NACE TESTED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ A pre-job conference should be held
Answer: after bids have been submitted and contracts signed
◉ What are the goals of a pre-job conference?
Answer: - review and discuss the scope of work
- discuss lines of communication between parties
- discuss and clarify inspector's responsibilities and authority
◉ What is one of the inspector's roles at a pre-job conference?
Answer: clarify reporting requirements
◉ According to ASTM D 4417 Method B-2014, when taking
measurements using a profile gauge , at each location make ______
Answer: ten (10) readings per location, recording the maximum
value. Determine mean for all maximum values as the reported
profile
◉ Daily reports or weekly reports should be written in ___
Answer: pen
,◉ What can inspection records be used for?
Answer: - help in resolving legal or arbitration disputes
- assist owners in the evaluation of applicator performance
- assist owners in the evaluation of inspector performance
- determine total cost of the project
◉ The inspector's log book is a personal chronicle of what
happened on a daily basis and is usually ____
Answer: retained by the inspector
◉ Generally speaking, on a typical coating project overall safety is
the responsibility of _____
Answer: a certified safety professional
◉ When applying coatings, generally high relative humidity _____
Answer: slows solvent evaporation
◉ A typical daily report should include ___ ___ ___
Answer: - description of manpower and equipment used
- explanation of work stoppages
- list of environmental conditions
◉ What is an advantage of airless spray compared to conventional
air spray?
,Answer: faster production rate
◉ What inspection challenges do you expect specific to working
inside containment?
Answer: - illumination
- control of temperature and humidity
◉ Improper atomization of the coating may cause ___ ___ ___
Answer: - uneven DFT
- dry spray
- overspray
◉ High viscosity due to low temperature should be corrected by
___ ___
Answer: - adding extra thinner
- heating the coating
◉ SSPC Technology Guide No.12 states "Surface preparation and
coating applications must have a minimum of how man candles /
lumens?
Answer: 50 foot candles (538 lumens)
◉ One major advantage of conventional spray is ___
Answer: applicator control
, ◉ When using WFT comb/gauge, the measurment should be
taken when?
Answer: immediately after the coating is applied
◉ When reporting the wet film thickness from a wet film
thickness comb/gauge you report which tooth?
Answer: the last tooth that has coating on it
◉ Solventbourne inorganic zinc primer is being applied with
airless spray to a complex bridge with difficult access for
application. The contractor is having difficulty with high DFT
resulting in mudcracking. What application method might be a
good alternative?
Answer: conventional spray
◉ An advantage of magnetic pull-off DFT banana gauge is that it is
____
Answer: intrinsically safe
◉ You must take a measurement with a dial-type magnetic pull-
off dry film thickness gauge. What is the minimum recommended
distance away from an edge that you can reliably take a
measurement?
Answer: 2.5 cm (1 inch)
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ A pre-job conference should be held
Answer: after bids have been submitted and contracts signed
◉ What are the goals of a pre-job conference?
Answer: - review and discuss the scope of work
- discuss lines of communication between parties
- discuss and clarify inspector's responsibilities and authority
◉ What is one of the inspector's roles at a pre-job conference?
Answer: clarify reporting requirements
◉ According to ASTM D 4417 Method B-2014, when taking
measurements using a profile gauge , at each location make ______
Answer: ten (10) readings per location, recording the maximum
value. Determine mean for all maximum values as the reported
profile
◉ Daily reports or weekly reports should be written in ___
Answer: pen
,◉ What can inspection records be used for?
Answer: - help in resolving legal or arbitration disputes
- assist owners in the evaluation of applicator performance
- assist owners in the evaluation of inspector performance
- determine total cost of the project
◉ The inspector's log book is a personal chronicle of what
happened on a daily basis and is usually ____
Answer: retained by the inspector
◉ Generally speaking, on a typical coating project overall safety is
the responsibility of _____
Answer: a certified safety professional
◉ When applying coatings, generally high relative humidity _____
Answer: slows solvent evaporation
◉ A typical daily report should include ___ ___ ___
Answer: - description of manpower and equipment used
- explanation of work stoppages
- list of environmental conditions
◉ What is an advantage of airless spray compared to conventional
air spray?
,Answer: faster production rate
◉ What inspection challenges do you expect specific to working
inside containment?
Answer: - illumination
- control of temperature and humidity
◉ Improper atomization of the coating may cause ___ ___ ___
Answer: - uneven DFT
- dry spray
- overspray
◉ High viscosity due to low temperature should be corrected by
___ ___
Answer: - adding extra thinner
- heating the coating
◉ SSPC Technology Guide No.12 states "Surface preparation and
coating applications must have a minimum of how man candles /
lumens?
Answer: 50 foot candles (538 lumens)
◉ One major advantage of conventional spray is ___
Answer: applicator control
, ◉ When using WFT comb/gauge, the measurment should be
taken when?
Answer: immediately after the coating is applied
◉ When reporting the wet film thickness from a wet film
thickness comb/gauge you report which tooth?
Answer: the last tooth that has coating on it
◉ Solventbourne inorganic zinc primer is being applied with
airless spray to a complex bridge with difficult access for
application. The contractor is having difficulty with high DFT
resulting in mudcracking. What application method might be a
good alternative?
Answer: conventional spray
◉ An advantage of magnetic pull-off DFT banana gauge is that it is
____
Answer: intrinsically safe
◉ You must take a measurement with a dial-type magnetic pull-
off dry film thickness gauge. What is the minimum recommended
distance away from an edge that you can reliably take a
measurement?
Answer: 2.5 cm (1 inch)
