AMPP CIP LEVEL 1 Basic Coating
Inspector Theory Study Questions
with Answers
1. What is NACE No.4/SSPC-SP 7? - ANSWER Brush-Off Blast Cleaning.
2. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 1? - ANSWER Light Blast Cleaning.
3. What is NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? - ANSWER Industrial Blast Cleaning.
4. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER Thorough Blast Cleaning.
5. What is NACE No.3/SSPC-SP 6? - ANSWER Commercial Blast Cleaning.
6. What is NACE No.2/SSPC-SP 10? - ANSWER Near White Metal Blast
Cleaning.
7. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2-1/2? - ANSWER Very Thorough Blast Cleaning.
8. What is NACE No.1/SSPC-SP 5? - ANSWER White Metal Blast Cleaning.
9. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 3? - ANSWER Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean
Steel.
,10.What is NACE No.4/SSPC-SP 7? - ANSWER Surface free of visible
contaminants, loose scale, rust, and coating.
11.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 1? - ANSWER Surface free of visible contaminants,
poorly adhering scale, rust, and coating.
12.What are the requirements for NACE No.4/SSPC-SP 7? - ANSWER No
visible oil, grease, dirt, dust, loose mill scale, rust, or coating.
13.What are the requirements for ISO 8501-1 Sa 1? - ANSWER No visible oil,
grease, dirt, poorly adhering mill scale, rust, paint coatings, or foreign
matter.
14.What is NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? - ANSWER Tightly adherent mill scale,
rust, and coating residues are permitted to remain on 10% unit square area of
the surface, if they are evenly distributed. Shadows, streaks and
discolorations caused by stains of rust, mill scale, and previously applied
coating may be present on the remainder of the surface.
15.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER Surface free from visible oil, grease,
dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter.
16.What is NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ANSWER Random staining limited to
no more than 33% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist
of light shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of
mill scale or stains of previously applied coating.
17.What is NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ANSWER Random staining limited to
no more than 5% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of
, light shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill
scale or stains of previously applied coating.
18.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2-1/2? - ANSWER Surface free from visible oil,
grease, dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter. Any
remaining traces of contaminants shall show only as slight stains in forms of
spots or stripes.
19.What is NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5? - ANSWER No evidence of previously
adherent material and no shadows, streaks, or stains are allowed.
20.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 3? - ANSWER Surface free from visible oil, grease,
dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter. It shall have a
uniform metallic color.
21.What is the purpose of NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? - ANSWER To allow
tightly adherent mill scale, rust, and coating residues on a small portion of
the surface.
22.What is the purpose of ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER To have a surface
free from visible oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign
matter.
23.What is the purpose of NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ANSWER To limit
random staining on the surface caused by mill scale or previously applied
coating.
24.What is the purpose of NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ANSWER To limit
random staining on the surface caused by mill scale or previously applied
coating.
, 25.What is the purpose of ISO 8501-1 Sa 2-1/2? - ANSWER To have a surface
free from visible oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign
matter, with only slight stains remaining.
26.What is the purpose of NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5? - ANSWER To have a
surface with no evidence of previously adherent material and no shadows,
streaks, or stains.
27.What is the purpose of ISO 8501-1 Sa 3? - ANSWER To have a surface
free from visible oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign
matter, with a uniform metallic color.
28.What are the acceptable conditions for NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? -
ANSWER Tightly adherent mill scale, rust, and coating residues are
permitted on 10% unit square area, with evenly distributed shadows, streaks,
and discolorations on the remainder of the surface.
29.What are the acceptable conditions for ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER
Surface free from visible oil, grease, dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint
coatings, and foreign matter.
30.What are the acceptable conditions for NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? -
ANSWER Random staining limited to no more than 33% of each unit area
of surface (9 square inch), consisting of light shadows, slight streaks, or
minor discolorations caused by mill scale or previously applied coating.
31.What is wet blasting? - ANSWER Method used for dust suppression.
