CIP LEVEL 1 LATEST 2026 FINALS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔To achieve consistently accurate results with ALL alt test equipment:
A. wear gloves when sampling
B. wash your hands before sampling
C. avoid placing the sample discs on a surface
D. calibrate the instrument in the field - ✔✔wash your hands before sampling
✔✔When holiday testing is required, the inspector is always required to enforce NACE
SP 0188:
A. True
B. False - ✔✔True
✔✔If the specifier does not identify a restriction level in accordance with SSPC PA 2,
the default restriction level is:
A. level 1
B. level 2
C. level 3
D. level 4 - ✔✔level 3
✔✔Fine cracks in the surface of a coating that rarely reach the substrate are called -
A. cracking
B. alligatoring
C. checking
D. blistering - ✔✔checking
✔✔It is good practice for the NACE inspector to have instrument calibration certificates
available -
A. at all times
B. in the office only
C. in the field only
D. Only if the specification requires it - ✔✔at all times
✔✔In a non-convertible coating the role of the primary solvent is to:
A. to make the coating flow out better
B. to dissolve the resin
C. to promote faster cure
D. to control the evaporation rate - ✔✔to control the evaporation rate
✔✔Removal of welds splatter is required:
A. on every job
B. when ISO abrasive blast standards are specified
C. when NACE/SSPC abrasive blast standards are specified
, D. when specifically identified in the owner's specification - ✔✔when specifically
identified in the owner's specification
✔✔Common errors that may produce inaccurate readings when using a Dial-Type
Magnetic Pull-Off Dry Filth Thickness (DFT) gauge include
SELECT THAT ALL APPLY:
A. failing to determine the base metal reading (BMR)
B. rotating the dial too fast when taking measurements
C. taking measurements too far from the edge of a surface
D. measuring ditty, tacky, or soft films - ✔✔failing to determine the base metal reading
(BMR)
rotating the dial too fast when taking measurements
measuring ditty, tacky, or soft films
✔✔Conventional spray is a good choice when:
A. high production rates are required
B. high quality finishes are required
C. high transfer efficiency is required
D. high viscosity coatings are being applied - ✔✔high quality finishes are required
✔✔Which of these tests uses a syringe?
A. sleeve test
B. potassium ferricyanide
C. bresle patch
D. soluble salts meter - ✔✔bresle patch
✔✔Which one of these elements is not necessary for corrosion to occur:
A. anode
B. cathode
C. reference cell
D. electrolyte - ✔✔reference cell
✔✔Digital hygrometers -
A. consist of a bimetallic sensing element protected from wing gusts
B. are used to measure temperature from a distance
C. use a thermocouple in contact with the surface to measure temperature
D. determine relative humidity, air temperature, and dew point temperature -
✔✔determine relative humidity, air temperature, and dew point temperature
✔✔Using SSPC Vis 1 as a guide when performing a visual inspection of a steel surface
prior to surface preparation a NACE inspector would assign which designations to the
surface condition:
A. Rust Grades A-D
B. Surface Conditions E-G
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔To achieve consistently accurate results with ALL alt test equipment:
A. wear gloves when sampling
B. wash your hands before sampling
C. avoid placing the sample discs on a surface
D. calibrate the instrument in the field - ✔✔wash your hands before sampling
✔✔When holiday testing is required, the inspector is always required to enforce NACE
SP 0188:
A. True
B. False - ✔✔True
✔✔If the specifier does not identify a restriction level in accordance with SSPC PA 2,
the default restriction level is:
A. level 1
B. level 2
C. level 3
D. level 4 - ✔✔level 3
✔✔Fine cracks in the surface of a coating that rarely reach the substrate are called -
A. cracking
B. alligatoring
C. checking
D. blistering - ✔✔checking
✔✔It is good practice for the NACE inspector to have instrument calibration certificates
available -
A. at all times
B. in the office only
C. in the field only
D. Only if the specification requires it - ✔✔at all times
✔✔In a non-convertible coating the role of the primary solvent is to:
A. to make the coating flow out better
B. to dissolve the resin
C. to promote faster cure
D. to control the evaporation rate - ✔✔to control the evaporation rate
✔✔Removal of welds splatter is required:
A. on every job
B. when ISO abrasive blast standards are specified
C. when NACE/SSPC abrasive blast standards are specified
, D. when specifically identified in the owner's specification - ✔✔when specifically
identified in the owner's specification
✔✔Common errors that may produce inaccurate readings when using a Dial-Type
Magnetic Pull-Off Dry Filth Thickness (DFT) gauge include
SELECT THAT ALL APPLY:
A. failing to determine the base metal reading (BMR)
B. rotating the dial too fast when taking measurements
C. taking measurements too far from the edge of a surface
D. measuring ditty, tacky, or soft films - ✔✔failing to determine the base metal reading
(BMR)
rotating the dial too fast when taking measurements
measuring ditty, tacky, or soft films
✔✔Conventional spray is a good choice when:
A. high production rates are required
B. high quality finishes are required
C. high transfer efficiency is required
D. high viscosity coatings are being applied - ✔✔high quality finishes are required
✔✔Which of these tests uses a syringe?
A. sleeve test
B. potassium ferricyanide
C. bresle patch
D. soluble salts meter - ✔✔bresle patch
✔✔Which one of these elements is not necessary for corrosion to occur:
A. anode
B. cathode
C. reference cell
D. electrolyte - ✔✔reference cell
✔✔Digital hygrometers -
A. consist of a bimetallic sensing element protected from wing gusts
B. are used to measure temperature from a distance
C. use a thermocouple in contact with the surface to measure temperature
D. determine relative humidity, air temperature, and dew point temperature -
✔✔determine relative humidity, air temperature, and dew point temperature
✔✔Using SSPC Vis 1 as a guide when performing a visual inspection of a steel surface
prior to surface preparation a NACE inspector would assign which designations to the
surface condition:
A. Rust Grades A-D
B. Surface Conditions E-G
