NACE Exam Preparation Guide (EPG) Job
Duties and Experience questions with
correct answers
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destructiveBandBdestructiveBinspectionsBofBliquidBandBnon‐
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ledgeBandBabilityBtoBcommunicateBregardingBpracticalBissuesBthatBmayBariseBonBsiteBandBisBcapable
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Duties and Experience questions with
correct answers
levelB1B‐BbasicBinspectorB‐
BalternateBnomenclatureB(inspectionBtester)BafterBsuccessfulBcompletionBofBcipBlevelB1,BtheBbasicBi
nspectorBhasB"entryBlevel"BknowledgeBofBwhat?B‐BcorrectBanswerB‐
allBreferencedBcompetenciesBandBcanBperformBbasicBnon‐
destructiveBinspectionsBofBliquidBcoatingsBappliedBbyBbrush,BrollerBorBsprayBtoBsteelBsurfacesBunde
rBtheBsupervisionBofBaBlevelB2BorB3BinspectorBwhenBworkingBinBaBshopBsettingBorBaBlevelB3Binspector
BwhenBworkingBinBaBfieldBsetting.
levelB2B‐BintermediateBinspectorB‐
BalternateBnomenclatureB(inspectionBtechnologist)BafterBcompletingBtwoByearsBofBinspectionBrelat
edBworkBandBsuccessfulBcompletionBofBcipBlevelB2,BanBintermediateBinspectorBhasBaB"workingBkno
wledge"BofBwhat?B‐BcorrectBanswerB‐
allBreferencedBcompetenciesBidentifiedBforBlevelB1BandB2BandBcanBundertakeBunsupervisedBnon‐
BdestructiveBandBdestructiveBinspectionsBofBliquidBandBnon‐
liquidBcoatingsBappliedBtoBanyBsubstrateBwhileBworkingBinBaBshopBsettingBorBunderBtheBsupervision
BofBlevelB3BcertifiedBinspectorBwhenBworkingBinBaBfieldBsetting.
levelB3B‐BadvancedBinspectorB‐
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workBandBsuccessfulBcompletionBofBtheBcipBlevelB3BpeerBreviewBoralBexam,BanBadvancedBinspectorB
hasB"expertBknowledge"BofBwhat?B‐BcorrectBanswerB‐
allBreferencedBcompetenciesBidentifiedBforBlevelB1,B2BandB3BandBcanBundertakeBunsupervisedBnon‐
destructiveBandBdestructiveBinspectionsBofBliquidBandBnon‐
liquidBcoatingsBappliedBtoBanyBsubstrate.BtheBadvancedBinspectorBhasBprovenBtheirBtechnicalBknow
ledgeBandBabilityBtoBcommunicateBregardingBpracticalBissuesBthatBmayBariseBonBsiteBandBisBcapable
BofBsupervisingBbasicBandBintermediateBinspectors.
, candidatesBforBnaceBcipBlevelB2BcertificationBmustBsatisfyBallBofBtheBfollowingBeducationalBandBwor
kBexperienceBrequirementsBincludeBwhat?B‐BcorrectBanswerB‐
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kBexperienceBrequirementsBincludeBwhat?B‐BcorrectBanswerB‐
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rkBexperienceBasBanBindustrialBcoatingBapplicator,BwhichBincludesBtheBrequisiteBtwentyB(20)BhoursB
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es,Bships,BoffshoreBplatformsBorBpipelines,BappliedBtoBsurfacesBthatBareBsuitablyBpreparedB(mostBof
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