Inspector Theory Study Questions
with Answers
1. What is NACE No.4/SSPC-SP 7? - ANSWER Brush-Off Blast Cleaning.
2. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 1? - ANSWER Light Blast Cleaning.
3. What is NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? - ANSWER Industrial Blast Cleaning.
4. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER Thorough Blast Cleaning.
5. What is NACE No.3/SSPC-SP 6? - ANSWER Commercial Blast Cleaning.
6. What is NACE No.2/SSPC-SP 10? - ANSWER Near White Metal Blast
Cleaning.
7. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2-1/2? - ANSWER Very Thorough Blast Cleaning.
8. What is NACE No.1/SSPC-SP 5? - ANSWER White Metal Blast Cleaning.
9. What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 3? - ANSWER Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean
Steel.
,10.What is NACE No.4/SSPC-SP 7? - ANSWER Surface free of visible
contaminants, loose scale, rust, and coating.
11.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 1? - ANSWER Surface free of visible contaminants,
poorly adhering scale, rust, and coating.
12.What are the requirements for NACE No.4/SSPC-SP 7? - ANSWER No
visible oil, grease, dirt, dust, loose mill scale, rust, or coating.
13.What are the requirements for ISO 8501-1 Sa 1? - ANSWER No visible oil,
grease, dirt, poorly adhering mill scale, rust, paint coatings, or foreign
matter.
14.What is NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? - ANSWER Tightly adherent mill scale,
rust, and coating residues are permitted to remain on 10% unit square area of
the surface, if they are evenly distributed. Shadows, streaks and
discolorations caused by stains of rust, mill scale, and previously applied
coating may be present on the remainder of the surface.
15.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER Surface free from visible oil, grease,
dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter.
16.What is NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ANSWER Random staining limited to
no more than 33% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist
of light shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of
mill scale or stains of previously applied coating.
17.What is NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ANSWER Random staining limited to
no more than 5% of each unit area of surface (9 square inch). May consist of
, light shadows, slight streaks or minor discolorations caused by stains of mill
scale or stains of previously applied coating.
18.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 2-1/2? - ANSWER Surface free from visible oil,
grease, dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter. Any
remaining traces of contaminants shall show only as slight stains in forms of
spots or stripes.
19.What is NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5? - ANSWER No evidence of previously
adherent material and no shadows, streaks, or stains are allowed.
20.What is ISO 8501-1 Sa 3? - ANSWER Surface free from visible oil, grease,
dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter. It shall have a
uniform metallic color.
21.What is the purpose of NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? - ANSWER To allow
tightly adherent mill scale, rust, and coating residues on a small portion of
the surface.
22.What is the purpose of ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER To have a surface
free from visible oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign
matter.
23.What is the purpose of NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? - ANSWER To limit
random staining on the surface caused by mill scale or previously applied
coating.
24.What is the purpose of NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10? - ANSWER To limit
random staining on the surface caused by mill scale or previously applied
coating.
, 25.What is the purpose of ISO 8501-1 Sa 2-1/2? - ANSWER To have a surface
free from visible oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign
matter, with only slight stains remaining.
26.What is the purpose of NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5? - ANSWER To have a
surface with no evidence of previously adherent material and no shadows,
streaks, or stains.
27.What is the purpose of ISO 8501-1 Sa 3? - ANSWER To have a surface
free from visible oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign
matter, with a uniform metallic color.
28.What are the acceptable conditions for NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14? -
ANSWER Tightly adherent mill scale, rust, and coating residues are
permitted on 10% unit square area, with evenly distributed shadows, streaks,
and discolorations on the remainder of the surface.
29.What are the acceptable conditions for ISO 8501-1 Sa 2? - ANSWER
Surface free from visible oil, grease, dirt, most mill scale, rust, paint
coatings, and foreign matter.
30.What are the acceptable conditions for NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6? -
ANSWER Random staining limited to no more than 33% of each unit area
of surface (9 square inch), consisting of light shadows, slight streaks, or
minor discolorations caused by mill scale or previously applied coating.
31.What is wet blasting? - ANSWER Method used for dust suppression.
