NACE CIP 1 Study Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
1.BYouBareBtheBNACEBInspectorBonBaBtankBliningBprojectBwhereBaB50%BsolidsBepoxyBtankBliningBisBbe
ingBapplied.BAfterBtheBapplicationBofBtheB19Bcoat,ByouBnoticeBsmallBblistersBinBsomeBareasBofBtheBa
ppliedBlining.B
YourBFIRSTBpreferredBcourseBofBactionBisBto:
A.BBreakBtheBblistersBtoBseeBwhat'sBinsideB
B.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBrepresentativeB
C.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorB
D.BExtractBanyBliquidBthatBmayBbeBinsideBtheBblisterBandBsendBitBtoBtheBlabBforBfurtherBanalysisB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-
B.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBrepresentative
2.BDewBpointBisBtheBtemperatureBatBwhich
B
A.BwaterBfreezes.B
B.BhumidityBdecreasesB
C.BcondensationBoccurs.B
D.BtheBairBisBsaturated.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.BcondensationBoccurs.
3.BIfBaBcontractorBisBusingBaBpoorlyBmaintainedBcompressorBtoBsupplyBairBforBabrasiveBblastBcleanin
gBandBconventionalBairspray,BtheBcoatingBinspectorBshouldBperformBaB
A.BdryBfilmBthicknessB(DEI)Bmeasurement.B
B.BwetBfilmBthicknessB(WFT)Bmeasurement.B
C.BblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.B
,D.BvialBlest.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.BblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.
4.BUponBarrivalBofBcoatingBmaterials,BtheBinspectorBshouldB
A.BreviewBcoatingBcontractors'BplansBforBstorageBofBcoatingBmaterialsBandBconfirmBtheyBmeetBnati
onal,BlocalBandBowners'BfireBandBenvironmentalBregulations.B
B.BobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.BC.BobserveBarylBdocument
BthatBtheBapplicatorBWFTBatBregularBintervalsBduringBapplication.B
D.BobserveBandBdocumentBtimeBframeBandBenvironmentalBconditionsBbetweenBeachBcoat.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.
5.BRelativeBhumidityBisB
A.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturationBlevel.B
B.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBtheBairBtemperature.B
C.BtheBlowestBtemperatureBatBwhichBmoistureBformsBonBaBsteelBsurface.BD.BtheBhighestBtemperatu
reBatBwhichBmoistureBformsBonBaBsteelBsurface.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
A.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturationBlevel.
6.BGalvanicBcorrosionBoccursBonBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsubstrates:B
A.BConcreteB
B.BFiberglassBReinforcedBPlasticB
C.BMetalB
D.BWoodB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.BMetal
7.BWhenBapplyingBThermalBSprayBCoatingsBtheBspecificationBisBmostBlikelyBtoBreference:B
,A.BSSPCBPAB2B
B.BNACEBSPB0178B
C.BNACEBSPB0188B
D.BSSPC-CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BSSPC-
CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12
8.BWhatBisBtheBminimumBrecommendedBdistanceBawayBfromBanBedgeBthatBanBinspectorBshouldBta
keBaBmeasurementBwithBaBdial-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-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.B2.5BcmB(1Binch)
9.BPolymerizationBisBtheBprocessBof:B
A.BMonomersBtelegraphingB
B.BMonomersBjoiningBtogetherB
C.BAllBthermoplasticBcoatingsB
D.BAllBorganicBcoatingsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BMonomersBjoiningBtogether
10.BAnBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBofBaBconductiveBcoatingBmaterial,BoftenBca
usedBbyBpoorBapplicationBtechniqueBisBcalledB
A.Bcracking.B
B.Bsagging.B
C.Bholiday.B
D.Bchecking.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.Bholiday.
, 11.BCheckingBisB
A.BanBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBmaterial,BcausedBbyBpoorBapplicationBtechni
que.B
B.BaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstrateB
C.BaBveryBsmallBholeBinBaBcoatingBcausedBwhenBairBorBsolventBisBtrappedBinBporousBfilmBandBthenBes
capes.B
D.BsurfaceBbreaksBinBtheBfilmBthatBoftenBresultBfromBgreaseBorBoilBcontaminationBandBrevelBtheBsub
strate.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
B.BaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstrate
12.BInspectionBdocumentationBisBimportantBbecause:B
A.BItBisBtheBonlyBdeliverableBitemBprovidedBbyBtheBinspectorB
B.BOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposesB
C.Ba)BonlyB
D.Ba)B&Bb)B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposes
13.BAnBinspectorsBpersonalBlogBbookBshouldBcontain:B
A.BSubjectiveBcommentsBreBdingBtheBapplicationBteamB
B.BObjectiveBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBworkB
C.BNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteamB
D.BTheBinspector'sBpersonalBopinionsBofBtheBapplicationBteamB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
C.BNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteam
Answers 2025
1.BYouBareBtheBNACEBInspectorBonBaBtankBliningBprojectBwhereBaB50%BsolidsBepoxyBtankBliningBisBbe
ingBapplied.BAfterBtheBapplicationBofBtheB19Bcoat,ByouBnoticeBsmallBblistersBinBsomeBareasBofBtheBa
ppliedBlining.B
YourBFIRSTBpreferredBcourseBofBactionBisBto:
A.BBreakBtheBblistersBtoBseeBwhat'sBinsideB
B.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBrepresentativeB
C.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorB
D.BExtractBanyBliquidBthatBmayBbeBinsideBtheBblisterBandBsendBitBtoBtheBlabBforBfurtherBanalysisB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-
B.BDocumentBtheBproblemBandBadviseBtheBContractorBandBOwner'sBrepresentative
2.BDewBpointBisBtheBtemperatureBatBwhich
B
A.BwaterBfreezes.B
B.BhumidityBdecreasesB
C.BcondensationBoccurs.B
D.BtheBairBisBsaturated.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.BcondensationBoccurs.
