API 1169 MAIN EXAMINATION SET 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔During weld qualification tests, the fillet weld specimens shall be broken outside the
weld by any convenient method. - ✔✔False
✔✔Stress present in an object in the absence of any external loading, typically resulting
from manufacturing or construction processes - ✔✔residual stress
✔✔A workplace hazarda is defined as? - ✔✔anything that has the potential to injure or
harm.
✔✔Is FBE coating required to be jeeped. - ✔✔Yes allways
✔✔A length of pipeline or part of the system that has unique characteristics in a specific
geographic location - ✔✔pipeline segment
✔✔To identify subsurface defects within a weld, which NDE method below would be the
best choice - ✔✔UT Shearwave
✔✔A ________________ is a tool that can measure the ovality of a pipeline. -
✔✔caliper
✔✔According to PHMSA (natural gas), in a Class 2 or ________________ location,
each compressor station regulator station, and measuring station, must be tested to at
least Class 3 location test requirements. (pressure testing) - ✔✔Class 1
✔✔SWP3 stands for__________? - ✔✔storm water pollution prevention plans
✔✔Gravel, loamy sand, and sand are examples of________ soil? - ✔✔TYPE C
✔✔A discontinuity in a structure or change in contour that causes a local increase in
stress. - ✔✔Stress raisers ( on this to the answer was none of the above)
✔✔An inspector can be a client employee. - ✔✔True
✔✔The reflected H&D density for _______________ based film shall not be less than
0.5 nor greater than 1.5. - ✔✔opaque
✔✔Mainline block valves should be installed on the _______________ side of major
river crossings and public water supply reservoirs. - ✔✔upstream
, ✔✔True or false? Regarding federal, state, and local agencies conducting an inspection
on the right of way, inspectors should be able to determine the agency involved,
determine their objectives, check credentials, and know the requirements set forth by
the owner/operator on providing information to the agency conducting the inspection. -
✔✔true
✔✔A _____________ is a device used during the bending process to prevent pipe
ovality. - ✔✔mandrel
✔✔Preventive action is used to prevent - ✔✔occurrence
✔✔A physical configuration that changes pipeline direction. - ✔✔Bend
✔✔After the excavation of a launching pit, crews might find themselves below the water
table. A ______________ should be installed in order to control the influx of water. -
✔✔well point
✔✔Lacerations from shavings, burns from hot shavings, and eye injuries from shavings
are all hazards of what activity? - ✔✔pipe facing
✔✔_______________ is the area in which soil must be removed by non-mechanical
means (such as hand digging, pot- holing, or hydro-vac) rather than mechanical means.
- ✔✔Excavation tolerance zone
✔✔During the ___________ drill operators should maintain the pre-engineered angles.
- ✔✔pilot bore
✔✔An oscilloscope is______________? - ✔✔A precision device that uses a visual
instrument to depict periodic changes in an electric quantity, such as voltage or current
✔✔Construction drawings must be marked with______________ before they are used
in the field. - ✔✔AFC
✔✔According to Title 49, CFR 192: A class 3 location is any class location unit that
has________ or more buildings intended for human occupancy - ✔✔46
✔✔One of the more common ways to protect the new pipeline during backfill (especially
if in rocky terrain) is the installation of____________? - ✔✔rock shield
✔✔When the system is to be operated at a hoop stress of less than 10 % of the
specified minimum yield strength of the pipe, the restriction to 121 2 deg maximum miter
and distance between miters will not apply. - ✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔During weld qualification tests, the fillet weld specimens shall be broken outside the
weld by any convenient method. - ✔✔False
✔✔Stress present in an object in the absence of any external loading, typically resulting
from manufacturing or construction processes - ✔✔residual stress
✔✔A workplace hazarda is defined as? - ✔✔anything that has the potential to injure or
harm.
✔✔Is FBE coating required to be jeeped. - ✔✔Yes allways
✔✔A length of pipeline or part of the system that has unique characteristics in a specific
geographic location - ✔✔pipeline segment
✔✔To identify subsurface defects within a weld, which NDE method below would be the
best choice - ✔✔UT Shearwave
✔✔A ________________ is a tool that can measure the ovality of a pipeline. -
✔✔caliper
✔✔According to PHMSA (natural gas), in a Class 2 or ________________ location,
each compressor station regulator station, and measuring station, must be tested to at
least Class 3 location test requirements. (pressure testing) - ✔✔Class 1
✔✔SWP3 stands for__________? - ✔✔storm water pollution prevention plans
✔✔Gravel, loamy sand, and sand are examples of________ soil? - ✔✔TYPE C
✔✔A discontinuity in a structure or change in contour that causes a local increase in
stress. - ✔✔Stress raisers ( on this to the answer was none of the above)
✔✔An inspector can be a client employee. - ✔✔True
✔✔The reflected H&D density for _______________ based film shall not be less than
0.5 nor greater than 1.5. - ✔✔opaque
✔✔Mainline block valves should be installed on the _______________ side of major
river crossings and public water supply reservoirs. - ✔✔upstream
, ✔✔True or false? Regarding federal, state, and local agencies conducting an inspection
on the right of way, inspectors should be able to determine the agency involved,
determine their objectives, check credentials, and know the requirements set forth by
the owner/operator on providing information to the agency conducting the inspection. -
✔✔true
✔✔A _____________ is a device used during the bending process to prevent pipe
ovality. - ✔✔mandrel
✔✔Preventive action is used to prevent - ✔✔occurrence
✔✔A physical configuration that changes pipeline direction. - ✔✔Bend
✔✔After the excavation of a launching pit, crews might find themselves below the water
table. A ______________ should be installed in order to control the influx of water. -
✔✔well point
✔✔Lacerations from shavings, burns from hot shavings, and eye injuries from shavings
are all hazards of what activity? - ✔✔pipe facing
✔✔_______________ is the area in which soil must be removed by non-mechanical
means (such as hand digging, pot- holing, or hydro-vac) rather than mechanical means.
- ✔✔Excavation tolerance zone
✔✔During the ___________ drill operators should maintain the pre-engineered angles.
- ✔✔pilot bore
✔✔An oscilloscope is______________? - ✔✔A precision device that uses a visual
instrument to depict periodic changes in an electric quantity, such as voltage or current
✔✔Construction drawings must be marked with______________ before they are used
in the field. - ✔✔AFC
✔✔According to Title 49, CFR 192: A class 3 location is any class location unit that
has________ or more buildings intended for human occupancy - ✔✔46
✔✔One of the more common ways to protect the new pipeline during backfill (especially
if in rocky terrain) is the installation of____________? - ✔✔rock shield
✔✔When the system is to be operated at a hoop stress of less than 10 % of the
specified minimum yield strength of the pipe, the restriction to 121 2 deg maximum miter
and distance between miters will not apply. - ✔✔True
