API 653 Exam Chapter 2

API 653 Exam Chapter 2 – An Introduction to API 653 2009 and its Related Codes

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Q1. API 653: scope
Which of these vessels is specifically excluded from the requirements of API 653?

 (a) A storage tank built to API 12C

 (b) A storage tank built to API 650

 (c) A storage tank built to BS 2654

 (d) None, API 653 can be used for all of them

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Q2. API 653: conflict of codes
If there is a conflict of technical requirements between API 650 (construction) and API 653 on activities that must be carried out on an in-service tank, what actions would you take?

 (a) Follow API 650

 (b) Follow API 653

 (c) Use API 579 instead

 (d) Use API 2217A instead

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Q3. API 653: responsibilities for compliance
Who has the ultimate responsibility for compliance with API 653?

 (a) The company that inspects it (one of the options in API 653 section 3.4)

 (b) The API authorized inspector (API 653 definition 3.5)

 (c) The owner/operator

 (d) All of the above share the responsibility

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Q4. API 653: safe working practices
What does API 2016 cover?

 (a) Procedures for safe hot tapping

 (b) Preparing tank bottoms for hot work

 (c) Recommended practice for entering and cleaning tanks

 (d) Safe venting of tanks

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Q5. API 653: alterations
Which of these is classed as an alteration to a storage tank?

 (a) Work necessary to restore a tank to a safe condition

 (b) Removal and replacement of a tank roof

 (c) Changes to the shape of a tank roof

 (d) All of the above

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Q6. API 653: authorized inspector
In regions of API jurisdiction, can an authorized inspector be an individual (self-employed) person?

 (a) Yes, without restriction

 (b) Yes, as long as they work under the owner/operator’s program/controls

 (c) Yes, as long as they do not work under the control of the owner/operator

 (d) No, it is prohibited

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Q7. API 653: authorized inspector certification
How many years of storage tank inspection or inspection supervision experience must an applicant with a degree in engineering or technology have in order to satisfy API acceptance criteria?

 (a) 5 years

 (b) 3 years

 (c) 2 years

 (d) 1 year

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Q8. API 653: inspector recertification
How often must an API 653-certified vessel inspector who is actively involved in tank inspections be ‘recertified’ by API?

 (a) Every year

 (b) Every 3 years

 (c) Every 5 years

 (d) It depends on how many individual tanks they have inspected

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Q9. API 653: inspector recertification
An inspector achieved API 653 certification 3 years ago but has only been actively engaged in tank inspections for 25 % of his time over the past 3 years. What does this inspector have to do to achieve his 3-yearly recertification?

 (a) Sit a full recertification examination covering the whole API 653 syllabus

 (b) Sit an online examination covering recent code revisions only

 (c) Just apply for recertification without any exam

 (d) Both (b) and (c) above

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Q10. API 653: inspector recertification
How often does an API 653-authorized inspector who has been actively engaged in tank inspections for 50 % of his time have to sit the online test covering revisions to the codes relevant to their authorization?

 (a) It is not necessary as they have been ‘actively engaged’ for enough time

 (b) Every 3 years

 (c) Every 5 years

 (d) Every 6 years

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