3.BIfBaBcontractorBisBusingBaBpoorlyBmaintainedBcompressorBtoBsupplyBairBforBabrasiveBblastBcleanin
gBandBconventionalBairspray,BtheBcoatingBinspectorBshouldBperformBaB
A.BdryBfilmBthicknessB(DEI)Bmeasurement.B
B.BwetBfilmBthicknessB(WFT)Bmeasurement.B
C.BblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.B
,D.BvialBlest.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.BblotterBtestBforBtheBpresenceBofBoilBandBwater.
4.BUponBarrivalBofBcoatingBmaterials,BtheBinspectorBshouldB
A.BreviewBcoatingBcontractors'BplansBforBstorageBofBcoatingBmaterialsBandBconfirmBtheyBmeetBnati
onal,BlocalBandBowners'BfireBandBenvironmentalBregulations.B
B.BobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.BC.BobserveBarylBdocument
BthatBtheBapplicatorBWFTBatBregularBintervalsBduringBapplication.B
D.BobserveBandBdocumentBtimeBframeBandBenvironmentalBconditionsBbetweenBeachBcoat.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BobserveBandBdocumentBtheBamountBofBmaterialBandBbatchBnumbers.
5.BRelativeBhumidityBisB
A.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturationBlevel.B
B.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBtheBairBtemperature.B
C.BtheBlowestBtemperatureBatBwhichBmoistureBformsBonBaBsteelBsurface.BD.BtheBhighestBtemperatu
reBatBwhichBmoistureBformsBonBaBsteelBsurface.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
A.BaBmeasureBofBtheBamountBofBmoistureBinBtheBairBcomparedBtoBsaturationBlevel.
6.BGalvanicBcorrosionBoccursBonBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsubstrates:B
A.BConcreteB
B.BFiberglassBReinforcedBPlasticB
C.BMetalB
D.BWoodB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.BMetal
7.BWhenBapplyingBThermalBSprayBCoatingsBtheBspecificationBisBmostBlikelyBtoBreference:B
,A.BSSPCBPAB2B
B.BNACEBSPB0178B
C.BNACEBSPB0188B
D.BSSPC-CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BSSPC-
CSB23.00/AWSBC2.23/NACEBNo.B12
8.BWhatBisBtheBminimumBrecommendedBdistanceBawayBfromBanBedgeBthatBanBinspectorBshouldBta
keBaBmeasurementBwithBaBdial-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-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.B2.5BcmB(1Binch)
9.BPolymerizationBisBtheBprocessBof:B
A.BMonomersBtelegraphingB
B.BMonomersBjoiningBtogetherB
C.BAllBthermoplasticBcoatingsB
D.BAllBorganicBcoatingsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BMonomersBjoiningBtogether
10.BAnBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBofBaBconductiveBcoatingBmaterial,BoftenBca
usedBbyBpoorBapplicationBtechniqueBisBcalledB
A.Bcracking.B
B.Bsagging.B
C.Bholiday.B
D.Bchecking.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C.Bholiday.
, 11.BCheckingBisB
A.BanBexposedBareaBofBtheBsubstrateBorBpreviousBcoatBmaterial,BcausedBbyBpoorBapplicationBtechni
que.B
B.BaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstrateB
C.BaBveryBsmallBholeBinBaBcoatingBcausedBwhenBairBorBsolventBisBtrappedBinBporousBfilmBandBthenBes
capes.B
D.BsurfaceBbreaksBinBtheBfilmBthatBoftenBresultBfromBgreaseBorBoilBcontaminationBandBrevelBtheBsub
strate.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
B.BaBfineBcrackBinBtheBsurfaceBofBaBcoatingBthatBrarelyBreachesBtheBsubstrate
12.BInspectionBdocumentationBisBimportantBbecause:B
A.BItBisBtheBonlyBdeliverableBitemBprovidedBbyBtheBinspectorB
B.BOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposesB
C.Ba)BonlyB
D.Ba)B&Bb)B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BOwnersBuseBtheBdocumentationBforBaBvarietyBofBpurposes
13.BAnBinspectorsBpersonalBlogBbookBshouldBcontain:B
A.BSubjectiveBcommentsBreBdingBtheBapplicationBteamB
B.BObjectiveBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBworkB
C.BNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteamB
D.BTheBinspector'sBpersonalBopinionsBofBtheBapplicationBteamB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
C.BNoBcommentsBregardingBtheBapplicationBteam