Right Ans - a. any physical change with design implications.
