NACE CIP LEVEL 2 NACE CIP2 001
PRACTICE TEST 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ You are working as an inspector in a galvanizing plant for the first
time.
What are some of the hazards you need to be aware of:
a) Risk of chemical exposure
b) Risk of skin
c) Risk of acid or caustic splashes
d) a), b), and c).
Answer: d) a), b), and c)
◉ You are working as the only in-house NACE Level 2 Inspector in a
shop setting when an independent 3d party NACE Level 3 Inspector,
representing the owner, presents you with a copy of a Non-Conformance
Report (NCR) he has written for a NACE/SSPC SP 10 centrifugal blast
which you had previously approved.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
a) Verbally challenge the NCR
b) Request a re-blast of the item in question
c) Consult your supervisor
d) Review the NCR with the other Inspector.
Answer: c) Consult your supervisor
,◉ An Inspection and Test Plan is required when:
a) It is always required
b) When the Coating Applicator requests one
c) When the Owner specifies one
d) When the Inspector requests one.
Answer: a) it is always required
◉ The Inspectors' goal at the Pre-Job Conference is to:
a) Obtain a clear understanding of the Specification
b) Discuss contractual requirements
c) Manage the meeting so it doesn't go off topic
d) Take accurate meeting minutes for distribution.
Answer: a) Obtain a clear understanding of the specification
◉ Coating Surveys are legally required:
a) On commercial marine vessels and offshore platforms
b) On high pressure gas lines and fireproofed structures
c) On water tanks and potable water pipelines
d) On food and beverage vessels and can linings.
Answer: a) On commercial marine vessels and offshore platforms
◉ Individuals conducting Coating Surveys should:
,a) Always be NACE Level 3 Certified Inspectors
b) Always be NACE or SSPC Protective coating Specialists
c) Always be experienced Specification Writers
d) Always be trained and experienced in the Coating Industry.
Answer: d) Always be trained and experienced in the Coating Industry
◉ The cost of qualified Coating Inspection is normally offset by:
a) Lower Application Costs
b) Lower Coating Life Cycle Costs
c) Lower Safety Enforcement Costs
d) Lower Supervision Costs.
Answer: b) Lower Coating Life Cycle Costs
◉ You are a NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector who has just arrived on a
job in progress where there is no inspection and Test Plan (ITP). The
first morning you arrive the job is behind schedule, and you are asked to
take DIY Film Thickness readings.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
a) Refuse to take readings until an is in place
b) Develop your own methodology and proceed take the readings
c) Use a generally accepted industry standard and to take readings
d) Call your supervisor.
Answer: c) Use a generally accepted industry standard and to take
readings
, ◉ When conducting inspections, the Inspector should follow which
standards:
a) NACE and SSPC standards in North America
b) ISO standards in Europe and Asia
c) Australian standards in Australia
d) The specified standards.
Answer: d) The specified standards
◉ You are the NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector where SSPC PA 2 has
been specified with an additional requirement that no individual gauge
reading shall be below a certain value. As this is not part of the standard
you should:
a) Ignore the additional requirement
b) Enforce the additional requirement
c) Call your supervisor
d) Request clarification from the specifier.
Answer: b) Enforce the additional requirement
◉ The coating applicator has ignored a enface preparation hold point
and applied coating over the surface without a sign off from you as the
inspector.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
a) Stop the job
b) Require the Applicator to remove the coating
PRACTICE TEST 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ You are working as an inspector in a galvanizing plant for the first
time.
What are some of the hazards you need to be aware of:
a) Risk of chemical exposure
b) Risk of skin
c) Risk of acid or caustic splashes
d) a), b), and c).
Answer: d) a), b), and c)
◉ You are working as the only in-house NACE Level 2 Inspector in a
shop setting when an independent 3d party NACE Level 3 Inspector,
representing the owner, presents you with a copy of a Non-Conformance
Report (NCR) he has written for a NACE/SSPC SP 10 centrifugal blast
which you had previously approved.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
a) Verbally challenge the NCR
b) Request a re-blast of the item in question
c) Consult your supervisor
d) Review the NCR with the other Inspector.
Answer: c) Consult your supervisor
,◉ An Inspection and Test Plan is required when:
a) It is always required
b) When the Coating Applicator requests one
c) When the Owner specifies one
d) When the Inspector requests one.
Answer: a) it is always required
◉ The Inspectors' goal at the Pre-Job Conference is to:
a) Obtain a clear understanding of the Specification
b) Discuss contractual requirements
c) Manage the meeting so it doesn't go off topic
d) Take accurate meeting minutes for distribution.
Answer: a) Obtain a clear understanding of the specification
◉ Coating Surveys are legally required:
a) On commercial marine vessels and offshore platforms
b) On high pressure gas lines and fireproofed structures
c) On water tanks and potable water pipelines
d) On food and beverage vessels and can linings.
Answer: a) On commercial marine vessels and offshore platforms
◉ Individuals conducting Coating Surveys should:
,a) Always be NACE Level 3 Certified Inspectors
b) Always be NACE or SSPC Protective coating Specialists
c) Always be experienced Specification Writers
d) Always be trained and experienced in the Coating Industry.
Answer: d) Always be trained and experienced in the Coating Industry
◉ The cost of qualified Coating Inspection is normally offset by:
a) Lower Application Costs
b) Lower Coating Life Cycle Costs
c) Lower Safety Enforcement Costs
d) Lower Supervision Costs.
Answer: b) Lower Coating Life Cycle Costs
◉ You are a NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector who has just arrived on a
job in progress where there is no inspection and Test Plan (ITP). The
first morning you arrive the job is behind schedule, and you are asked to
take DIY Film Thickness readings.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
a) Refuse to take readings until an is in place
b) Develop your own methodology and proceed take the readings
c) Use a generally accepted industry standard and to take readings
d) Call your supervisor.
Answer: c) Use a generally accepted industry standard and to take
readings
, ◉ When conducting inspections, the Inspector should follow which
standards:
a) NACE and SSPC standards in North America
b) ISO standards in Europe and Asia
c) Australian standards in Australia
d) The specified standards.
Answer: d) The specified standards
◉ You are the NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector where SSPC PA 2 has
been specified with an additional requirement that no individual gauge
reading shall be below a certain value. As this is not part of the standard
you should:
a) Ignore the additional requirement
b) Enforce the additional requirement
c) Call your supervisor
d) Request clarification from the specifier.
Answer: b) Enforce the additional requirement
◉ The coating applicator has ignored a enface preparation hold point
and applied coating over the surface without a sign off from you as the
inspector.
Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:
a) Stop the job
b) Require the Applicator to remove the coating
