NACE CIP1 Study Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NACE CIP1 Study Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
1.BYouBareBtheBNACEBInspectorBonBaBtankBliningBprojectBwhereBaB50%BsolidsBepoxyB
tankBliningBisBbeingBapplied.BAfterBtheBapplicationBofBtheB19Bcoat,ByouBnoticeBsmallB
blistersBinBsomeBareasBofBtheBappliedBlining.B



YourBFIRSTBpreferredBcourseBofBactionBisBto:



A.BBreakBtheBblistersBtoBseeBwhat'sBinsideB

B.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBrepresentativeB

C.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorB

D.BExtractBanyBliquidBthatBmayBbeBinsideBtheBblisterBandBsendBitBtoBtheBlabBforBfurt
herBanalysisB-
BAnswerBB.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBreprese
ntative



2.BDewBpointBisBtheBtemperatureBatBwhich

B

A.BwaterBfreezes.B

B.BhumidityBdecreasesB

C.BcondensationBoccurs.B

D.BtheBairBisBsaturated.B-BAnswerBC.BcondensationBoccurs.



3.BIfBaBcontractorBisBusingBaBpoorlyBmaintainedBcompressorBtoBsupplyBairBforBabrasiv
eBblastBcleaningBandBconventionalBairspray,BtheBcoatingBinspectorBshouldBperformBaB



A.BdryBfilmBthicknessB(DEI)Bmeasurement.B

B.BwetBfilmBthicknessB(WFT)Bmeasurement.B

C.BblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.B

,D.BvialBlest.B-BAnswerBC.BblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.



4.BUponBarrivalBofBcoatingBmaterials,BtheBinspectorBshouldB



A.BreviewBcoatingBcontractors'BplansBforBstorageBofBcoatingBmaterialsBandBconfirmBth
eyBmeetBnational,BlocalBandBowners'BfireBandBenvironmentalBregulations.B

B.BobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.BC.BobserveB
arylBdocumentBthatBtheBapplicatorBWFTBatBregularBintervalsBduringBapplication.B

D.BobserveBandBdocumentBtimeBframeBandBenvironmentalBconditionsBbetweenBeachBc
oat.B-
BAnswerBB.BobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.



5.BRelativeBhumidityBisB



A.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturationBlevel.B

B.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBtheBairBtemperatu
re.B

C.BtheBlowestBtemperatureBatBwhichBmoistureBformsBonBaBsteelBsurface.BD.BtheBhigh
estBtemperatureBatBwhichBmoistureBformsBonBaBsteelBsurface.B-
BAnswerBA.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturati
onBlevel.



6.BGalvanicBcorrosionBoccursBonBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsubstrates:B

A.BConcreteB

B.BFiberglassBReinforcedBPlasticB

C.BMetalB

D.BWoodB-BAnswerBC.BMetal



7.BWhenBapplyingBThermalBSprayBCoatingsBtheBspecificationBisBmostBlikelyBtoBreferenc
e:B

,A.BSSPCBPAB2B

B.BNACEBSPB0178B

C.BNACEBSPB0188B

D.BSSPC-CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12B-BAnswerBD.BSSPC-
CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12



8.BWhatBisBtheBminimumBrecommendedBdistanceBawayBfromBanBedgeBthatBanBinspec
torBshouldBtakeBaBmeasurementBwithBaBdial-typeBmagneticBpull-
offBDryBFilmBThicknessB(DFT)Bgauge?B



A.B1BcmB(.39Binch)B

B.B2.5BcmB(1Binch)B

C.B6.35BcmB(2.5Binch)B

D.B2.5BmillimetersB(.10Binch)B-BAnswerBB.B2.5BcmB(1Binch)



9.BPolymerizationBisBtheBprocessBof:B

A.BMonomersBtelegraphingB

B.BMonomersBjoiningBtogetherB

C.BAllBthermoplasticBcoatingsB

D.BAllBorganicBcoatingsB-BAnswerBB.BMonomersBjoiningBtogether



10.BAnBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBofBaBconductiveBcoatingBmat
erial,BoftenBcausedBbyBpoorBapplicationBtechniqueBisBcalledB



A.Bcracking.B

B.Bsagging.B

C.Bholiday.B

D.Bchecking.B-BAnswerBC.Bholiday.

, 11.BCheckingBisB



A.BanBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBmaterial,BcausedBbyBpoorBapp
licationBtechnique.B

B.BaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstrateB

C.BaBveryBsmallBholeBinBaBcoatingBcausedBwhenBairBorBsolventBisBtrappedBinBporous
BfilmBandBthenBescapes.B

D.BsurfaceBbreaksBinBtheBfilmBthatBoftenBresultBfromBgreaseBorBoilBcontaminationBan
dBrevelBtheBsubstrate.B-
BAnswerBB.BaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstra
te



12.BInspectionBdocumentationBisBimportantBbecause:B



A.BItBisBtheBonlyBdeliverableBitemBprovidedBbyBtheBinspectorB

B.BOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposesB

C.Ba)BonlyB

D.Ba)B&Bb)B-BAnswerBB.BOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposes



13.BAnBinspectorsBpersonalBlogBbookBshouldBcontain:B



A.BSubjectiveBcommentsBreBdingBtheBapplicationBteamB

B.BObjectiveBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBworkB

C.BNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteamB

D.BTheBinspector'sBpersonalBopinionsBofBtheBapplicationBteamB-
BAnswerBC.BNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteam



14.BYouBhaveBjustBreceivedByourBNACEBCIPBLevelB1BcertificationBwhenByouBareBasked
BtoBsuperviseBaBteamBofBuncertifiedBfieldBpipelineBinspectors.B