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ASNT LEVEL 3 - BASIC EXAM 400 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The following is a statement in SNT-TC-1A: "It is recognized that these guidelines
may not be appropriate for certain employers, circumstances, and/or applications." What
should be done if the guidelines are not appropriate?
a. The employer must change its operations to conform the guidelines.
b. The employer must seek relief from ASNT for inappropriate applications.
c. The employer should review the detailed recommendations and modify them, as necessary,
to meet its particular needs.
d. The employer shall submit an inquiry in writing directed to the SNT-TC-1A Interpretation
Panel. - ANSWER-c. The employer should review the detailed recommendations and modify
them, as necessary, to meet its particular needs.
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Certification is written testimony of qualification.
b. Qualification is the skill, training, and experience required for personnel to properly perform
the duties of a specific job.
c. The employer is the corporate or private entity that employs personnel for wages or salary.
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d. A certifying agency is any organization used by an employer in training NDT personnel. -
ANSWER-d. A certifying agency is any organization used by an employer in training NDT
personnel.
QUESTION: Who should be responsible to assess whether or not an individual should be
qualified and certified who does not perform NDT, but monitors and evaluates NDT?
a. ASNT
b. The individual's employer.
c. A government regulatory agency.
d. The customer's auditor. - ANSWER-b. The individual's employer.
QUESTION: To which of the following NDT methods is SNT-TC-1A currently not applicable?
a. Visual testing
b. Thermal/infrared testing
c. Acoustic emission testing
d. Holographic testing. - ANSWER-d. Holographic testing.
QUESTION: ASNT intended that the recommendation of SNT-TC-1A be applied:
a. with flexibility and reason.
b. precisely as written.
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c. as minimum requirements.
d. as maximum requirements. - ANSWER-a. with flexibility and reason.
QUESTION: Of the following, which is most appropriate to determine the needs to qualify and
certify personnel whose only NDT function is to operate digital thickness equipment?
a. ASNT
b. ASME
c. The employer
d. The customer - ANSWER-c. The employer
QUESTION: Certification is:
a. the skill, training, and experience required for personnel to properly perform the duties of a
specific job.
b. written testimony of qualification.
c. intended to be conferred by an organization independent from the employer.
d. intended to be conferred by an organization hired by the employer. - ANSWER-b. written
testimony of qualification.
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true concerning the usage of SNT-TC-IA?
a. SNT-TC-1A is intended for use by a limited set of industrial segments.
b. SNT-TC-1A was generated to satisfy the specification requirements of ASME.
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c. SNT-TC-1A was last revised in 1988.
d. SNT-TC-1A is not intended to be used as a strict specification. - ANSWER-d. SNT-TC-1A is not
intended to be used as a strict specification.
QUESTION: The SNT-TC-1A Interpretation Panel will respond to inquires about SNT-TC-1A. The
inquiry must be:
a. written and stated in general terms.
b. written including specific details of the case, e.g., names, places, dates, and other pertinent
facts.
c. considered by the ASNT Board of Directors if it involves decisions that would place ASNT in a
position between buyer and seller.
d. ruled upon the Technical and Education Council of ASNT befor the SNT-TC-1A Interpretation
Panel prepares a response. - ANSWER-a. written and stated in general terms.
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true?
a. ASNT has been providing certification examinations for Level III personnel since the late
1960s.
b. SNT-TC-1A was first published in the late 1960s.
c. SNT-TC-1A requires that Level III personnel be qualified and certified by ASNT.
d. SNT-TC-1A was developed to satisfy requirements for NDT personnel qualification and
certification set fourth in pats of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. - ANSWER-b. SNT-
TC-1A was first published in the late 1960s.
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ASNT LEVEL 3 - BASIC EXAM 400 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: The following is a statement in SNT-TC-1A: "It is recognized that these guidelines
may not be appropriate for certain employers, circumstances, and/or applications." What
should be done if the guidelines are not appropriate?
a. The employer must change its operations to conform the guidelines.
b. The employer must seek relief from ASNT for inappropriate applications.
c. The employer should review the detailed recommendations and modify them, as necessary,
to meet its particular needs.
d. The employer shall submit an inquiry in writing directed to the SNT-TC-1A Interpretation
Panel. - ANSWER-c. The employer should review the detailed recommendations and modify
them, as necessary, to meet its particular needs.
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Certification is written testimony of qualification.
b. Qualification is the skill, training, and experience required for personnel to properly perform
the duties of a specific job.
c. The employer is the corporate or private entity that employs personnel for wages or salary.
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d. A certifying agency is any organization used by an employer in training NDT personnel. -
ANSWER-d. A certifying agency is any organization used by an employer in training NDT
personnel.
QUESTION: Who should be responsible to assess whether or not an individual should be
qualified and certified who does not perform NDT, but monitors and evaluates NDT?
a. ASNT
b. The individual's employer.
c. A government regulatory agency.
d. The customer's auditor. - ANSWER-b. The individual's employer.
QUESTION: To which of the following NDT methods is SNT-TC-1A currently not applicable?
a. Visual testing
b. Thermal/infrared testing
c. Acoustic emission testing
d. Holographic testing. - ANSWER-d. Holographic testing.
QUESTION: ASNT intended that the recommendation of SNT-TC-1A be applied:
a. with flexibility and reason.
b. precisely as written.
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c. as minimum requirements.
d. as maximum requirements. - ANSWER-a. with flexibility and reason.
QUESTION: Of the following, which is most appropriate to determine the needs to qualify and
certify personnel whose only NDT function is to operate digital thickness equipment?
a. ASNT
b. ASME
c. The employer
d. The customer - ANSWER-c. The employer
QUESTION: Certification is:
a. the skill, training, and experience required for personnel to properly perform the duties of a
specific job.
b. written testimony of qualification.
c. intended to be conferred by an organization independent from the employer.
d. intended to be conferred by an organization hired by the employer. - ANSWER-b. written
testimony of qualification.
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true concerning the usage of SNT-TC-IA?
a. SNT-TC-1A is intended for use by a limited set of industrial segments.
b. SNT-TC-1A was generated to satisfy the specification requirements of ASME.
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c. SNT-TC-1A was last revised in 1988.
d. SNT-TC-1A is not intended to be used as a strict specification. - ANSWER-d. SNT-TC-1A is not
intended to be used as a strict specification.
QUESTION: The SNT-TC-1A Interpretation Panel will respond to inquires about SNT-TC-1A. The
inquiry must be:
a. written and stated in general terms.
b. written including specific details of the case, e.g., names, places, dates, and other pertinent
facts.
c. considered by the ASNT Board of Directors if it involves decisions that would place ASNT in a
position between buyer and seller.
d. ruled upon the Technical and Education Council of ASNT befor the SNT-TC-1A Interpretation
Panel prepares a response. - ANSWER-a. written and stated in general terms.
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true?
a. ASNT has been providing certification examinations for Level III personnel since the late
1960s.
b. SNT-TC-1A was first published in the late 1960s.
c. SNT-TC-1A requires that Level III personnel be qualified and certified by ASNT.
d. SNT-TC-1A was developed to satisfy requirements for NDT personnel qualification and
certification set fourth in pats of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. - ANSWER-b. SNT-
TC-1A was first published in the late 1960s.
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